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The Sweetie Pies We All Desire 60 years later 27th Street Bakery lives on

OH HOW SWEET IT IS- On Tuesday Nov. 26 and Wednesday Nov. 27, the famous 27th Street Bakery will bring their tasty treats to Woody’s Barbeque located on Slauson Ave. and Crenshaw Blvd. (Kenneth Miller/Photo) By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

It’s a week before Thanksgiving and the sweet scented aroma flutters into your nostrils, alarming your endorphins and literally teases your appetite for the legendary pies that are baking in the massive oven. Just a few steps from the oven is an

enormous stainless steel pot overflowed with uncooked sweet potatoes, and just around the short corner is an fourth generation family member filling pie shells with the secret ingredients of the pecan pies, while another worker rolls the home made crust that serves as the pies foundation. The iconic 27th Street Bakery lo-

cated on 27th and Central Ave. has withstood the test of time, a transforming community that was once predominantly African American, but is now predominantly Latino. However all that really matters to Jeanette Bolden, a former Olympic Gold Medal champion in the 4x400 relay in 1984, is preserving the family

California Black Media Briefs: Gov. Newsom Nominates First Black Woman

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Congratulations, Judge Teri L. Jackson! Gov. Newsom Makes (Black) History With Nomination of First African-American Woman to State’s First District Court of Appeals Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Judge Teri L. Jackson associate justice of the First District Court of Appeals, Division Three, in San Francisco. If confirmed, Jackson, 63, a Democrat from San Mateo, will be the first African-American woman in the history of the state to serve on the court. The only other African-American

woman to serve on a California appellate court bench was Justice Arleigh Woods who was a justice on the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Southern California. Former Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Woods, who is now retired, in 1980 during his first governorship. “Gov. Newsom has a commitment to diversity and this is one more piece of evidence,” said Alice Huffman, president of the NAACP CaliforniaHawaii Conference, responding to Jackson’s nomination. In 2002, Jackson made history, too. Gov. Gray Davis appointed her to the

legacy that is nestled beyond the walls of this white corner building that has been a community staple since 1959. Bolden, who starred on the track team at UCLA has committed her life to the business that was left to her by her late mother Alberta Cravin. Her late brother Gregory Spann ran the business with their Continued on page 5 San Francisco County Superior Court that year, making her the first Black woman to serve on that court. As an educator, Jackson has worked as a professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and at the University of San Francisco School of Law. She also worked in private practice also as a counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, an international law firm based in San Francisco. In public service, she worked as an assistant district attorney in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office from 1984 to 1997. Before that, she was a deputy district attorney in the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office from 1981 to 1984. Jackson, a graduate of Georgetown University law Center in Washington, D.C., will earn an annual salary of $244,700, if Continued on page 2 JOIN US ON

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COMMUNITY MEETING REUNIÓN COMUNITARIA Thursday, November 21, 2019

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What would be your solution to the homeless crisis? By Harmony Wortham

Jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2019 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 9300 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Inglewood 90305

Key representatives of the Los Angeles Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park will host an informational meeting regarding stadium construction. Learn more about the upcoming stadium work and project progres.

Los representantes claves del Distrito de Entretenimiento en Hollywood Park presidirán una reunión informativa relacionada con la construcción del lugar. Conozca más acerca de las obras futuras y el progreso del proyecto.

The project team will be available to answer construction-related questions from the community.

