April 15, 2013 Edition

Publisher’s Note .......................................page 2

Community Calendar .......................................page 2

Letters to the Editor .......................................page 3

“Greetings from Mike” by Council Member Stevens .......................................page 4

Trix Pau’s “Pet Peeves” .......................................page 4

Rhonda’s Wellness Column .......................................page 5

Hoof Beats Limited .......................................page 5

Dining with Rhondaat VEG-IT-UP GRILL .......................................page 6

Anne on ArchitectureDANIEL FREEMAN ...........page 6

Book Review: Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor ........................page 7

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Centinela Hospital charged by NLRB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2Dinglewood returns!The Good Ol’ Dorn Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4I Spy...”Janus” Horton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5Coffee with a Cop at McDonald’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6Friends of Inglewood Humongous Book Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7Overdrive at the Getty examines the “Future”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7NEW! Religion column by Brad Elliot Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8Voter Bill of Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8The Dirt on Dotson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9“Follow the Money”column on campaign cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9 By Teka-Lark FLeming

The 1990s was filled with many independent-ly run coffeehouse cafés. The skeleton of my never-finished novel was born in these independent-ly run, homegrown, com-munity-oriented places of people first, food second and commerce and busi-ness plans—maybe. In Los Feliz there was the infamous Onyx, in Hollywood there was Ground Zero and in Ingle-wood we had Cafe Future. Cafe Future was found-ed by Inglewood-raised and current Morningside Park resident Terrence McClain. “Michael Massenburg’s art collective that lat-er became the Inglewood

Cultural Arts was found-ed at Cafe Future,” Mc-Clain said in a recent ex-clusive interview. Many do-it-yourself movements were started in 1990s coffee shops and cafes. To find a person from that era is always a treat. So many trailblazers from that period went under-ground. I’m still wonder-ing where is Al Flipside of Flipside Magazine and many others who end-ed their endeavours in the 90s? (Flipside was a L.A. based underground music magazine of internation-ally renown.) One wants to know: Would they do it all again if they had the opportunity? “People always ask me, ‘Do you think about doing

it again?’ and I say, ‘Yes, I want to,’” said a joyful Terrence. His new venture is be-ing a Joy Fanatic. “I originally wanted to have something I was calling a Possibility Club,

which would have a night-club kind of atmosphere. I looked around Ingle-wood nightly to find a lo-cation to do the Possibility Club. I found a space that was originally called Tor-

It’s Legal—But is it Christlike?By Teka-Lark FLeming

California Education-al Solutions (CES), a non-profit 510(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, appears to want to keep all its good work pri-vate. CES has no website. Public records state that the charity’s office is housed at Inglewood city clerk Yvonne Horton’s private residence and that she is the president of CES. Hor-ton’s husband, Jerome, is the chairperson of the CA Board of Equalization (BOE). CES’ articles of in-corporation were filed on June 14, 2004.” CES receives a signifi-cant amount of corporate donations for what appear to be networking parties. CES received three sig-nificant donations in 2011. The largest, $25,000, was from Time-Warner. Time-Warner broadcasts Inglewood City Council meetings. “In a common sense way this [kind of situation] is a

Cafe to the Future

Mike Stevens in District 1 Run-offBy randaLL FLeming

Mike Stevens is slated to remain councilman for an-other four years. After a rigourous cam-paign waged against a daunting set of challeng-ers and plethora of en-dorsements, Stevens re-mained strong with nearly 35% of the overall vote. In the November 2012 general election, President Obama beat out a massive influx of money, a whole new series of voter fraud schemes and a massive ar-ray of opponents. Like Obama, Stevens is an in-cumbent who has battled uphill—even as he contin-ued to be on hand daily to address problems that res-idents claimed the city has ignored for years. In the brief time he has been councilman for D-1, Stevens has completed a great many projects. The most recent was

the fence replacement and cleanup of the empty lot at the south-west corner of Florence and La Brea. Af-ter years of neglect by the city, Stevens had a new fence installed, the en-tire lot cleaned up and an-ti-erosion impediments placed along the fence’s interior. An on-going effort is his push to get Single-Fam-ily Residences (SFRs)

sound-insulated ahead of the apartment complexes. The mayor and two other council members recently redefined SFRs to include apartment buildings. Many residents have waited for decades to have their homes sound-insu-lated. Earlier this year the mayor made an effort to sound-insulate newly built apartment buildings in-

Councilman Mike Stevens made possible the tree removal and sidewalk repair in front of Daniel Freeman Elementary School.

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Good Citizens How lucky I am to live in politi-cally vibrant Inglewood. One of my favorite aspects of In-glewood is the people. I have met so many interesting people growing up

and living in Inglewood. I get information I could never find online just talking to neighbors. Growing up in Inglewood spoiled me, because now I have to have a conversation of substance. I was raised to see everything as political, so of course my other favorite aspect about Inglewood is the politics. I love a good fight. It energizes me. And I love our In-glewood City Council meetings. I want citizens who question. I don’t want a council comprised of sycophants for whatever someone with a suit from Orange County says. This isn’t 1950; we can say “No.” Just because you have accepted your name as Toby doesn’t mean that we have to go along with the program. I like being out here in the sun. We have a political community. We have an active com-munity. Despite the outcome of April 2, I saw something that as a kid growing up here I never noticed—people in Morningside Park care a great deal about what happens in their community. When people say, “Americans are apathetic when it comes to voting,” I don’t understand. If I just went by ob-serving my neighbors, I would have to say that is a lie. We can only talk about what we’ve seen and what we know. Making blanketed statements doesn’t move anyone forward. I won’t allow politicians, public servants and people who aren’t from here to disparage my neighbors with in-sults that imply that we aren’t active citizens. I saw my neighbors at the polls. After the election, I went to Post and Beam. There I ran into the lovely Ms. Gardner, a retired kindergarten teacher and a longtime Morningside Park resident. She was still talking about the results of the election. I love the political process. I loved sitting and watching the election process at In-glewood’s city clerk’s office. It will now be one of my election rituals, and I hope you all join me in that ritual in June. The process doesn’t stop at the polls. Politics is some-thing you must practice daily. I learned this from observ-ing my neighbors, parents and grandparents. Thank you all for being a great example to me as I grew up on how to be a good citizen. Teka-Lark Fleming

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Celebrate National Library Week April 15-20! Youths ages 5 and up who check out two books or get a new library card can enter their name in our raffle for a bag filled with books and toys! Inglewood Public Library, 101 W. Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90301. 310-412-5645

• • •Inglewood NAACP Membership Breakfast First United Methodist Church. Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. 304 E Spruce St. Inglewood 90301

• • •El Camino College presents Space Science Day 2013NASA Astronaut Jeanette J. Epps at Space Science Day 2013 on Saturday, April 20 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the planetarium and sci-ence classrooms. For reservations or more information about the free science event, call 310-660-3487 or [email protected] Camino College, 16007 Cren-shaw Blvd, Torrance, 90506

• • •Green and White Classic Base-ball Inglewood High School Alumni Game FundraiserAll alumni welcome. Last year we had alumni from 1978 to 2011.Sunday, April 21. Game starts at 11 a.m.; game fun starts at 1 p.m.

Sentinel Field corner of Hillcrest and Inglewood Ave. Inglewood 90301

• • •Morningside Park Sustainable Talks presents “(re)Think-ING” the Manchester Project.For Updates on the Clock on Man-chester and Van Ness, come to the Friday, April 26 meeting, 6-8 p.m.ICOP Center 2901 W. Manches-ter, 90305. For more information, please call (424) 261-3019

• • •Children’s Storytime RoomJoin us for an interactive puppet show based on the book Zomo: The Rabbit by Gerald McDermott!Tuesday, April 30 at 4 p.m. Ingle-wood Public Library, Children’s & Youth Services, 101 W. Manches-ter Blvd., Inglewood, CA. 90301. (310) 412-5645http://library.cityofinglewood.org

• • •Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Speeches and Sermons to be displayed at California African American Museum (CAAM) in rare showcase. The King Center Imaging Project opens in Los Angeles. Hundreds of digitally preserved speeches, sermons and correspondence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be on view at the California African Ameri-

can Museum (CAAM) May 5 -11 as part of an unprecedented effort to showcase the work of the civil rights leader. For more information on CAAM visit www.CAAmuseum.org. The museum will be closed on Monday, May 6. Parking is $10.00 in the adjacent lot. CAAM is located at 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, 90037.

• • •Assembly member Steven Brad-ford Interactive Town Hall to Discuss the Budget Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Inglewood City Hall, One West Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90301

• • •Motherland Drum CircleEvery Saturday at Motherland Music. For more information, please call (310) 673-8000 or e-mail [email protected]. No charge for this event. Drum rentals are $5.00. 601 N. Eucalyptus Avenue at the intersec-tion of Juniper and Eucalyptus, Inglewood 90302.

