The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Daily News on a Weekly Basis - Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - May 11, 2017 Formerly Incarcerated Adults Graduate from Career Pathways Academy The 26 proud graduates of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board-sponsored Career Pathways Job Preparation Academy posed with instructors and SBWIB Chairman of the Board Wayne Spencer (at top left) April 21 at the Inglewood One-Stop Business & Career Center. The week-long Career Pathways 180 Job Preparation Academy helped the recent paroles overcome barriers in preparing for job interviews and provided them with tools to get back into the workforce. Photo Provided by SBWIB Inglewood Mayor Adjourns Council Meeting After Only 15 Minutes By Cristian Vasquez in their car,” Wilson added. “Is Inglewood turning Matters supporters, who ask the community In a very short but eventful city council into a cover-up from the top city?” to do the same during every council meeting. meeting, Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts The meeting, which was adjourned at 2:15 “Inglewood shouldn’t be scared of a community adjourned the proceedings early when a p.m., ended with the mayor and councilmembers wanting more communication,” said Wilson. “We resident speaking during the public comment leaving the chambers, not to return, in response have an absolute right to give open comments period didn’t walk away from the microphone to a resident’s ongoing request for more time in an open forum.” fast enough. Shortly after the beginning of the to speak. After a 20-minute wait, the lights Michael (31), a mother of three boys, died weekly meeting, Michael Wilson with the Youth were turned off and doors to the council room at the scene while her partner Sandlin (32), a Justice Coalition approached the podium and locked as the group of six asking questions father of four girls, died later in a hospital. They directed a question to City Treasurer Wanda M. about the police-involved shootings took the were killed on February 21, 2016, but few to Brown. Upon answering the question, Wilson’s elevators downstairs. no answers have been provided regarding the timer reached zero at which point Mayor Butts In the past Wilson has used public comment police officers’ actions that night on Manchester told Wilson to step away from the microphone. to demand answers regarding the death of Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue. “In my eyes I wasn’t hostile or rude--I was Michael and Sandlin and was present at this speaking to an elder [Brown], so I show respect week’s meeting in solidarity with Black Lives See City Council page 8 to her,” Wilson said. “I was very interested in her investments and when she spoke about how her investments did well and had a turnover, I wanted to give her accolades. Instead I was vilified instantly.” Free Digital Delivery When Wilson asked if he could have an extra 20 seconds, which ticked away when Brown was Herald Publications is now answering his question, Mayor Butts repeated that Wilson’s time was over only to shortly offering to send you a link thereafter adjourn the meeting. Immediately to your favorite community after, a group of six police officers walked into newspaper every Thursday the room and stood between the Council dais, morning! The emails will also which at that point was empty, and Wilson--and include a list of upcoming what was left of an audience. At that point one local events. person in attendance held up pictures of Kisha Michael and Marquintan Sandlin, who were Just email us at: shot and killed by Inglewood Police officers web@heraldpublications.com in February 2016. Another gentleman recorded and tell us which local community the incident as several other attendees stood in newspaper you’d like. solidarity with the woman holding the pictures of the slain couple. Simple as that and free!!! “I was here in solidarity with people who want questions to be answered regarding these questionable deaths of two young people sleeping Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................8 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............3 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................5 Sports....................................4 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 66˚/55˚ Saturday Sunny 68˚/55˚ Sunday Partly Cloudy 67˚/54˚
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