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October 11, 2018

VOL. 31, No. 87

JAMES T. BUTTS,

Little’s Response to INGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD MAYOR: TODAY

By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

Last week mayoral candidate Marc Little was given an opportunity to respond to several questions related to his candidacy. As of press time last week and this week there has been no response. While he is faced with a formidable candidate, the voters have a right to know more about what he would bring to the mayor’s office. For instance, his apparent recent switch from the republican to the democratic party deserves an explanation. His $150,000 campaign donations from Madison Square Garden are of interest to responsible voters as well as any promises he has made to them for that support. Where is Marc Little?

At the end of this week’s city council meeting Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts noted the absence of any favorable reporting by local daily newspaper outlets about the progress the City of Inglewood has made during his tenure as mayor. INGLEWOOD TODAY is proud to report to the citizens of Inglewood, and the adjacent communities, that under the leadership of Mayor Butts, Inglewood has made extraordinary progress that is second-to-none in the United States. When Mayor Butts’ first term began in 2011 Inglewood was on the verge of bankruptcy with an $18 million structural deficit and only $11 million in reserves. The mayor orchestrated immediate steps including the reduction of 64 employees and placing the remaining staff on a 10 percent furlough every pay period. With the council’s endorsement he eliminated an unfunded Lifetime Retiree Medical program for employees and a dependent and outsourced tree trimming, parking control and street sweeping to cut expenses. When the city’s incoming revenue is less than the necessary outgoing expenses,

they must rely on the use of General Fund Reserves to offset the difference. Based upon the City of Inglewood’s past financial performance, it was projected that General Fund Reserves would be necessary to balance the General Fund Budget, for each year after the election of Mayor Butts. However, as a result of the drastic but necessary measures he initiated, only three of the seven years have actually required

the use of General funds, and despite the false and misleading claims continually made by local daily news publications that Inglewood struggles annually with multimillion dollar deficits. The reality is that under Mayor Butts’ leadership, the city projects conservatively for worst-case scenarios and seldom do the projected deficits manifest by year-end reconciliation. In fact, it was projected that

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COMMUNITY

GLORIA D. GRAY, WEST BASIN DIRECTOR:

PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Willie Brown

CHAIRWOMAN OF METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

In a vote by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) Board of Directors, West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Director Gloria D. Gray was elected to serve as chairwoman of the MWD board. Gray is the first African-American woman in Metropolitan’s 90 -year history to hold the position. “It’s a tremendous honor to have been selected by my fellow Metropolitan board members to serve as chair,” said Gray. “I look forward to continuing the board’s important commitment to providing reliable supplies of high-quality water both now and in the future.” She added, “I am committed to an open and transparent decision-making process.” In 2006, Gray was first elected to the West Basin Board of Directors to represent Division II, which includes the City of Inglewood and areas of unincorporated Los Angeles County including Athens, Ladera Heights, Lennox and Westmont. She has served as a West Basin representative on the MWD Board of Directors since 2009. Starting Jan. 1, 2019, Gray will commence her two-year term as chairwoman of the MWD board, becoming the 19th board chair of the primary water importer and wholesaler for nearly 19 million people in six counties. As the head of the 38-member board, Gray will represent district policies and programs at national, state and local levels. She also will preside over monthly meetings of the board and its executive committee. In addition, she will appoint all members of

the MWD’s nine standing committees, as well as the leaders of any special committees or task forces. Gray was also the first AfricanAmerican woman to serve as vice chair of the MWD Board, chair of Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, and serves on the Executive Committee, Personnel and Technology Committee, Special Committee on Bay-Delta, and Communication and Legislative Committee. In addition, in 2014, the West Basin board appointed Gray as their representative to the ACWA Joint Powers Insurance Authority and Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Region 8, where she serves as the 2018-2019 Vice Chair. She was also appointed to represent West Basin as a voting board member on the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, and the Commission elected her to the Executive Committee and the Commission’s Authority. Gray was also appointed in March 2009 by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to serve on a water quality Community Task Force, which is part of the County’s Clean Water, Clean Beaches Initiative to address pollution in our local waterways that include rivers, lakes, bays, beaches, and coastal waters. In April 2010, Gray was appointed to the Delta Stewardship Council by former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and served a four-year term. In 2018, Gray was recognized as Visionary of the Year by Playa Vista Jobs for her work in the water industry. In 2017, Gray received the Esther Williams Award