• • •Pure Pleasure Blues Club BarOne of the original blues clubs in L.A. Enjoy a great time in the neighboring community of Gramercy Park at 1520 W. Man-chester Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90047 Tel: (323) 778-8497.

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By Molly GaMble

A National Labor Rela-tions Board administra-tive law judge has ruled that Centinela Hospital Medical Center failed to provide its union with in-formation relevant for good-faith bargaining, ac-cording to a Thomson Re-uters report. Judge Gerald Etching-ham ordered Centinela Hospital to provide SEIU-United Healthcare Work-ers West with certain in-formation about its facili-ties so the union could bargain in good faith for a new health plan, accord-ing to the report. The judge also ordered the hospital to revoke what he called a “unilater-al change” it made to its health plan’s coverage options, and the hospital was ordered to reimburse employees who paid more for health insurance under that change. The case began after a collective bargaining agreement between Centi-nela and the union expired.

The two parties engaged in negotiations between late 2009 and early 2011. The union asked Centi-nela for data on quality metrics at its hospitals, including the incidence rate of certain blood in-fection. Centinela attorneys re-jected those requests for information due to their supposed irrelevancy and to maintain privacy, ac-cording to the report. After a series of chang-es to the proposed health-care coverage, Centinela informed its employees that their coverage would change and offered what

it called a “final offer” to union negotiators. Though the union and Centinela continued to communicate after the of-fer was made, Centinela said the parties had reached an impasse. The SEIU disagreed, accord-ing to the report, and filed a series of unfair labor charges related to the stalled negotiations be-tween 2010 and 2012 with the NLRB. Centinela Hospital is operated by Ontario, Cali-fornia-based Prime Healthcare Services, which has previously con-flicted with the SEIU.

NLRB Judge Orders Centinela Hospital to Provide Data to SEIU

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Dear editor, I personally spoke at the April 9 city council meet-ing. At the beginning of my speech, Mayor King James Butts cut me off as I began to speak. The purpose of my speech was to correct some errors that Mr. Butts made at the March 19 meeting. One of the cor-rections was: former President Richard Nixon (1968-1974) was the only president to resign before he was officially im-peached. For the record, he was going to be charged with high crimes and misde-meanors. Nevertheless Nixon was pardoned by then-President Gerald Ford, whom Nixon had previously appointed VP. Therefore, Nixon nev-er went to jail—which Mr. Butts inferred that I said. The Nixon issue which I brought up during the March 19 council meeting was significant. What I said to Butts at that meeting was that he was following in the foot-steps of Richard Nixon. Butts is seeking power and feels he is above the law; it is a mirror image of Nixon.

For example, Nixon was accused of “Obstruction of Justice.” I informed Butts that this applied to him be-cause of the obstructed April 2 ballots that cov-ered up all of the council candidates’ names for Dis-trict 2—with the exception of his buddy, Alex Padilla. Another issue that Nix-on was accused of was

“Dirty Tricks.” That is why Nixon was nick-named

“Tricky Dick.” There were some dirty tricks that Butts did that I wanted to bring up at the April 9 council meeting:1. Candidate Butts said that he would support Councilwoman Judy Dun-lap on the city council. Once elected, he flip-flopped on the issue and he has never supported Councilwoman Dunlap. 2. Candidate Butts said that Inglewood Today, un-der his administration, would not be receiving any city funds. To this day, warrants are still issued to the Inglewood Today which are paid by Ingle-wood taxpayers. At two previous council meet-ings, I brought up this issue. However, Butts did not address this item until I brought up the Califor-nia Form 460 in which

the publisher of the Ingle-wood Today was listed as a “Campaign Consultant.” At the April 9 council meeting, Butts remained in denial about payments made to Inglewood Today. (For the record, Ingle-wood Today is not an Inglewood-based busi-ness. Moreover, the owner of Inglewood today does not live in Inglewood; the business has a Los Ange-les address. To add insult, several years back, Ingle-wood Today was fined $50,000 by the State of California—but the City of Inglewood’s taxpayers picked up the bill.) 3. As candidate Butts, there was never an issue on a meeting place with our homeowners’ associ-ation. However, the last time our group asked to meet with Butts, he and his assistant changed the rules and meeting place at the last minute. Keep in mind that when the public speaks at council meetings, Butts feels that he can in-terrupt the speaker at will within their three-minute personal time; however, you cannot interrupt him when he spreads his ven-om prior to the closing of each council meeting.

By miLTon Brown

During a recent City Council Meeting, two well-meaning residents earnestly pleaded with Mayor Butts to save the city time and money: Cancel the run-off and declare the two highest vote-getters the winners! They obviously didn’t have a clue regarding the mayor’s authority, but there’s something danger-ous about people being so passionate and earnest while knowing very lit-tle about the City Charter that governs our behavior.

ARTICLE X

Mayor Section 1: The Mayor of the city shall be the chief executive of said city, and as such shall sign all contracts on be-half of the city, counter-sign all warrants, and perform such other du-ties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the council. In all other respects, he shall perform the same duties and have the same rights as any other member of the council.Note: “…and have the same rights as any other member of the council.” In the past 20 years, mayors have steadfastly refused to see themselves as “any other member of the council.” Howev-er, their lack of real pow-er and what they do to im-provise power is the root cause of most conflicts on the council. Those who go along, get along. Those who don’t are treat-ed like pariahs! Maybe it’s a holdover from slav-ery, but many people like a strong mayor even if they don’t totally know what it means.

“A Strong-Mayor System” Most large cities like Los Angeles and New York use the strong-may-or system. It’s actual-ly a “mayor–council gov-ernment” consisting of an executive branch headed by a mayor who is elect-

ed by voters, and a legis-lative branch, consisting of a council who are also elected by the voters. The mayor is called strong be-cause he has almost to-tal administrative control and authority. He has the power to appoint and dis-miss department heads. He also prepares the city budget which the council can reject or approve. More importantly, the mayor DOES NOT HAVE A VOTE on any agenda item he places be-fore the Council. In some cases, the may-or can appoint a city man-ager, who supervises and helps prepare the budget. However, the city manag-er is only answerable to the mayor.

Council-Manager System (Inglewood) The “council–manager” system calls for the mayor to be a member of the city council. The council is re-sponsible for ALL legis-lative functions. The pub-lic votes the council into office. Together the coun-cil appoints and maintains authority over a city man-ager to oversee and imple-ment their policies. Oth-er than signing resolutions and ordinances passed by the council, the position of “mayor” is largely cer-emonial. The city manager actually runs the city and most cities in America use this system—including the City of Inglewood for the past 100 years! So when Mayor Butts el-evates himself by increas-ing his powers and de-creasing those of his col-leagues, Council mem-bers Dunlap and Stevens challenge him! Of course the mayor and his follow-ers proclaim that challeng-ers are obstinate and don’t want the city to “move forward.” Most ignore that fact that Mayor Butts—for better or worse—is conducting business be-yond the limits of the City Charter. Nor do they ac-knowledge that the Char-ter is the only means of preventing Inglewood from becoming the first

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When The Past Comes Back…

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April 19, 2013

By mike STevenS, Inglewood CounCIl MeMBer, dIstrICt 1

Some badly needed street repaving is coming to District 1 this summer! To know the terri-ble state of our streets, just take one bone-jar-ring ride down Century Blvd. Eighth Ave., 6th Ave, 80th St., 88th St and too many more residential streets desperately need repaving in District 1. I’m happy to announce some much-needed repav-ing is coming soon. La Brea from approx-imately Hillcrest to Century will be repaved this summer. Within the next few months, 80th St. from Maitland to Crenshaw Blvd. will be repaved. What is the most asked-about issue right behind

“When am I going to get my home sound-insu-lated?” It is, “When is my street going to be re-paved?” To answer this question, I’ve thoroughly re-searched how the City of Inglewood finances, en-gineers and accomplishes street repaving. My of-fice has conducted its own survey of the District 1 residential streets. The most important component causing the poor condition of the streets is funding. Critical information to understand how Ingle-wood funds residential repaving is that the funds for repaving are split four

ways between the four Council Districts—with 25% going to each Dis-trict equally. There is no majority vote to decide how much money is dedi-cated to each district. It is all done equally. Major funding for res-idential street repaving comes from Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG). An im-portant aspect of how we can spend these funds is that they have to be spent in areas below a certain specified median income. Unfortunately, most of District 1 falls outside of these areas. For the most part, the CDBG funds for District 1 can only be spent west of Hollywood Park and around Vincent Park. Other smaller funding sources include the Gas Tax, Measure R Local Re-turn, Prop C, Prop 1B and other similar taxes. His-torically, the Gas Tax has been the second-largest repaving funding source. Owing to the limita-tions of the main funding source for residential street repaving, we have nicer streets in the poorer areas of District 1 but the wealthier areas that pay more tax actually get few-er street-repaving funds. When I became aware of this about 12-18 months ago, I investigat-ed and proposed doing a swap with my colleagues. Since the Council Mem-bers of Districts 2, 3 and 4 have much larger low-income CDBG areas, I

proposed to give them some District 1 CDBG funds in exchange for an equal dollar amount of Gas Tax funds that could be spent anywhere in Dis-trict 1. This was halted by the city attorney. He claimed that this would be ille-gal. After recently seeing a chain of questionable opinions issued by our city attorney, I revisited this and I have referred this question to HUD offi-cials. I am awaiting a re-sponse. Not to be dissuaded, I analyzed further and found that District 1 has much more surface area and mileage of residen-tial streets than any other district in Inglewood. Af-ter researching I’ve found there was a residential street ranking system im-plemented 10-15 years ago that was not main-tained. I am convinced a much more equitable way to distribute residential street

Street Repair Coming Your Way—Hooray!

