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Labor Protest Over Stadium Is Over By Veronica Mackey

hen a running back is “in the zone,” he is unstoppable— much like plans for the new Inglewood stadium. Despite critics, questions about safety and a petition that could have stopped the project altogether, the Inglewood stadium keeps gaining ground, moving toward the end zone. Within days of the Inglewood City Council voting unanimously to push the project forward without a special election on Feb. 24, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor took action to reverse the decision. Arguing that there were no guarantees of local, unionized jobs at the stadium, the group began a campaign to collect signatures that would have forced

Chavez Inspired Former Inglewood Teacher

nspired by the life and legacy of labor rights icon Cesar Chavez, a woman from Inglewood has made it her life’s work for the past 14 years to pass on his legacy to younger generations. Arlene Williams, author of C is for Change: The Story of Cesar Chavez, One Person Can Change Many Lives (2014), said she wrote the book to show children what a difference one person can make in the lives of many. Now an author, illustraMayor Butts addressing the media about the plan to build a stadium in Inglewood. tor and educator in Seattle, a citywide vote unless their ment with developers. But Many non-suspecting voters Williams toured schools demands were met. it wasn’t drama-free. There were told that their signatures throughout the month of Shortly before the March were reports that anti-stadi- would push the stadium proj26 deadline for signatures the um workers lied to residents ect forward when the oppoFederation reached an agree- about their true intentions. site was true. Voters who felt tricked by petitioners had to file paperwork to have their signatures removed. “Over 9,000 voters who were tricked by paid referendum signature gatherers to sign petitions to overturn the Mayor and City Council’s unanimous vote to move forward with the Stadium Chris Meany, senior vice president of Hollywood Park Land Company, says in a Initiative turned in recension Cesar Chavez statement that stadium construction in Inglewood would feature union jobs. (Continued on page 9) March, and culminated her journey on March 31 (Chavez’s birthday), participating in a day of service On The Inside: and remembrance honoring By Thomas Bunn the late civil rights leader. e know the story far Inspired by the man who too well: “My son went on hunger strikes to • News won’t stop texting,” protest working conditions “My daughter won’t stop of fellow farm workers, • Community using Facebook in class,” Williams, herself, has be“Why won’t these kids get come an inspiration. • Entertainment off the Internet?” She calls the book a “labor What if I told you that the of love” and a “calling.” It is • Health device and thing your son or born from her passion to see daughter loves so much, could the next generation embrace • Real Estate be the same device that makes principles of social justice • Business them financially independent? and equality. It is also a reIt may sounds like tradiminder for children to dream (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 2)

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Chavez Inspired Former Inglewood Teacher (Continued from page 1) big. Despite, never finishing high school, Chavez went on to become one of the most prominent civil rights figures of the 20th Century. The battles and struggles he fought on behalf of farm workers in California are legendary. Williams admits, however, that she was an unlikely follower. “I grew up a suburban white girl in Seattle and we didn’t know about Mandela, we didn’t know about Chavez,” she says. Despite her upbringing, Williams developed a passion for social justice, and in the eighth grade, helped start a school club against discrimination. “We’d go to different schools and advocate the need for social justice and diversity.” By the time Williams became a first-year teacher in Inglewood in 2001, the desire to know more about Chavez was more than curiosity. She wrote a poem for students to perform at a Cesar Chavez Day Celebration. In the process, her respect

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Williams with her children and latest book. Photo courtesy of Arlene Williams. and admiration for Chavez soared about Chavez and the United Farm to new heights. This experience led Workers (formerly National Farm her to visit the Cesar Chavez Na- Workers Association), which he tional Monument in Keene, Calif., founded in 1962. The book is and meet with Chavez’s contempo- written for children and teenage raries, people like Magdaleno Leno readers. Rose-Avila, founding director of Chavez died in 1993. Cesar the Cesar Chavez Foundation. Chavez Day is recognized as a state Fourteen years after the poem, holiday in California, Colorado and Williams published her bilin- Texas. It is an optional holiday in gual book, a combination of po- Arizona. etry, quotes and biographical facts

Forum Hosts Kids Choice Awards

o one was off limits for being slimed on March 28th when the Forum hosted the 28th annual Kids’ Choice Awards. Hosted by Nick Jonas, Nickelodeon’s entertainment awards show brought together the best of the best in music, film and television.