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of Excellence for her continued commitment to community service and water reliability from the South Bay Workforce Investment Board. In 2012, she was honored by the Southern California Water Committee with the “Honorable Harriett Wieder” award for leadership in water. West Basin is a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District and is governed by a five-member board of directors who are publicly elected to represent nearly one million people in 17 cities and unincorporated areas throughout its 185-square mile service area in coastal Los Angeles County. West Basin is also an industry leader in producing recycled water, implementing effective water conservation programs, desalting groundwater, exploring ocean water desalination and providing education programs. For more information, visit www.westbasin.org.

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CULTURAL FESTIVAL Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

Alex Padilla, Inglewood City Council member, will be the Master of Ceremonies at the Cultural Festival on Sunday, October 21st at the Inglewood Park Cemetery at 720 E. Florence Avenue. The free family event will feature an arts and crafts market place, a children’s area, live entertainment, food trucks, and much more.

The L A Clippers had a gathering on October 10, 2018 at Hollywood Park Casino to thank community supporters who donated their time and voices in getting AB 987 passed through the State Legislature.

Mayor Butts, City Council members, Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, State Senator Steve Bradford and the Clippers President, Gillian Zucker attended to give a few words of thanks.

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EYE ON THE CITY

G EO R G E D OT SO N

AL E X PAD I L L A

JAM E S B U T T S

E L OY M O R AL E S

R A LPH FRANKLIN

‘SHORT AND SWEET’ By Francis Taylor, Assistant Editor

In this week’s city council meeting, the members swiftly addressed the items on the short agenda. The council approved a twoyear blanket purchase order for the annual purchase of various paper products and approved an agreement with Helen Lessick for public art consulting services. The Public Works department recommended and the council approved the award of a construction contract and an agreement for the Police and Main Library Hydraulic Elevator Modernization Project, per Bid No. CB-18-24. They also recommended and the council approved a professional services agreement with DKS Associates

to provide design and engineering services for the Intelligent Transportation System Program (ITS), Phase IV Project. The council approved the denial of several claims for personal injury and property damage filed by three individuals. The City Treasurer announced the names of the students who have enrolled in the department’s intern program. The council approved Council Member Franklin’s initiative recommending approval of City Sponsorship for the 2018 District 4 Annual Christmas Toy & Food Drive Celebration. Franklin also commented on his role as the council

representative related to the transportation projects in Los Angeles County. He reported that a people mover is in the works that will connect the Metro Rail transportation system to Los Angeles International Airport and another to the Forum, Los Angeles Rams and Chargers stadium and the proposed Los Angeles Clippers Arena. Members Padilla and Morales applauded the recent Clean Air Day Event and the very successful Coffee With a Cop event at Randy’s Donuts. The city was acknowledged for their efforts to sustain clean air and the Coffee With a Cop event provided residents an opportunity to meet and interact with members

of the Inglewood Police Department. A photograph was displayed that depicted an Australian police officer with IPD officers and council members who had stopped by the internationally known donut shop to take some donuts back to Australia. Member Padilla also announced his participation in a recent Inglewood Block Club meeting, his participation in a special celebration at La Tijera Charter School, and invited the community to come out on Saturday to celebrate the 35-year anniversary of the Serving Spoon restaurant – which boasts of their ‘best breakfast’ and for the grand opening of Pan Gusto

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Saturday, October 20, 2018 For event details, visit

We s t B a s i n B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s Carol W. Kwan Division III

Thursday, October 18, 2018 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 9300 South Crenshaw Boulevard Inglewood, CA 90305

The project team will be available to answer constructionrelated questions from the community.

www.westbasin.org/waterharvest

Gloria D. Gray Division II

LOS ANGELES STADIUM & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT AT HOLLYWOOD PARK

Key representatives of the Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park will host an informational meeting regarding stadium construction. Learn more about the upcoming work and project progress on the 298-acre development.

