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Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 68, No. 44 - October 31, 2019
Giving Back to Our Youth…
Despite his busy schedule, Richmond Kodua said he was blessed and honored to get an invite from Inglewood High School Principal Kirkwood Lachele and Counselor Frances Donison to speak to the young scholars on the campus and give them words of encouragement that
they took to heart. Photo Courtesy of Inglewood High/Richmond Kodua
City Council from front page
spoken to in Housing. Though he answered
Valentine’s questions, he seemed taken aback
and accused her of “badgering” him and
engaging in “political oppression.” Another
public speaker later called the exchange a
“disgrace” and wondered why the city attorney
didn’t put an end to it.
Veterans Commission Chair Neil Gaffney
implored the Council to “take input from
subject matter experts” on how to use the
site dedicated to veteran low-income housing.
Executive Director of the UCLA Veteran
Family Wellness Center Tess Banko urged the
Council to hire someone who is a “developer
as well as a service provider.” Later, Talleda
called for a “simple, not complicated project”
that could also be duplicated in neighboring
communities and then “really be doing
something for veteran housing.” He also
wanted to address allegations posted on the
social network Nexttdoor criticizing the City
of Hawthorne. “I want to clarify that we’re
not throwing away $5 million,” he said and
added that the City can only use the funds
for veterans housing—not to pay bills. Vargas
added that it is important for the site to be
built by a nonprofit developer and to cap it
at 18 units so as to discourage potentially
“unscrupulous, snakelike developers” that
“only want to profit, pillage and rape our
community.” He promised that he and his
colleagues will be extra vigilant in this matter.
Presentations included Monteiro’s recognition
of last month’s California Lions Friends
in Sight and California Lions Diabetes
Awareness Program, with a proclamation
to the organization and certificates to the
doctors who volunteered at the event held
at the Hawthorne Memorial Center. About
200 people attended and 155 received free
recycled prescription glasses.
Next, Imam Tarik Malik came to the podium
to summarize the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community’s efforts to promote justice and
peace. Of note, he mentioned the organization’s
six campaigns for peace since 2010 and that
they believe that killing non-Muslims in the
name of Jihad is a sin. Vargas told those in
attendance or watching that there is “more
commonality than we think” as Christians,
Jews and Muslims are all descended from
Abraham and share the same prophets.
Talleda issued a proclamation to the
Blue Strikers U-14 boys soccer team from
Hawthorne (coached by Carlos Segura)
that had a phenomenal run going 33-0 to
sweep through the playoffs and eventually
capture the Western States Championship
over a Sacramento area team. The team’s
assistant coach Raphael Byrne also received
special recognition from Talleda for serving
in Iraq where he was wounded but eventually
returned to the States and got involved
in helping kids.
The Council also appointed Jesse Vallalpando
to the Youth Commission, with
Vargas swearing him in during the meeting.
The new member said his goal is to “ensure
the commission is well-led and well-
organized” and for youth to be “knowledgeable
about the resources and opportunities
available to them.” •
Census Workers from page 2
collect responses from those who do not
reply to the 2020 Census online, by phone
or by mail. A follow-up head count of urban
dwellers can be done with a short drive out
to a home address or apartment building and
a knock on the door.
These temporary, part-time positions offer
competitive pay, flexible hours, paid training
and weekly paychecks, according to a Census
Bureau announcement mailed out Oct. 22.
Job duties and the amount of travel required
vary by positions, which are listed at www.
census.gov/about/regions/los-angeles/jobs/all.
html. The page (at the bottom) includes tips
for filling out a census employment form and
special considerations for veterans.
Pay rates vary depending on where the
job is located, from $13.50 to $30 per
hour. The selection process for census-taker
positions begins in January, with paid training
occurring in March and April. Household
that don’t respond online or by mail to the
Census will be identified beginning in May.
That’s when teams will be out canvassing
South Bay neighborhoods -- and the work
will continue at least into June.
Most households in the nation will receive
invitations in the mail to respond (online, by
phone or by mail) in March 2020. The Census
Bureau will begin advertising nationwide
in January to increase awareness about the
importance and benefits of participating in
the 2020 Census.
The 2020 Census officially starts counting
people in January 2020 in remote Toksook
Bay, Alaska. The U.S. Constitution mandates
that a census of the population be conducted
once every 10 years. •
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso
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