Inglewood District 1 council member Mike Stevens

please see Streets, page 10

[ GREETINGS from MIKE ]

Spring is here, suggest-ing new opportunities for everything. I got one sooner than I expected, sooner than I always ex-pect. I was out in the late af-ternoon in a local park a few weeks back with my husband and our three dogs. We were enjoy-ing the somewhat unsea-sonably warm day and the fact that the park was alive with activity, from Little Leaguers finishing a game to cheerleaders and soccer players prac-ticing their moves. The sense of community was palpable and felt almost luxurious. On our way out I noticed a dog teth-ered to the fence of the baseball field. I was a dis-tance away but could see the leash was unusual-ly short; the dog was sit-ting and seemed not able to move in any direction. I told my husband to go check it out, make sure an owner was nearby. With all these people out, it was likely, I thought. Just wanted to make sure. Over the years this mak-ing sure has become a re-flex. It turns out the dog had been there for hours, ac-cording to the people my husband talked to. He walked the dog more than

once around the park, but found no owner. It had been abandoned; the very short leash had tipped me off. The dog was a 40-pound terrier mix with bristly fur and very rough skin that showed through the bald places on its haunches. It was terri-bly thirsty after sitting in the sun so long with abso-lutely no shade. Beyond that it was intact: friend-ly, curious, a bit timid but unafraid of our other dogs despite the fact they barked furiously at first. We’ve named him Bust-er. Temporarily, under-stand. He’s the latest cir-cumstantial rescue in a string of rescues that must number about 20 now. I don’t really count. We’ll find him a home, as we’ve found homes for all the others, except of course for the two that we kept. We can’t keep any-more, I know. Three is the legal limit in Ingle-wood. Though Buster be-lieves he’s already found a home. In less than a week he adjusted and seems perfectly happy af-ter the moment of cri-sis in the park. For him—and for me, I’ll admit--spring has already yield-ed more promise than he ever thought possible.

Dinglewood! A look back to the good ol’ Dorn Days, circa 2001

With some help from prominent businessmen in the community.

Buster

Trix Pau’s

Pet Peeves



by Birtram Birtran

Hoof BeatsLIMITED

Santa Anita race track is still running and there are many favorites win-ning with the best jockeys riding those horses. There are some days where long-shot horses win—very few—and you don’t forget them right away. Some people watch for that same horse to run at a future date, and they make it their business to go and bet that specific horse again. Horses that won a race last out are more likely to win again the next time out. When I first started to try to seriously handicap the horses, I took the last race out that they raced and rated them from the second race back. I found out the possible percent-ages of them returning and running in the mon-ey (first, second or third) and my percentages were as follows: If they won the last time out, they had a 41% chance to repeat. If second, they had a 25% chance to win. If third, they had a 20% chance to win. If 4th, an 8% chance and if 5th, a 4% chance to win. In some racing pro-grams, the horse’s style of running is categorized

by an animal charac-ter: a rabbit, fox, hound or a turtle. The win or in-the-money percent-age respectively would be 31%, 32%, 21% and 9%. Even though I do percent-age handicapping, I still have to match the horse with the jockey and the track conditions and I am always excited when I get a win. On another note, May 4 is Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs. The horses are picked for the Derby by a point spread system when they win specific types of rac-es classified by class distance and weight. As of this writing, there are 20 horses leading the point spread, but that could change in the next few weeks with the ad-vent of the running of three major stakes races on Saturday, April 6. By the time you read this article, the race will have been over but there are more races in the fol-lowing weeks leading up to May 4. For those of you who would like to know more on horse racing, you can find it at Web site, Fol-lowHorseRacing.com,

a site which is provided by The Jockey Club and America’s Best Racing. April 25 starts the season for BetFair Holly-wood Park. It looks like they are going to have a pretty good season. I read in the Daily Rac-ing Form that BetFair and some other organization is trying to introduce the booking system called

“Betting Exchange.” This is a system which requires a “backer” (one who bets on the horse to win) and a “layer” (one who bets that any other horse other than the back-er’s horse will win). This can supposedly be do-ne while the race is being run. At this moment, I don’t quite like the idea be-cause I don’t like any condition where the odds on a horse changes after the starting gate is open. I will be listening up for more information and pass it along to you as

Spring is finally here! The grass is green, trees don beautiful, fully dressed branches, flowers are blooming and a colorful bounty of produce is in plentiful supply at local markets. So what’s the downside of spring? Seasonal allergies brought on by shifting temperatures, springtime high pollen count and summer smog. Itchy eyes, runny nose, sinus congestion and sneezing send allergy sufferers running for cover and swapping fun in the sun for indoor activities. In 2011, Los Angeles ranked #86 on the Allergies and Asthma Foundation of America’s list of 100 most challenging places to live with allergies. Pharmaceutical companies invite allergy sufferers to reach for over over-the-counter drugs, but the side effects can leave you feeling drowsy and fogged. Maybe it’s time to close the medicine cabinet and seek out natural remedies for seasonal allergies. Allergy attacks begin when allergens like pollen, mold or pet dander invades the nasal passages, embed-ding themselves onto soft mucous membranes. Mucous membranes line bronchial and nasal passages. These membranes contain mast cells that are packed with histamines. Receptors that sit on top of mast cells are triggered to release histamine and other chemicals when they sense the presence of allergens. The production of histamine sets off a chain reaction that tries to get rid of the allergens through sneezing, itching and watery eyes. Histamine may also trigger swelling in the bronchial tubes which makes it difficult to breathe. Antihistamines are recommended to reverse the body’s natural reaction to the production of histamine. Unfortunately, many over the counter antihistamines have unpleasant side effects like drowsiness and a foggy mind. Following are some natural remedies that can help allergy sufferers take back control of their body and reclaim the fun-in-the-sun days of spring and summer. Natural solutions work best before symptoms manifest or very early on. It’s much harder to find relief once symp-toms are in full swing. Try these solutions one at a time and document results. With a little time and focus, you can take back control of your body and reclaim your fun in the sun! • Neti pots (also referred to as the nose bidet) have been used in India for thousands of years as part of the Ayurvedic medical tradition. They look like small magic lamps (which they are for some) with a handle and spout. Neti pots can be purchased along with quick dissolving saline solution packets from almost any local drugstore for $10 to $18 depending on the material and brand. Filtered or spring water is added to the saline solution and poured directly into one nostril. The saline moves through nasal passages on one side and exits through the opposite nostril removing pollen, dust, excess mucous and other irritants. A simple search on YouTube turned up this demonstration by Dr. Oz on the Oprah Winfrey Show: /www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22Ta7iRgks • One to two weekly servings of fatty fish like tuna, sardines, mackerel or salmon contain fatty acids (omega-3s) that can minimize stuffiness by reducing swelling of sinuses. • REAL peppermint tea made with pure peppermint essential oil is an excellent decongestant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Two drops in an eight-ounce cup of hot water can bring immediate relief. Essential oils are very concentrated so limit yourself to four cups a day

Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies

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Mayor Doodydances to the Sound

of missing Insulation money

Inglewood city clerk “Janus” Horton

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April 19, 2013Morningside Park Chronicle

