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New Report Marks Major Step Forward in the Clippers Arena Project

The Inglewood Campus Will Be The Most Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Sports Venue in California

By IT News Wire

The new year comes with new momentum for the LA Clippers arena project. The City of Inglewood released the draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed arena campus on December 27th, marking a major step forward for the state-of-the-art complex.

The draft EIR shows how the project will achieve the most stringent environmental standards and become the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient sports arena in state history.

The draft EIR follows the recent certification by Governor Newsom and the California Air Resources Board, which determined the Clippers arena

project will meet landmark environmental standards. They certified that the project will be net-zero for greenhouse gas emissions.

“The release of the EIR and the start of the public process marks an exciting and major step forward for the Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center,” said Chris Meany, lead developer on the project. “This

open and transparent process will give the residents of Inglewood the opportunity to learn more about the project’s stringent environmental standards and incredible community benefits.”

The thoroughly researched and remarkably detailed report took 23 months to prepare and cost more than $5 million to produce. It offers a wide range of innoContinued on page 2

California Writers, Photogs Family iPhone Crack Screen Repair Keeping Inglewood Connected Sue State Over New Law That Chokes Freelance Journalism Tanu Henry | California Black Media

When he’s not studying, Aldon Thomas Stiles, 25, a senior at Cal State Bernardino, writes freelance articles to help pay his way through college and assist his parents with the bills at home in Fontana.

The Fontana Herald, Screen Rant, Westside Story News and several African-American newspapers around the state have published Stiles’ articles in the past. Most of his work focuses on educating Californians about state policy or bringing light to unreported

Inland Empire stories that, he says, people should know about..

“Freelancing is an incredibly convenient work opportunity,” says Stiles, who is African American. “It has helped me hone my skills as a journalist at my own pace and work on stories I’m passionate about - all from home.”

Stiles says the money he makes freelancing helps him keep a roof over his head while in school and that his schedule would have prevented him from working as a full-time writer while he pursued his degree Continued on page 3

By Francis Taylor, Senior Writer

Family iPhone Crack Screen Repair, located in the Swap Meet in Downtown Inglewood, has been keeping Inglewood connected with operating cell phones and computers for the last two years and is looking forward to the New Year. “With the Metro Rail Line and the SoFi Stadium coming to

the city,” owner Carlos Salvado said, “we anticipate that our small business will benefit with the economic development that is coming to the city.”

Salvado has been operating in the City of Inglewood for the last two years having moved his operation from Gardena where he had been in business for eight years. “Experience in this industry is the key to Continued on page 2 JOIN US ON

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vative solutions to complex challenges, including traffic.

“This report will be an incredibly useful tool as we work with the Clippers to craft and implement solutions to safeguard Inglewood’s quality of life,” said Inglewood Mayor James Butts.

The 18,000-seat arena, at the intersection of West Century Boulevard and South Prairie Avenue, will also be home to the LA Clippers’ team offices, practice facility, sports medicine clinic, and an outdoor plaza with community and retail and restaurant uses.

Among other things, the environmental report studied 114 intersections, 28 neighborhood street segments, 53 mainline freeway segments and 10 freeway ramps in a 20-squaremile area around Inglewood. The result is a plan that will actually help improve Inglewood traffic on non-event days and help reduce traffic congestion on game days by 15%.

The measures include: ·Road upgrades ·Restriping and converting medians to turn lanes ·Widening freeway off ramps ·Implementing traffic signal timing improvements ·Targeting key intersections for “special event” timing that lengthens the time of green lights ·Building a pedestrian foot bridge from a parking garage across Prairie Avenue

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·Encouraging fans to use mass transit by providing shuttles and game-day ticket discounts ·Adding traffic-control officers on game day The report’s release kicks off the required 45-day period for the public to comment on the project.

If approved by the City of Inglewood, the arena would open in time for the 2024-2025 NBA season.

The project will be LEED Gold certified, meaning it achieves rigorous, internationally recognized environmental standards for building performance.

