March 14, 2019

March 14, 2019

VOL. 34, No. 11

Magic Johnson Maxine Waters’ House Panel Park Renovation Scolds Wells Fargo’s CEO Sloan Breaks Ground

By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor & LA Times

Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas kicked off a $70-million renovation of the park bearing the basketball legend’s name in the community of Willowbrook surrounded by hundreds of cheering South Los Angeles residents,.

The project represents the largest investment in a park improvement ever by the County of Los Angeles, and is the first phase of a master plan that is slated to dramatically transform Magic Johnson Park over the next two decades.

“We are making magic at Magic Johnson Park, and the result is going to be visionary,” Supervisor Ridley-Thomas said.

“Besides providing amenities that currently don’t exist in this community, we are enhancing the beauty of this space and creat2 ing opportunities to

“Wells Fargo’s ongoing lawlessness and failure to right the ship suggest the bank, with approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and serving one in three U.S. households, is simply too big to manage,” said Rep. Maxine Waters, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive Tim Sloan traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday with a message of contrition for the company’s many scandals and commitment to treating its employees and customers right and lawmakers from both parties weren’t buying it.

The contentious four-hour hearing increased pressure on regulators to continue their tough approach to Wells Fargo, and helps fuel Democratic efforts to seek the breakup of giant banks that have a history of consumer abuses.

Sloan was the first megabank chief executive whom Waters, an outspoken critic of Wells Fargo, summoned to appear before the Committee since she took over as its chairwoman in January.

She concluded the hearing by saying

regulators should consider removing Sloan as Wells Fargo’s chief executive and declaring she would reintroduce legislation that would direct regulators

to downsize or even shut down banks with a pattern of violating consumer

protection laws.

“This hearing has revealed Wells Fargo has failed to clean up its act, it’s too big to manage and the steps regulators have taken to date are wholly inadequate,” she said, adding it was time for Congress to “take bold action.”

Republicans are unlikely to support the bill, but they joined Waters and her fellow Democrats on Tuesday in hammering away at Sloan for Wells Fargo’s continued problems.

“We continue to be disappointed with [Wells Fargo’s] performance under our consent orders and its inability to execute effective corporate governance and a successful risk management program,” said agency spokesman Bryan Hubbard.

The Los Angeles Times first reported Wells Fargo’s high-pressure sales practices in 2013. Three years later, the bank acknowledged that its employees had opened millions of checking, savings and credit card accounts that customers never authorized.

Wells Fargo has paid about $4 billion in settlements with

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County Reaffirms Commitment to Local

Small Business Enterprises

By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion reaffirming their commitment to award 25 percent of the County’s $3.9 billion in eligible annual procurement awards to Local Small Business Enterprises (LBSEs) by 2020. The motion called for developing an implementation plan and strategy to streamline the procurement process.

“LA County has significant potential to influence the composition of businesses that can thrive in this region,” said Supervisor Mark RidleyThomas, who authored the motion with Supervisor Hilda Solis. “If we are serious about meeting our goal of $1 billion in small business contracts by 2020, it’s time to double down.”

Since the Board first set the 25 percent goal in 2016, the County has more than doubled its contracting with small businesses. Its Economic Devel-

opment Report Card showed LSBEs were awarded $355 million in the fiscal year 2017-2018, equating to a 9 percent utilization rate. In just the first half of fiscal year 2018-2019, $321 million has already been awarded to LSBEs, putting the County on track to reach its

highest utilization rate.

In a call to action at a recent meeting with 150 small business owners, faith leaders, and community leaders, Supervisor RidleyThomas encouraged participants to “show up, lead, and make sure that we have an opportunity to impact meaningful change throughout Los Angeles.”

The Supervisors’ motion instructed the Departments of Consumer and Business Affairs and Internal Services to present an implementation plan to the Board in April. This should include recommendations for pursuing a regional business certification program and marketplace, a modern e-procurement system, and legislative solutions.

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Continued from page 1: Maxine Waters’ House Panel Scolds Wells Fargo’s CEO Sloan

regulators and plaintiffs who have brought private lawsuits.

Before the hearing began, Sloan walked up the multilevel dais and shook hands with Waters and other committee members. He smiled for the cameras as he awaited for the gavel to fall.

But after Waters banged the gavel, Sloan’s smile disappeared.

He acknowledged that “the past few years have been a very difficult time in Wells Fargo’s storied history,” but said the bank had overhauled its sales practices and has “provided millions of dollars in compensation to our customers to date” for the abuses.

“We have more work to do and that is an ongoing commitment by all of Wells Fargo’s 260,000 team members — starting with me — to put our customers’ needs first, to act with honesty, integrity and accountability; and to strive to be the best bank in America,” Sloan told the committee.