By anne Cheek La roSe

Inglewood founder Daniel Freeman had ma-ny big plans for his new town. He wanted to grow fruit and nut trees in the wonderful climate found in Southern California. He wanted a lovely area for homes, to be a hub of commerce, and an institu-tion of higher learning to be founded. Mr. Freeman wanted Inglewood to be the center for most every-thing. The city’s founder al-so wanted a school des-tined to become one of the most well-respected colleges in California and the whole United States. The year 1880 was when a private college was founded by four re-ligious denominations on what was then wide-open farmland but would become the south end of downtown Los Angeles. It started with an enroll-ment of 53 students. At the time there was a boon of university-found-ing and the University of Southern California was

looking to expand. The trustees had a grand vi-sion though the school had opened with just one medium-sized building. Their vision was to build a series of specialized sat-ellite campuses through-out Southern California. To induce a college to Inglewood, Daniel Free-man offered both land and a monetary induce-ment. The land was 10 acres for the campus and another 50 lots near-by for housing—all in the area that was to be-come Fairview Heights. So sure was he of the ac-ceptance of his offer that

Marlborough Street was readied as the entrance to the campus. If one looks closely at a city map, this is the only truly straight street in the area east of La Brea and north of Florence. A total endowment of $200,000 was part of the offer and the first contri-bution was to be $50,000 in cash. USC accepted and the school was to be called Freeman College of Applied Sciences. The architectural design for the main building was completed. It was similar to the doomed landmark

Tales of Early Inglewood: The College That Never Was

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[ ANNE on ARCHITECTURE ]

By rhonda kuykendaLL-JaBari

Veg-it-up Grill is in a strip mall on the corner of Florence and Isis Ave-nues in Inglewood. Park-ing is close, quick and easy. There are a couple tables for outside dining and a few inside. Their tagline is “Great tasting healthy comfort foods.” Food is made to order, so expect to wait for about 20 minutes unless you call ahead. Either way, it’s worth the wait. I ordered the $7.95 Jr. Veggie Burger Combo made with a grilled vegan chicken patty, pickles, let-tuce, tomato, onion, veg-enaise and mustard, Red Skin Fries, Mint Julep Lemonade. With a sliv-er of Vanilla Bean Veg-an Cheesecake added, my tab came to $13.23. Ev-ery bite was sublime. The vegetables on the burger were fresh and it wasn’t over-dressed. The Red skin Fries looked soggy, but they weren’t. They

were soft and flavorful and tasted like real pota-toes. They were seasoned with black pepper and sea salt. The Mint Julep Lem-onade was refreshing and sweetened with crystal-lized cane juice. Every-thing was just right. Veg-it-up menu of-fers plenty of options for the healthy eater whether you are vegetarian, veg-an or flexitarian. Every-thing item is meatless. Offerings include burgers, sandwiches, five different types of fries, salad, chili, tacos, burritos and more. Beverages include five different smoothies and seven exotic lemonades. The place is clean and uncrowded. The only less than wonderful aspect of my visit was the cool, im-personal interaction with the server/owner/cashier. Perhaps this was fueled by my mistakenly giving the wrong name when I arrived to pick up my or-der. This caused a small bit of confusion. I apol-

Veg-it-up Grill[ DINING with RHONDA ]

please see Veg-it-up, page 10

The Freeman House circa 1971, less than one year before it was demolished. Photo courtesy Inglewood Public Library.

McDonald’s Manager, IPD Lt. Layne, Scottie and Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta.

IPD Motor Officer Hackett, Lt. Layne, Scottie, James Burt and Police Service Officer Bell (Scottie’s officer) at Coffee with a Cop.Coffee and cops galore make for a great day at McDonald’s!

Inglewood McDonald’s Hosts Coffee with a CopBy randaLL FLeming

On Thursday, April 11, McDonald’s hosted the third Coffee with A Cop. The event took place at the McDonald’s on 401 East Manchester Blvd. “This is Inglewood Po-lice Department’s third

Coffee with a Cop. We will continue to put on more of these events throughout the year,” said IPD Lt. J. Layne. “Our primary purpose is to work towards maintaining and improving respect, trust and confidence with our citizens through com-

munity engagement. “It is a great opportuni-ty to foster partnerships between community members and the police department.” Stay tuned to the Chronicle for future Inglewood Police Depart-ment Coffees!

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During the second half of the 20th century, Los Angeles rapidly evolved into one of the most populous and influen-tial industrial, economic, and creative capitals in the world. Architectur-al innovations of this era transformed the city’s complex landscape into a vibrant laboratory for cut-ting-edge design. On view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from April 9 until July 21 Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Fu-ture, 1940–1990 will be the first major museum exhibition to survey Los Angeles’ distinct built en-vironment. Organized by the Get-ty Research Institute and the J. Paul Get-ty Museum, Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Fu-ture, 1940–1990 is part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Ar-chitecture in L.A., an initiative of the Getty that comprises eleven exhibi-tions and accompanying programs and events in and around Los Angeles from April through July. “In much the same way as Pacific Standard Time confirmed Los Angeles as a major center of artistic

accomplishment in post-World War II America, the exhibitions of Pacif-ic Standard Time Presents will highlight Los Ange-les’ important role in the development of modern architecture. Our Over-drive exhibition lays the groundwork for what vis-itors will see in the other ten exhibitions around Southern California,” ex-plains Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. “It is par-ticularly fitting to have this landmark exhibition presented in an architec-tural setting that is itself a Los Angeles landmark.”

Overdrive: L.A. Con-structs the Future, 1940–1990 will feature photographs, architectural drawings, models, films, digital displays, and con-temporary art that reveal the complex and often un-der-appreciated facets of this unique metropolis. Overdrive: L.A. Con-structs the Future, 1940

–1990 is at the J. Paul Get-ty Museum, Getty Center April 9–July 21, 2013. The exhibit will also be on view at the National Building Museum (www.nbm.org) in Washington D.C. from October 13, 2013 - March 2, 2014.

Getty Presents First Major Museum Exhibition to Survey the Innovation of L.A.’s Architectural History

LAX, Theme Building by Pereira & Luckman, Welton Becket & Associates, and Paul R. Williams, 1958 • Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on board. From the Alan E. Leib Collection Image courtesy of and © Luckman Salas O’Brien

Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poorwritten by Rob Nixon Nixon’s dense work ex-amines how we need to re-assess our purview to un-derstand that violence need not be spectacular to be equally effective. This last week has, sadly enough, seen no dearth of violence. I am no stranger to the personal loss resultant of spectacular international terror. What I feel is an emer-gent pattern, however, is the marriage between spectacular terror and slow violence. The Boston Marathon, an event which requires patience yet ended in pan-ic, and the Waco, TX fer-tilizer plant explosion—which will know the ef-fects of poison for many

decades to come—are two examples of that which this book examines. On a less well-known level, residents of Ingle-wood will be aware of the slow violence that contin-ues to claim lives by way of non-stop pollution dropped by near-constant

[ READING with RANDALL ]

Friends of Inglewood Library Hosts Book Sale

On Saturday, April 13, the revitalized Friends of the Inglewood Library held a Humongous Book Sale at the Inglewood Li-brary on 101 Manchester. The Friends raised over

$1300 to support the Li-brary. The next Book Sale is most likely to be in late October or early Novem-ber. Stay tuned to the Chronicle for the date!

Saturday at the Friends’ Sale: (back row, l to r) Friends’ Membership Chair Anne La Rose, Secretary Raymond Yeung, President Irene Cowley, Library Administrative Secretary Brenda Davis, and Friends’ Treasurer Frank Hough. (front row, l to r) Rochelle Williams, Acting Library Manager Frances Tracht, and Elaine Cook.

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Books

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Brochures

Magazines

Newsletters

Business Cards

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By randaLL FLeming

Inglewood city clerk Yvonne Horton may have violated a number of laws when she used Inglewood police officers to remove election observers. In the days following the April 2 election ballot count, a number of residents showed up to fulfill their civic duties. Some residents showed up as early as 7 a.m. Horton regularly reports for work at approximately 9 a.m. during her four-day work week. Throughout elections week—includ-ing Friday, when city hall is normally closed—she was present every day shortly after 7 a.m. Horton was also observed at city hall late

Thursday night on the sixth floor. The residents were present as elections observers for the remain-ing canvassing activities that led up to the ballot count of April 8. California state law declares that voters

“have the right to ask questions about election procedures and to observe the elections process.” The elections process was carried out in a

Voters’ Rights DeniedCity clerk’s ad hoc rules to remove observers may be declared unconstitutional

1. You have the right to cast a ballot if you are a valid registered voter.A valid registered voter means a United States citizen who is a resident in this state, who is at least 18 years of age and not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony, and who is registered to vote at his or her current residence address.

2. You have the right to cast a provisional ballot if your name is not listed on the voting rolls.

3. You have the right to cast a ballot if you are present and in line at the polling place prior to the close of the polls.

4. You have the right to cast a secret ballot free from intimidation.

5. You have the right to receive a new ballot if, prior to casting your ballot, you believe you made a mistake.If, at any time before you fi nally cast your ballot, you feel you have made a mistake, you have the right to exchange the spoiled ballot for a new ballot. Vote-by-mail voters may also request and receive a new ballot if they return their spoiled ballot to an elections offi cial prior to the closing of the polls on Election Day.