Other sustainability measures include: ·A “Zero Waste” program to reduce and divert waste from landfills. ·An on-site solar energy generation system that will produce more than 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and extensive use of “green” (i.e., renewable) energy sources. ·A program to plant 1,000 new trees in nearby neighborhoods. ·A program to purchase and install 1,000 electric vehicle chargers for residences in Inglewood and the surrounding area. ·330 on-site electrical vehicle chargers and 20 additional publicly available chargers within Inglewood. ·Smart parking systems to more efficiently direct vehicles to parking spaces, reducing vehicle emissions.

In addition to the complex, the LA Clippers are intent on being a good neighbor off the court. The team has already pledged to provide a $100 million community benefits package designed to help lift families out of poverty and give more Inglewood students an opportunity to achieve the American dream.

The majority of the money is dedicated to easing the area’s housing crunch with $75 million for affordable housing programs and $5 million to help first-time home buyers and renters. The program also includes nearly $20 million for youth and family programs that will help provide quality after-school activities, student scholarships, library upgrades and services for senior citizens.

The project will be an economic boon to Inglewood and the surrounding communities. The arena complex will generate an estimated 7,000 union construction jobs, 30% of which are earmarked for Inglewood-area residents, and pay a total of $450 million in wages during the construction process.

When completed, the complex will provide an estimated 1,500 permanent jobs, 35% of which are earmarked for Inglewood-areas residents, and generate more than $100 million in new tax revenue, which help fund critical services, through 2045.

you speak, they listen

“As we approach 2020 what are your plans or resolutions for the New Year!”

By Francis Taylor, Senior Writer

Shona Monge – “I own a Public Relations Firm; MV7 GroupPublic Relations and Special Events, and my plan is to revamp my own PR campaign to attract new clients, from small businesses to non-profit enterprises.”

Colby Young – “My plan is the same as it was last year and that is to focus on school work and prioritize my time and activities for the best outcome.”

Kody Allen – “I have completed my academic studies and in 2020 I intend to launch my business building, renovating and flipping houses.”

Carlos Salvado – “As a business owner in the City of Inglewood, my plan is to work on my business model to add new products and services and possibly lower prices.”

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headphones and boom boxes to sound bars and surround sound systems, there is a market niche that we have created for ourselves.”

Looking forward to the New Year, Salvado is enthusiastic about the economic development that is coming to the City of Inglewood. “With the exciting development that is taking place in Downtown, the Metro Rail Line and the new football stadium opening in 2020, we believe that 2020 will be our best sales year in Inglewood yet.”

Family iPhone Crack Screen Repair is open consistent with the operating schedule of Inglewood’s indoor swap meet at the corner of Market Street and Manchester Boulevard. The facility is closed every other Tuesday.

success and survival,” Salvado said.

“It is important to remain current with the latest computer operating systems and cell phone models in order to meet our customers’ demands.”

Family iPhone Crack Screen Repair provides a wide range of services in addition to repairing cracked cell phone screens, which is their specialty.

Their technicians also complete laptop and desktop computer repairs, computer virus removal, and television repairs. In addition they offer sales of refurbished laptops and Apple computer systems and a variety of cell phones, chargers, cases and accessories.

“We have also added mobile and wireless sound and music systems to our inventory,” Salvado said. “From

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EYE ON THE CITY GEORGE DOTSON

ALEX PADILLA

JAMES BUTTS

ELOY MORALES

RALPH FRANKLIN

AROUND THE CITY

Caring is Sharing City of Inglewood Demonstrates Power of Community

By Kenneth Miller, Publisher

The year of 2019 was yet another banner year for the City of Inglewood as Mayor James T. Butts Jr. and the Inglewood City Council continued its commitment of working on behalf of residents and community based organizations.

There were too many monumental

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in Criminal Justice.

Now, AB 5, a new California law that takes effect Jan. 1, 2020 threatens the livelihood of California freelance journalists like Stiles, critics argue, calling the legislation “unconstitutional.”

The legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September and takes effect Jan. 1, 2020, limits the number of freelance articles journalists in California like Stiles can write for any one publication to 35 per year.

For budding writers like Stiles who can get paid, on average, about $100 per article, that adds up to only about $3,500 a year.

Last week, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., (ASJA), a national professional organization that represents independent non-fiction authors, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of California to prevent AB 5 from impacting its members.

“We have no choice but to go to court to protect the rights of independent writers and freelance journalists as a whole,” said Milton C. Toby, president of ASJA. “The stakes are too high, and we cannot stand by as our members and our colleagues face illconceived and potentially career-ending legislation.”