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confirmed, according to the governor’s office. Her nomination is subject to review by the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation. The Commission on Judicial Appointments will also have to vet and confirm her nomination. It’s a Woman’s World: Black Democrats Swear In All-Woman Executive Team Black women, one of the most loyal and energized voting blocs in the Democratic Party, may not be getting their due yet at the national level. But if what’s happening in California with Black women Democrats, at all levels, is a sign in the tea leaves of what’s to come, then brace yourselves for a beautiful blue world of Black Women in politics. Four Black women took control of the California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) this past weekend. The group held the swearing-in ceremony of its new board during the California Democratic Party (CDP) annual convention, which took place in Long Beach this year from Nov. 15 – Nov. 17. California U.S. Congresswomen Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) and Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) spoke at the event attended by hundreds of Black California Democrats and supporters. Other special guests included U.S. Presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer. Another well-known Black woman and politician, state Senator Holly

Meagan Christian

Lindsay Garret

II think we have to do more about The city needs more low-income (only) apartment buildings. We don’t the mental health crisis and it will not have too many, if there are even any dissolve, but surely help the homeat all. I sure don’t know of any off the lessness crisis a little, for sure. top of my head around these parts and that doesn’t make any since, considering the statistics of Inglewood growing so exorbitantly.

Maritez Valenzuela

Raymond Miller

All the abandoned buildings on Market Street could house beds for the homeless to start. It is obvious that ensuring future entertainment venues is far more important to the city and it’s really sad.

There truly needs to be more options. Unfortunately, there isn’t really any affordable housing here anymore and I don’t know if Inglewood even has 1 single homeless shelter. The money is there; the city just isn’t using it wisely.

Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), spoke to the audience in the crowded room at the swearing-in, too. Then, Diane Becton, judge and former trial lawyer, and first Black women to be elected District Attorney in Contra Costa County in 2018, performed the swearing-in ceremony. “Already the African American caucus is changing this party,” said Taisha Brown, the new chair of the CDPAAC at the event. “We also got the Children’s caucus to declare racism a public health issue for our children. We are also working with the

legislative Black caucus to turn this in to legislation.” All the African-American presidential hopefuls attended the CDP convention, including the late comer to the race, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. California junior U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the state’s highest ranking Black woman Democrat, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) were also there, as well as the other leading presidential candidates.

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EYE ON THE CITY GEORGE DOTSON

ALEX PADILLA

JAMES BUTTS

ELOY MORALES

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INGLEWOOD MARKET GATEWAY IS UNDERWAY By Francis Taylor, Senior Writer

If you have driven past the intersection of La Brea and Regent Street recently you have no doubt noticed earth movers preparing the land for the construction of the Inglewood Market Gateway. The development will feature 243 studio, one, two, and three bedroom luxury rental units and 50,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The development, which will redefine Inglewood’s downtown, is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2022. More information may be obtained online at www.inglewoodmarketgatewan.com. The council conducted a Public Hearing to consider Zone Change No. 2019-001 (ZC-2019-001) to rezone an approximately 67,783 square-foot (1.55 acres) site from R-2 (Limited Multiple-family Residential) and M-1 (Light Manufacturing) to R-3 (Multiple-family Residential) at 355 La Colina Drive, and 338 to 358 East Beach Avenue. The council approved an amendment to Agreement No. 18-205 with J Lee Engineering, Inc., increasing the contract amount by an additional $150,000 to continue providing Building Safety inspection services and Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 18-221 with MGT Consulting Group, Inc., to perform an annual and updated Full Cost Allocation Plan and User Fee Study. The council approved the purchase

of computer equipment from Dell Computer L.P. The council approved Amendment No. 2 to Funding Agreement No. 920000000INGLEI with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) extending the Inglewood Long-Range Mobility Plan Study funding lapse date to December 31, 2019, and No. 2 to Funding Agreement No. CFP# F5300 with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to extend the City of Inglewood ITSPhase IV Improvements lapse date to February 28, 2021. The council authorized the payment of outstanding invoices submitted by S & L Specialty Construction,

Inc., for construction work on RSI Phase XV, Group 10, RSI Phase XV, Group 13, and RSI Phase XV, Group 17. The council approved the Amended and Restated Second Amendment to CEQA Funding Agreement No. 18-055 with Murphy’s Bowl LLC to include an additional $2,804,240.73 to cover certain additional City costs and activities associated with the Phase II Scope of Services provided by third party consultants necessary to provide certain environmental and legal services on behalf of the City as required and/or contemplated by the ENA. The council approved an Amended and Restated Exclusive Negotiating

