October 25, 2018
VOL. 31, No. 89
California’s Future is Uncertain
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor
$1,000,000
MILLION DOLLARS CAN’T BUY INGLEWOOD OR DECEIVE RESPONSIBLE, INTELLIGENT VOTERS By Willie Brown, Publisher
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ATTEMPTS COUP IN INGLEWOOD
The race for governor of California — between Gavin Newsom, the Democratic lieutenant governor, and John Cox, a Republican business executive — is one of the least competitive contests in the nation. This is a Democratic state, and polls show Mr. Newsom with a substantial lead. But the fact that there is little suspense about the outcome does not mean this is not an important contest that deserves examination. Jerry Brown, who has been governor for eight years, is stepping down just at a moment when California is facing challenges that would test the most experienced chief executive. Despite Newsom’s likely victory, there are critical challenges that awaits the next governor: an economy that may be heading for a downturn, and a state that is in many ways not prepared for it. On one hand, the Cal-
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Madison Square Garden, the company that owns and operates The Forum and has sued Mayor James T. Butts and the City of Inglewood over the proposed Los Angeles Clippers initiative to build a world-class NBA arena to the City of Inglewood, has poured over $1 million Dollars into mayoral candidate Marc Little’s campaign; an individual who has boasted of his allegiance to Donald Trump and the republican party, an individual who has not actively articulated a sound, economically viable plan for the City and one who does not appear to be aware of the enormous progress the city has made under the leadership of his incumbent opponent. Mayor James T. Butts has transformed the City of Inglewood on par with the largest metropolitan areas in the United States; Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City. Marc Little, a republican who reportedly changed his address to run for office and hastily changed his address to become an eligible candidate for the position of mayor, had previously featured himself on his social media site – which he mysteriously deleted, as the Prodi-
gal Republican. In that forum he virtually castigated former President Obama while praising the policies of Trump which are usually divisive, racist, and misogynistic. The title of his book presents a pertinent view of the real Marc Little The Prodigal Republican*Faith and Politics.* The word prodigal is an adjective that means spending money or resources freely and recklessly, wastefully extravagant. In the last few days of the November election, Little has been spending Inglewood-outsiders’ money freely and extravagantly to boost his candidacy and to deceive Inglewood voters. Little has raised well over $1 million for the Nov. 6th election. This includes at least $1,014,400 from Madison Square Garden (MSG), though the venue giant continues to give large donations every week. For example, on Oct. 3, MSG gave the Little campaign $50,000. Exactly one week later it poured another $150,000 into the election coffer and one week after that, MSG had two donations of $250,000 and $14,400. It is prudent to wonder what deal
Little has made with the owners of MSG and what exactly do they expect to garner from their arrangement with Little. That is also the question of the large campaign donations that have come from other Inglewood-outsiders who appear to have very little business, civic or other interest in the City of Inglewood but for their presumed relationship with MSG. Not one donation to the Little campaign has come from a resident or local business operation in the City of Inglewood. Instead, a significant amount of his money has come from the Los Angeles area, Downtown Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and the San Fernando Valley. Most of these donors are in the entertainment industry and have no clear connection to Inglewood, including for example; producer David Geffen, studio executive Ron Meyer, music producer David Foster and Kris Jenner, matriarch of the Kardashian family. In addition to the entertainment money, Little has raised money from at-
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WEST BASIN ANNOUNCES
2018 WATER RELIABILITY AWARD RECIPIENTS Local community members and organizations honored at 20th annual Water Harvest festival CARSON, Calif. – West Basin Municipal Water District hosted nearly 1,100 attendees at the 20th annual Water Harvest festival on Saturday, Oct. 20. During this time, the West Basin board of directors celebrated local businesses and individuals who have made a significant impact through their commitment to water reliability during an awards ceremony at the event.
“Our success of achieving water reliability is contingent upon the support we receive from the members of our community,” said West Basin Board President Donald L. Dear. “Our Water Reliability Award winners have made water conservation and embracing a water-efficient lifestyle an active conversation and commitment in their daily lives. We are grateful to celebrate them as they
continue to share West Basin’s message throughout the District.” Each of West Basin’s five elected officials chose an awards recipient within their division. The 2018 Water Reliability Award winners include: Division I – Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce West Basin Director Harold C. Williams represents the cities of Carson,
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