Here are some of the winners receiving the coveted orange blimp: Angelina Jolie, “Favorite Villain,” Maleficent; Nick Jonas, “Favorite Male Singer;” Emma Stone, “Favorite Movie Actress;” Ben Stiller, “Favorite Movie Actor,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, “Best Book;” Spongebob Square Pants, “Favorite Cartoon;” and Modern Family, “Favorite Family TV Show. If there were a category for “Most Resilient,” Jolie would have aced that one too. Just days after revealing that she had her ovaries removed as part of her prophylactic cancer treatment, a smiling Jolie with daughters Zahara and Jolie made a surprise appearance Shiloh. Photo by Lester Cohen/ with her two daughters to accept KCA2015, WireImage. her award.

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West Basin and Surfrider Foundation Celebrate Opening of Ocean Friendly Garden

est Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Director Harold C. Williams and community partners from California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and Surfrider Foundation celebrated the unveiling of CSUDH’s largest Ocean Friendly Garden (OFG) on campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 26. Throughout the ceremony, several community partners discussed the importance of the water-saving garden in the midst of a historic drought, and Jimi Castillo, Spiritual Leader of the Tongva Nation, and his wife, Jeanette, were in attendance to bless the garden. Located at the University Housing Complex, this garden replaces nearly 7,000 square-feet of grass with 250 water-saving, droughttolerant trees and plants native to Southern California, and will save up to 80 percent of the water previously required for landscaping. “We commend Cal State Dominguez Hills for taking action to re-

duce its water use in this critical time of drought,” said West Basin Director Harold Williams, who represents the City of Carson. “Together, if our residents, businesses and other universities and schools take this garden concept and implement similar gardens in their homes and communities, we can work to reduce the impact that future droughts will have on California.” The OFG program is part of

West Basin’s Water Reliability 2020 program, which aims to reduce dependence on imported water to only 33% by 2020 through doubling water recycling, doubling conservation efforts and adding ocean-water desalination to a local, diverse water supply. For more information about West Basin’s Ocean Friendly Garden and other water conservation programs, visit www.westbasin.org.

Man Who Confronted Officers Shot by Inglewood Police

nglewood authorities say police shot a man who confronted officers investigating reports of an assault, according to AP. An armed individual was shot by police as they responded to a report of shots fired during the early morning of March 30. Officers responded after hearing gunfire, possibly from a drive-by shooting near 95th Street and Ash Ave. An officer-involved shooting occurred after police confronted and opened fire on an armed individual, later identified as by City News Service as 33-year-old Juan Espinoza, who suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Police Lt. Gabriela Garcia says a loaded gun was found and recovered at the scene. Garcia says a man with multiple gunshot wounds was also found in the area. He was hospitalized in stable condition. At least three people were detained after the 1 a.m. shooting. Anyone with more information on the case is urged to call police.

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ast week’s message about playing up the positive side of Inglewood got such a good response, I decided to do a follow up. The problem of mainstream media reporting inaccuracies in black and brown communities is not limited to Inglewood. It is a long standing and widespread practice that must be changed. ColorOfChange.org recently released a report card grading the 4 major news outlets in the coverage of New York City’s black communities. It wasn’t good. The report, “NOT TO BE TRUSTED: Dangerous Levels of Inaccuracy in TV Crime Reporting in NYC,” gave WNYW/FOX5 a “B.” “WNBC and WCBS each received a ‘D’, denoting ‘Dangerous Coverage;’ and WABC got a big, fat ‘F’, denoting reporting that is ‘Outright Hostile’ towards Black people.” “The result is an outrageous level of distortion,” according to the website. “While 2 out of every 4 people the NYPD arrested for murder, assault and theft are Black, 3 out of every 4 people the news media show as responsible for those crimes are Black.” ABC made it appear that 75% of the crimes in New York City were committed by black people, when the reality was nowhere near that number. Simultaneously, stations under-report crimes perpetrated by white suspects. The website goes on to say, “The exaggerated amount of Black faces linked to crime breeds suspicion and hostility toward Black people, as does the underreporting of white-perpetrated crime. (And that’s not even factoring in the vicious over-targeting of Black people by police in the first place.)” ColorOfChange.org is calling for an end to the disproportionate targeting of Black people in crime coverage, transparency regarding the diversity of newsroom staff, and a greater systemic analysis and diversity of perspectives in their crime reporting. Inaccurate reporting does more damage to race relations than most people realize. Millions rely on the news each day to make decisions. What they see and hear forms the basis of their mindset, opinions and view point. The news shapes their reality. When blacks are portrayed as violent or suspicious, it creates barriers between them and others. It negatively impacts the image that black people have of themselves. Distorted reporting becomes a mirror that says to the

