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SOTC Confirms New Direction for Inglewood

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By Veronica Mackey

ames Butts likes to joke about the rough shape Inglewood was in when he first became mayor. He has compared his entry into the City’s top position as coming to a party and finding “all the cake has been eaten, they drank all the punch, and they gave you the bill.” He jokes, but there is truth in his humor.

When Butts took the oath of office in 2011, the City of Inglewood was facing a double digit shortfall. Residential sound proofing had

Celebrities to Wash Feet of Homeless

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he ASHÉ Foundation in collaboration with R&B Recording Artist Kenny Lattimore, Recording Artists Ray J, Pastor Toure Roberts and over 100 volunteers of One Church International are expected to wash and place adequate shoes and socks on the feet of hundreds of displaced individuals.

The foot washing and shoe giveaway will take place on Easter Saturday, April 19, in the courtyard of The Midnight Mission

(L-R) Roland Talton, Chamber President; Ken Wilcox, Executive V.P., Republic Services; Willie Brown, Publisher, Inglewood Today; James T. Butts, Mayor City of Inglewood; Linda Bradley, CEO, Centinela Hospital Medical Center; Gerard McCallum, Hollywood Park Land Co.; Marc Little, Faithful Central Bible Church; Nick Spampanato, General Manager, The Fabulous Forum.

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come to an abrupt halt due to management errors which costs Inglewood eligibility to $36 million in sound

insulation funds.

Now, Mayor Butts painted a three years later, things are vivid picture of the IngleDion Fearon changing. There are visible wood of today and tomor(Continued on page 6) on Skid Row, 601 S. San signs of progress.

Pedro St., Los Angeles, CA 90014 from midnight to 5pm.

Dion Fearon founded the organization in March 2008

By Thomas Bunn because of a passion to protudents at Kelso Elvide sensible shoes for milementary School conlions of children orphaned cluded several weeks

by AIDS, Poverty and War of after-school music trainin African nations. John ing Wednesday evening Singleton said “The ASHÉ with recital performances of Foundation has been doBeethoven, Bobby Day and ing great work in African a variety of other musicians, countries and here in Los in front of an audience of Angeles since 2008 and I family and friends. am honored to be a proud Their performances in the supporter of such a world school auditorium featured changing organization.” a variety of music—from The ASHÉ Foundation (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 2)

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Kenny Lattimore washing the feet of a homeless man.

Celebrities to Wash Feet of the Homeless (Continued from page 1) gathers and distributes shoes, clothing, basic necessities, and services to aid the disadvantaged and underprivileged children of African nations. With the help of her then church family, “Living Waters of the San Fernando Valley,” The Kanimambo Foundation, Facebook friends, and many others from the community, Fearon was successfully able to hand deliver over 3,500 pairs of shoes to a crowd of 7,000 in Maputo, Mozambique in January 2009, which marked the first mission trip for the foundation.

While The ASHÉ Foundation was founded to help the less fortunate of African nations, Fearon’s heart longed to support the displaced, disadvantaged, and under privileged right here in Los Angeles’s own backyard. Therefore, The Midnight Mission Feet Washing was born. “The outpouring of support from church families like One Church International Family, ASHÉ board members and the Los Angeles community has been amazing,” Fearon said.

Clancy Imislund, Managing Director of The Midnight Mission has been a leading force for the organization through the dramatic changes that occurred on Skid Row over the last thirty years. The Midnight Mission offers a bridge to self-sufficiency for homeless people through counseling, education, training and job placement. The mission makes available the necessities of life to homeless people; food, shelter, clothing, personal hygiene needs, and medical care.

“We are ecstatic to be a part of this event and look forward to growing with this amazing movement,” said Daron Destiny, CEO/ Co-Founder of Bedloo.

Presidents Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act

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ifty years have passed since former President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the historic Civil rights Act of 1964. The landmark legislation sought to end decades of discrimination in regard to jobs, gender, wages, housing, education and other issues.

Gay rights and immigration have now become hot-button issues of our day. But the fight for equality in education, women’s rights, and voting rights have never stopped.

lives,” Mr. Clinton said. “I’ve had my fair share of tough phone calls to good people who lost their seats after we won this or that big measure by just a vote or two in the House or the Senate.”

Clinton called for the protection of the Voting Rights Act, which passed in 1965. This summer, the Supreme Court overturned a crucial section of the law, and the ruling is expected to have a major impact in Texas, with its large minority voting population.

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(L-R) Former Presidents Bill President Barack Obama, former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are in Austin, TX this week to commemorate the 50th anniversary and deliver remarks on civil rights—how far America has come and how she has to go.

Alluding to the Affordable Care Act, Clinton discussed the pushback that lawmakers faced for voting in support of the Civil Rights Act. “That is often the case with big votes that change millions of

Clinton and Jimmy Carter Mr. Clinton also said that barriers being erected in many states that prevent people from voting “are seriously undermining the spirit of both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act.” Representative John Lewis, Democrat of Georgia; Johnson’s daughter Luci Baines Johnson; and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice A. King, among other civil rights activists, delivered a reading before Mr. Clinton took the stage.