Agreement (ENA) by and between the City of Inglewood (the “City”) and Prairie Station, LLC, (the “Developer”), subject to the California Department of Finance’s approval of the Long Range Property Management Plan (LRPMP) of the City of Inglewood as Successor Agency to the Inglewood Redevelopment Agency (the “Successor Agency”) for disposition of all former Inglewood Redevelopment Agency- and Successor Agency-owned properties transferred to the City pursuant to the LRPMP. The council approved an Advance Funds Agreement between the City of Inglewood and Faith Lutheran Church Inglewood, California for $9,978 to cover City costs and activities associated with a Planned Assembly Development and a 65-unit Senior Housing Development proposal for 3320 W. 85th Street. The council adopted a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operational Budget to unfreeze the salary savings of one of the allocated positions in the City Treasurer’s Department. The council approved rate adjustments for residential and commercial accounts for solid waste collection, in accordance to the rate schedule as permitted under the Integrated Solid Waste Services Agreement and subsequent amendments with Consolidated Disposal Service (CDS), a Republic Services company. The counContinued on page 6 cil set a public

REP. WATERS LEADS HOUSE IN AFFIRMING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1866 & ITS SECTION 1981 IT News Wire

WASHINGTON – In advance of oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Comcast Corp. V. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) led her colleagues in introducing a resolution that affirms the vital role that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 – particularly Section 1981 of the Act – has played in prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity when making and enforcing business contracts. Should Comcast Corporation, the plaintiffs in the case, prevail at the Supreme Court, it will be nearly impossible for entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators of color who have been victims of racial discrimination to bring forth lawsuits and have their rights protected and enforced in a court of law. Congresswoman Waters resolution that makes clear that the U.S. Congress strongly opposes this, and any other attack, on equal rights protections for people of color and marginalized groups under the Civil Rights Act of 1866. “More than a century after the pas-

sage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, it is absolutely outrageous that one of the largest media companies in the world would have the audacity to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in a case that undermines this vital law,” said Congresswoman Maxine Waters. “Nearly ten years ago when Comcast sought to merge with NBC Universal, both companies were forced, under pressure from my efforts in Congress and the FCC, to commit to credible diversity and inclusion initiatives as a condition for the merger. Today, they are seeking to effectively destroy one of our nation’s

oldest civil rights statutes dating back to Reconstruction. In doing so, Comcast is opening the flood gates to discrimination in business contracts with no legal remedy or recourse. Those of us who know our history, understand all too well the harmful impact this could have on future generations of entrepreneurs and creators of color. I am proud to lead my colleagues in a resolution that makes clear that any and all assaults on civil rights protections for Americans – particularly people of color and other marginalized groups – will not be tolerated by the U.S. Congress.” In the aftermath of the Civil War, African Americans suffered through a tumultuous integration. They were systematically and routinely subject to laws, such as the Black Codes, which were designed to restrict African American’s freedom and keep formerly enslaved persons from thriving in society. In response, Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Since their inception, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and Section 1981 of the Act have made it unlawful for any citizen to be denied equal rights and eq-

uitable treatment on the basis of race; protected people of color from discrimination when forming business contracts; and provided a legal pathway for those who have been racially discriminated against to seek justice. Congresswoman Waters’ resolution is supported by 21 Members and acknowledges the history and significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Section 1981 of the Act, and their integral role as a key pillar of civil rights jurisprudence. Throughout her career in public service, Congresswoman Waters has been a leading advocate for diversity and inclusion in the media. Her years-long efforts during the Comcast-NBC Universal merger review – which included holding congressional hearings, urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend the public comment period, filing comments on behalf of independent minority producers, directors, and writers, and leading the congressional efforts to ensure that the terms of the merger included voluntary commitments and proposals for media diversity – led to the creation of four independently Continued on page 6

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News A Matter of Life and Death: Group to Pull Plug on Life-Saving Aid