ASJA, which represents about 1,100 freelance writers across the country – with about 120 of its members living in California – is joined by the National Press Photographers Association as a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

accomplishments frame on this page, but as we advance into 2020, we want to thank our elected officials for keeping their eye on the future of building our city and transforming Inglewood into the Sports and Entertainment Capitol of the World while maintaining our steadfast commitment to the citizens of our growing community.

Happy New Year The Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian non-profit with offices in Sacramento, is representing the groups pro bono.

“This law as written, even if it has good intentions, sadly, is an affront to first ammendment constitutional protections,” says Regina Wilson, Executive Editor of California Black Media.

“It’s unfair and inconsistent, too. How can you allow freelancers who write marketing copy and press releases to work unrestricted while taking food off the table of freelance journalists who are writers and photographers?

Their words and images contribute to our national historical record and they provide critical information to the public.”

“It will no doubt hurt the bottom lines of small ethnic-owned media businesses in the state. They already lag behind their mainstream counterparts,” Wilson added. “We have to do something about this.”

Supporters of AB 5, introduced by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), praise the legislation for closing loopholes, they say, employers use to underpay workers and deny them benefits like health insurance, minimum wage, paid parental leave, etc., that state law requires for full-time employees.

“Big businesses shouldn’t be able to pass their costs on to taxpayers while depriving workers of the labor law protections they are rightfully entitled to,” said Gonzalez in May when the Assembly voted 59-15 to pass AB 5.

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News

AS OPIOID CRISIS HITS HOME, BLACK MEDIA OUTLETS STEP UP TO GET WORD OUT Tanu Henry | California Black Media

By the late 1970s, drug traffickers were shipping so much cocaine to the United States that the street price of the powdered stimulant dealers cook to make crack – the smokable rock form of the stimulant - dropped by nearly 80 percent, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

Some historians believe that new affordability of cocaine aided the flooding of crack or “rock” into cities and towns across the United States, particularly in African-American communities where the illicit trade of the drug contributed to sharp increases in gang-related violence and murders during that period.

By 1985, almost 6 million Americans admitted to using some form of cocaine, according to the DEA. Then, in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan launched the government’s multi-pronged and widely criticized “War on Drugs” designed to toughen drug crime laws and aggressively pursue and incarcerate drug users and traffickers. Those policies led to the imprisonment of millions of African Americans from the early 1980s until now.

By 2013, African-American men and women accounted for more than 50 percent of the total United States prison population.

Now, more than two decades after the height of the crack era, AfricanAmerican neighborhoods in California and around the country are facing another haunting drug epidemic: The Opioid Crisis, stemming from untreated addictions to potent - and potentially dangerous - drugs like Codeine, Fentanyl, Methadone, Morphine and Oxycodone, among others.

“When I watch the Republican Party hugging heroin-addicted folks, opiateaddicted folks, it makes me very happy, but it also makes me very mad,” said media personality, author and activist Van Jones, according to the website Inkredibly.com.

“Those same Republicans and Democrats, when the problem was crack, showed no mercy. No compassion. No understanding at all, and locked up a bunch of people,” Jones continued. “I do think that now its hitting everybody, hopefully we can come up with a more compassionate response.”

Although the mainstream news media has largely framed the opioid crisis as a problem America’s majority-White rural and suburban communities are

wrestling with, data shows that it is, in fact, becoming a problem in predominantly African-American neighborhoods across the country as well.

“We have seen a sharp rise in communities of color and urban communities of overdoses and deaths related to illegal opioids, including heroin,” said Chet P. Hewitt, president and CEO of The Center at the Sacramento-based Sierra Health Foundation (SHF).

“Opioid use disorder is often a response to physical and emotional pain, including that of historical and systemic trauma,” Hewitt told California Black Media.

SHF is managing the state of California’s Medication Assisted Treatment Access Points Project in partnership with the California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS), the federal government, California Black Media and its network of more than 20 African-American owned media outlets, and other ethnic media around the state.