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Inglewood Crash Victims Remembered

ragedy struck home last week when two Inglewood students and a Los Angeles couple lost their lives in a fiery bus crash. The collision between a tour bus carrying 44 high school students and a FedEx truck happened in Northern California, on the way to a college tour at Humboldt State University. Ten people died in the accident.

Authorities are still investigating details of the crash, but reports suggest the FedEx driver did not apply brakes before the accident.

Trapped inside the bus which exploded, were Ismael Jimenez and Denise Gomez, both 18, of Animo Charter High School in Inglewood, and Michael Myvett and Mattison Haywood, a recently engaged couple who chaperoned the students.

On Saturday, Animo Charter High School student, Frankie Mar-

be an architect or engineer. Denise was a music fan who started Animo Charter High School’s Earth Club.

Known for their high energy, charisma and generosity, Ismael and Denise were the homecoming king and queen for their freshman class.

Mattison and Michael had a fairytale romance which was evident by all who knew them. “Had only one of them survived, the other would be an absolute wreck because they were two peas in a pod,” Mattison’s father John Haywood said.

Mattison was a college basketball player and artist who was attendIsmael Jimenez Denise Gomez ing Charles R. Drew University of tin, organized a half-hour vigil in loudly and held each other tightly Medicine and Science. She met his backyard for Ismael and Denise. as the candles were lit against the Michael in 2011 at Humboldt State About 100 classmates showed up to backdrop of posters bearing images University while attending Concorpay their respects at the vigil which of the deceased. Ismael was known dia University. was held entirely in Spanish. for his artistic talent and often sent Michael, a hopeless romanFriends broke down and sobbed his work to colleges. He aspired to tic, proposed to his sweetheart on Christmas Day in Paris on bended knee. An employee at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Michael was described as, “an extraordinary individual who positively impacted the lives of families with autism spectrum disorder every day,” by a spokeswoman for the company. He was eager to start a family as soon as Haywood finished medical school.

Michael’s family started a fundraising site at gofundme.com and was accepting donations to help alleviate the cost of his upcoming services. Money was collected at the Inglewood vigil for Ismael and DeMichael Myvett and Mattison Haywood, and Michael’s wedding proposal. nise. More fundraisers are planned.

Lawndale Elects First Black Mayor

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hree-term Councilman Robert Pullen-Miles won the mayoral seat in Lawndale on April 8 with 55.2percentof the vote, making him the city’s first African American mayor. City council incumbent Pat Kearney and Larry Rudolph successfully retained their seats.

Mayor-Elect Pullen-Miles Long time Lawndale Mayor Harold Hofmann died November 16, 2013 at age 81.

Mayor-elect Pullen-Miles celebrated his win on Election Night, April 8, in Lawndale over Dan Reid, who conceded with 44.8 percent of the vote.

“Without the residents trusting

me, this wouldn’t have happened,” he said, calling Lawndale “the heart of the South Bay.” Pullen-Miles vowed to guide the city “in a new direction, with new innovation and new vigor.” He said he will move his city forward by developing a larger tax base and making Lawndale a destination city, not just a city that people drive through.

A business improvement district, a local hiring program and a young entrepreneurs club are top priorities for the new mayor.

Kearney and Rudolph campaigned together to retain their seats.

Kearney only received 6 votes more than Rudolph, winning 43.3 percent and 43.0 percent respectively.

“Larry and I walked for 24 days, we knocked on every door and then it was out of our hands,” Kearney said.

Pullen-Miles, Kearney and Rudolph will be sworn in on April 28.

Chris Brown became the first African American Mayor of Hawthorne in November 2013. With Pullen-Miles’ win and Mayor James T. Butts’ already Mayor of Inglewood, there are now 3 African American mayors in the South Bay.

Inglewood Collision

A three-car pile-up occurred on April 11, at Fairview Ave. and La Cienega Blvd., by the car park at the Bank of America. From an eyewitness account, a Toyota (looks like a silver Matrix) collided with a black Chevrolet Volt as both cars were crossing Fairview from La Cienega. A light colored Hyundai Elantra was somehow involved, coming from the other direction. The Volt, which was turning left into the Ladera Center, had its back passenger rear wheel completely sheared off. Meanwhile, the Toyota landed on its side. — Submitted by Olu Alemoru

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Residents Get Help with Trees and Sanitation

he council approved an agreement with the City of Los Angeles to accept a grant for the Fiscal Year 2013 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in the amount of $228,500.