It Gives to Nearly 4,000 California Dialysis Patients Ana B. Ibarra | Special to California Black Media Partners

Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund (AKF) that he said felt like “a smack on the face.” The organization informed Desmond, who has kidney failure and needs dialysis three times a week, that it will no longer help him pay for his private health insurance plan - to the tune of about $800 a month. “I am depressed about the whole situation,” said the 58-year-old Sacramento resident. “I have no clue what I’m going to do.” Desmond has Medicare, but it doesn’t cover the entire cost of his care. So, with assistance from AKF, he pays for a private plan to cover the difference. Now, the fund, which helps about 3,700 Californians pay their premiums and out-of-pocket costs, is threatening to pull out of California because of a new

state law that is expected to cut into the dialysis industry’s profits - leaving patients like Desmond scrambling. The letter portrayed the fund as helpless. “We are heartbroken at this outcome,” it read. “Ending assistance in California is the last thing we want to do.” But supporters of the new law are calling the threat a scare tactic. State Assemblyman Jim Wood (D- Healdsburg), the author of AB-290, said there is nothing in the measure that prohibits the fund from continuing to provide financial assistance to patients. “AKF has simply made a conscious decision, without merit, to leave the state despite the many accommodations

I made by amending the bill in the Senate to ensure that it can continue to operate in California,” Wood said in a written statement. What’s behind this dispute, critics of AKF Say, is the tight relationship between the fund and the companies that provide dialysis, which filters the blood of people whose kidneys are no longer doing the job. People on dialysis usually qualify for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people 65 and older, and those with kidney failure and certain disabilities. If they’re low income, they may also qualify for Medicaid, which is called Medi-Cal in California. But dialysis companies can get higher reimbursements from private insurers than from public coverage. And one way to keep dialysis patients on private insurance is by giving them financial assistance from AKF, which helps nearly 75,000 low-income dialysis patients across the country.

The fund gets most of its money from DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the two largest dialysis companies in the country. The fund does not disclose its donors, but an independent audit of its finances conducted by the accounting firm CliftonLarsenAllen, LLP, reveals that 82 percent of its funding in 2018 - nearly $250 million - came from two companies. Insurance plans, consumer advocacy groups and unions have accused AKF of helping dialysis providers steer patients into private insurance plans in exchange for donations from the dialysis industry. Wood said his bill is intended to discourage that practice. AKF CEO LaVarne Burton denied the accusations and said her group plays no role in patients’ coverage choices. Starting in 2022, the new law will limit the private-insurance reimbursement rate that dialysis companies receive for patients who get assistance from groups such as AKF Continued on page 7

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Sports & Entertainment PREP BASKETBALL PREVIEW

HIGH STANDARDS FOR ACADEMIC MONARCHY MORNINGSIDE GIRLS SCORE BIG IN CLASSROOM By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

More often than not championships are more celebrated than scholars and victories shield grade point averages, but for the 2019-20 Morningside Monarchs girls basketball team finishing strong in the classroom is far more superior than making 3-points shots, fancy dribbling and uncontested layups. Keith Morris, who serves as Athletic Director and girl’s basketball coach, returns for his second season on his second stint as Lady Monarchs head coach and the intriguing journey will focus on the vast inexperience of his players. However, the dilemma eligibility for his young squad will not be an issue to contend with because Morningside girls have a team GPA average higher than 3.0. Although five players on the team either has never played basketball or will be playing their first season in this year, the Monarchs are aiming to prove that smarts can complement inferior skills. Academic achievement is first and foremost on the menu for the Lady Monarchs with the likes of Michele Jasmin (4.3 GPA), Eayanra Ladin (3.0 GPA), Mishari Prewitt (3.4 GPA), Brianna Ibanez (3.8 GPA) and juniors Kaiya Johnson (3.5 GPA) and Aaliyah Pugh (3.0 GPA) will be playing varsity basketball for the first time.