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Willie Brown, Publisher, Inglewood Today Weekly world, “This is who black people are.” End of story. Young people are especially vulnerable to this type of selective reporting. According to another ColorOfChange report, titled “Media Representations and Impact on the Lives of Black Men and Boys,” repeated exposure to the kinds of negative, dehumanizing stereotypes displayed on a nightly basis by local news stations are demoralizing and reduce the self-esteem and self-expectations of our young people. On any given day, news outlets have thousands of stories they could run, but they choose to focus on the worst ones. This is why it is more important than ever to keep positive news in the spotlight. And historically, that responsibility has always fallen on the shoulders of local newspapers like Inglewood Today. Just as broadcast news and large daily newspapers have selected to hone in on crime committed by people of color, hometown newspapers must constantly point out what is right and good. If we waited for the L.A. Times or CBS to do it, we would wait forever. Only in rare cases, when the good news is too big to ignore—like the stadium deal in Inglewood—will a major news outlet give love to a black and brown community. This is sad, and lazy reporting at its best. But it’s reality and one which must be dealt with. ColorOfChange is building a movement to elevate the voices of African Americans and their allies. The first step is getting major media to admit they have a reporting problem, and commit themselves to correcting it. As always, local, community-based media will have to continue calling out big media and making sure the voices of minority stakeholders are being heard. Inglewood Today will continue to do its part. Will you?

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President Obama’s Mandatory Voting Idea Debated

By Barbara Hobbs

he moment President Obama announced his proposal for mandatory voting in America, it sparked fireworks. Scholars from different political parties did not hesitate to offer their input, including legal knowledge, according to Fox News, CBS, Washington Post, etc. To quickly illustrate, a number of scholars from prominent law universities made it crystal clear that mandatory voting is illegal in the USA, as it violates American citizens’ constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment that entails a person’s free speech. As an example, the First Amendment declares that a person has freedom of religion. Perhaps that may explain why some religious people refuse to vote. Voting, in their eyes, violates some people’s religious beliefs. Other scholars argue that mandatory voting is a violation of everybody’s constitutional rights. An individual should not be forced to

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Barbara Hobbs vote against his or her own will. President Obama explained what prompted him to introduce the idea of mandatory voting in the USA, according to Washington News. The President emphasized that mandatory voting would draw more young, middle-class and workingclass Democrats to the polls to vote in the mid-term elections. To (Continued on page 11)

By Anne Cheek La Rose

nglewood is fast changing before our eyes. No longer are we a sleepy little town. Just look around you. In an effort to recall what went before, I offer this quiz. There is no prize for answering correctly, except the satisfaction of knowing your city. Next week, the answers, so save the paper to match up the questions. Here goes: 1. Name the oldest structure in Inglewood. 2. Name the oldest church structure. HINT: They celebrated their 100th anniversary last year. 3. There are two structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Inglewood—name them. 4. From what prehistoric period are the Centinela Springs? 5. Name two Depression Era WPA works in town. 6. Who was the founder of Inglewood? 7. What is the oldest residential area of the city? 8. The MTA is building a light rail through Inglewood. Where will the three passenger sta-

Anne Cheek La Rose tions be? 9. When did the Forum re-open? 10. What was the original name of La Brea Ave? 11. In the first three decades of the 20th Century, what was Inglewood’s largest industry? 12. What is the oldest, familyowned business in Inglewood? HINT: It started in 1923. 13. What is buried beneath the tennis courts in North Park? (Continued on page 11)