6. You have the right to receive assistance in casting your ballot, if you are unable to vote without assistance.

7. You have the right to return a completed vote-by-mail ballot to any precinct in the county.

8. You have the right to election materials in another language, if there are suffi cient residents in your precinct to warrant production.

9. You have the right to ask questions about election procedures and to observe the elections process.You have the right to ask questions of the precinct board and elections offi cials regarding election procedures and to receive an answer or be directed to the appropriate offi cial for an answer. However, if persistent questioning disrupts the execution of their duties, the board or election offi cials may discontinue responding to questions.

10. You have the right to report any illegal or fraudulent activity to a local elections offi cial or to the Secretary of State’s Offi ce.

If you believe you have been denied any of these rights, or if you are aware of any elections fraud or misconduct, please call the Secretary of State’s confi dential toll-free

Voter Hotline at 1-800-345-VOTE [8683].

Voter Bill of Rights

SPECIAL NOTICE• Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the day indicated in the posted sample ballot.

• Specifi c instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a provisional ballot, can be obtained from a poll worker or by reading the information mailed to you by your local elections offi cial.

• If you are a newly registered voter, you may be asked to provide appropriate identifi cation or other documentation according to federal law. But please note that every individual has the right to cast a provisional ballot even if he or she does not provide the documentation.

• It is against the law to represent yourself as being eligible to vote unless you meet all of the requirements to vote under federal and state law.

• It is against the law to tamper with voting equipment.

By Brad eLLioT STone

The recently elect-ed Pope Francis brings a breath of fresh air into the Christian world. Catho-lics and Protestants will be inspired by his mes-sage of making the church “become poor” in order to serve the poor and down-trodden in our world. This is, after all, the true Chris-tian message: “Religion that God our Father ac-cepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after or-phans and widows in their distress and to keep one-self from being pollut-ed by the world” (James 1:27). By shunning the fancier aspects of the pa-pacy, Pope Francis sends a powerful message: it is

time for the church to be-come more like Christ and less like Caesar. Who are the orphans? Naturally, those with-out parents are orphans, but there are also those who are “orphaned” in so-ciety, those who are left unprotected. As feder-al and state budget cuts and hard-heartedness in-crease, who will look out for those who are left be-hind? Pope Francis might be the religious leader to get Christians seriously involved in caring for oth-ers, especially those who have no one looking out for them. Who are the widows? Naturally, those who have lost their spouse are wid-ows, but there are al-

so those who are “wid-owed” in society, those who once had what they needed but lost it. As peo-ple face foreclosure, loss of employment, food in-security, and the loss of compassion from friends and neighbors, who will look out for those who now find themselves des-titute? Pope Francis might be the religious leader to get Christians seriously involved in caring for oth-ers, especially those who once thought that they would be fine and not need help from anyone. Pope Francis exempli-fies what could be right about religion. The bring-ing to fruition of his mes-sage will make this world a better place.

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BRAD ELLIOTT STONE is Associate Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is a lay preacher in the Baptist, Congregational, and Episcopalian traditions and is a proud resident of Inglewood’s beautiful D-1.

Friday, April 5—Inglewood Beat 3 Senior Lead Officer Nicole Loudermilk (coffee in hand) watches as a city clerk staffer canvass-es provisional ballots. Loudermilk’s presence was personally requested by city clerk Yvonne Horton.

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Third-World dictatorship on American soil! In the meantime, Mayor Butts—aided by two po-larizing councilmen and other short-sighted self-serving officials—is sin-gle-handedly negotiating

a weak position on the Forum deal and is con-trolling all negotiations with his old colleagues at LAX. He is maintaining that they and the city are on the same page—even though another LAX Ex-pansion Battle is on the horizon!

Some critics say people deserve the type of gov-ernment they get. Sadly, Inglewood is abandoning the values that drew thousands of African-Americans from to make this city their home. What a pity.

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By TheoLa gardner

I have resided in Ingle-wood over 51 years. Con-sequently I have seen ma-ny changes. I witnessed white flight and the influx of minori-ties—mostly black. I ob-served the local politics educational system and public resources change with the renewed commu-nity. And I welcomed the present candidate, George Dotson, and his fami-ly to the rapidly changing neighborhood. Politics that universally organize and structure the community, was sudden-ly in need of leadership. The greed for power threw opponents into an arena throwing vicious lies and back-room deals. George Dotson, a weak opponent stayed in the background with wishful thinking. George followed in the footsteps of Roy Har-vey, the original orga-nizer of the 4th Avenue Block Club. Dotson has lied and stolen the laurels of the deceased 4th Av-enue Block Club found-er Mr. Harvey. He has no conscious about his lies. George has been dutiful and patient. He was sub-servient to Ed Vincent in dedicating the renaming of the Centinela Park in his honor. George’s weak demean-or was rewarded with the title Commissioner of City Planning. However, George has poor skills, but that works well for One

Manchester leadership. He is always told what to do. He is an excellent obe-dient servant, and he has been retained by all may-ors. Roosevelt Dorn fol-lowed next with a notori-ous reign that ended with his expulsion from public positions. However, Dorn still holds the reigns like a mafia king. He brought us Butts. George contin-ues to be the silent puppet —bowing to every com-mand. A young handsome community gentleman Mike Stevens appeared concerned about the abuse of the community homes from LAX air traffic. Mike immediately met with LAX executives and voiced the community’s complaints. The commu-nity walked and distribut-ed flyers to homeowners for support. Our follow-ing grew large. Mike char-tered bus rides. We picket-ed with signs.1. Mayor Dorn opposed our efforts;2. Dorn threatened to ar-rest Mike;3. Dorn would turn off the mike when we spoke;4. Dorn stopped our meet-ings at the ICOP Bunga-low;and 5. Mike’s leadership inspired us to decorate our cars with signs and to car-avan.Where Was George?1. George did not support the community;2. George knows nothing about sound proof insula-

tion;3. George lies when he campaigns with that promise;and 4. When Dorn went down in disgrace, George adopted a new master: Mayor Butts.Why are the houses not insulated? The city council did not sign the contract papers, so millions were returned to LAWA. Mike and the community’s efforts were destroyed by a DO-NOTHING council that “works” four days a week. Mike has acquired another contract. Mike is fighting for more single family homes to be insulated. Mayor Butts has changed the lan-guage and is permitting contractors to sound-in-sulate multiple-dwelling units. Mayor Butts is support-ing patient, do-nothing George with funds, en-dorsements and lies. May-or Butts wants total coun-cil control.Wake up community!Don’t let this happen to your community.1. Mike Stevens fought executives at LAX to achieve sound insulation.2. George Dotson does not have the expertise or the ability to converse with executive management.3. George Dotson did not inform the commu-nity about Hollywood Race Track for communi-ty to discuss plans for use. George can only do as he

The Dirt on DotsonA resident speaks about why Inglewood’s planning commish needs to be put out to pasture

By randaLL FLeming

The Inglewood city clerk’s office may be compared to a used book store that purports to be open but is intimidating in its appearance: there are many open secrets within just waiting for someone to dare to take them. This derring-do to re-trieve documents, howev-er, need not be the case. The city clerk’s office is one where citizens should be free to enter, polite-ly request documents re-garding what is being do-ne with the money taken via taxes and other “fees,” and who is responsible for doing what, where and when with that money in the city. Many citizens, it has been reported, are never-theless intimidated by the general attitude of the city clerk. Some even whisper that the city clerk’s hus-band, Jerome Horton, rep-

resents a threat by way of his being chairman of the California State Board of Equalization. Others state that Horton’s husband keeps a close eye on those who dare to perform due diligence on what is do-ne with residents’ taxes in the city of Inglewood. The state of California has a great many laws re-garding how the public documents, citizens re-quests for them and the behavior of those who control such documents. In this series, the Chronicle will discuss these laws as well as dis-close the finances of In-glewood politicians’ cam-paigns. The first thing that a cit-izen must know is that—in California—there is a significant legal com-munity that has created transparency where previ-ously there was darkness. Implements such as the

“Follow the Money” -W. Mark Felt Jr, aka “Deep Throat,” in the midst of catching Tricky Dick and the Plumbers of Watergate

Don’t be a victim of VOTER FRAUD!

This election...

“Election fraud...usually involves absentee or mail ballots.” -Paul Gronke, Director of Early Voting Information Center.