10AM - 2PM

Harold C. Williams Division I

COMMUNITY MEETING

Scott Houston Division IV

Donald L. Dear Division V

phone: 310-743-5186 email: lastadium@tcco.com

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COMMUNITY PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE

WORDS FROM

A PEANUT

SEPTEMBER 14TH – NOVEMBER 29TH 2018

SCIENTIST

As we approach the mid-term election, in the face of the recent machinations emanating from Donald Trump and his challenged administration, I was moved by the life’s examples and eight rules George Washington Carver lived by. It seems to me that now, more than ever in recent memory, we all must take stock of ourselves, and how we view and treat others. George Washington Carver was a prominent American scientist and inventor in the early 1900s. He developed hundreds of products using the peanut, sweet potatoes and soybeans. He also was a champion of crop rotation and agricultural education. Number one on his list of eight rules was ‘be clean both inside and out.’ Neither look-up to the rich or down to the poor. Lose, if need be without squealing Win without bragging Always be considerate of women, children and older people Be too brave to lie Be too generous to cheat Take your share of the world and let others take their. Even as a child, Carver was interested in nature. Spared from demanding work because of his poor health, he had the time to study plants. His talents flourished to the extent that people started to ask him for help with their ailing vegetation. Besides peanuts, Carver’s research also involved clays, seeds, and sweet potatoes. So why is his name associated with just one legume? It is thanks in large part to an appearance he made before the House Ways and Means Committee. In 1920, Carver spoke at the United Peanut Association of America’s convention. He was such a success that the group decided to have him tell Congress about peanuts and the need for a tariff in January of 1921. The representatives weren’t

The one thing you can’t get back in life is time, so be careful the way you use it.

predisposed to listen to a black man but Carver ended up winning over the committee. They were drawn into testimony that covered many of the products Carver had created with peanuts, such as flour, milk, dyes and cheese, and ended up inviting him to take as much time as he needed to talk. After his appearance, peanuts and Carver were intertwined in the public’s mind. The scientist didn’t mind the association; however, when asked in 1938 if his work with peanuts was his best, Carver answered: “No, but it has been featured more than my other work.” In 1937, Carver was asked for a list of the peanut products that he’d developed. He wrote in reply, “There are more than 300 of them. I do not attempt to keep a list, as a list today would not be the same tomorrow, if I am allowed to work on that particular product. To keep a list would also give the Institute a great deal of trouble, as people would write wanting to know why one list differs from another. For this reason we have stopped sending out lists.” However, Carver did see the point in writing down advice and recipes, which he shared in agricultural bulletins such as “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption” (1916). So while you can’t see all of Carver’s formulas, Carver’s instructions for peanut soup, peanut bread, peanut cake and more are available! Carver was a friend, colleague or associate to a veritable “Who’s Who” of the 20th century. This began in 1896, when Booker T. Washington hired him to oversee the agricultural department at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver corresponded with John Harvey Kellogg (of cereal fame), as they shared an interest in food and health. Carver and automaker Henry Ford quickly struck up a friendship after meeting in 1937. Carver would stop by Ford’s labo-

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JAMES T. BUTTS Continued from page 1

as of September 30, 2018, Inglewood will end the fiscal year with a $25 million surplus and a $50 million cash reserve fund. The city’s financial position is robust and is a notable strength compared to its A-1 rating and its cash balance, as a percent of revenues at 41.9 percent. is stronger than the median throughout the United States. Furthermore, the fund balance as a percent of operating revenues of 46.4 percent far surpasses other Moody’s-rated cities nationwide and saw an impressive increase from 2011 to 2014. Further bolstering the city’s fiscal health are sales and property tax receipts which have risen steadily. With the mayor’s forward thinking, the city negotiated for all construction contracts for materials in excess of five million dollars to have a point of sale in the City of Inglewood, boosting overall sales tax receipts dramatically. In addition, Mayor Butts has engaged in entrepreneurial advertising collaborations that have resulted in income for the city, notably the full motion digital boards on Manchester, LaCienega and Century Boulevards. The dated perception that the City of Inglewood is unsafe is no longer accurate. The city is in its eighth consecutive year of the lowest annual crime totals in recorded history. Crime has dropped nearly 70 percent compared to the peak year of 1981. The city has a top-tier Chief of Police, has assembled a first-class command staff and has invested $10.7 million in the past seven years replacing police vehicles, equipment, and adding police officers. Mayor Butts’ performance on behalf of

