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Including Inglewood Airport Area • Baldwin Hills • Crenshaw/LA • Ladera Heights VOL. 24, No. 47
November 19, 2015
Safety in an Age of Terrorism D evastating terrorist attacks in Paris last week—which left 129 persons dead and occurred in multiple locations—remind us all that personal safety is becoming harder to maintain. Efforts to keep citizens safe in this age of ISIS and jihad extremists are an ongoing, uphill battle. But it is important to remember counter-terrorism agencies are looking out for us 24/7. The Los Angeles County’s Joint Terrorism Task Force regularly conducts drills to contain a range of terrorist strikes. In addition, the county regularly engages its most powerful
LAPD Deputy Chief Mike Downing
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weapon yet to thwart terrorist plots—community policing. Community whistle-blowers are credited with saving countless lives since the 9/11 Attacks 14 years ago. “Four out of 10 terrorist plots here have been foiled because a community member has stepped forward and cooperated
with law enforcement,” said Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. While the Muslim community has been stereotyped—often undeservedly—as terrorists, the group is in a good position to ward off potential threats due to their affinity with
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e’ve all heard the whispers, and on occasions, the loud arguments. Spike Lee has gone on long rants, PBS has produced hour-long specials, Jimmy Fallon has made light hearted jokes about it, and recently, a Los Angeles Times writer attempted to dispel the racial (Continued on page 12)
By Willie Brown, Publisher Inglewood Today
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he City of Inglewood is braced for developers to demonstrate that the proposed $1.86 billion athletic stadium, advanced by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, does not present an air navigation hazard and for construction to begin in 2016. The development will be a tremendous boost to the City of Inglewood and its completion has been likened to the Staples Center development in Downtown Los Angeles.
other Muslims. They can intervene when someone appears to pose a threat. The Joint Terrorism Task Force includes 50 members of local, state and federal law enforcement. Through Carson Mayor their relationship with MusAlbert Robles lim community groups, the Meanwhile, many quesforce has formed partner(Continued on page 10) tions remain unanswered and unresolved surrounding the proposed stadium that is still on the drawing board for the City of Carson, even though the 157 acre ‘Landfill Site,’ requires major remedial and regulatory corrective action and may be months, if not years away. Inglewood Today attempted to interview Carson Mayor Albert Robles to glean more information about the status of the proposed Carson Stadium. Specifically, questions were presented to Mayor Robles’ office, at their request that would ad(Continued on page 10)
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