The public awareness campaign, dubbed “Choose Change California” will employ a combination of advertising as well as news stories and profiles to inform Californians about opioid abuse in the state and direct people who are affected to locations where they can seek Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

“We can’t afford to go through another drug epidemic that kills our children, parents, brothers and sisters,” said Regina Wilson, Executive Director of California Black Media. “Our publishers are aware that we have to inform our audiences about this growing problem as well as encourage them to reduce the stigma around opioid abuse so

that people suffering from it can come out of the shadows and seek treatment.”

In 2018, more than 10 million Americans misused opioids, according the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

In California, there were 5.3 opioidrelated deaths for every 100,000 people in 2017. Among African-American Californians, that number is about 1.4 for every 100,000, a high number based on the state’s Black population of nearly 6 percent.

And the death rate from overdoses of the synthetic opioid Fentanyl is rising fastest among African Americans.

In a statement shared with California Black Media, CDHCS says the media campaign began in April 2019 and includes digital, television, print, and billboard advertising. As of October 2019, the media campaign has had 1.2 billion impressions across media markets statewide.

The second phase of the campaign will continue through winter 2020. It was designed to launch during the holidays when there are historically high incidences of opioid overdoses.

“The holidays are a difficult time for those experiencing addiction. We knew that promoting the campaign’s message of destigmatizing Opioid Use Disorder and promoting Medication Assisted Treatment was critical for those suffering with a substance use disorder,” Marlies Perez, Project Director of the MAT Expansion Project at CDHCS, said.

A third media campaign phase will launch in spring 2020 and will continue to target communities statewide, including communities of color and rural populations, the CDHCS statement

Move forward and not backwards

said. .

It is widely reported that there are more OUD treatment centers located in predominantly White areas in California and across the country, and that there exists a bias among doctors which leads them to not recommend MAT to minority patients because they fear those individuals would resell their treatments on the street, fueling the crisis.

Hewitt said it is critical that the opioid campaign targets census tracts of the state that are often overlooked.

“An emphasis will be placed on neighborhoods of color and communities that are experiencing a rapid rise in opioid-related deaths along with decades of drug policies that have disproportionately incarcerated and penalized those with substance use disorders.”

“Because of the short time period of this project, sustainability has been prioritized, according to the CDHCS statement. “The aim is to create a community of practice that lifts up and makes available racial and culturally responsive approaches focused on prevention, education, outreach and referrals, which ultimately results in increased education and access to MAT for California’s most underserved communities.”

On Oct, 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 919 into law introduced by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach).

It mandates CDHCS to license all addiction treatment centers in the state and requires that they adopt the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s treatment criteria as an operating standard.

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Sports & Entertainment LAKER FANS’ ARE ANGRY

By Tamara Latta, Contributor

The Clippers sent the city of Los Angeles into a disarray on Christmas day after routing the Lakers 111-106 on one of the happiest days of the year.

The Lakers are now 0-2 against the Clippers this season.

It was just another game to some fans but to others, it was a glimpse of what the Western Conference Finals could possibly look like. Clipper fans are still on a high horse days after beating the Lakers not once, but twice this season.

On the other hand, Laker fans are livid and are not shying away from sharing how they feel. In fact, a longtime diehard Laker fan Calvin Broadus who many know by his stage name

Snoop Dogg, posted a video on Instagram spewing out some very unpleasant words.

The words were so explicit- we couldn’t quote the video. Nonetheless, he made it very transparent that the Lakers spoiled his Christmas and he hates losing to anybody but the Clippers. I don’t think Laker fans will dissent to that statement.

Well, it appears the Lakers received the rapper’s memo. Lakers big man Dwight Howard commented on the video via Instagram typing “You crazy unc, appreciate the passion, we gone be good man.”

While Laker fans are still in disbelief about the loss days later, Clipper fans continue to rejoice and claim

MCVAY WANTS MORE

bragging rights in Los Angeles. Clippers Fan by the name of Clipper Darrell trolled Snoop Dogg on twitter after the loss.

“Yo Snoop Dogg, there is a new sheriff in town! The Laker Era is over.

It’s Clippers time.”

My apologies Darrell, but I will have to disagree with you. The Lakers technically beat themselves throwing up jumpers in the fourth quarter that could not find the basket. Laker fans can also argue that the dynamic duo Lebron James and Anthony Davis were both battling injuries. Davis was pampering an ankle sprain- while James was recovering from a groin injury.