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Expo Line Crash Under Investigation

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ou have to pay attention!” This is the warning given by Metro spokesman Mark Littman to all motorists driving near light-rail trains. On March 28, an Expo Line train collided with a motorist who made a left turn across the track near USC. The driver, reportedly a USC student, is in stable to critical condition. The train operator is recovering at home, and 19 passengers were injured to varying degrees. “There’s an issue with left turns,” Littman told CNS. “Despite all the warning devices and everything else, people still make left turns in

front of a train.” It is still not clear who or what was at fault—a signal failure, a failure of the driver or the train operator—that caused the wreck. The eastbound train hit the Hyundai Sonata at a traffic signal between USC and the Museum of Natural History. Authorities said both were heading east, when the car made a left turn toward the USC gate and was hit by the light rail vehicle. Witnesses said after the Hyundai made the turn, it became wedged between a pole and the train, which derailed across both lanes of eastbound Ex(Continued on page 10)

Re-Elect Eloy Morales City Councilman – District 3 on April 7th Endorsed By James T. Butts, Jr., Mayor of Inglewood “Thanks to Eloy Morales Inglewood is back, rising like never before. I support him and ask the residents in his District to give him your vote.” Alex Padilla, Councilmember City of Inglewood “I’ve gotten to know Eloy, his commitment to family and the community he represents is unequaled. Inglewood is fortunate to have Eloy as a City leader.” Ralph Franklin, Councilmember City of Inglewood “Eloy is an outstanding leader. He addresses your community concerns, fights for you to get state and federal dollars and to maintain and improve your quality of life.” George Dotson, Councilmember City of Inglewood “As a parent of young children, Eloy understands the importance of providing a quality education and employment skills training to our youth. We need our young people living productive lives and contributing to our community.”

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Maxine Waters, US Congresswoman 43rd District “Eloy is a home grown product of Inglewood and truly understands our community. His leadership has played a key role in the economic growth Inglewood is experiencing. Please join me in supporting Eloy for his re-election on April 7.” Isadore Hall, III, Senate District 35 “Eloy comes from a working class background and understands the challenges facing our residents. He is attracting more quality businesses to Inglewood that will provide good-paying job opportunities for our residents. He will continue to fight for us.” Autumn Burke, Assembly District 62 “Eloy is a true public servant and is respected by all that have had the opportunity to work with him over the years. He truly cares about the people of his district and I urge everyone to support his re-election on April 7th.”

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Through Medi-Cal, More Than 1 Million Black Californians Sign Up for Health Insurance By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media

s far as Ronail “Stretch” Shelton knows, his health is great. Strong, athletic and fit, the Los Angeles-based personal trainer, is one of hundreds of thousands of Californians of all races who renewed or began Medi-Cal coverage this year. Despite having a clean bill of health, Shelton, 31, who is African American, says he understands why he needs reliable health coverage. “If something were to happen suddenly, I might not be able to afford to pay for it,” said Shelton, who is self-employed. According to the most recent numbers, 779,000 Californians either enrolled or re-enrolled in Medi-Cal, the Golden State’s safety-net health insurance program, during its second open enrollment period. This statistic includes num-

bers from November 15, 2014, to January 31, 2015. While Covered California, the state’s health exchange, has not yet released statistics concerning the number of African-American Californians who signed up for health coverage through the state program during this most recent enrollment period, Black Californians made up six percent, or 114,000, of the 1.9 million people who registered for Medi-Cal during the initial enrollment period of October 2013 to April 2014. Medi-Cal provides low-cost health coverage for children and adults with low to no incomes and resources. The program is administered by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Under the Medi-Cal program, qualified persons receive free or low-

cost health coverage. Eligibility for free Medi-Cal is determined by household income and family size, among other requirements. Every year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sets guidelines that determine whether or not families or individuals qualify for certain federal assistance programs based on their income. In 2015, according to that measure, a family of four has to earn less than $23,550 to fall below the poverty level. For an individual, that number is $11,490, and $15,510 for a family of two. However, the State of California has its own index for determining who qualifies for Medi-Cal. According to DHCS, a family of four has to earn less than $32,913 to fall below the poverty level. For an in-

