AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - May 9, 2013 Inside Beauty and the Beast This Issue Calendar...............................3 Classifieds ...........................3 Newspaper Fun..................7 Food ......................................5 Southern California fire creates a beautiful sunset. Photo by Marcy Dugan. For more photos by Marcy Dugan visit www.marcyduganphoto.com City Council Grills Interim City Attorney, Hawthorne Happenings......3 Continues Decision on Contract By Nancy Peters organizations for five spots. The other three members of the City Council commented that The following is from the April 23th, available spots will be occupied by the the Wal-Mart store coming to Hawthorne has Legals .............................. 2, 6 council meeting. American Legion Post #314, VFW Post #2075, been accomplished in a seemingly “stealth” More than one month ago the City Council and Wounded Heroes of America for a total manner and expressed their disappointment chose to dismiss the then-City Attorney and of eight spots around Hawthorne that will be of the secretive process that apparently has brought back Russell Miyahira as Acting allowed to sell safe and sane fireworks that allowed the controversial vendor to become Pets.......................................8 City Attorney, less than one year from his may only be used on July 4, 2013. District part of the city’s business landscape. dramatic escorting out of City Hall when it was 37 Little League, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Several resolutions were approved decided behind closed doors to summarily end Church, Hawthorne Moose Lodge #1746, commemorating awareness of several social Miyahira’s employment. Mysteries surround Southern California Gunners Soccer Club, issues. Denim Day will be observed on Police Report......................3 Miyahira’s firing and hiring back. And now after and South Bay Universal Child Development Thursday, April 25 and April is declared as two City Council meetings with an agenda item Center will all benefit by raising funds for National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. to approve an employment contract to name their organizations. April is also declared as National Autism him as City Attorney, he has no contract. After A public hearing was held on a matter Awareness Month. The City Council showed Sports ...................................4 the Tuesday, April 23 meeting, the item lacked City Council after a denial by the Planning for an Early Warning Earthquake System tosupport for a bill in the California Legislaturedeferred by the Planning Commission to thegrilling by several City Council members at a second to the motion. Commission of a request for a General Plan be installed state-wide. Mayor Pro-Tem Angie Reyes-English held Amendment and Change of Zone by an Some future events were noted during the gavel for this item as Mayor Danny Juarez applicant to build a public storage facility at oral communications: Saturday, May 19 is A recused himself from the Chambers due to a 120th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, adjacent Taste of Hawthorne, with no entry fee for the pending case against Juarez in which Miyahira to the Hawthorne Municipal Airport. The attending public. It is expected that the event Weekend City Council member Nilo Michelin questioned to compliance requirements by the Federal on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Hawthornecould attract 25,000 people to the area. TheHealth Fair and 5K Walk-Run will be heldapplicant explained reasons for not supplyingplans prior to the zone change approval duewas called as a Prosecution witness before theGrand Jury that indicted Juarez. English and Forecast for that office but was not the City Attorney or approval is required, but only after the zone team, including a display of the Stanley CupMemorial Center, with attendance by invitedguests from the Los Angeles Kings hockeyAviation Administration (FAA), which owns airrights above the land and from which subsequentMiyahira about past activities in the CityAttorney’s office when Miyahira was working a decision-maker for the city. Discussion after change. At the close of the public hearing, the at the event. Thursday, May 23, 2013, the a motion with lack of a second should have City Council voted unanimously to overturn Hawthorne Memorial Center will be venue ended the item. Inquiries asked of Miyahira the denial of the Planning Commission and to for the 33rd Annual K-9 BBQ Dinner. The Friday had nothing to do with his contract or his direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance $5 cost of the dinner will raise funds for the Partly matters that occurred more than eight years Plan to declare the property at 3521 120th Street Hawthorne Police Department K-9 Unit. •for a zone change amendment to the Generalqualifications. All questions were a rehash of Cloudy ago and appeared to be a seeming attempt as an M-2 Zone and to draft a resolution to Environmentalbe considered for approval of the ordinance.to quiz him and recall situations for which 65˚/60˚ he was not the primary person involved, and Despite appeals by several members of the Awareness Tip without allowing him to reference any files City Council, the Mayor’s State of the City but rely on his memory of events. address is still scheduled for Friday, May 10, As the questioning continued, the Assistant 2013 at 11 a.m. and in direct conflict with the Saturday Miyahira had recused himself from the dais Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce that includesState of the Region luncheon organized by theCity Attorney, who was presiding while Sunny during this personal contract matter, cautioned the Keynote Address by State Comptroller John 70˚/63˚ was off topic of the contract matter and Council the City address after the announcement of theChiang. Mayor Juarez scheduled the State ofthe City Council that the line of questioning members were warned that they were skirting State of the Region. Juarez stated he was not being out of order. approached to participate in the State of the For lack of a second to the motion of Region although mayors of other surrounding Sunday for Russell Miyahira as City Attorney, approval that in his opinion there needs to be a changeSouth Bay cities were invited. He also notedconsidering approval of an employment contract Sunny for continuing the item until the May 14 City at the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce and 75˚/67˚ Council meeting. he will not be changing the date of his address.Juarez announced Wal-Mart is opening a store Pick up trash whenever you see a piece. Olivia Nguyen,In other matters before the City Council, nonprofit organizations eligible for fireworks on Inglewood Avenue at Rosecrans Avenue and 5th grade, contributed her environmentally friendly tip to stand prior to July 4 celebrations were has begun the hiring process for 65 positions Peter Burnett Elementary School’s ongoing Earth Day tree. chosen from a drawing including six eligible for which they have 700 applicants. Several
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