But Sloan, who has been at Wells Fargo for 31 years, took fire for having been an executive during some of the scandals before taking over as chief executive in October 2016. He took over for John Stumpf, who was pilloried by Democrats and Republicans that fall as he struggled to explain how the bank’s bad practices could have gone on for years.

His performance at a pair of congressional hearings was so bad that he was ousted and retired a few weeks later.

Wells Fargo’s stock closed down 11 cents at $49.65 on Tuesday and has increased only about 2% since the scandal broke in September 2016 with the first major regulatory settlements. The KBW Bank index, a benchmark for the sector, is up 37% since then and some giant banks have experienced even greater stock gains.

Sloan got some credit Tuesday for taking steps to address the problems.

But overall, lawmakers chastised him for not being able to halt a continuing string of controversies.

Regulators hit Wells Fargo with a $1-billion fine last year for forcing auto-loan customers into unneeded insurance policies and charging improper fees to some mortgage borrowers.

And in a securities filing this month, Wells Fargo said it could be required to pay as much as $2.7 billion more than it had set aside as of the end of December to resolve legal cases, including ongoing probes by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Mr. Sloan, you cannot sit there with a straight face and claim to not be responsible for all these abuses that have been committed against consumers,” Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez told him as she pointed her finger at him.

Pushed by McHenry to say if he could give his “personal assurance” that the scandals were over, Sloan said the bank was serving its customers effectively.

“I can’t promise you perfection, but what I can promise you is that ... the substantive changes that we’ve imple-

COMMUNITY MEETING

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mented since I became CEO are going to prevent them from occurring as best as we can,” Sloan said.

Rep. Andy Barr told Sloan that Wells Fargo had sullied the reputation of the entire banking industry.

“You’re here today because Wells Fargo mistreated and defrauded its customers … but Wells Fargo’s reputation is not my chief concern,” Barr told Sloan at the start of the hearing.

“Your bank’s misconduct has fueled the kind of unfair, hyperbolic and antibank rhetoric that you will hear today, which threatens access to capital, job creation and economic growth,” Barr said.

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strengthen the bonds of this community. These improvements will be nothing short of transformative.”

“For almost 25 years, the Magic Johnson Park has been used for daily exercise, family outings, and celebrations,” said Johnson, after whom the park was named in 1994 following his retirement from the NBA. “I’m excited about this significant investment by Los Angeles County which provides a safe, scenic space for Willowbrook res-

idents and increases the community’s engagement with the park.”

The project, slated for completion in Fall 2020, includes a 20,000-square foot state-of-the-art community events center for holding weddings, conferences and other large gatherings; an outdoor wedding pavilion; a splash pad and children’s play areas; improved walking paths with security lighting; and acres upon acres of new landscaping that will give the park an entirely fresh look.

The lake that is currently the centerpiece of the park will be getting an innovative feature that will help address both water conservation and water quality goals. It will divert storm runoff from surrounding neighborhoods and nearby Compton Creek, clean it and then use it to fill the lower lake and irrigate 30 acres of the park, creating a wetland experience for park goers.

Another benefit is that the renovation will create hundreds of jobs. The County hired contractor S.J. Amoroso Construction Company to build the project and required that 30 percent of all construction hours be rendered by local residents living within 5 miles of the park, or in zip codes countywide that have high poverty rates.

County Parks and Recreation Director John Wicker ensured that there was a comprehensive and communitydriven process to prioritize new amenities for Magic Johnson Park. “We are grateful to Supervisor Mark RidleyThomas and partners that are commit-

ted to developing and investing in this new, state-of-the-art and LEED Gold facility,” he said. “As a collective, we will build a park for the Willowbrook community to be active and participate in the year-round programs, as well as come together to make memories that will last a lifetime.”

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is considering opening a satellite location within Magic Johnson Park while its main campus on Wilshire Boulevard is undergoing its own massive renovation.

Longtime resident and community leader “Sweet” Alice Harris said, “This investment in Magic Johnson Park, and the greater community, is nothing short of a blessing.

KAREEM

ABDUL-JABBAR

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sold his four championship rings, three MVP trophies, and other memorabilia for $2.8 million and will donate that money to youth education.

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NO PLANS TO CLOSE

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INGLEWOOD CHASE BANK LOCATIONS Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

Despite recent reports that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is planning to close a number of banks in poor neighborhoods, a Chase representative said that there no plans to close either of the three branches in the City of Inglewood.

For years the nation’s largest banks have been shrinking their vast branch networks. They’ve been cutting back faster in relatively poor neighborhoods than in more affluent ones.

Even with the spread of online banking, JPMorgan and its rivals have said storefronts remain a crucial part of their growth. The banks say they’re committed to serving all their customers regardless of income, a requirement of the Community Reinvestment Act. Yet consumer advocates warn that the closings risk widening the wealth gap by leaving scores of low-income areas with less competition for services such as personal checking and smallbusiness lending. A 2014 study by an MIT economist found that, even with other banks nearby, branch closures in low-income and minority neighborhoods made it harder for local businesses to get loans.