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dividual, that number is $16,105, and $21,708 for a family of two. Toni Newman, the Development and Administration Coordinator with To Help Everyone (T.H.E.) Health and Wellness Centers in Los Angeles, one of the Southside Coalition’s community health groups, said with Medi-Cal and other lowcost plans offered through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), African Americans can get affordable, even no-cost, health insurance. “Health plans offered by Medi-Cal include benefits knows as ‘essential health benefits,’” Newman told California Black Media in an e-mail. Those health benefits include dental services, emergency services, hospitalization, outpatient services, prescription drugs, laboratory services, and children’s services such as oral and vision care. Maternity and newborn care, preventive and wellness services, chronic disease management, mental health services, substance use disorder services, and other rehabilitative devices and programs such as physical and occupational therapy are also covered by Medi-Cal insurance. According to numbers from the Southside Coalition’s website, from 2008 to 2012 T.H.E.’s six centers and one mobile clinic in the south Los Angeles area had a patient base that is 61 percent African American. Seventy-two percent of the patients earned less than 100 percent of the federal poverty line and 43 percent were uninsured, the website also reports. Newman said T.H.E.’s doctors and nurses are accustomed to dealing with health issues associated with the communities it serves. “Sixty percent of T.H.E. patients use Medi-Cal and most of that popula(Continued on page 9)

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Community Labor Protest Over Stadium Is Over (Continued from page 1) cards cancelling their signatures. The Anti-Stadium group failed to submit their petition with the required signatures to the City Clerk’s Office by close of business (5:30pm) on March 26, 2015,” Mayor James Butts said in a statement. He thanked Inglewood voters for “coming together once again to stand against forces that attempt to deny our city its well-earned destiny.” As it stands, 35 percent of stadium jobs will be unionized. According to executive secretary-treasurer Rusty Hicks, the mandate will cover all job categories at the stadium except for those related to events at the smaller 6,000-seat entertainment venue. Filling these jobs with union workers won’t be hard, according to Hicks, because 12,000 union members already live in Inglewood. He also said the labor contract agreement simply puts into writing what stadium developers had promised all along. The anti-stadium referendum is the latest hurdle faced by supporters. Earlier last month, another group that tried to derail the project in Inglewood failed. Former Homeland Security Secre-

tary Tom Ridge issued a report questioning the safety of the stadium, suggesting Inglewood was vulnerable to terrorist attacks because of its close proximity to LAX. The fact that Ridge was paid by AEG (a former L.A. stadium contender), and previously helped arrange financing for the Philadelphia Eagles’ stadium, also near a major airport, made his arguments suspect. One week and millions of dollars worth of plans later, AEG announced it was pulling out of the stadium race. Like a running back whose time has come, the stars continue to align for Inglewood’s most ambitious project. Last week, Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who bought 60 acres in Inglewood to build the stadium, presented his plans and schematics at a meeting of NFL owners in Arizona. Although no teams will be allowed to relocate until after the 2015-16 season, it appears inevitable that the St. Louis Rams will make their new home in Inglewood. And while there will always be some stadium opponents, there are also some prominent true believers as well. “That stadium is going to get built. I know that,” said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, speaking of the Inglewood project.” I don’t know about any others, but that stadium will be built.”

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Through Medi-Cal, More Than 1 Million Black Californians Sign Up for Health Insurance (Continued from page 8) tion are minorities,” she said. “A lot of African Americans suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes.” At each of the centers, T.H.E. offers medical services for men, women, children, and teens, as well as public health and preventive education services. Although enrollment for the program jumped dramatically during Covered California’s open enrollment period from November 15,

2014, to February 15, 2015, enrollment or renewal for Medi-Cal is available all year long to those who qualify, as opposed to the private health insurance plans offered through Covered California as part of the ACA—commonly known as “Obamacare.” There are a number of ways individuals or families can apply for Medi-Cal coverage. They can sign up in person at their local county’s human services agency; visit a Covered California certified enrollment counselor; or apply by mail with a (Continued on page 11)