Three public works agreements were approved: a Professional Services Agreement with Braden Consulting, for a one-year term in the amount of $128,000; a contract to design a rooftop enclosure and site improvements for the Transfer Station, located at the City Service Center, in the amount of $169,820 and $16,982 (10% contingency); and a contract for tree maintenance and grid pruning services in the amount of $1.2 million ($400,000 per year for 3 years).

A few residents were unhappy about a fulltime Sanitation Services Assistant position. The assistant will be assigned to the information kiosk

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located on the first floor of City Hall.

One woman was upset that the new position was created because 13 parking enforcement officers were recently displaced when their positions were outsourced. Another woman said money could be better used to provide adult supervision at city parks.

Stuart Bailey disagreed. “This is necessary because there have been complaints about the trash service.”

Ethel Austin explained that the assistant’s salary would not be paid for out of the City’s General Fund, but the money would come from the City’s sanitation contractor.

“They’re (City) not hiring anyone.

All they are doing is bringing in a contract person. They (contractor) are the one who is paying the person. The council is just adopting the resolution to bring them in,” Austin said. She encouraged members of

the audience to do their homework.

Louis Atwell, Public Works Director, confirmed Austin’s statement: “This position…is funded by the recycling and refuse contract. A person is needed on the first floor.

Residents come needing help and they end up going to the Finance Dept. or the City Clerk’s Dept., so this position is needed.”

Everyone agreed that the council should approve funding to hire an arborist to take care of Inglewood’s trees. “I think it’s great that we’re getting an arborist. They know what is going on with these trees,” one man said.

Real estate is rebounding in Inglewood. City Manager Artie Fields reported there have been a record number of applications for building permits, “110 percent over the last year,” he said.

City Treasurer Wanda Brown, who is also a licensed real estate broker, said “Here in Inglewood, there was a property that sold for $445,500 just a couple months ago.

Another sold for nearly $500,000.

Things are picking up and interest rates are picking up just a little bit, but we expect them to stay low for another year.”

Brown complimented Mayor James Butts on his presentation at last week’s State of the City address.

“It was an outstanding presentation that the mayor gave. It was the best presentation that I have ever heard in all my 27 years (in office).”

“The State of the City—I’ve been to 11 of them and this one was the best, not because it was the nicest one,” said Councilman Eloy Morales. “Aside from that, so many (Continued on page 5)

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Publisher’s Message

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Stopping Violence Is Everyone’s Job

s Inglewood safer now than it was 3 years ago?

Recent reports on the news and comments expressed at city council meetings might make you believe the answer to this question is a resounding “No!” But the facts say the opposite is true.

The fact is violent crime went down in Inglewood in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and is currently at its lowest since the Inglewood Police Dept. began keeping statistics in 1978. While one murder is one too many, it is important to keep things in perspective.

Pinkie Nichols of the Council of Black Nurses, Los Angeles Inc. made a good point at the council meeting Tuesday night when she said the police can’t do everything on their own to stop crime.

They need our help.

When tragedy strikes, it is human nature for people to start pointing fingers. When you feel hurt, scared or helpless, you want to lash out and blame other people. People want to blame the police, the mayor, the school district, parents or the neighbors down the street.

The truth is, public safety is everyone’s responsibility. We each have a part to play. We can point fingers, but it doesn’t solve the problem. If you are really concerned about crime and want to change the culture—not just complain about it—consider becoming a youth mentor or community activist. Get involved with your Neighborhood Watch.

There are dozens of ways you can help. If you need ideas, contact your local councilman or the Inglewood Police Dept.

Our Inglewood Police Department is doing a great job, but I know there is room for improvement.

Everyday citizens are needed to make our streets safer by partnering with the police.

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Willie Brown, Publisher, Inglewood Today Weekly Still, I hope the Inglewood community would want to go beyond law enforcement, and focus on transforming the lives of our youth. It’s an inside job. This is where good parenting, education and strong community support come in. Law enforcement is designed to protect and maintain the peace. But police usually get involved after a crime has been committed. Grassroots community efforts could stop would-be juvenile delinquents before they become hardened criminals.

While Inglewood is much better with a strong police force than without, we must remember, this is our city. We cannot depend upon the police, teachers, City Hall or anyone else to rescue us.

It begins with each of us taking responsibility for our lives, helping a neighbor who might have lost their way. It begins with having self-control and thinking before you speak, if your speech might escalate into something violent.

I don’t have statistics that show how many crimes were stopped or prevented by residents calling the police, but I would like to think it was caring people in Inglewood, as well as the leadership of Mayor Butts, that has made a difference.

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Eye on the City (Continued from page 4) speeches have dealt with where we’re going, but this one actually has some process, some progress. We got to point at some of the results.”

A few residents commented on the recent number of shooting deaths in the city. Some, including a young minister, don’t believe enough is being done or that the police are sensitive enough to people who live here.

Pinkie Nichols, of the Council of Black Nurses challenged audience members to work with the police instead of criticizing them: “This city doesn’t run with the police by themselves. You’ve got to let them know what you need. You’ve got to do like the people in L.A., and take your city back! These kids are killing each other (but) somebody knows where it starts at, and the only way to do that is to get involved.”