Though, I will point out that the

Clippers amped up their intensity in the fourth quarter and the Lakers just couldn’t match it. They also ran the scoreboard up with lots of free throws.

So… what does the Lakers need to do to gain their fans trust back?

The Clippers edge is mental. The Lakers are a good team and have showed it throughout the season.

The little things are hurting the Lakers. James will need to make his free throws and play aggressively. Turnovers are problematic for the Lakers and they need to go to the drawing board and correct this before January 28th. They also need a perimeter guy who can play isolation, the Clippers have three guys.

MIKE WILLIAMS AND KEENAN

CONSISTENCY FOR RAMS IN 2020 ALLEN MATCH FRANCHISE RECORD Given the run to the Super Bowl last season and another playoff appearance the year before, though, a 9-7 overall record was not enough for the Rams to meet the high standards they have established for themselves.

They know there’s still work to be done, and it starts with addressing what head coach Sean McVay felt was the biggest contributor to how this season went: A lack of consistency.

“I think it’s really just getting a chance to step away, be able to really digest everything and look at yourself, number 1,” McVay said, when asked what he can takeaway from this season and take into next season from this Sean McVay year. “And figure out, how can we develop consistent processes, standards,

By Rams.com A 9-7 overall record is still a win- so hopefully we can play more consisning season and displays a winning tent week in, and week out.”

The Rams had six games decided by percentage that only 12 other teams can seven points claim. or less this Continued on page 7

Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.

By Chargers.com

Notable numbers from the Chargers’ Week 17 game against the Kansas City Chiefs: 1,000 With 38 yards receiving yesterday, Mike Williams eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career. Williams joins Keenan Allen

as the two Chargers players to compile over 1,000 yards receiving in the same season since 2009, when former Chargers Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates accomplished the feat.

104 After finishing the 2019 season with 104 receptions, Allen broke the Chargers franchise Continued on page 7

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CLASSIFIEDS NOTICE OF

Guidelines will commence on Friday, Private partnership between Murphy’s A six-story parking structure containing

AVAILABILITY

Monday, February 10, 2020 at 5:00 the City and would consist of an within the West Parking Garage Site.

December 27, 2019, and end on Bowl LLC, a private applicant, and 3,110 parking spaces would be located

OF A DRAFT

p.m. Written comments on the Draft approximately

915,000-square

foot A

17-foot-high

pedestrian

bridge

ENVIRONMENTAL

be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Clippers basketball team with up connecting the West Parking Garage

EIR and technical appendices must (sf) arena designed to host the LA would span South Prairie Avenue,

IMPACT REPORT

Monday, February 10, 2020. Should to 18,000 fixed seats for National to the Arena Site to provide pedestrian

CITY OF INGLEWOOD

regarding the Proposed Project, please The arena could also be configured parking garage to the second floor of

CALIFORNIA To: California Office

you have any questions or comments Basketball Association (NBA) games. access between the second floor of the mail or email written responses to:

with up to 500 additional temporary the westernmost building in the plaza. seats for events such as family shows, The East Transportation and Hotel

Mindy Wilcox, AICP, Planning

concerts,

Manager

events, and non-LA Clippers sporting (365 spaces) and transportation hub to

City

of

Inglewood,

Planning

conventions,

corporate Site would include a parking garage

events. The Arena Structure would accommodate private vehicle parking,

of Planning and

Division

include an approximately 85,000-sf private or charter bus staging, and

One West Manchester Boulevard,

team practice and athletic training Transportation

Research,

4th Floor

facility; approximately 71,000 sf of staging, pick-up and drop-off. The

Responsible and

Inglewood, CA 90301

LA Clippers team office space; and Proposed Project would also include

E-Mail:

an approximately 25,000 sf sports a limited-service hotel use with up to

Trustee Agencies, and Other Interested

ibecproject@

cityofinglewood.org

Network

Company

medicine clinic. Development on the 150 rooms on an approximately 1.3Arena Site would also include an acre portion of the East Transportation

A legal notice was also published in the outdoor

plaza

with

approximately and Hotel Site. The hotel could include

Parties

Los Angeles Times on December 27, 80,000 sf of circulation and gathering amenities such as a lobby, business

Subject: Notice of

for informational purposes.