If you believe someone has tampered with your voter registration affidavit, report it to the California Election Fraud Investigation Unit at

(916) 657-2166 or (800) 815-2666Be sure to request the Voter Fraud Protection Handbook or download it from:

www.sos.ca.gov/elections/vfph-2009.pdf

Election documents held at the city clerk’s office prove that Inglewood Today owner Willie Brown is a paid political consultant to “mayor” James T. Butts.

as needed. Also, read the label to ensure the brand you are using is safe for ingestion (like doTERRA and Young Living). • Lifestyle changes to reduce allergens at home include not hang-ing clothes outside to dry, closing windows and doors at to keep pollen out and avoid mowing lawns and raking leaves which stirs up pollen and mold. When driving, keep car windows closed. • Antioxidant fruits and

vegetables like apples, onions and bananas are anti-inflammatory and boost the immune system. • In high doses (1000+ mg), vitamin C is a natural antioxidant, antihistamine and antitoxin. Ester-C and Emergen-C can be helpful in the fight against allergic reactions. However you decide to fight allergies this season, use common sense and track results to know what is working for you. Now get out there and enjoy some sunshine! Happy healing.

Allergies, from pg. 5

• • •Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari is a Morningside Park resident where she lives with her ‘tween’ son, Damani, and his father. She has a BA in Spiritual Healing and is certified as a Reiki Master Teacher and Holistic Health Practitioner. “Like” her page at www.facebook.com/wellness.uprising, or visit her on the web: www.wellnessuprising.com.

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April 19, 2013

time goes on. I guess reading this ar-ticle will give you the impression that horse handicappers love puz-zles. You would be right to some extent. There is a lot to ab-sorb in the horse racing world—much like the stock market. (Winning is everything.) Both require patience, knowledge and

a tight lip; the more you talk about your horse of choice, the less your odds will become. In any case, have fun when you go to the track. Be sure to sometimes just sit and watch a few races without betting on a horse. It teaches you patience. Until then, don’t forget to bet with your head and not with your heart—un-less you just LOVE that horse’s name!

Derby, from pg. 5

repaving funds would be to use a third-party rank-ing system or allocating residential street repaving funds by total street area per district. Understand that dis-tricts are designed based upon population. Each district is to have an equal amount of resi-

dents. When you have high-density housing (i.e., apartment buildings), you can place 10 to 12 apartment units on a two-residential lot. Districts 4, 3 and 2 are smaller in land mass than District 1—but are equal in population. Therefore, Districts 4, 3 2 can pave their streets more often because the to-tal milage of the streets in

those districts is shorter and the streets are narrow-er. The total mileage in District 1 is larger, which means we get our streets paved fewer times. In closing, I want to note that I am still very much fighting to make the residential street-repaving funding more equitable to the bulk of the residents of District 1.

Warmest Regards Councilman Mike Stevens

District 1(310) 412-8602

[email protected] • www.CouncilmanMikeStevens.comogized twice and joked around about my meno-pausal memory. The serv-er never cracked a smile. There was no warmth anywhere to be found. No matter. I plan to re-turn to the scene of my crime to try other items on this tantalizing menu. Perhaps I’ll take a box

chocolates to atone for my sin.

Veg-it-up Grill1100 West FlorenceSuite DInglewood, CA 90301(310) 670-7400Parking: LotWiFi: YesAccepts Cash, Credit and ATM DebitAttire: Casual

Veg-it-up, from pg. 6

At the April 9 city council meeting, Butts censored my right to free speech—my First Amendment Right as a citizen—to let others know that King Butts is alive and well in Ingle-wood. The City of Inglewood deserves better. There will be conse-quences if Councilwoman Judy Dunlap and Council-man Michael Stevens lose in the run-off election.

If Butts’ two hand-picked candidates win, there will be five solid majority votes, a Kan-garoo court-styled city council. Most residents know that the other two councilmen—Morales and Franklin—will do whatever the mayor says. Thank you for your time.

Michael Beatty, Chairman,

Aviation Commission, City of Inglewood Member

Parkside Village HOA• • •

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Streets, from pg. 4

Ralph M. Brown Act, the California Public Records Act and the Political Re-form Act have helped to roll back the many layers of secrecy that those in power have long used to obscure the roots of raw power, the misuse of pub-lic funds and the means by which the power and funds have been married. The first law with which one should be aware is California Government Code §6257.5 as well as the precedent set in Los Angeles Times v. Alameda Corridor Transportation

Authority, 88 Cal.App.4th 1381 (2001). In §6257.5 is stated that “[t]his chapter does not allow limitations on ac-cess to a public record based upon the purpose for which the record is being requested, if the re-cord is otherwise subject to disclosure.” In the LAT v Alameda, et al. case, the ruling was essentially summarized by the statement, “The California Public Records Act plainly does not re-quire a written request.” Finally, one’s request requires no identifica-tion of any kind—unless

the request involves in-formation about pesti-cides (which is covered by Government Code §6524.2) or seeks the ad-dresses of persons arrest-ed or crime victims (Gov-ernment Code §6524, subd,. (f), par. (3)) What do the above two laws and one case general-ly mean? Collectively they mean that when one re-quests a public record from the city clerk’s office, one need not identify oneself by any means (verbally or otherwise) nor submit—or fill in—any written request which the city clerk or staff may insist be submitted.

Money, from pg. 4

Please note that this column nor the advice herein is to be construed as legal advice.

small room where only Horton and her staff were allowed to sit. Senior citizens and other observ-ers were not allowed to sit during the days-long elections ballot process-ing that took place from April 3 until April 5. On the final day of the elections process, Horton decreed that only four observers at a time were allowed into the room.

Despite knowing that observers would be on hand, the city clerk re-fused to make the process available to more than four people at a time. The result that was many reg-istered voters wishing to observe the process were blatantly denied their rights. Horton directed Inglewood police officers to remove residents who verbally protested their violated rights. The city clerk’s actions were

recorded on video tape. Horton also refused to answer questions about the elections process. Under state law, voters “have the right to ask questions of the precinct board and elections of-ficials regarding election procedures and to receive an answer or be directed to the appropriate of-ficial for an answer.” Horton did not return phone calls or e-mails requesting a comment.

Elections, from pg. 8

tia Pete’s on La Brea and Fairview. I wanted to start something that had music and art, but people would be thinking about their dreams. Partying with a purpose. When I found the spot, I redefined my idea and I decided to start a cy-ber cafe,” Terrence stated enthusiastically as if were yesterday. I view Inglewood as the City of Possibilities. There is nothing that you can’t imagine in Inglewood.

But as Onyx fell, so did Cafe Future. A movement away from the DIY gen-eration X ethos, a com-ing-of-age of the huge, more financially lucrative and marketing-wise Gen-eration Y had the corpora-tions knowing that if they emulated the small com-munity cafe, they could make lots of money. “Magic Johnson started his Starbucks on Centine-la. All the poets ran over there to do poetry,” said Terrence. Who are these strange

people who read poetry at Starbucks? “Starbucks put me out of business,” said Ter-rence in a very Zen way. Starbucks killed a lot of poetry readings. In the 90s you could go to a ca-fé, plug in your comput-er and debate with friends and neighbors until the wee hours. Nevertheless, Ter-rence McClain remains a visionary Inglewoodi-an from Inglewood’s past and still a part of its fu-ture.

Future, from pg. 1



stead of the homes in Dis-trict 1. Many D-1 residents have passed away wait-ing for their homes to be sound-insulated. Stevens was also respon-sible for the wheelchair ramp for the seniors at 151 Locust Street. And he was the person who procured the access gate for seniors by the parking lot at 1 Lo-cust St. The councilman has pushed for more of the Housing and Urban Devel-opment (HUD) grant mon-ey coming to Inglewood to be accessible for the actu-al residents. A fair amount of that money can be used to help senior homeown-ers on fixed incomes fix small code violations so their houses can become

eligible for sound insula-tion. The program is in the last stages of set-up. Stevens saw to the side-walk repair and tree re-moval outside of Daniel Freeman elementary that is currently undertaken be-ing performed. The curb repair and tree trimming on Hill-crest from Grace to Re-gent would not have been done had not Stevens tak-en the time away from a busy campaign to make sure it was performed. The same is true of the tree trimming on 2nd Av-enue between 81st and 83rd Streets. And for those who have noticed the clean-up of the D-1 Community Center and wondered who was re-sponsible, you now know it was Councilman Mike Stevens.

Run-off, from pg. 1

Publisher’s Note.......................................page 2Community Calendar.......................................page 3Church Calendar .........page 3Letters to the Editor.......................................page 3Council Member DunlapVIEW FROM DISTRICT 2.......................................page 6Council Member StevensGREETINGS from MIKE.......................................page 6SNACKTIME with SARAHRestaurant Reviews .....page 6Book Reviews ...............page 9


CONTENTSSa’brak Boutique..................................page 2

DVD Ave “Street Fight”..................................page 2Paul R. Williams..................................page 4

Aircraft Noise Harms Kids..................................page 4Inglewood Blackhawks..................................page 5

Hoof Beats Limited: We Bet you’ll love this series!..................................page 5Fox Theatre to be Re-stored at long last?