Councilman George Dotson added, “It takes a team effort to knock down any kind of violence. Our police department—they are doing an excellent job. I’m very disappointed in us as a society when we depend on the police to do everything. They’re not miracle workers, they’re police.”

Councilman Alex Padilla directed his remarks to the State of the City address. “What I noticed (at the State of the City) was the people who came together, even people who didn’t live in Inglewood, who wanted to know what we are doing to make this city so successful,” he said. “Now you know why you’re getting those fliers about buying your home. That

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tells me that people believe what you have is valuable.”

Padilla invited the public to the District 2 Town Hall Meeting Thursday, April 17 at 6:30pm in the Community Room of City Hall. He is also hosting a free document shredding event on Saturday, April 19, 9:30-11:30am, at the ICOP Center on La Brea and Centinela.

Councilman Ralph Franklin missed the mayor’s speech because he had previously committed to serving on the LAWA scholarship panel.

Several award recipients are children of Inglewood employees.

“We interviewed children of employees. They are going to give out 20 scholarships,” Franklin said. The councilman has also been dealing with his daughter’s health issues.

“When it’s your child, you want to do all you can,” he said.

Mayor Butts addressed earlier remarks made about escalating homicides in Inglewood: “One of the problems I see is the lack of context. If you look at numbers, they have to have some context.

In 2011, 2012, and 2013 we had the lowest numbers since we have been keeping crime stats in 1978. One murder is too many, but we have to keep it in context.” Butts said cameras are going to be installed in city parks to help reduce violent crime and gang activity.

The meeting was closed in honor of two Animo Charter High School students who lost their lives last week in a tragic tour bus crash, Isabel Jimenez and Denise Gomez.

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Head table; Sabrina Barnes sang the National Anthem.

SOTC Confirms New Direction for Inglewood (Continued from page 1) row in his State of the City address last week. The newly renovated Fabulous Forum Club was the perfect setting to discuss the rebirth that the city is currently undergoing. The program was aptly themed, “We’re Moving On Up.” The Inglewood Airport Chamber of Commerce organized the annual State of the City address. It is one of the IACC’s biggest fundraisers.

Butts touched on all the key issues in Inglewood from crime to jobs and residential sound insulation.

Here are a few of the improve- • $3 million police retention grant ments under Mayor Butts’ leader- • A reduction in violent crime for ship: the past 3 consecutive years— • Sound insulation of 1,020 homes the lowest rate since the police from March 2013 to March department began keeping crime 2014—the largest number of records in 1978 homes ever completed in a single • Sales tax receipts of over $2 milyear lion from Fiscal Year 2010-11

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Nick Spampanato (center) with Inglewood Police Officers.

(L-R) Inglewood Today Publisher Willie Brown and Mayor James T. Butts.

• A 63% drop in home foreclosures • A partnership with the Forum, which is creating 400 new jobs Inglewood residents and businesses can look forward to major infrastructure improvements such as street construction and sidewalk resurfacing. Digital surveil-

lance cameras are being installed in city parks to help deter crime.

The new Hollywood Park Tomorrow project and Metro rail service, with two stations reserved for Inglewood, will bring thousands of new jobs and significant (Continued on page 9)

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Health&Fitness T•O•D•A•Y

Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease

by Mike Herman

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o you know your date of birth? The name of the President or Prime Minister? These are questions that are regularly used to test for memory loss—the first symptom of Alzheimer’s disease.

Although memory loss occurs in all cases of Alzheimer’s disease, it can be difficult to detect in the early stages as many patients manage to cover it up well during tests as a matter of pride.

It’s the recent things we’ve done such as in the last hours, days or even weeks that are the first memories to be lost in Alzheimer’s patients.

However, while those things that are placed in our short term memory are the first to go it’s only much later as the Alzheimer’s condition has become much more severe does the past or longer term memory become affected.

This makes the degree or memory loss a very useful tool in assessing the presence and scope of the disease, and if the patient is co-operative and asked in a pleasant way the results can be very revealing.

The following ten questions form part of a common test, as they cover both the short and the long term memory and also test for orientation as well.

• How old are you?

• What is your date of birth?

• What day is it today?

• What month are we in?

• What year is it?

• When was the first world war?

• What is the name of the President/Prime Minister?

• Where are you now?

• Can you please count backwards from 20 to 1?

• Tell them an address, then ask them to repeat it back to you after five minutes.

Although the test is deceptively easy it is also very useful as it’s quick, cheap, non-evasive and helps diagnose Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and gives an indication of the areas in the patient’s memory that may be affected.

Care must always be taken as a low score on its own doesn’t prove dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, as not all people will know all the answers to the questions!

Instead it’s a guide or an indication that something may be wrong and requires further investigation.