retail/restaurant uses on two levels, facility, a market pantry, and/or an

Project Location

up to 15,000 sf of community uses outdoor gathering area. The hotel

Availability of a Draft

2019. This notification is provided here space, approximately 48,000 sf of center, a fitness room, a guest laundry

The Project Site is located in the that could accommodate community would be approximately six stories, with

Environmental Impact

southwestern portion of the City and youth-oriented programing, and a maximum height of approximately

Report

County, approximately 10 miles south/ with 650 spaces would be located Circulation improvements including

of Inglewood within Los Angeles an outdoor stage. A parking garage 100 feet. southwest of downtown Los Angeles. immediately

Project: Inglewood

south

of

the

Arena driveways, signals, a crosswalk, bicycle

The Project Site is approximately 28 Structure within the Arena Site. An parking, relocation of two bus stops, acres, divided into four sites. The main existing City of Inglewood groundwater improved sidewalks, and a 17-foot

Basketball and

portion of the Project Site (the Arena well that is located within the Arena tall pedestrian bridge crossing South

Entertainment Center

bounded by West Century Boulevard Relocation Site as part of the Proposed part of the Proposed Project. A portion

(SCH # 2018021056)

the west, South Doty Avenue on the The LA Clippers currently play their Prairie Avenue and South Doty Avenue

Site) is approximately 17 acres and is Site would be relocated to the Well Prairie Avenue would be included as on the north, South Prairie Avenue on Project.

of West 102nd Street between South

east, and an imaginary straight line games at the Staples Center in would be vacated and included within

Lead Agency: City of Inglewood Date: December 27, 2019

extending east from West 103rd Street downtown Los Angeles, and the LA the Arena Site. Approximately 350 to South Doty Avenue to the south. The Clippers’ team offices are currently linear feet of West 101st Street would Project Site includes three additional located at 1212 South Flower Street be vacated and developed as part of areas: the West Parking Garage within two blocks of Staples Center. the West Parking Garage Site. The Site on an approximately 5-acre site The team’s existing practice and primary vehicular access to the Project bounded by West Century Boulevard athletic training facilities are located Site would be provided along the major

to the north, hotel and residential uses in the Playa Vista neighborhood of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the to the west, South Prairie Avenue to Los Angeles, at 6854 South Centinela City of Inglewood (City or Inglewood) the east, and West 102nd Street to Avenue. Upon completion of the has prepared a Draft Environmental the south; the East Transportation Proposed Project, those uses would be

corridors of South Prairie Avenue

Resources Code and the California south; and the Well Relocation Site to mid-April; and an average of three Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on an approximately 0.2-acre parcel playoff games from April to June Guidelines, the City of Inglewood is the located at 3812 West 102nd Street, based on NBA team averages. Other Lead Agency for the Proposed Project. surrounded by vacant land to the west events such as concerts, family shows,

Florence Station. The shuttle service

and West Century Boulevard. Before, during, and after LA Clippers basketball

games and other large events, the Impact Report (EIR) for the Inglewood and Hotel Site on an approximately relocated to the Project Site.

Proposed Project would provide Basketball and Entertainment Center 5-acre site bounded by West Century Annually, it is expected that the shuttle service that would connect the (Proposed Project). The Draft EIR is Boulevard to the north, industrial and LA Clippers would host up to five Project Site to the Metro Green Line’s being distributed for public review. commercial uses to the east and preseason games in October; 41 Hawthorne/Lennox Station and the Pursuant to the California Public west, and West 102nd Street to the regular season games from October Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line’s La Brea/ would drop off and pick up attendees at the proposed shuttle pick-up and drop-off location on the west side of the

and south and bounded by residential conventions and corporate or civic Arena Site along South Prairie Avenue.

Pursuant to Section 15087 of the uses to the east. The Project Site is events, and non-LA Clippers sporting The Proposed Project would also CEQA Guidelines, responses must located immediately to the south of the events would take place in the Arena include identification and advertising be received by the City no later than Hollywood Park Specific Plan (HPSP) throughout the year, with attendance signage, graphic display panels or the end of the public comment period. area. ranging from small events of up to systems, potential illuminated rooftop The public comment period required Project Description 2,000 attendees (average of 300 signage, and wayfinding signage. under Section 15105 of the CEQA The Proposed Project is a Public/ attendees) to full Arena capacity.