“In all honesty a lot the girls say they don’t think that we are going to do too good because of all the new players that we have but I think we will just have to work hard,” said senior Jayla Hunter. Hunter, a transfer from Panorama, averaged 15 points per game two years ago in the Valley and now the 5’2 guard will be relied upon as one of the

Sentinels advance to semifinals Elusive title is one step away By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

Coach Mil’Von James is on the doorstep of making history in his first season as Inglewood High School football coach. The mighty Sentinels plowed through yet another CIF-Southern Section D-13 opponent, blasting away Santa Monica 60-21 to advance to the semifinals on Friday Nov. 22 at Yorba Linda against Esperanza of Anaheim. Santa Monica became for first team in more than a month to score a touchdowns on the stalwart Inglewood defense. Senior quarterback Jared Heywood has been off the charts in the post season tossing 10 touchdowns. The Aztecs (8-4) are led by senior

leaders of the team. Team captain Brooklyn Jefferson is among three returning players and her three years of varsity experience will be key for the inexperienced Monarchs. Jefferson, 5’2 is also among the top academic achievers with an outstanding 3.5 GPA, and her final season will be relied upon heavily. running back Walter Gooding who averages 7.4 yards per carry on 2019 yards and 19 touchdowns. He averages almost 170 yards rushing per game and will be a load for the Sentinels to contain. However, it this game turns on offense, the Sentinels will advance to the championship game next with a date with destiny in the balance. Continued from page 1: The Sweetie Pies We All Desire...

STARING AT HISTORY: Inglewood head coach Mil’Von James (left) is joined by his assistants during their 60-21 wipe out of Santa Monica last week to advance to the semifinals. Now the Sentinels face Esperanza on Friday Nov. 22 at Yorba Linda for a shot at a title. (Nick Koza/Photo)

mother until he died in 2002. Cravin passed away in 2007 after purchasing the business from her mother Sadie Patterson who succumbed in 2004. It was Sadie and her late husband Henry who poured their heart and soul into 27th Street Bakery, hiring kids from the community delivering pies to the likes of late Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. Today, the famous 27th Street Bakery sweet potatoes pies can be purchased

Seniors Kalani Duplessis and Morgan Radford are the remaining starters back from a team that finished 3-14 last season. The last winning season for the Monarchs girls basketball program was 15 years ago in 2005 when the team went to the CIF-SS playoffs with a 24-8 record, including 9-1 in league. Two of the greatest women basketball players in the world hail from Morningside High School, included are two-time Los Angeles Sparks WNBA champion Lisa Leslie and is considered is among the most decorated in the world. Another is Tina Thompson, a fourtime WNBA champion and 9 time WNBA All Star who was also a Russian National League champion (2007), a EuroLeague champion (2007) and a Romanian National League champion (2010). Both Leslie and Thompson jersey numbers are retired at USC and Morningside. For this current group, there are no such illusions of that level of grandeur. It’s more about progress for a program that has not won more than 8 games in a singles season since 2011. Morningside will play its first five games on the road before opening at home in non league action against Price.

in much location throughout the city, including Inglewood at Ralphs, Smart & Final, Woody’s Barbeque, 7/11 and Phillips among others. When asked what makes the specialty sweet potatoes pie so delicious and desirable, and Bolden answer was prompt. “Well, my grandmother got the recipe from her mother and they just kept it in the family. So I have a responsibility to them to keep it in the family and preserve it for our many customers for generations to come,” Bolden told Inglewood Today. The family hails from Shreveport, Louisiana, the recipes for the pies and the cakes are treasured family secrets. Originally it was known as Mr. Harry Pie Shop, the named was changed in 1980, but commitment to quality has remained the same. On Tuesday Nov. 26 and Wednesday Nov. 27, the famous 27th Street Bakery will bring their tasty treats to Woody’s Barbeque located on Slauson Ave. and Crenshaw Blvd.

