March 9, 2017 Page 3 Community Letter Let’s Embrace Our Similarities and Respect Our Differences As an Ahmadi Muslim, I am obligated to condemn any hate crime against another human being no matter where the victim resides. I wholeheartedly condemn bomb threats and cemetery attacks at my fellow Jewish Americans and the killing of the Indian immigrant. Islam teaches me that unconditional love toward another God’s creation has no ban and has no wall. In this divided time, intellectual dialogue to embrace our similarities and respect Community Briefs LESD Welcomes New Assistant Superintendent of Business Services In late August 2016, Lawndale Elementary School District (LESD) contracted with School Services of California Executive Search Team to conduct a search for an Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. The candidate pool was narrowed to four final candidates who were selected for interviews by two panels focused on the necessary technical expertise and social and community engagement the position requires. After an extensive search, LESD hired Dr. Gretchen Janson. Her new assignment begins March 15. Inglewood’s La Brea Plaza Leases Full Floors to National Construction Company Cushman & Wakefield announced last week that Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors, the joint venture firm selected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor project, has signed a lease to occupy the entire first and seventh floors of the north tower for a total of 24,274 square feet at Downtown Inglewood’s La Brea Plaza (101 and 111 N. La Brea Avenue). The two-tower, 160,000-square-foot Class A office project will serve as the tenant’s main hub during construction of the new Metro Rail extension. “La Brea Plaza is Downtown Inglewood’s premier office project,” said Katie Bernhisel, Director at Cushman & Wakefield. “The property’s location one block from the future Provide Input on Metro’s 2018 Fiscal Year Budget As Metro begins to put together its budget for the 2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018) in order to set transportation policies across LA County, the agency seeks public input. Citizens are welcome to attend the South Bay “Can You Hear Me” Call Scam Warning The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to hang up if they receive a call from a “Can You Hear Me” scam, where the caller asks that question or suggests they are having trouble with the their headset. The plot is to get Dr. Janson previously served as LESD’s Director of Teaching and Learning for three years, where she gained experience in school finance, resource management, nutrition services, contract negotiations, school facilities and operations management, and educational technology. She earned a doctorate in Educational Leadership from USC and has a Master of Science in School Administration from Pepperdine. This spring, she will complete the School Business Academy offered by the Association of California School Administrators. metro stop at Florence and La Brea will be ideal for tenants seeking easy access to public transportation. We are very excited to welcome Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors as they continue their work in connecting Inglewood with Downtown Los Angeles and the rest of the region.” In addition to La Brea Plaza’s close proximity to the Metro Rail extension, the property is less than two miles from Hollywood Park Land Company’s 298-acre mixed use development which will become the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. The future NFL Stadium is set to open in 2019. The development also includes retail, office, residential, a hotel, a casino, and over 25 acres of public spaces and parks. Service Council meeting scheduled on Friday, March 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Inglewood City Hall (1 W. Manchester Boulevard). A subsequent meeting will take place at the same location on Friday, May 12 also at 9:30 a.m. the consumer to say “Yes,” which can then be recorded and used later to make it sound like the consumer authorized a major purchase. Authorities advise people who receive the call and question to say nothing and hang up. • Hawthorne Happenings News for the City of Good Neighbors from City Clerk Huber To Extend or Not to Extend? These are the times when I’m happy to be City Clerk and not a Councilmember. A decision has to be made soon on how much longer my term will be. The Council must decide to extend our terms by one year or possibly shorten our terms by one year. The California Legislature passed a law requiring cities with low voter turnout to move their election to even numbered years and consolidate with the state elections. So, the city’s elections have been always on odd years and now they have to be held on even ones. That means either cancelling this year’s election and holding it next November or holding two elections in two years. Either way something has to give. It will cost the city approximately $80,000 to conduct an additional election in two consecutive years. There has been some public displeasure with the Council giving themselves an extra 12 months to govern. Since I’m an elected official, whatever the council decides to do will affect my term. I will serve whatever length of time they decide. I have tried not to make this column political. I have shied away from jumping into the muddy waters of politics. I believe God rules in two kingdoms, the earthly kingdom through government and the spiritual kingdom where grace, forgiveness and love are the rule for all believers. Should we be concerned about how our world is governed, yes? However, our spiritual wellbeing is of much more importance. A new heaven and a new earth await those who come to repentance and God’s saving grace is manifested through the work of Jesus Christ. I always pray for good, honest and fair leaders to lead us here on earth, but I put my trust in the only true God that can save me. No gold, silver or cases of cold ones are as valuable as my faith. So my dear friends, stop worrying about who our current national leader is, or whether our City Clerk is sober or not. Trust God and turn off the political talk shows and life will be much better. Then celebrate your worry free life! Business Expo The City of Hawthorne’s Business Expo 2017 is for you. It will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd from 3-7 p.m. at the Memorial Center. If you are a business owner, starting a new business, customer or just want to check out what is happening in our City, here you can connect with area businesses, community members, and service providers. Events include two dynamic keynote speakers and a wide variety of exhibitions and seminars throughout the day. There will be food and beverage samples and plenty of chances to win prizes! For more information, please call (310) 676-1163. Lions Club to honor Citizen of the Year The Hawthorne Lions Club will be honoring a very special person with its annual “Citizen of the Year” award to be presented on Wednesday, March 15th at the Moose Lodge at 132nd Street and Inglewood Avenue. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m. Golf Tournament The Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation Gold Tournament is on Monday, April 10th at 12 noon at Coyote Hills Golf Club. For more information, please contact Mr. Dick Huhn at 310-643-9157. Historical Society Meeting The next open meeting of the Hawthorne Historical Society will be held on Tuesday, March 21st at 6:30 p.m. at the community room of the Hawthorne Library. The public is encouraged to attend. State of the City Luncheon The Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual “State of the City” Luncheon on Wednesday, March 29th beginning at 11:30 a.m. Call the chamber’s office for more details and ticket information. Service Provider Fair Councilmember Angie Reyes English and the City of Hawthorne presents the annual Service Provider Fair at Memorial Park this year on April 22nd. There will be many vendors giving out great information. Lunch and prizes are always a big hit with the attendees each year. Volunteer Appreciation Day The volunteers of Hawthorne will be honored once again with a special event hosted by the Hawthorne Presidents Council on Sunday, April 23rd at the Memorial Center. • Contact email: norbhuber@gmail.com (If you do enjoy my weekly column, please shoot me an email. I love to hear from my readers.) Dr. Gretchen Janson (Photo Provided by Enrique Pivaral) our differences is crucial. Thus, I would like to invite my fellow Hawthorne residents to join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Los Angeles West chapter’s “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” event for free at 13211 Prairie Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250 every Sunday from 10 am to 11:30 am. Get your answers about Islam from those who practice the faith. — Khalida Jamilah
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