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF INGLEWOOD INVITATION TO SUBMIT BID (Specifications and Conditions Governing Bid Award) Project Subject to Bid: Vincent Park Turf Installation Project (CB-15-07) The City of Inglewood, California hereby extends an invitation to submit a proposal in accordance with this bid, to provide labor and materials and/or completing the above designated project. The City makes no representation that any agreement will be awarded to any firm/company responding to this request. A mandatory pre-bid conference and walk thru for interested bidders will be conducted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Vincent Park Soccer field. The Park address is 700 Warren Lane, City of Inglewood, California, 90302. Call Boytrese Osias (Senior Engineer) or Kenrick Sanderlin (Senior Engineering Technician), at (310) 4125333 should you require further information. Each bid to be considered must be delivered to and received by the City Clerk no later than 11:30 AM on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Office of the City Clerk, Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90301. Each bid shall be submitted and completed in all particulars using the form entitled, “Bidder’s Proposal and Statement” attached hereto. The submittal bid must be enclosed, together with the requisite bid security, in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk with the designation of the project: Vincent Park Turf Installation Project appearing thereon. Each bid shall state the unit price of each item if called for on the Bidder’s Proposal and Statement form. In the event alternative bids are called for in said form, each alternative bid shall be completed. Bids will be opened in public in the City Clerk’s Office and will be announced to all persons present. Specifications and other bid documents for the project are on file in the Public Works Department, and may be obtained upon request. Each bid must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of cash, a cashier’s or certified check made payable to the City of Inglewood, or a bid bond, for an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate of the bid. This is a guarantee that the successful bidder will, within the time specified, enter into an agreement as provided in the bid document. Bidder shall furnish bonds when required in the Special Provisions: One for faithful performance in the amount of the contract sum, and another for contractor’s labor and materials in the amount of the contract sum. The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in any bid, and to take bids under advisement for a period not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days from and after the date bids are opened and announced. Attention is directed to the provisions of Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the California Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any subcontractor under them. The Contractor and/or any subcontractor shall comply with the requirements of said sections regarding employment of apprentices. Information relative to apprenticeship standards and administration of the apprenticeship program may be obtained from the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of apprenticeship with the District office address at 160 Promenade Circle, Suite 300, Sacramento California, or the local District office at 320 W. 4th Street, 4th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013.. Notice is hereby given that the City Council has ascertained the prevailing rates of per diem wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft or type of workman or mechanic needed to execute the contract in accordance with the provisions of Section 1770, et. seq. of the Labor Code. Said prevailing rates are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are incorporated herein by reference. Copies shall be made available to any interested party on request. Attention is directed to the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 10164 concerning Contractor’s licensing laws. This contract requires at least a valid California State Contractors License with a classification of “A” or “C27” at the time of the bid. The successful bidder must obtain and maintain a current Inglewood City Business License until completion of the project. This notice is given by order of the City Manager of the City of Inglewood, California, and is dated this 2nd day of April, 2015. Artie Fields, City Manager City of Inglewood, California

How the Internet Can Save Communities (Continued from page 1) tional multi-level marketing, cold-call sales jargon. But in actuality, it’s not that farfetched, especially if the efforts aren’t applied to just one individual, but rather a community of like minds. According to the Ed.gov, only 9% of students from low-income communities go on to graduate college in comparison to the 54% of students from high-income communities. Why is that? And what does that have to do with us-

ing the Internet? A Kaiser Foundation report stated that research indicated, “… ethnic minorities eight to eighteen years old, use entertainment media more heavily than majority youth do.” And, 77% of the media young people consume on the INTERNET, where they spend roughly 7.510 hours per day. Students in our communities experience difficulty completing college often because of a lack of financial assistance, resulting in taking loans with ridiculous interest rates, and working odd jobs that of-

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2015067388 The following Person is doing business as:

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2015072143 The following Person is doing business as:

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2015076576 The following Person is doing business as:

Billionaire Leadership Club MyCleanWish 8712 Chessington Drive, #253E Inglewood, CA 90305

Mocoloco Studio Paper Trail Lizzy Shaw Public Relations 1170 Hi Point Street Los Angeles, CA 90035

King’s Pressure Wash Service 4182 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90062 6170 Coke Avenue Long Beach, CA 90805

Registered owner: Elizabeth Shaw, 1170 Hi Point Street, Los Angeles, CA 90035

Registered owner: Wilbert Marvin King, Jr., 6170 Coke Ave. Long Beach, CA 90805

Registered Owner: Matthew Blackwood, 8712 Chessington Drive, #253E Inglewood, CA 90305 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 12, 2015.