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Can These Powerful Black Leaders Join Forces to Close the Achievement Gap for Black Children? Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media

When California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the English language arts and math results of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test last month, we found out that African-American students’ scores lagged behind the much higher marks their White, Asian and Hispanic peers obtained. Statewide, just over 40 percent of all public school students met or exceeded standards in math and 51 percent were proficient in English. Of those numbers, only 21 percent of African-American students were proficient in math, compared with 74 percent of Asian-American students, 54 percent of White students, and 29 percent of Hispanic students. In English, only 33 percent of African-American students were proficient. Compare that with 77 percent of Asian-American students, 64 percent of White students, and 41 percent of Hispanic students. Five years ago, California adopted the CAASPP assessment tests. Each year since then, our African-American student scores have ranked at the bottom of the results of all racial subgroups in the state. During that time, the achievement gap between Black students and their White and Asian peers has seen only marginal improvement, while getting wider between our children and their Hispanic counterparts. The achievement gap between African-American and White students was first acknowledged over fifty years ago in a 1966 federal government study called the Coleman Report. The United States Congress commissioned the report after it passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Since then, education researchers and practitioners have been hard at work trying to identify the causes and propose what can be done to address it. Despite decades of education reform efforts and billions of dollars spent in federal, state and local funding, the achievement gap persists. Ronald Edmonds, the late Harvard education researcher, said 40 years ago, “We can, whenever and wherever we

choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. We already know more than we need to do that. Whether or not we do it must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.” To Edmonds and education experts like him, closing the achievement gap is absolutely solvable. The fact that little progress has been made to narrow it can be attributed more to the absence of political will than to any lack of social science research on the problem. The social factors that contribute to the achievement gap and the actions necessary to close it have been well studied, but public policymakers tend to avoid or overlook the data and recommendations that could cost them any political capital. For example, in 2013 California revamped education funding to provide extra money for school districts with large numbers of “high-needs” students, mostly kids from poor families or foster children and “English-learners.” The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) pushed expenditure decisions down from the state to local school districts because Gov. Jerry Brown and the

legislature believed that those closest to the day-to-day operation of schools were best suited to identify what their students needed and would work best for them. However, this has proven to not be the case, particularly when it comes to the performance of Black students in California. When the California Department of Education first introduced the new public education finance system in 2013, some lawmakers warned that the LCFF did not provide mechanisms to adequately track how local school officials would spend funds. Gov. Brown and groups representing school districts shot down attempts by legislators like Assemblymember Shirley Weber (DSan Diego) to address that concern. This month, California State Auditor Elaine Howle announced that her office’s recent examination of LCFF spending found that the system lacked sufficient oversight and accounting controls, confirming Weber’s reservations. Realizing that there has been very little progress toward closing the achievement gap despite the state having redirected billions of dollars to help

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minority-owned channels: Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Revolt, Magic Johnson’s Aspire, Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey, and Constantino “Said” Schwarz’s BabyFirst Americas television networks. As a result of her legislative efforts and commitment to media diversity and inclusion, Congresswoman Waters has been recognized by many of the nation’s leading media organizations and coalitions for journalists and communities of color, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC).

hearing to consider the adoption of a number of 2019 California, Title 24 Building Codes, including all related revisions, supplements and errata and adopted the Updated Salary Ordinance No. 2004 for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 that was introduced November 5, 2019. During public comments a representative from Morningside High School reported that the school’s baseball field is sorely in need of repairs. While noting that the Inglewood Unified School District’s facilities have realized numerous improvements delivered by the professional sports

teams that are coming to the city Mayor Butts indicated that the City has no jurisdiction over the school’s facilities and the matter should be directed to the principal. Councilmember Dotson thanked U.S. Veterans for allowing city officials to join in their Veteran’s Day festivities and again acknowledged and thanked those who served and continue to serve in the military. He also announced the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Giveaway and the December Toy Drive and Christmas Party. Details are available in Dotson’s office. Councilmember Franklin announced the opening of Norm’s Res-