For more information about Alzheimer’s or Dementia, visit the website at alz.org.

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Infrared Sauna Helps Detoxify, Build and Heal

he commitment to get to the gym on a regular basis may have come and gone for many by now—and understandably so.

While most people may have the desire, busy lives usually trump resolutions. Before you know it, your fitness goals have fallen by the wayside. Worse yet, maybe

a longer time so you burn added calories. Depending on your metabolism, half an hour in an infrared sauna could utilize 500-700 calories or the equivalent of a twomile jog.

For David Floyd, founder of the Hi-Q Fitness center, creating a product that would serve as a complete home health spa seemed a

you’ve been able to get to the gym, but injuries and soreness are threatening to derail you. If this is the case, the answer may not lie in your local fitness center, but rather in an alternative approach to health and wellness—in the privacy of your own home.

Infrared saunas are now being championed by doctors and other medical professionals as a way to relieve joint pain, facilitate weight loss, reduce stress and boost the immune system.

This new wave of saunas is different in that the heat from an infrared sauna can penetrate up to 3 inches into your body, heating muscle tissue and even internal organs without heating the surrounding air. This lower heat range allows users to stay in the sauna for a longer period of time, while discharging toxins stored in your cells, and purging it out of the body by turning it into sweat.

The advantage of the longer session is that you sweat more and for

natural progression for users who wanted to lose weight, shed toxins, alleviate joint and muscle pain while at the same time reversing the aging process.

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To this end, the new patentpending Hi-Q Fitness center can be used as an at-home gym by anyone, regardless of age or physical limitations. You can perform exercise routines using bands in the sauna, or simply enjoy its healing properties of loosening stiff muscles, ligaments and tendons, all while burning calories and purging your body of toxins.

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Today IRS Statute of Limitations on Back Taxes

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re you getting prepared to pay the IRS for back taxes that are payable or has the Internal Revenue Service been chasing after you for money?

Did you know that the IRS only has 10 years to gather money from you and after ten years they are perpetually barred from collecting from you? If you are like 99.99 percent of people, you never knew this straightforward fact, as the IRS collection agents will never tell you this information. If you send them a check after the ten years, the IRS will willingly take your money and you will be none the wiser.

So here are the facts. If you owe the IRS money, then they are limited by law on how long they can make efforts to collect this money from you. This is known as the Statute of Limitations.

The most significant item is when the clock start ticking on this ten year time. According to the Internal Revenue Code, the ten years start when the tax problem is assessed by the Internal Revenue Service. This can be either when the tax return is filed or when the IRS issues a notice of lack. To further make the matter difficult, if an extension was filed then this extension can affect when the ten-year period starts.

By Albert Ritter

An assessment is just a recording of the tax debt on the books of the IRS. When you file your tax return and if you owe money with your tax return but do not pay, then the IRS will automatically make a tax assessment against you.

Lastly, if your tax return is selected for an audit and the IRS determines that you owe more money, then they will make an assessment against you.

So with the Statute of Limitations it is very significant to decide on what date the notice of assessment started, because this starts the clock running with the 10 years.

In addition you may have already extended the statute of limitations on the collection stage without even realizing it. If you had entered into an installment agreement with the Internal Revenue Service, then this installment agreement stops the clock from running. If you default on your installment agreement then the clock starts running again.

Dealing with the IRS can be very hard and costly if you do not have the proper suggestion and direction.

If the IRS is trying to collect money from you, then before you pay them one dime see if the statute of limitations has expired. Otherwise you could be throwing your money In the alternative, if you in no way down the toilet. file your tax return, then the IRS Visit http://www.etaxcalculators. may prepare a return on your behalf com/tax-refund-estimator/ for a based upon the limited information free tax refund estimator for 2014 that they have on record. They will and a free tax calculator. then make a tax assessment against you.

3 Good Reasons to Get Annual Travel Insurance

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hether you’re a seasoned and avid traveler or someone who books a holiday a couple of times a year, there is always good reason to make sure you are covered by annual travel insurance. We all hate it when things don’t quite go as planned when getting away on holiday, and the best way to avoid the problems that can befall the unwary traveler is simple: get annual travel insurance.

For those who do a lot of travelling, either domestically or internationally, it makes sense to be covered on a yearly basis so you know you are automatically covered for things like loss of funds or tickets. should a flight be cancelled or for some reason you can’t go on your pre-planned trip. While there is a plethora of reasons to get travel insurance for each and every trip you go on, getting covered for multi-

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trips will give you extra peace.