the citizens of Inglewood has been extraordinary by all measures. Following are a few more of the most significant accomplishments that have been realized by Mayor Butts and his council colleagues that some Inglewood residents may not be familiar with: . Decreased the unemployment rate from 17.5 to 4.8 percent . Increased property values over 125 percent since 2012 . Brought the Girls Scouts regional headquarters from Marina Del Rey to Inglewood . Re-opened the Forum, the #1 concert venue I California, #2 in the USA and #3 in worldwide bookings . Negotiated the return of the LA Rams and LA Chargers with a multi-billion arena and mixed-use development projects . Negotiated the potential return of the NBA to Inglewood with a new LA Clippers Arena . Completed a $27 million, 35,000 square feet Senior Center – promised in 2006 . Entered into an agreement with the LA Philharmonic for a Youth Orchestra Program and facility in Inglewood The word extraordinary should not be used loosely however, in the case of Mayor Butts it is fitting. He is one that, from the beginning of his first term, has known the way, has gone the way and has shown the way for the city to move forward. A very few in the city have found it very hard to

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UCLA looks for their first win, Trojans eyeing first place By Steve Finley Both college football teams reside in the same city but that’s the only thing they have in common in 2018. UCLA is 0-5 for the first time since 1943 and the Trojans, despite their struggles this year are 3-2. UCLA will be looking for their first win of the season when they travel to the bay area to face the University of California on Saturday at 4 p.m. Although the Bruins played their best game of the season last Saturday against No. 10 Washington they still lost the game 31-24 at the Rose Bowl. The Trojans still have an excellent chance to win the Pac-12 South Division if they beat the first place Colorado Buffalos at the Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. The Trojans are coming off a bye week so they should be well rested to play 5-0 Colorado. The Trojans come into the game with a two game winning streak after wins over Washington State at home and Arizona on the road. To beat the

surprising Buffalos they will need to put pressure on their outstanding 6’5, 235 pound junior quarterback Steven Montez from El Paso Texas. Montez can beat you with his arm and legs. USC has the talent on defense to contain Montez. Veteran defensive players that include outside linebacker Porter Gustin, defensive end Christian Rector. inside linebacker Cameron Smith, defensive backs Iman Marshall, Ajene Harris and Marvell Tell III will need to be at their best if the Trojans expect to win. On offense freshman quarterback JT Daniels, running backs Aca”Cedric Ware, Stephen Carr, Vavae Malepeai, receivers Tyler Vaughns, Michael Pittman and Amon-Ra St. Brown and their offensive line will need to stay on the field to give their defense a rest and keep the ball away from Colorado’s offense. UCLA looked better against Washington last Saturday but close losses are

RAMS STAY UNBEATEN, CHARGERS HAVE A WINNING RECORD By Steve Finley The two professional football teams are starting to make things look interesting in Los Angeles. Both teams have winning records and the Rams continue to look like one of the best teams in the National Football League. The Rams are 5-0 after their close, 33-31 win over Seattle last Sunday. The Chargers are 3-2 after their 26-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders last Sunday. Sunday both teams will be on the road when the Rams travel to Denver to play the Broncos at 1 p.m. and the Chargers travel to Cleveland to play the surprising Browns led by

rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield at 10 a.m. Against the Raiders Charger quarterback Phillip Rivers completed 22 of 27 passes for 339 yards and wide receiver Keenan Allen caught eight passes for 90 yards but the stars of the game was the defense who held the Raiders to 289 yards of total offense. “It was a good team win,” said Charger head coach Anthony Lynn after the win over the Raiders. “When we don’t give teams anything we are a tough team to beat.”

UCLA RUNNING BACK JOSHUA KELLEY HAS RUN FOR OVER 100 YARDS IN TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES. THE 0-5 BRUINS TRAVEL TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY FOR A 4 P.M. GAME.

USC WIDE RECEIVER TYLER VAUGHNS, LEFT, WILL BE IN ACTION WITH THE REST OF THE 3-2 TROJANS SATURDAY AGAINST 5-0 AND FIRST PLACE COLORADO AT THE COLISEUM AT 7:30 P.M.

RAMS QUARTERBACK JARED GOFF HAS LED THE RAMS TO A 5-0 RECORD. THEY PLAY AT DENVER ON SUNDAY AT 1 P.M.

