The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood
Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 70, No. 12 - March 25, 2021
Super Bowl LVI “Champions Live Here”
Program to Shine a Spotlight on 56 Nonprofits
The Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee (LASBHC) is launching the official Super Bowl LVI Legacy Program – Champions Live Here, which will recognize 56 “unsung hero” grassroots organizations and nonprofits who are making a transformative impact in underserved
communities across the Los Angeles region. In partnership with the LA84 Foundation, the Play Equity Fund and the National Football League (NFL) Foundation, Champions Live Here seeks to shine a spotlight on the achievements of local community organizations who often
go unrecognized and provide grants to help these nonprofits continue fulfilling their missions. The public nomination process runs through March 31, 2021. Those interested in learning more about the Champions Live Here program and how to nominate an organization
are encouraged to visit LASuperBowlHC.com. Photo courtesy The Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee.
Studio Antiques from front page
“Well, I think in this century, everything is
digital, and you don’t have to have anything
physical,” she says, saying that she believes
there is a surge in vinyl sales “because now
you can hold something. You can read the
liner notes. You can play it from beginning
to end.” In addition, listening to an entire
album is often an event to be done together
with others, something we’ve had very little
of in the last year.
After thirty-three years in business, they
say their inventory has come from all over.
Laurence used to travel to places like France,
Australia, and China and buy items to be
shipped back to the shop for stock. They scour
estate sales, get calls about lots, and look in
unclaimed baggage. Also, since landing their
reality shows, they have customers come in
from all over and donate items, get appraisals,
or list their items on eBay through them. By
being close to the airport, their customer base
is a global community.
The Martins say they have over 20,000 vinyls for sale in their shop.
Something the couple is very attuned to is
family sensitivity. Often, items are donated to
them after the loss of a family member or an
elderly family has moved into assisted living
and needs to downsize.
“We deal with a lot of people who are experiencing
loss, especially right now, and it’s
something that we try to be sensitive about,
too,” says Laurence. They appreciate all their
items greatly, and even if they don’t want an
item for their stock, they help give advice on
finding it the right home.
“You might think this is strange, but I’m a
little bit psychic,” he says, “and some of the
customers who pass on… I think they’re up
there, and they direct their family to bring
this stuff to us because they know that we’re
gonna be really fair.”
Currently, they run their show called
“Around the Bend” on YouTube, interviewing
interesting subjects and talking about
antiques. In the back of their shop, they have
what they affectionately call the Ghost Town.
It’s a series of sheds constructed from reclaimed
wood that used to comprise an 1860s cabin
in Big Bear. As things open back up, they
are looking to the future and hoping to hold
small concert events with their vinyls in the
Ghost Town to bring the community together
and talk about old things with new friends. •
PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLISH
YOUR
PUBLIC
NOTICES
HERE
ABANDONMENTS:
$125.00
ABC NOTICES:
$125.00
DBA
(Fictitious Business Name)
$75.00
NAME CHANGE:
$200.00
Other type of notice? Contact us
and we can give you a price.
For DBA’s email us at:
dba@heraldpublications.com
All other legal notices email us at:
legalnotices@heraldpublications.com
Any questions?
Call us at 310-322-1830
ORDINANCE NO. 2213
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTION 2.18.050 OF
THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATIONS FOR
THE APPOINTMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, Section 2.18.050 of the Hawthorne
Municipal Code sets forth the qualifications of
civil commissioners;
WHEREAS, all actions taken by the civil
service commission, including all appeals and
administrative hearings must be conducted with
complete neutrality and without the appearance
of bias or conflict of interest;
WHEREAS, Section 2.18.050 disqualifies only
the current city employees from serving as a
civil service commissioner and there is a need
to include additional categories of people who
should not serve on the civil service commission;
WHEREAS, similar to the current employees,
there is a potential appearance of bias or conflict
of interest when former city employees are allowed
to serve on the civil service commission;
WHEREAS, former elected city officials who
served as a city council member, city clerk or
city treasurer within the last ten years may give
the appearance of undue influence or bias;
WHEREAS, due to the sensitive issues arising
from civil service commission matters involving
police officers, members of law enforcement
who worked as a police officer or a sheriff
deputy within the last ten years may give the
appearance of bias;
WHEREAS, the civil service commission’s administration
of its duties should exemplify fairness,
honesty and devoid of improper motives, the
commissioner should have no criminal conviction
for any crimes of moral turpitude, including for
bribery, perjury, malfeasance in office;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of
Hawthorne wishes to amend Section 2.18.050
of the Hawthorne Municipal Code in order
to improve the qualifications of civil service
commissioners.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HAWTHORNE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. All of the recitals in this Ordinance
are true and correct and are hereby incorporated.
SECTION 2. Section 2.18.050 (Qualifications)
of Chapter 2.18 (Civil Service Commission)
of Title 2 (Administration, Civil Service and
Personnel) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code
(“HMC”) shall be amended to read as follows:
“2.18.050 Qualifications.
A. No person shall be appointed to the civil
service commission who holds a position in the
classified service or is a salaried public officer
or employee of the city. All member of the
commission shall be qualified electors of the city.
B. No person shall be appointed to
the civil service commission who holds
a position in the classified service or is a
salaried public officer or employee of the city.
C. No former employees of the city,
regardless of their former position or
classification shall be appointed to the
civil service commission.
D. No former elected city official who within
the past ten years served as city council
member, city clerk or city treasurer shall be
appointed to the civil service commission.
E. No person who was in law enforcement
as a police officer or a sheriff deputy
within the past ten years shall be appointed
to the civil service commission.
F. No person who has a conviction
for bribery, perjury, forgery, malfeasance
in office or any other crimes of moral
turpitude shall be appointed to the civil
service commission.”
SECTION 3. If any provision, clause, sentence
or paragraph of this Ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance shall be
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions
or application, and to this end the provision of
this Ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Government
Code Section 36933(c)(1), the City Attorney
is authorized to prepare a summary of this
ordinance. The City Clerk is also authorized to
publish a summary of the text of this ordinance
in the Herald Tribune at least five days prior
to the adoption of this ordinance. Within 15
days after adoption of the ordinance, the City
Clerk is directed to publish a summary of this
ordinance in the Herald Tribune.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to
forward a copy of Ordinance No. 2213 to
Quality Code Publishing, 2100 Westlake Ave.
N. Suite 106 Seattle, WA 98109.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
25th day of March, 2021
ALEX VARGAS, Mayor
ATTEST: City of Hawthorne, California
PAUL JIMENEZ, City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RUSSELL MIYAHIRA,
City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LA
CITY OF HAWTHORNE
I, Diana Cucalon, the duly appointed Acting
Deputy City Clerk of the City of Hawthorne,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2213, was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of
Hawthorne, CA, at their regular meeting of the
City Council held March 23, 2021, and that
it was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Patterson, Valentine,
Monteiro, English and Mayor Vargas.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 3/25/21
HH-27077