solve it, may finally force lawmakers to now consider passing the kind of legislation Weber initially proposed. Edmonds, who was African American, made the observation that progress toward resolving the achievement gap might not happen as quickly as it could because of how White policymakers viewed the issue. He did not question their sincerity about solving it, but was concerned about how they would approach it given biases they might have. The former dean of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Andy Porter, who is white, validated Edmonds’ concerns when he made this statement, “I would like to see the achievement gap closed, but not at the expense of my kids. I think everybody feels that way.” It is hard to assess how much the attitude Porter expressed, and the unstated biases of others like him, may have stalled progress toward closing the achievement gap, or if they have had any effect at all. But, in California right now, there is a unique opportunity if leaders in Education grow the political will to develop effective policy toward closing the achievement gap for African-American students in our state, even if attitudes like Porter’s continue to exist within – and wield influence on - our education system. Today our key Education Leaders in California are African American. They are Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, President of the State Board of Education; E. Toby Boyd, President, California Teachers Association; Margaret Fortune, Board Chair, California Charter School Association; and Emma Turner, President, California School Board Association. We need these leaders to come together to propose a functioning system that will guide those working hard to achieve results for African-American students in our state. Working with legislators like Dr. Weber, we will begin to close the achievement gap. “There has never been a time in the life of the American public school when we have not known all we needed to in order to teach all those whom we chose to teach.” – Ronald Edmonds

taurant in his district and Morales acknowledged the needs of Morningside High School’s ball field, noting that while the city continues to experience significant growth and development, comprehensive development takes time. Mayor Butts noted that he and his council colleagues are seeking ice machines for the local high schools and announced that HIS is in the 3rd round of playoffs. He also explained that the council is working with the County of Los Angeles, the current IUSD administrator, to move the district forward.

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November 21-27 , 2019 Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019285595

LEGAL NOTICES

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019282405

YBI Realty; YBI Consulting 4712 Admiralty Way, #1006 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-6905

B Smilin’ 543 St. John Pl. Inglewood, CA 90301

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

Registered Owner(s): Baylie Jordan Walls, 543 St. John Pl., Inglewood, CA 90301

This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on October 29, 2019.

This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on October 24, 2019.

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 Workman Smith II, Owner

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.) Baylie Jordan Walls, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on October 29, 2019.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on October 24, 2019.

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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to the rate that Medicare pays. The rate change won’t apply to patients who are currently receiving assistance as long as they keep the same health plans. The bill will also address a similar dynamic in drug treatment programs. To determine which patients receive financial aid, the law will require thirdparty groups to disclose patients’ names to health insurers starting July 1, 2020. These disclosure requirements are spurring AKF’s decision to leave, Burton said. She argues that they conflict with federal rules and violate patient privacy. “AKF has no choice but to leave or seek legal relief,” Burton said. In mid-October, the fund started sending letters to its financial aid recipients in California warning of its departure. And Nov. 1, it joined two dialysis patients in filing suit against the state, asking a U.S. District Court to rule the law unconstitutional. Gov. Gavin Newsom cautioned against such actions when he signed the bill, and urged “both opponents and supporters to put patients first.” But as the threats and legal battle play out, patients are caught “squarely in the middle,” said Bonnie Burns, a consultant with California Health Advocates, a Medicare advocacy group. Their options may be limited, she said. Those who don’t work won’t have access to employer-sponsored coverage to make up the difference. And in California, Medicare recipients under age 65 are not eligible to purchase supplemental insurance known as Medigap. The state Department of Managed Health Care offers a fact sheet for affected patients, directing them to programs such as Covered California and Medi-Cal. Paige Hosler, vice president of insurance management at DaVita, said insurance counselors and social workers at the company’s clinics are working with patients to find other options. “We will continue to treat all patients, regardless of insurance status,” she said. Hosler noted that some patients may qualify for DaVita’s charity care program. Dialysis companies have been at the center of recent legislative and ballotbox battles, and have spent big to defend their bottom lines. Last year, they poured a record-breaking $111 million into a campaign to defeat Proposition 8, a bal-