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LEGAL NOTICES

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019293182 The Saffron Agency 645 W 9th St., Unit 110-109 Los Angeles, CA 90015

Registered Owner(s): Chef Kay Kay, LLC, 680 S Berendo St., 215, Los Angeles, CA 90005 This business is conducted by an individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on November 6, 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.)

Chef Kay Kay, LLC, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk on November 6, 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.)

Original December 12, 19, 26, 2019; January 2, 2020 IT0042230120020102 Inglewood Today Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019332131 The following Person is doing business as: Aquaciel Pools 4630 Venice Blvd., # 17 Los Angeles, CA 90019 Registered Owner(s): Antonio Palacios, 4630 Venice Blvd., #17, Los Angeles, CA 90019 This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on December 30, 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.)

Antonio Palacios, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on December 30, 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.)

Original January 2, 9, 16, 23, 2020 IT0042230120020103 Inglewood Today

considered the potential environmental Land Use & Planning; Population, the auto repair facility is associated impacts associated with two Project Employment, & Housing; and Public with the 10223 South Prairie Avenue Variants to circulation infrastructure: Services. In addition, the Draft EIR property to the west, outside of project the

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Continued from page 5: McVay wants more consistency for Rams in 2020

season and went 3-3 in those games, leaving them with a 6-4 record across the remaining 10 contests.

On paper, they were one play or scoring drive away from having 12 wins instead of nine, but there were “a lot of things” that led to that single play determining the outcome of those close games, according to McVay. It’s one of the things he said he’s excited to address at the start of the offseason.

“We talk about that all the time and I think in a lot of instances you make and create your own breaks, where then you end up making those things early on in the season and they can snowball,” McVay said. “That momentum is a powerful thing, both positively and negatively. What I did love the most is we didn’t let some of the negative momentum which we did face at times continue to snowball. We found a way to kind of gather ourselves and try to respond.”

That Los Angeles finished with a winning record despite dealing with an uncharacteristic amount of injuries compared to previous years – the impact of which included having to reshuffle the starting offensive line as well as the secondary – makes 9-7 a noteworthy accomplishment.

Even so, McVay wouldn’t use the Rams’ personnel changes this season as an excuse for 2019’s shortcomings.

“There’s a lot of different reasons that things don’t work out, and really until I go back, you look at the entirety of it – I wish I had the answers, otherwise we would have played more consistent probably sooner,” McVay said.

When McVay spoke of being more consistent Sunday, he specified implementing processes that lead to the Rams playing at a level consistent with how they played against the Seahawks, a 28-12 victory, and the Cardinals, a 34-7 victory, this month. He said it is his job to do so.

In the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s win, though, McVay wasn’t thinking about the future but the group he was just with.

“Right now, I’m appreciative of our players,” McVay said. “There were a lot of things that we wish could have gone differently, but I think today was about our guys wrapping the season up the right way and I just want to be positive and appreciative of them for that.”

Continued from page 5: Mike Williams and Keenan Allen Match Franchise Record

record for catches in a single season.

The previous record stood at 102, a feat accomplished by the wideout in 2017.

90 After his nine receptions in Sunday’s game, Austin Ekeler reached 90 catches on the season, joining Allen as the first Chargers duo to each have at least 90

catches in the same season. Ekeler finished the year with 92 catches, which is the second-most catches by a Chargers running back in a single season in franchise history. Additionally, Ekeler more than doubled his previous career high in catches this season while falling seven yards short of reaching 1,000 yards receiving.

6,113 With Melvin Gordon’s five-yard touchdown run against the Chiefs on Sunday, the running back passed former Chargers RB Paul Lowe (6,017) for sole possession of second place in team annals for scrimmage yards by a running back in franchise history. Gordon’s career total now stands at 6,113 total yards.

17 In the fourth quarter of yesterday’s game, Hunter Henry’s fifth touchdown of the season was the 17th of his career, which ranks sixth-most among tight ends in franchise history. Despite missing four games this year, Henry also finished the year with a career high 652 receiving yards.

31 Defensive end Joey Bosa set multiple career bests during the 2019 season.

His 31 quarterback hits are the most in his career, while the 24-year-old also set a career high in tackles for loss in a single season with 18.

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