CHARGER RUNNING BACK AUSTIN EKELER GETS READY TO SCORE AGAINST THE RAIDERS LAST SUNDAY AFTER CATCHING A 44 YARD PASS FROM PHILLIP RIVERS. THE 3-2 CHARGERS TRAVEL TO CLEVELAND TO TAKE ON THE BROWNS SUNDAY AT 10 A.M.

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Little’s Response

LEGAL NOTICES

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2018229280 The following Person is doing business as:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Inglewood, California will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Ninth Floor, Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, California to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Special Use Permit No. 2018-007 (SP-2018-007) to allow the construction of a new 5,163 square-foot, 12-bed community care residential health facility on a 12,500 square-foot on a R-3 (Multiple-family Residential) zoned property at 814 North Market Street.

Registered Owner(s): Fred Smith and Kathy Smith, 4712 Admiralty Way, #1006, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-6905

All interested persons may appear before said City Council and be heard with reference to this matter.

This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on September 11, 2018.

The proposed use is consistent with the Land Use Element of the Inglewood Comprehensive General Plan. A Notice of Exemption (EA-CE-2018-35) was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) stating that the proposed project will have no significant adverse impact upon the environment, a copy of which is available for public review in the Planning Division, fourth floor, City Hall.

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.) Fred Smith and Kathy Smith, Owners. This statement was filed with the County Clerk on September 11, 2018. 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 October 11, 18, 25; November 1, 2018 IT004223012002044 Inglewood Today

This notice is given by the order of the City Council of the City of Inglewood and is dated this 9th day of October 2018. Yvonne Horton, City Clerk CITY OF INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA If you will require special accommodations to attend this hearing due to a disability, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 412-5280 or FAX (310) 412-5533, One Manchester Boulevard, 1st Floor, Inglewood, California 90301. All requests for accommodations must be received 48 hours prior to the day of the hearing. “If you challenge the aforementioned public hearing in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing.” In the event that this City Council meeting is not held, or is concluded prior to this public hearing agenda item being considered, the public hearing will automatically be continued to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

Inglewood voters may also be interested in knowing something about his vision for the City of Inglewood that is in conflict with the current direction and leadership that is being provided. Inglewood voters will decide who will be the next mayor in November. The incumbent’s record has been on display for some time and the development that he has spawned is ongoing throughout the city, making it easy for voters to measure his results and effectiveness.

JAMES T. BUTTS

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look up to Mayor Butts as he has kept his ears to the ground. He has demonstrated the confidence to stand where others have been unable to stand before him, the courage to make tough decisions and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He set out to be the mayor of the city that he loved and where he previously served as a police officer and became one of the best mayors the city has ever had by the quality of his actions, the integrity of his intent and the results he was able to achieve. Mayor Butts has not only done things right, he continues to do the right thing for the City of Inglewood and its residents. His effectiveness is not about making speeches or being liked, even though he is well respected and admired, his true leadership is defined by the results he has been able to achieve. It has been said that the highest of distinctions of a leader is service to others and Mayor James T. Butts has undeniably earned that distinction among the residents of the City of Inglewood.

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#2, which offers Mexican bread. Mayor Butts closed the meeting with a summary of what has been accomplished in the City of Inglewood during his tenure as mayor, noting that it was unfortunate that the local, daily news publications have not featured the noteworthy and newsworthy stories that have been accomplished – from the re-

CITY OF INGLEWOOD—IT’S FREE! duction in crime and the increase ENROLL NOW in employment for Inglewood resiENROLL NOW Classes start The County of Los Angeles Fire Department and The City of Inglewood Office of Emergency Se dents, to the Senior Citizen Center, Saturday, November Classes start 3, 2018 proud to present C.E.R.T. training to the public. the NFL and NBA sports complexes Saturday, November 3, 2018 and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Following a major disaster, police, fire, and medical professionals may not be able to fully meet The County of Los Angeles Fire Department and The City of Inglewood Office of Emergency Services is Youth Orchestra initiative, to of name demand the community. People have rely on each other to meet the immediate life saving proud to present C.E.R.T.will training to the to public. a few. The County of Los Angeles Fireneighborhoods Department and The that City ofmay Inglewood Officeoff of Emergency is sustaining needs, particularly in isolated be cut from theServices main roads for a Following a major disaster, police, fire,public. and medical professionals may not be able to fully meet the initial proud to present C.E.R.T. training to the A story about the Mayor’s retime. demand of the community. People will have to rely on each other to meet the immediate life saving and life sustaining needs, particularly in isolated neighborhoods that may be cut off from the main roads for a period of Following a major disaster, police, fire, and medical professionals may not be able to fully meet the initial marks is the cover story for this time. demand of the community. will have to rely on each other to meet the immediate lifeResponse saving and life Team ( The County of Los Angeles Fire People Department’s Community Emergency week’s INGLEWOOD TODAY. sustaining needs, particularly in isolated neighborhoods that may be cut off from the main roads for a period of The County of Los Angeles Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) program was developed time. to provide basic training in safety and life saving skills for the general public. program was developed to provide basic training in safety and life saving skills for the general public.