lot initiative that would have capped their profits. The measure failed. The industry also spent about $2.5 million in California on lobbying and campaign contributions in the first half of this year to oppose Wood’s measure. Desmond said he understands why lawmakers targeted the dialysis industry but can’t fathom why they did so at the expense of patients. Desmond was laid off from his job as a computer programmer in Massachusetts in 2009 and moved to California to join his brother. One year later, he was diagnosed with kidney failure. He lives off his Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, which come to about $2,000 a month after his Medicare premiums are deducted. Medicare pays for 80 percent of his care. He also qualifies for Medi-Cal coverage that comes with high out-of-pocket costs, so he relies instead on a private Aetna insurance plan to cover the remaining 20 percent. The American Kidney Fund has been paying the premiums for his private plan since 2015. “What they did is take away our life raft and left us to drown,” he said of lawmakers. Brian Carroll, 40, of Sacramento, has been on dialysis for five years. He moved back in with his parents in 2016 because, he said, dialysis left him too weak to work. “I am now completely depending on other people,” Carroll said. AKF pays the $270 monthly premium for his private insurance plan that covers what Medicare doesn’t. “That’s an entire month of groceries and gas for me,” he said. Carroll said he supported Proposition 8, even though dialysis companies argued that it would force them to cut back services and shut down clinics. In this current situation, he’s not sure whom to blame - the lawmakers, who passed the law with no back-up plan for patients, or the fund, which is essentially holding patients hostage. “What I do know is that you can’t just leave dialysis patients like this,” Carroll said. “It’s cruel.” This story was produced by Kaiser Health News (KHN), which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. KHN is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Inglewood Planning Commission hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in the Community Room, First Floor, Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Boulevard, to consider the following matters:

The Inglewood City Council hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, Ninth Floor, Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Boulevard, to consider the following matters:

1.A public hearing to consider an application by Maninder Kaur, representing Jas & Sam, Inc., for Special Use Permit No. 2019-014 (SP-2019014) to allow the sale of beer and wine for offsite consumption from an existing convenience market on an approximately 17,500 squarefoot, C-2 (General Commercial) zoned property at 400 West Manchester Boulevard and legally described as Lots 1, 2, and the Eastern 25 Feet of Lot 6 of Block 227 of the Hatfield Tract (AIN 4020-001-025).

To consider the adoption of an ordinance adopting the following codes including all related revisions, supplements, and errata:

A Notice of Exemption (EA-CE-2019-127) has been prepared stating that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a copy of which is available for public review in the Planning Division office of City Hall and via email at mfewell@ cityofinglewood.org. If you will require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 412-5280, 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 hearings in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Si no entiende esta noticia o si necesita mas informacion, favor de llamar onu este numero (310) 412-5280. In the event that this Planning Commission meeting is not held, or is concluded prior to a public hearing item being considered, the public hearing will automatically be continued to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting.

a.California Building Standards Administrative Code, 2019 Edition; b.California Building Code, 2019 Edition; c.California Residential Code, 2019 Edition; d.California Plumbing Code, 2019 Edition; e.California Mechanical Code, 2019 Edition; f.California Electrical Code, 2019 Edition; g.California Historical Building Code, 2019 Edition; h.California Existing Building Code, 2019 Edition; i.California Energy Code, 2019 Edition; j.California Green Building Standards Code, 2019 Edition; k.California Reference Standards Code, 2019 Edition; and 1.California Fire Code, 2019 Edition with the latest County of Los Angeles Fire Department Amendments. If you will require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 412-5280 or FAX (310) 4125333, 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 proposed amendment 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.” “Si no entiende esta noticia o si necesita mas informacion, favor de llamar a este numero (310) 412-5280.” In the event that this City Council meeting is not held, or is concluded prior to a public hearing item being considered, the public hearing will automatically be continued to the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

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