Among other things, coverage in yearly policies may be recompense for luggage that is lost or damaged and personal cancellations.

luckily, airlines and travel companies are getting much better at logging luggage and making sure it turns up when and where it is supposed to. However, regardless of whether you pack your bag with Yearly coverage shaving cream or haute couture, The benefits of getting annual it is wise to take out annual travel travel insurance are pretty simple insurance to cover all eventualities if you travel a lot. By buying insur- should you be separated from your ance that covers a variety of trips, luggage as you travel. That way both international and domestic, you can replace the missing items for the course of an entire year, it quickly and without being out of takes a load off your mind and is pocket and still enjoy the remainone less thing you’ll have to worry der of your trip. about. Instead of buying insurance per trip, this yearly coverage is a Personal cancellations smart choice that suits those who As much as we may not like to travel a lot and want to keep their think of this happening, when we travel arrangements and personal have booked our holidays or busiitems safe. ness travel, sometimes, personal things do arise and force us to canLost luggage cel or postpone our trips. Whether Losing luggage: It’s a fear that it is because of illness or any numeveryone has when travelling, but, ber of other reasons, if you need to

cancel your trip it will be one less thing to worry about, knowing you are covered by annual travel insurance.

A good policy will take care of any costs that might occur and help you recoup any lost funds by having to reschedule your trip. The last thing you want to worry about should you have a personal reason to cancel a trip is sorting out refunds or loss of tickets—and if you take out appropriate cover, you won’t have to.

Patrick Chong is the Managing Director of Insuremore. The company provides low cost travel insurance and offers a range of policies, including annual travel insurance, single-trip, multi-trip and family insurance. For all your travel insurance needs, Insuremore can help you in the quickest and most cost-efficient way.

Inglewood Today

April 17, 2014

SOTC Confirms New Direction for Inglewood (Continued from page 6) tax revenue to the city.

The key to his success, Butts says, is having a unified council, backed by a committed staff. That, and some pretty strict accounting.

“All (that) remains is for us to hold on while our future unfolds before our eyes,” Mayor Butts said. “There are tough budget decisions to be made in the upcoming budget. Our furloughs have expired. They were offset somewhat by an exodus of senior employees seeking to obtain a lifetime retiree medical benefit that the City is terminating. Increases in employee medical, insurance and retirement contribution costs will add an additional 2 million dollars plus to the projected 2014–2015 shortfall bringing it up to 9.1 million dollars. Through all this we have managed to save one-time funds along the way, increasing our reserve funds from $13.3 million to $22.1 million dollars. We will use some of these savings to enhance our residential street resurfacing efforts by $1 million dollars this Spring.”

What sets this year’s SOTC apart from prior addresses is there are now tangible improvements that we can point to, said Councilman (Continued on page 10)

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South Bay Workforce Investment Board at Work in the Community for More Than 30 Years

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he South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), through its strategic partnerships with employers, educational institutions, and labor unions, is preparing and providing skilled workers to local construction projects. Through workforce investment funds, dislocated workers are provided training at no cost and employers are incentivized, through subsidies, to provide on-the-job training and hire these workers.

One example of this synergistic partnership is the El Camino College Bridge to Manufacturing Careers program which prepares individuals, with little to no experience in the welding trade, for a career through classroom training, work experience and job placement assistance. Other partners in construction include Turner Construction, OSHA Training Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, Eagle Summit Builders and Sharpe Interior Systems.

The SBWIB was instrumental in recruiting, hiring and training over 35 participants for a two-and-a-half year on-the-job training and apprenticeship program with Sharpe Interior Systems. Participants went through training classes in safety,

carpentry and drywall skills. At the completion of the program, apprentices earn up to $37.35 an hour and receive full benefits.

The SBWIB serves nine cities located in southwest Los Angeles County, including Inglewood, Hawthorne, Gardena, Carson, Lawndale, and El Segundo, as well as Manhattan, Redondo, and Hermosa Beach through its South Bay One-Stop Business & Career Centers, a proud partner of America’s Job Centers of California Network. The SBWIB recently received a high-performing Workforce Investment Board (WIB) certification by the California Workforce Investment Board. Only a handful of California WIBs were designated as high-performing, and SBWIB is unmatched nationally in expanding paid work experience and on-the-job training opportunities to private sector businesses.

In 2009, SBWIB administered the largest federal ARRA funded grant of its kind, placing over 11,000 individuals into employment at both private and for-profit businesses.

SBWIB’s mission is to provide a fully-integrated workforce development system to maximize employment and economic opportunity in

partnership with the community. The primary goal of its South Bay OneStop Business & Career Centers is to offer convenient access to a wide array of services under one roof, including job information, career counseling, training and job placement services including job club, labor market information, career and resume workshops, job and career placement assistance, individualized assessments, computer workshops, supportive services, and much more.

SBWIB prides itself on being highly equipped to accommodate special populations. These groups include youth ages 14-21, individuals with disabilities, dislocated workers, lowincome adults, and individuals on probation and parole.