This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 17, 2015.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Matthew Blackwood, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 12, 2015

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Elizabeth Shaw, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 17, 2015

NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration.

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original March 19, 26; April 2, 9, 2015 ITO0422301061 Inglewood Today

The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original March 26; April 2, 9, 16, 2015 ITO0422301063 Inglewood Today

Expo Line Crash Under Investigation (Continued from page 7) position Boulevard next to the landmark Exposition Park rose garden. Littman said motorists have to respect that each Metro light-rail car weighs about 100,000 pounds and can’t quickly stop to avoid a car or person on the tracks. “This is your rail system, it’s to your benefit,” he said. “But you have to respect that those trains cannot stop on a dime.” Metro is launching an in-

vestigation into the crash to determine why the Expo Line train smashed into the car. The crash was recorded by an on-board camera and the video was turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Division, which is also handling the investigation, according to Jose Ubaldo, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The accident shut down service in both directions near USC station but resumed service on Sunday morning, March 29.

mendous opportunities for entrepreneurs to create innovative ways to communicate and conduct business. This internet generation has produced more young millionaires than at any other point in human history, and most of them either dropped out of college, or skipped all together. I’m not advising young people skip out on a college education, I am simply suggesting, why not do what you love to do to lessen the burden of college expenses through the utilization of the Internet to generate income? These are things they are going to do anyway. Not only does it provide more time to study and attend class, it provides the skills needs to effectively progress in a career that can exceed the middle class tax bracket. It’s not a walk in the park however, there’s a lot of work involved. Making money takes critical thinking, the ability to conduct surveys, re-

search, and most importantly, creativity. There are so many young people who are either making millions of dollars on the Internet, or trying as hard as they can, so what you do to make yours, has to be unique enough to set you apart from the rest. The best part about young people using the Internet is not the opportunities to make money, it’s the opportunities to make a tremendous impact on the communities they serve. We’ve seen the KONY2012, #HomelessToHoward, #Bring BackOurGirls, #JusticFor Trayvon, #BlackLivesMatter and countless campaigns that started local and grew to become driving forces in creating change. If the young people in our communities were trained in social media applications, not only could they yield the power of the platform to potentially pay for college, but from the utiliza(Continued on page 11)

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2015059765 The following Person is doing business as: Galicia Express 3343 W. 135th Street Hawthorne, CA 90250 Registered owner: Martin Galicia, 3343 W. 135th Street, Hawthorne , CA 90250 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 5, 2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Martin Galicia, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 5, 2015 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State or common law (See Section 14411 et.seq., Business and Professions Code.) Original April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015 ITO0422301064 Inglewood Today

ten interfere with study time and class time. This results in students having to forgo college to pay for the cost of living in America as an adult. Since the dawn of the Internet, a new frontier has blossomed, as some of the most powerful companies on the planet have changed the way we conduct our daily lives thanks to what we call the Internet. Children are being brought up in a society where having a cell phone with Internet access is as part of our daily get-down as wearing clothes. This has created tre-

This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 20, 2015. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Wilbert Marvin King, Jr., Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 20, 2015 NOTICE-In accordance with Subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except as provided in Subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration.

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City Quiz (Continued from page 6) 14. State Road 22 was the official highway designation of what busy street? HINT: It was decommissioned in the 1990s. 15. The Library Lecture Hall is named for Gladys Waddingham—who was she? 16. Where is the oldest tree in Inglewood located? BONUS: What kind of tree is it? 17. Who was the mayor before Roosevelt Dorn? 18. What landmark can be seen from the 405 Freeway North? 19. How many high schools are in the Inglewood Unified School District? 20. What is the name of the NASA space shuttle that passed through Inglewood in October 2012? 21. After 75 years, Hollywood Park Race Track closed when?