..................................page 6Your Block Rocks! New photo series shows the real Inglewood

..................................page 6Zeal Harris, Artist Extraordinaire..................................page 7

It’s Casual on Metro, Red Line and Black Flag..................................page 7

By Gerald Morales

This year marked the sixth Inglewood Open Studios, an event hosted by the artists whose studios are open to the public during one Novem-ber weekend every year. Lov-ers of art from Inglewood and elsewhere turn out to visit the studios via the shuttles pro-vided by the city. This year’s event took place Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11. A total of 12 venues were made available to view art. The two main locations were the Beacon Arts Building, lo-cated on 808 N. La Brea Av-enue, and the Beacon’s sister studios, affectionately known as 1019 West, located at 1019 W. Manchester Blvd. Both buildings, as well as all the tour stops, are in Inglewood. Inglewood Open Studios was founded by Rene Fox, the current gallery direc-tor. After a 2009 article in the L.A. Times, the event started

to gain attention. Since then, many artists from the Ingle-wood and the surrounding area have come together to help this event grow. Current-ly there are approximately 70 artists in the two main build-

ings as well as many others in their respective workspaces throughout Inglewood. Each of the two days was accompanied by a perfor-mance courtesy of Fisher En-semble, which is an act in

progress from Seattle com-poser Garrett Fisher. Those who attended the perfor-mance were witnessed the work’s debut performance

Mike Stevens Breaks the Sound Insulation Barrier in InglewoodBy randall fleMinG

In the decades since the many variations of the Resi-dential Sound Insulation Pro-gram (RSIP) was institut-ed, LAX—which is owned by Los Angeles World Air-ports (LAWA)—has prof-fered many changes to the residents of Inglewood. From contract passages that whol-ly indemnify LAX from any further legal action, to fund-ing a city program that has been “mismanaged” to the point of building and sound-proofing new luxury apart-ment complexes while exist-ing houses remain uninsulat-ed, to changes in contract lan-guage that the city attorney allows to let “slip,” the LA-WA’s LAX Master Plan Pro-gram, wherein is found the Community Benefit Agree-ment (CBA), has been altered

in many ways. The result has been a largely unfulfilled pro-gram, nearly $100 million dollars “lost,” and a deadline approaching in Dec. 2015. Fortunately, Inglewood has a proponent working for the residents. District 1 Coun-cil Member Mike Stevens, whose decades of work to get the CBA fulfilled, contin-

ues to root out the problems that appear to be intentionally presented to usurp the sound insulation program. Despite refusals by the ap-pointed city officials who are responsible for the city bud-get, he has pushed for an ini-tiative to execute a “detailed forensic level audit of the

Two Decades of Dirty Tricks Who is responsible for Ingle-wood’s decades of misery? Whether it is the City of Inglewood firing people and shutting down Town Hall meetings, contracts to in-demnify LAWA against fur-ther legal action for nothing more than insulated window dressings or expensive cam-paigns to discredit citizens’ groups protesting the unethi-cal and illegal expansion ef-forts, the problem has been to bring to justice those re-sponsible for the complicat-ed schemes carried out to si-lence opposition to LAX ex-pansion plans. Attempts to follow the money tend to

please see Open Studios, page 8

Inglewood Open Studios’ Sixth Year

Artist Muriel Mandel kneels beside her mural during the Inglewood Open Studios’ 2012 tour.

please see Mike, page 10

please see Tricks, page 5

Inglewood resident Prentis Bolden, after conferring with D-1 Council Mem-

ber Mike Stevens about years of empty promises to have his eligible house

sound-insulated, points to the much newer apartment complex across the

street which was being sound-proofed.

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Community Calendar

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Letters to the Editor

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“Greetings from Mike”

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Rhonda’s Wellness Column

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Hoot Beats Limited

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Dining with Rhonda

STUFF I EAT ....................page 6

Anne on Architecture..page 7

Book Reviews ...............page 9


CONTENTS

Joe’s Barbershop

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 2

“Pet Peeves”column

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 2

Mark Fronterotta ap-

pointed new IPD Chief

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Supervisor Mark

Ridley-Thomas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 4

Fox Theatre now

on National Register

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 4

Feature book review:

Word for Word

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 7

Fruit Tree Giveaway

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 6

Michael Massenberg

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 7

Your Block Rocks,

W. 102nd Street!

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Dinglewood!

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Dotson’s Drug Den

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 9 By RAnDALL FLeMinG

The cumulative safety haz-

ards of the Osage Senior Vil-

las have been a part of daily

life for the center’s residents

shortly after the City of In-

glewood, the Redevelopment

Agency and Planning Com-

mission declared, “The proj-

ect was completed and re-

ceived a certificate of occu-

pancy” in June 2003.

On October 4, 2005, the

aforementioned agencies

signed the “Release of Con-

struction Covenants Certifi-

cate (formerly called a Cer-

tificate of Completion) of the

project.” However it was not

disclosed that there were “nu-

merous revisions, change or-

ders and building modifica-

tions were necessary…” and

that the “Osage Senior Vil-

las Limited Partnership, LLC

(OSVLP) also contends that

the building modifications

and change orders have re-

sulted in a project cost over-

run of 15%…” from a letter

from the city administrator’s

office. The city administrator

at the time was Mark Wein-

berg. Weinberg has since

been retained by the City of

Inglewood as a consultant un-

der a contract to receive near-

ly $70k annually. Weinberg

was also investigated by the

Inglewood native Crystal

Chavis sings at Lakers Game

By GeRALD MORALeS

What is the sound of in-

spiration drawn from inspi-

ration? One Inglewood na-

tive with a remarkable talent

might have an answer. Crys-

tal Chavis, a 17-year-old ju-

nior student of Inglewood

City Honors High School,

found her passion in music

four years ago. Her roots in

the entertainment industry,

however, date back much fur-

ther. At only three weeks of age

Crystal received her first

glimpse to the industry when

she was in a film for a com-

mercial for Fidelity Financial.

She continued getting acting

gigs in commercials for State

Farm and Jeep as well as ma-

ny other well-known compa-

nies. Throughout elementary

and middle school, she partic-

ipated in many performanc-

es and activities in and out of

school. Her mother, Allison

Queen, is a publicist who spe-

cializes in local and nation-

al media placements. From a

young age decided she want-

ed Crystal to develop into a

well-rounded individual. She

enrolled her daughter in ice

skating and dance classes and

even had her try horseback

riding. “I tried to support Crys-

tal in every endeavor she pur-

sued and I knew it was im-

portant for her to be well-

rounded. I wanted her to

know she could do anything

she put her mind to, which

is why I wanted her to be ac-

tive,” said Mrs. Queen.

Crystal spent a lot of time

acting as well as participat-

ing in various activities—but

Residents Claim

Victory Against

728% Tax Hike Mayorʼs Property Tax

proposal shot down

By RAnDALL FLeMinG

In a quietly announced last-

minute city council meet-

ing for January 23, Ingle-

wood mayor James T. Butts

moved to reject a proposal to

place a 728% increase of the

city’s property transfer tax

on the April municipal ballot.

The city clerk was directed to

withdraw Resolution No. 12-

157 (adopted December 18,

2012) from the April 2 ballot.

The mayor had argued

through no fewer than two

previous council meetings to

push the remarkably high tax

hike proposal forward for the

April ballot. It was rumored

that the reason for the pro-

posal was to upset the unions

that would benefit from the

increase, should any council

members oppose the new tax

hike. The mayor remarked that

such a tax hike is not an un-

usual one. “The city of Los

please see Rusty Tub, page 10

A Decade of Rusty Bathtubs at Osage

Rusty pipes, fire-hazard stoves at Senior Center were approved by Planning Commissioner George Dotson

All the bathtubs in the Osage Senior Villas look like this. The rust staining the plastic bathtubs is a result of iron

pipes that for over a decade have drained condensation from the residents’ heating and air conditioning units. The

non-ceramic tubs, lack of safety bars and other safety hazards were approved by Inglewood Planning Commissioner

Dotson in 2003. INSET: A shot of the iron drain pipe from which rusty water has dripped since 2003.

please see Crystal, page 11please see Victory, page 11

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Tabor $32k

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is told. Do not give Butts anoth-er bobble-head. Inglewood has an ille-gally placed mayor cor-rupting the City of Ingle-wood. Butts’ residence is not in the City of Ingle-wood, and his place is not on the dais at city hall.