SBWIB’s four One-Stop centers served 143,918 customers during program year 2012-2013 with a recorded employment rate of 96.15% among the adult population, and 98.80% among dislocated workers. Youth participants achieved a 90.86% rate of completed education or employment. SBWIB One-Stop services saw a 367% return on investment, equating to $3.67 returned through taxes paid by successfully (Continued on page 10)

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April 17, 2014

LEG A L NOT I CES CITY OF INGLEWOOD INVITATION TO SUBMIT BID

(Specifications and Conditions Governing Bid Award)

Project Subject to Bid: “Sewer Point Repair Project Phase II” The City of Inglewood invites and will receive bids duly filed as provided herein for the furnishing of labor and materials and/or completing the above-designated project.

A Pre-bid conference for interested bidders will be conducted on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 @ 1:30 PM. in La Brea Conference Room, third floor – Public Works Department of Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Boulevard, CA, 90301. Contact Boytrese Osias, Senior Engineer; at (310) 412-5333 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 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 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: “Sewer Point Repair Project Phase II” 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” 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 17th day of April, 2013.

Artie Fields, City Manager City of Inglewood, California

South Bay Workforce Investment Board (Continued from page 9) placed trainees for every dollar invested.

Jan Vogel, SBWIB CEO exclaims; “For over 30

years the SBWIB has provided invaluable assistance to scores of businesses and job seekers struggling through the worst depths of the Great Recession and will continue to do so.”

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014074826 The following Person is doing business as:

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014056030 The following Person is doing business as:

LA Ready 8716 Endsleigh Ave., Unit F Inglewood, CA 90305

DYS Camp 4303 ½ Garthwaite Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90008

Registered owners: James Garror, Jr. and Jazmyn Childress 8716 Endsleigh Ave., Unit F, Inglewood, CA 90305

Registered owners: Judon Harris, 4303 ½ Garthwaite Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90008 Jharon Ward, 1915 35th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90008 Mildred Warren, 4303 ½ Garthwaite Ave., Los Angeles,CA 90008

This business is conducted by individuals. The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 20, 2014.

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.)

James Garror, Jr. and Jazmyn Childress, Owners This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 20, 2014.

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.)

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This business is conducted by individuals. The registrants commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 3, 2014.

I (we) 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.)

Judon Harris, Jharon Ward, Mildred Warren, Owners This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 3, 2014 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 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014 ITO0422301025 Inglewood Today

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014079503 The following Person is doing business as: Complete Imaging Solutions 10725 Condon Avenue Inglewood, CA 90304 Registered owner: Guillermo Arturo Angeles, Inglewood, CA 90304 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on March 25, 2014.

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.)

Guillermo Arturo Angeles, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on March 25, 2014 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.)

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SOTC Confirms New “Our Chamber is superb, experienced recently in InDirection for Inglewood and its work has added syn- glewood,” Butts said.

(Continued from page 9) ergy to the progress we’ve Eloy Morales. There are results, not just talk about where the mayor wants to take the city.

“The future of Inglewood is bright and the future of the Inglewood/Airport Area Chamber of commerce is bright as well. The City is continuing its upward spiral and as our business community grows, so does your Chamber of Commerce,” Inglewood/Airport Chamber of Commerce President Roland Talton said in a statement.

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Dates in April Exciting exhibits will be on disCrenshaw/Lax Transit Project: play, including the Tastin’ Black April Construction Update Culture Food Court, Fashion & Join Metro staff for the April Con- Art Zone, Health & Fitness Pavilstruction Update community meet- ion, Kids’ World and much more. ing for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project. These meetings are held Held from 12pm to 8pm, West every other month (bi-monthly) and Angeles Cathedral (in “The Hanare open to the public. gar”),3600 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Held 6pm to 7:30pm, Angeles Angeles, CA 90016. Vendor regMesa Elementary School, Au- istration is open! For registration ditorium, 2611 W. 52nd St, Los and sponsorship information, visit Angeles, CA 90043. For more in- www.BlackBusinessExpo.com or formation, please email crenshaw- call 323.810-4752. corridor@metro.net or call (213) Thru June 19, 2014 922-2736.

Making Parenting a Pleasure May 16-17, 2014 Attention all parents, caregivers, Los Angeles Black Business grandparents, and teachers! The Expo Enrichment Counseling Center is Local businesses are invited to offering a series of 13 free parentexhibit products and services at ing workshops. Resolve to have the upcoming 22nd annual Los a better relationship with the chilAngeles Black Business Expo. dren in your life. Workshops are

April 22, 2014

To Strum or Not To Strum (Continued from page 1) Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” to Bobby Day’s “Rockin’ Robin”—but each song ended with a round of applause.

A select group of 4th, 5th and 6th graders enrolled in the instrumental music program, made possible by the nonprofit organization A Step for Success, founded by Gabrielle Union, and Inglewood’s Delian Music store. Kelso was named its main beneficiary in 2009. Principal Brian Coffey said, “The group’s donations have allowed for the purchase of 25 violins, 25 guitars and instruction that has been ongoing for five years.”

The TK-6 school partnered with Delian to offer instrumental instruction twice a week to students who are nominated by their teachers.