The County course of Los will Angeles Fire Department’s EmergencySaturday Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Thewill training be presented as a series three (3)(3) consecutive classes*. course bedeveloped presented as a series ofofCommunity three consecutive Saturday classes*. program wasclass provide basic training in safety and life saving skills for the general public. Scheduled datesto are:

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ratory in Dearborn, Michigan, and Ford himself visited Tuskegee in Alabama. Ford also gave the funds to install an elevator in Carver’s dormitory as the scientist grew weaker in his later years. Along with peanuts, Carver felt that weeds—or “nature’s vegetables”—were a nutritious and undeveloped food source for America. Carver once noted, “There is no need for America to go hungry as long as nature provides weeds and wild vegetables...” Throughout his life, Carver’s actions demonstrated how little he cared for money. For example, he turned down a six-figure job offer from Thomas Edison. In addition, Carver filed only three patents on the products he’d developed. As he explained, “One

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Saturday, November 3, 10, and 17, 2018 Saturday, November 10, and 17, 2018 9:00November A.M. – 3,10, 4:30 P.M. November 3, 2018 2018 November 17, 2018

The training course will be presented as a series of three (3) consecutive Saturday classes*. 9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M. Scheduled class dates are:

Disaster Preparedness

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3, 20183, 2018 November 10,2018 2018 November November November 10, November 17, 2018 17, 2018 reason I never patent my products isNovember that if Suppression Disaster Medical Disaster Preparedness Terrorism Light Search & Rescue Review/Simulation Disaster Medical Disaster Preparedness Terrorism I did, it would take so much time I would get Operations 2 DisasterMedical Fire Disaster Disaster Psychology Operations 2 nothing else done. But mainly I don’t want Disaster FireSuppression Team Organization Disaster Psychology Operations 1 Light Search & Rescue Review/Simulation any discoveries to benefit specific favored Suppression Light Team Search & Rescue Review/Simulation Disaster Medical persons. I think they should be available to CITY HALL – COMMUNITY ROOM A ON 1ST FLOOR Organization Operations 1 all peoples.” ONE W. MANCHESTER BLVD., INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 Disaster Medical Team Organization ST In 1917, Carter revealed what motivated Operations 1 CITY HALL –C.E.R.T. training is A free. COMMUNITY ROOM ON 1 FLOOR him: “Well, some day I will have to leave ONE W. MANCHESTER BLVD., INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 Register online: www.cityofinglewood.org or this world. And when that day comes, I Contact: City of Inglewood Office of Emergency Services at (310) 412-8840 want to feel that my life has been of some C.E.R.T. training is free.A ON 1ST FLOOR CITY HALL – COMMUNITY ROOM Participants are required to wear closed toed shoes and long pants. Students 16 and older may attend if service to my fellow man.” When he passed ONE W. MANCHESTER INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 Register online:BLVD., www.cityofinglewood.org or accompanied by parent. away in 1943, it would seem he had lived Contact: City of Inglewood Office of Emergency Services at (310) 412-8840 *Students must complete all twenty hours of the course to receive a certificate of completion. just such a life. Note: All students must and be atlong leastpants. 18 Participants are required to wear closed toedtraining shoes Students C.E.R.T. isto participate. free.16 and older may attend if Carter left behind much for the world accompanied by parent. to ponder from his many inventions to the Register online: *Students must complete all twentywww.cityofinglewood.org hours of the course to receive a certificateor of completion. simple way he chose to live his life…lesNote: AllOffice students must be at least 18 to participate. Contact: City of Inglewood of Emergency Services at (310) 412-8840 sons and words that will serve us well today. Disaster Fire

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