Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 67, No. 45 - November 8, 2018
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Calendar of Events.............3
Certified & Licensed
Professionals.......................7
Classifieds............................3
Entertainment......................2
Food.......................................5
Hawthorne Happenings....3
Lawndale..............................4
Legals............................. 4,6,7
Pets........................................8
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The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood
Market St. Gateway Ceremony
Last Friday, the City of Inglewood celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for the Market Street Gateway. The site, which sits on the corner of La Brea and Florence, has been a vacant lot since 1994.
Thomas Safran and Associates’ mixed-use development will include residential housing, retail space and more! Provided by City of Inglewood.
Friday
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Saturday
Mostly
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Sunday
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Butts Win in Inglewood Mayoral
Race Is a Referendum on Change
By Haleemon Anderson
Election night in Inglewood brought few
surprises. A mere 19 percent of the 110,598
populace came out to vote, the incumbent
mayor won handily, and voters generally agreed
they liked the changes going on in the city,
with a few caveats.
Ms. Jay voted at Inglewood Meadows, the
199-unit senior complex across the street
from the new Inglewood Senior Center. A
resident since 1975, she lives in District 1.
“The mayor’s done a good job, but he needs
to take care of home first,” said Jay. “Let’s
beautify downtown Inglewood. It needs to be
lit up.” Jay noted that the City of Inglewood
needs to stop the “rent gouging.” She would
like to see a youth center built and some traffic
See City Council, page 8
Mid-Term Election Results 2018
Hawthorne
City Clerk: Paul Jimenez
City Treasurer: L. David Patterson
City Council:
Olivia Valentine and Alex Monteiro
School Board:
Luciano Alfredo Aguilar, Eugene M. Krank
and Sergio Roberto Mortara.
Inglewood
Mayor: James T. Butts
Propositions
1 - Housing Assistance Bonds: Yes
2 - Mental Illness Housing Bonds: Yes
3 - Water and Environmental Bonds: No
4 - Children’s Hospital Bonds: Yes
5 - Property Tax Base Transfers: No
6 - Repeal State Gas Tax: No
7 - Allow Daylight Saving Change: Yes
8 - Regulate Dialysis Charges: No
10 - Remove Rent Control Limits: No
11 - Expand EMT On-Call Time: Yes
12 - Farm Animal Space Minimum: Yes
West Basin Municipal Water
District Member, Board of
Directors, Division 4
Scott Houston
Congratulations to all the winners!*
control measures on Prairie, adjacent to
the new construction. “We don’t need a third
stadium,” continued Jay, who has raised two
children here -- her son, a 25-year Air Force
veteran, and a daughter who is a biochemist.
She complained that the schools and parks
are in the same condition as when she was a
young mother.
Ava Z. Burke, who maintains her family
home in the Crenshaw Square neighborhood,
voted by mail. She thought that the recent
increase in property value is a plus. Burke
was also positive about the new developments
across the city. “Yes, it’s a welcome change.
I believe Inglewood is coming up,” she said.
Burke remembers James Butts’ campaign
run in 2014. “He and his wife knocked on
my door. I had a good feel for him. He has
definitely done some good work.”
Grant Woods was still scrambling to find his
polling place at 5 p.m. “I love Inglewood, it’s a
good, up-and-coming city,” said the 24-year old
who works for the Los Angeles transportation
division. Woods mentioned gentrification. He
said it’s happening in and out of Inglewood.
Woods didn’t know there were five candidates
vying for mayor of Inglewood. “Whoever’s
elected, I hope they continue to improve the
city,” he said. “It’s working its way up. I hope
they build it back even better. And keep the
streets safe.” Woods is a business management
student at CSULA.
Across town at Coni’ Seafood on Imperial
Highway, Jalyce Hurtado was at work as polls
closed. The full-time waitress and student as
well as mom to a 3-year-old son, is still wearing
her “I voted” sticker. Hurtado, who polls
at nearby Bennett-Kew Elementary, said this
election may be more significant than any before.
“The propositions today were much more
important. My uncle goes through dialysis,” she
said, referencing the potential effects of Prop.
8. The national climate on immigration is also
a concern, added Hurtado, whose mother is
currently applying for citizenship. Hurtado also
sees changes in the city. “Inglewood is getting
better. They are fixing the streets. I believe it’s
because of the new stadium.
By 8:30 p.m., with all polls closed, the incumbent
Mayor James T. Butts was confident
enough to begin what would ultimately be a
victory party. Some 300 well-wishers, residents
and supporters gathered at Hollywood Park
Century Grill to celebrate.
Councilmember Eloy Morales said the
celebration was a validation. “The people are
happy with their leadership and they were
willing to demonstrate that by voting,” he said.
Michael Benbow heads the City’s transportation
and parking commission. “We are
celebrating a victory for the City as well as the
election. He [Butts] showed the people how
to win. He maintained his dignity. He knew
where he stood with the city,” said Benbow.