22. What major earthquake fault runs through Inglewood? 23. There are two large buildings that house artist’s studios. Name the streets on which they are located. 24. Where is the historic Daniel Freeman Land Office located? 25. What is Inglewood’s official flower? 26. The aerospace program started in Inglewood. It was the Ballistic Missile Program. Name the year. EXTRA CREDIT: Where was the building located? 27. In what year was the Civic Center constructed? 28. For how many years has Inglewood Today been published? 29. What is the name of the Metro light rail line under construction? 30. Inglewood has been named “All America City” how many times?

President Obama’s Mandatory Voting Idea Debated (Continued from page 6) paraphrase, Mr. Obama said, some young people tend to stay at home during the mid-term elections. That has eventually led to Republicans taking control of both the House and Senate. As an example, statistics show that nearly 37% of Democrats voted in the 2014 mid-term elections. Obama debated constructively.

From my viewpoint, I can understand why President Obama’s idea of mandatory voting in the USA may have some merit. Yet, I feel that some debaters may have overreacted. By conventional wisdom, President Obama, a former Harvard Law School scholar, is fully aware that it will most likely take some action by the Supreme Court and/or Congress to amend the US Constitution under most circumstances.

Through Medi-Cal, More Than 1 Million Black Californians Sign Up for Health Insurance (Continued from page 9) Medi-Cal Single Streamlined Application found on Covered California’s website at www.coveredca.org. Newman said T.H.E. has 10 certified enrollment counselors who have been trained and certified by Covered California to assist uninsured patients in enrolling in MediCal and Covered California plans. For most, the renewal process is simple and straightforward. It entails requesting the Medi-Cal renewal documents from your local county human services agency.

Upon receiving, the applicant must fill the forms out and send them back to the human services agency. Shelton said getting through the renewal process was smooth even though he experienced a hiccup early on. “I didn’t get the paperwork,” he said. “So they assigned me someone that helped me get it done.” For more information about Medi-Cal visit www.dhcs.ca.gov/ services/medi-cal/pages/applyformedi-cal.aspx or call your local county human services agency, or visit Covered California’s website at www.coveredca.com or call 800300-1506.

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D at e s i n Ap r i l April 18, 2015 Black Writers on Tour Dr. Rosie Milligan invites you to attend Black Writers On Tour & Southern California Black Business Expo from 9 to 6pm, at the Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson Street, Carson, CA. Writers from across the country will attend, and there will be 10 writer’s seminars, including “Learn How To Write Your Book.” Children will enjoy a writers showcase, writing class and mascot planned especially for them. The “Let the Elders Speak” Forum is another popular segment of the day long event. General admission and parking are free, Call 323-750-3592 for details or visit www.blackwritersontour.com. April 18, 2015 Document Shredding Day Join Councilman Alex Padilla and safely discard your old documents. The District 2 Document Shredding Day takes place from

10am-noon at the I-COP Center, La Brea and Centinela. April 23, 2015 Inglewood State of the City “Remembering Our Past, Moving to the Future” is the theme of this year’s State of the City Address by Mayor James Butts. The Inglewood Airport Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser will be held at the Fabulous Forum from 11:30am to 1:30pm. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities and information, call (310) 677-1121. Ongoing Get Fit at the Mall Bfit offers you ways to get fit, have fun and live your life to the fullest. Join us for amazing free fitness classes at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza every week. Classes held on the Macy’s Bridge include: Zumba every Tuesday from 7:30-8:30pm; Cardio Kickboxing every Thursday from 7:00-8:00pm and Yoga every Saturday from 10:00-11:00am.

Show your kids how proud you are of them. Your children have worked hard all year, getting ready for their big day. Now that Graduation Day is almost here, you’ll want to capture the memories forever. And what better way than with a personalized note of congratulations that lets everyone know how proud you are of them? Our special rate is only $125 for the newspaper and website—and that includes color! Use discount promo code ITW217. May 4th is the deadline for the May 7th edition. Email your ad and photo to sales@inglewood today.com, or call (310) 670-9600.

How the Internet Can Save Communities (Continued from page 10) tion of it, become community advocates who create the desired change in the communities they will eventually

lead. So next time your son or daughter asks for a pair of Jordan’s, instead of investing $250 on a pair of shoes, maybe use that $250 to purchase books that teach them how to profit off their hobbies.

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