“In a time when instructional music has been cut from most public elementary schools, I am proud that Kelso can offer this wonderful opportunity to our students,” Coffey said.

Added Delian owner Candy Blankenship: “No education is complete without music education.”

Wednesday’s recital provided an opportunity for the 13 students to demonstrate what they’ve learned since this year’s program began in January. In addition to playing the guitar, the students have also learned to read music.

The program has given at least one Kelso parent reason to consider additional music lessons for her child.

“I realize that she actually has musical talent,” Tamara Fulton said of her eight-year-old daughter, Phoenix, a fourth grader who performed in Wednesday’s recital. “I don’t think I would have known that had she not enrolled in the program.”

(Originally posted on IUSD.net)

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court certified, open to everyone, and will focus on all age groups from infants to teens. Each participant who completes the course will receive a certificate of completion.

Workshops will be held from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the Kingdom Community Center, 319 East Kelso Street, Inglewood, CA 90301. To register, contact Chandra Hudson, 310330-8300, chudson @bamcm.org.

founded in 1937, holds weekly meetings every Monday at 6:00 p.m. at SHARE! 6666 Green Valley Circle, north of Centinela Ave., (2nd building on the right). Call 310-322-6411 for more information, or visit www. lowselfhelpsystems.org. A donation is requested but not required.

Presidents Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act (Continued from page 2) On Tuesday, former President Jimmy Carter cited the unemployment rate of blacks—it is more than twice the 5.8 percent unemployment rate for whites—and said the country had been “pretty much dormant” on equality issues since

Johnson’s passage of the landmark legislation that ended laws requiring racial segregation.

“We accept self-congratulations about the wonderful 50th anniversary—which is wonderful— but we feel like Lyndon Johnson did it and we don’t have to do anything anymore,” said Mr. Carter, who is 89.

Obama and Bush are scheduled to speak on Thursday.

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Earth Day 2014: Get Your ‘Green’ On!

s global warming becomes more real, the idea of saving the planet is no longer a lofty concept. Environmental concerns are becoming more real as the earth heats up, and natural foliage is destroyed in our rain forests.

United States Senator Gaylord Nelson had the Earth’s future in mind, back in 1970, when he organized the first celebration of Earth Day. The event drew over

Kenny Lattimore 20 million participants. In 2009, the United Nations adopted a consensus resolution designating April 22nd as International Mother Earth Day, recognizing the Earth and its ecosystems as our home.

Today, Earth Day is celebrated by over one billion people in nearly 200 countries around the globe, and

one of the best places to celebrate this year’s Earth Day is in Southern California. From Inglewood to Hollywood, environmentally-conscious folks will partake in green festivals, learning more about the earth and doing their part to save the planet.

Inglewood Rising Earth Day Festival 2014 will be held on Saturday, April 19. The community is invited to attend the free event, which will be held on the Inglewood City Hall South Lawn, from 10am to 3pm. It will feature live performances by Kenny Lattimore, Sledge Grits Band and Phillip Lauth. A kid-friendly movie will also be shown at the Children’s Room at the Inglewood Main Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd., at 11am.

Manhattan Beach residents and neighbors can help turn packaging foam into surfboards and other products and keep waste out of California oceans, beaches and landfills with the Waste to Waves Earth Day Foam Recycle Drive. Sustainable Surf and Waste Management will collect materials from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m, April 26, at Manhattan Beach’s annual Earth Day Celebration and Concert in Polliwog Park, located at 1601 Manhattan Beach Boulevard.

All clean packaging foam received will be recycled, and make new products like surfboards. A complete list of acceptable materials is located at http://wastetowaves. org/faq/. Visit www.wastetowaves. org and www.sustainablesurf.org or email askgreen@wm.com for additional information.

The 15th Annual Topanga Earth

Day celebration will be held April 19 and 20. There, environmentally conscious revelers will enjoy both eco-conscious expos and live music performances, all the while breathing in the crisp Topanga Canyon State Park air.

For information on more local events in the Los Angeles area, visit www.partyearth.com.

Darby Art Action Project A public art & community service project Led by youth, ages 13 ‐ 21

YOUTH WANTED

Paid and volunteer positions are available.

Join the Darby Art Action Team to design and produce a new mural in Darby Park!

Interested? Attend the Darby Art Action Project

Kick‐Off Meeting

Friday, April 25, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Darby Park ‐ Playhouse Room

3400 W. Arbor Vitae St., Inglewood, CA

This is an 8‐week program for youth, ages 13‐21. Sessions will be held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning April 28 – June 20, 2014.

Participation in this project fulfills prerequisites for community service hours. Minimum requirements must be met for service credit and paid positions.

For more information, contact: darbyartactionproject@gmail.com or call (310) 412‐8750

This project is funded through the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, Second Supervisorial District Excess Funds and City of Inglewood – Pubic Art Fund