Failure, from pg. 9building on the campus of the Massachusetts In-stitute of Technology. In May 1888, there was a well-publicized ground-breaking ceremony. A cornerstone was laid and excavation for the foun-dation was begun. The sagging econo-my during the winter of 1888 brought the Free-man College construc-tion to a screeching halt. Even with the school con-struction on hold, USC’s founding president, Judge Joseph P. Widney, of-fered Freeman an ap-pointment on the Board of Trustees. He declined, but hope for the Freeman campus remained. Daniel finally gave up the ghost in 1890 and he

cancelled the project. He also withdrew his endow-ment and land offer. During this attempt at making Inglewood a col-lege town, Grace, the youngest Freeman child and only girl, was a stu-dent at USC. She enrolled in 1887 and this could have been the reason for Daniel trying to bring USC to Inglewood. Daniel Freeman died in 1918. In his will—writ-ten in June and just three months before his death—he left a bequest to USC. Over the years, Freeman had many friends asso-ciated with the univer-sity. The amount of the USC bequest is unknown. However, the estimated value of the estate in 1918 was $1 million, about $15 million in today’s dollars.

Freeman, from pg. 6

aircraft in and out of LAX and the decades-long fight for Residential Sound In-sulation. A significant example was the April 15 death of Westchester resident Nan Schneider. She died after a four painful years of bat-tling disease brought on

by the very particulate matter that falls from air-craft flying non-stop into and out of over Inglewood and the surrounding area Had she been shot to death, there would have been an investigation.

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conflict of interest. When it comes to ethics laws, ev-erything is legal until it’s not. We are always trou-bled when we see mon-ey moving around that seems to not be exposed to the general public or ap-pears to be a conflict of in-terests, unfortunately it’s is only the legislature or a ballot initiative that can close these kinds of loop-holes and of course the leg-islature has other priori-ties than tightening eth-ic laws against themselves. It’s like telling the play-ers instead of the referee to come up with their own rules,” said Phillip Ung of California Common Cause. In 2012 the City of In-glewood wrote an ordi-nance that shut down pub-lic access television and made it so that any pro-gramming must first be

approved by the City Council and City Manager. “It is common practice for cities that do not have studios or production fa-cilities to designate and operate local cable access channels as ‘governmen-tal’ access channels.”—January 24, 2012 City of Inglewood memo, Sub-ject: Government Access Channel Policy. Prior to 2012, the In-glewood-based INcomTV filmed city council meet-ings. INcomTV has a stu-dio and production facili-ties. According to tax re-cords, the purpose of Time-Warner’s donations to CES was to sponsor

“Connecting Women to Power” events. The events were pro-moted on the state’s BOE website by Yvonne Hor-ton’s husband, who is also the BOE Chairperson. The

press release on the BOE website did not disclose that Jerome Horton’s wife is the president of CES. “Pouring big bucks in-to a lawmaker’s pet cause enables special interests to sidestep campaign con-tribution limits and make a positive impression on those whose votes they need,” wrote Jim Sanders in a Sacramento Bee story dated May 12, 2012. With ballot initiatives averaging $2-3 million to get qualified, one of the tools we have to stop these legal albeit unethi-cal activities is to inform our elected officials that this kind of behavior is not decent. It certainly isn’t de-cent for a person such as Yvonne Horton—who fre-quently invokes Jesus Christ when she is given time at city council meet-ings.

Ethics, from pg. 1

Publisher’s Note

.......................................page 2

Community Calendar

.......................................page 3

Church Calendar .........page 3

Letters to the Editor

.......................................page 3

“View from District 2”

by Council Member Dunlap

.......................................page 6

“Greetings from Mike”

by Council Member Stevens

.......................................page 6

Dining with Rhonda (res-

taurant review) by Rhonda

Kuykendall-Jabari .......page 6

Book Reviews ...............page 9


CONTENTS

Dr. LeRoy Vaugn, MD

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 2

Los Acosta Tacos

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 2

Friends of the

Inglewood Library

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 4

Hoof Beats races over

the year in review

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 5

Rhonda’s “Wellness”

column debuts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 5

Googie Architecture

in Inglewood

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 6

Your Block Rocks:

Ash Avenue

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 6

Feature book reviews:

The Tribunal

and Bitter Inheritance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 7

The Wood Class

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . page 7

Double-barrelled film review:

Django Unchained

. . . . . . . . . . . . pages 8 & 9

By Teka-lark FleMing

When the owner and den-

tist of Smile Studio, Dr. Carla

Thomas was a little girl grow-

ing up in the Inglewood com-

munity of Century Heights

she wanted to be a dentist.

Smile Studio caught my

eye while I was riding my bi-

cycle up Morningside Park’s

business district on Man-

chester. It was a modern and

beautiful facility. While at a

community meeting in Briar-

wood, I met the charming Dr.

Thomas. She was discussing

the importance of dental care.

As a person who is regularly

at the dentist office owing to

doing ten years as brace face

and a black coffee addiction

the art of dentistry has be-

come a major part of my life.

I went to Dr. Thomas’ of-

fice to find out about her

lovely facility and to ask how

did she come into the helpful

field of dentistry.

“When I was very small my

mother took us to the dentist

every six months. I had a re-

ally nice dentist when I was a

child. He let me play with all

the equipment and touch all

the buttons. I was fascinated.”

Dr. Thomas has always

wanted to be a dentist. And

it shows in her facility. Even

sitting in the waiting room

you feel at ease. It feels more

like a health spa than the

white bright dentist office

you may be used to.

“From the sixth grade I

knew I was going to be a

dentist and I would always

say that. People said I would

change my major a few times

once I went to college. I nev-

er did. I have yearbooks from

junior high through high

school where they would ask

you what you want to do, and

all of mine said, ‘Dentist,’”

said Dr. Thomas.

Dr. Thomas did her under-

grad work in biology at the

University of the Pacific and

earned her Doctorate of Den-

tal Surgery at the top ranked

University of Southern Cali-

fornia. She has been practic-

ing dentistry in Inglewood for

16 years.

Even though I regular-

ly go the dentist I have many

friends who are very nervous

about going to the dentist. I

tell them that it’s not that bad.

“If you go to the dentist

regularly, every six months

and you do things that are

preventative. Then it’s not as

expensive,” she posited.

Dr. Thomas office is relax-

ing and tranquil. Her front

Stevens Opposes 728%

Property Transfer Tax Hike

Councilman Mike Stevens favors modestly increased tax hike—but not at 728%

By randall FleMing

District 1 council person

Mike Stevens has announced

that he wishes the recent-

ly proposed property tax rate

increase to be readjusted. A

new rate was proposed by

Mayor James T. Butts and

was on the city’s agenda dat-

ed December 18, 2012 but

was not voted until the fol-

lowing day.

Inglewood has one of the

lowest such property tax-

es in Los Angeles County, at

$1.10 per $1,000.00. Of that

amount, $0.55 goes to the

City of Inglewood. The may-

or’s intention is to place the

resolution on the April 2 bal-

lot to increase the city’s tax

portion 728%, to $4.00.

Were Stevens to whole-

heartedly oppose the tax—

which would be put into the

city’s general fund and from

which unions such as the

SEIU could benefit—then it

would not fare well for In-

glewood’s on-going financial

strife. However, the coun-

cilman has made it clear that

it is not a transfer tax rate

increase he opposes, but a

728% tax rate hike.

Stevens declared that he

was “not against a transfer

tax; I’m against a transfer

tax that is extremely exces-

sive, like this approximately

725% increase.” The trans-

fer tax rate increase resolu-

tion was pushed through by

the mayor and was approved

by District 3 and 4 council

members Eloy Morales, Jr.,

and Ralph Franklin.

The resolution does not

fully divulge the nature of

the increase. By mention-

ing only the portion that the

Danny Tabor

Runs in D-1 Claims “No problem”

regarding misappropri-

ated Darby Park funds

Former Inglewood mayor

Danny K. Tabor filed his run-

ning papers just in time for

the city’s deadline on Mon-

day, January 7. He had pulled

his papers the previous busi-

ness day (Thursday, January

3) just before the city clerk’s

office closed at 12:30 p.m.

Tabor, who has a political

history as District 1 council

member and a short-term

mayor, was also known for a

series of political and finan-

cial concerns.

please see Smile, page 4

Smile Studio Lives Up to Its Name

Century Heights native Dr. Carla Thomas takes a moment to smile for the camera at her dental studio.

please see 728%, page 11

please see Tabor, page 9

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Dear Voters,

Thank you for your vote!

Councilman Mike Stevens

I was elected by you to look out for your interest and not special interest.

You voted for me to be your elected representative because you wanted

change.

I have broken the chain of anointed individuals and am independent of

the existing political machines. Outsiders have controlled our elections

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