SOUTH OF THE 10 - The ACLU of Southern California filed a legal action today seeking access to use-of-force and other records from the Inglewood Police Department as well as a temporary restraining order preventing any potentially relevant records from being destroyed.
Neighborhood Politics
Don’t Be Fooled Again
LAW & ORDER - Democrats in L.A. County need to do our homework and choose the best candidate to defeat and replace the disastrous rogue sheriff, Alex Villanueva.
The Weekend Before Christmas
And all was asleep except…
Inglewood CFO Announces Departure From City
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The Inglewood finance department is light four employees after recent departures of key personnel due to retirement and quitting.
Cultural Erasure
RANDOM LENGTH NEWS - From Beacon Street to Star-Kist. It would seem like we are once again in a rush into an uncertain future.
Murder Most Foul
GUN CONTROL - “Murder most foul” are the words uttered by the ghost of Hamlet’s father describing his death at the hands of his own brother Claudius,
Metro Fare Collection Resumes Jan 2022
SOUTH OF THE 10 - To keep Metro riders and our employees safe, we suspended front door boarding on our buses in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also relaxed our rules requiring riders to use the farebox and TAP validator.
City Of Hawthorne Announces Lawsuit Against Owner Of Defunct Mall
SOUTH OF THE 10 - From the city of Hawthorne: For decades the Hawthorne Mall has become a shell of a gutted building, hosting illegal dumping, graffiti, homeless encampments, hazardous conditions and activities threatening the health, safety, and peace of the community.
Corruption Continues in Carson
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Dear 2UrbanGirls, HELP!!! Our City needs your help! Misuse of public funds!
Long Beach Police Department Arrests Two Officers For Filing False Report
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) regrets to announce that two police officers have been arrested for warrants related to filing a false police report.
City Of Inglewood: Notice Of Public Hearing To Raise Certain Fees In The Water Department
SOUTH OF THE 10 - The city of Inglewood will hold multiple public hearings Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at 2 p.m.
California Senate Bill 9’s Unintended Consequences - To A Hammer, Everything’s A Nail
SB 9 ANALYSIS - In July of 2021, some months before the final version of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) was signed into law, The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at Berkeley published a report entitled, “Will Allowing Duplexes and Lot Splits on Parcels Zoned for Single-Family Create New Homes?”
Why the San Fernando Valley Should Be in ONE Supervisorial District
NEIGHBORHOOD POLITICS - Why are the Neighborhood Councils MIA (missing in action) on the Redistricting of Los Angeles County when so many were engaged in Redistricting the City of Los Angeles?
Glendale, Not Again!
COMMENTARY - This could have been just another post-Thanksgiving, pre-Giving Tuesday rant about the chutzpah of the greedy class demanding waivers of vaccine and mask mandates for their sales clerks so they can sell more, more, more.
Inglewood Gets Six New Full Motion Digital Boards
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Digital signage leader WOW Media has recently added six additional full motion digital outdoor boards to its growing network of 22 digital boards in the City of Inglewood, the rapidly developing sports and entertainment heart of Los Angeles.
Eagle Rocks Thanksgiving Community School Giveaway
EASTSIDER - After too many politicians hosting holiday events as advertisements, it’s nice to be able to report on an honest to golly grassroots bottom up Community event for Thanksgiving!
Lynwood Unified Employees’ Salaries Need To Rise With Inflation!
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Dear 2UrbanGirls, Can you please publish my letter with the hopes that Lynwood Unified board members will read it?
Inglewood Residents Outraged Over Home Registration Fees
SOUTH OF THE 10 - Inglewood residents have taken to social media in protest of annual home registration fees that are being assessed to property owners and landlords through the Housing Protection Department (HPD) in accordance with provisions under the Housing Protection Ordinance.
The Total Shame of LA City’s Redistricting System, Yet Again
EASTSIDER - For some reason Angelenos tend to have no institutional memory, probably because the City Council and Mayor warp reality every single day.
San Pedro Residents Respond to Buscaino’s Attempt to Ban Homeless from 161 Sites in CD15
HOMELESS POLITICS - On Oct. 27, Councilman Joe Buscaino submitted three motions asking the Los Angeles City Council to ban homeless people from sitting, sleeping or lying down at 161 locations in council district 15.
LA Charter Schools Pile On The Debt
LAUSD WATCH - The issue of uncollected overallocation fees owed to the LAUSD by charter schools that occupy space on public school campuses under PROP-39 was first brought up by Board Member Bennett Kayser.