July 12, 2018
VOL. 31, No. 74
RENT CONTROL MEASURE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT:
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor
There has been a lot of talk about initiating rent control in Inglewood recently and the City Clerk indicated that it appears as though rent control proponents have garnered sufficient signatures to secure the measure on the November ballot. I sought the input of an Inglewood resident and real estate agent to provide his thoughts about the desirability of a rent control measure in the City of Inglewood. “As a Real Estate agent,” Jeremy said, “I have seen some rents literally double in a matter of days. People who were paying $1000 for a 2 bedroom are now being forced to pay $2,000 and while it may seem like an obvious solution to initiate rent control as soon as possible, thereby stabilizing rents at low values that people can afford, it also makes sense to weigh the options carefully, in order to make a concise and clear decision about what the rent control would mean for current and future citizens of this great city.” While the idea of rent control and the burden on one’s monthly budget would
seem to naturally justify support for a rent control measure, there are several factors to consider that may give one pause before casting a supportive vote in November. One significant factor is the availability of rental units. Once rent increase is im-
tive effect on the quality of maintenance landlords complete as their costs increase at a greater rate than the rate of rent increases they are able to impose. In addition, if a rent control measure is passed in Inglewood, current landlords may announce a huge increase before
posed, families tend to move considerably less frequently thereby decreasing the supply of available rental units and stagnating the local economy. Secondly, rent control measures may have a nega-
the measure becomes law that may force existing tenants to pay more rent or move out. The principle of supply and demand states that when there is limited sup-
ply, demand rises. This may be the case in many different industries, like in the food industry for example. When there was a bug eating all the lime trees, the price of limes climbed dramatically. Real Estate is different because it is not a renewable resource. With the exception of the developers in Dubai, who are building islands in the Persian Gulf by pumping sand into large piles, and the Volcanoes spewing magma into the waters off Hawaii, there is no more land in Inglewood, or California. If a rent control measure becomes law in Inglewood, it is highly likely that all of the available properties for rent would be snatched-up right away, resulting in an even smaller number of available rentals. This would make it nearly impossible for new people to move in, and make it financially difficult for people to move out, since they would keep staying and paying low rents. Local businesses benefit from a flow of people moving in and out of cities, who in turn benefit from the services that the local businesses provide. If rent
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DULAN’S ‘KICKED BUTT’ By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor
Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, at the corner of Manchester Boulevard and La Brea, has probably made history with the number of delicious soul food meals
it has provided since its inception many years ago. Last week Dulan’s became a part of Los Angeles football history! Dulan’s was hired to cater the Topping Out Celebration for just under 3,000 people at the new Los Angeles Football Stadium that will be the future home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. Catering one of the largest events the celebrated restaurant chain has ever been engaged to present, they fed over 2,000 construction workers; representatives from the Rams and Chargers; Government Officials and the National Press, as they gathered to sign the last support beam to be installed in the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, also referred to as City of Champions Stadium.
3400 pieces of fried chicken (fried on site), 1,000 barbecue chicken quarters, 950 pounds of potato salad (made from scratch), 22 cases of barbecue baked beans, 3000 pieces of cornbread (made from scratch), 6000 cookies baked at Dulan’s on Crenshaw, 3000 sodas, 2000 bottles of water, and a variety of condiments. The food was served on time at the proper temperatures.
The purpose of the event was to reward the construction workers for a job well done with a delicious home cooked meal provided by Dulan’s Soul Food. Because the workers were on their lunch break, Dulan’s was given 90 minutes to serve the first 2,300 (day shift) workers with the afternoon shift workers being seated at 5:00PM that evening. “To meet that challenge,” Gregory Du-
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lan said, “I was very proud to be able to hire more than 75 young people from the community. We gave them server and hospitality training and when the first 1500 hungry construction workers charged them all at once; they kicked butt! They exceeded my expectations and the client was extremely happy!”
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