No major bank exemplifies the industry trend of leaving lower-income areas better than JPMorgan.

The biggest U.S. bank announced plans a year ago to spend billions of dollars to open 400 branches and boost lending in a national expansion that would extend its profile to new states for the first time in a decade.

In the 13 months through January, JPMorgan has applied to open 185 new branches, with 71% of them in more affluent areas. In that time, the bank has also given notice to regulators of its intention to shut 187 branches. About half of those are in neighborhoods

where household income is below the national median of $60,336, according to a Bloomberg analysis of regulatory and U.S. Census Bureau data.

JPMorgan spokeswoman Anne Pace said a national view of the data is skewed because it assumes that family income in all communities is the same.

“In our footprint, Chase has significantly more branches and more deposits in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods than any other competitor,” Pace said in an emailed statement. “Even when we’ve consolidated branches, we continue to grow market share in those neighborhoods. In the vast majority of cases, the next closest branch is less than two miles away.”

JPMorgan said it prefers a measure that excludes states where it doesn’t have a presence. By that measure, the firm had 26% of its branches in lowand moderate-income areas, while Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp. each had 29%, according to data from JPMorgan. In response to questions from Bloomberg, JPMorgan said 30% of its new branches will be in such communities, up from an earlier pledge of at least 20%.

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more branches in lower-income neighborhoods than they’ve opened in the four years through 2018, according to S&P Global Inc. The three largest consumer banks — JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Bank of America — led the way, S&P said.

JPMorgan has consistently had a smaller proportion of its branches in low- and moderate-income areas than its two rivals over the last 12 years, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data show.

Wells Fargo, whose growth is constrained as punishment for opening millions of accounts in customers’ names without those customers’ knowledge or consent, serves “significantly more markets than any other national bank peers, including in underserved communities,” spokeswoman Hilary O’Byrne said.

About one-third of Bank of America’s network is in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods “and that has been consistent over a number of years,” spokeswoman Betty Riess said.

After taxpayers and the Federal Reserve rescued the country’s financial system, government regulators stifled JPMorgan’s growth for almost six years

because of misdeeds. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s lifting of the ban last year paved the way for the expansion.

Banks are required by the Community Reinvestment Act to serve communities across a range of incomes, but the OCC has been slow to police them. The agency is supposed to examine them every four years, but none of the three biggest banks has undergone testing since 2013. An OCC spokeswoman said it will begin JPMorgan’s next examination this year. The agency declined to comment further.

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin and OCC head Joseph Otting have been pushing for revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act test that, some say, would weaken the law by making it easier for banks to pass.

In poor and minority neighborhoods, the number of new small-business loans declined 13% in the years after a branch closing, according to a 2014 paper by Hoai-Luu Q. Nguyen, then an economist at MIT. Lending in those communities tends to be driven by relationships, so once the bankers leave, residents can face higher barriers to credit access, Nguyen said.

JPMorgan isn’t planning to close branches only in low-income areas.

Seven locations in Westchester County, N.Y., are slated to go, as well as in well-to-do suburbs outside Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

“There’s a disconnect,” said Stephan Weiler, director of the Regional Economic Development Institute at Colorado State University. “They’re branching out in places that have much higher potential in terms of their balance sheet, but they’re also not providing capital to precisely those areas that need it the most.”

DREAM AND PROMISE

ACT OF 2019 Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán recently joined Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard, Nydia Velazquez and Yvette Clarke to introduce the Dream and Promise Act, H.R. 6, as an original co-sponsor.

“For far too long, millions of immigrants have been forced to live with uncertainty and fear of being torn away from the country they call home,” said Rep. Barragán. “Today’s groundbreaking legislation puts forth permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for over two million DACA, TPS and DED recipients. As someone who represents more than 12,000 DACAeligible youth and approximately 3,000 TPS holders, I know that when given a chance to fulfill the American Dream,

our immigrant communities have excelled. For decades, immigrants have been an integral part of our society, our economy and our workforce by contributing in areas of education, public service and business. The Dream and Promise Act will finally provide relief for TPS holders and Dreamers and will forever change the course of our country. I’m proud to support H.R. 6 and stand with Congresswomen RoybalAllard, Velazquez and Clarke.”

In 2017, the Trump Administration eliminated protections for Dreamers when the decision was made to rescind the DACA program. Although court injunctions have so far permitted Dreamers to renew, their status remains in limbo. This bill would

provide a pathway to citizenship for eligible Dreamers who entered the U.S. under the age of 18 and who were continuously present in the U.S. for 4 years prior to the date of the bill’s enactment.

Dreamers would be provided conditional permanent resident status and would need to fulfill an education, employment or military track to adjust to permanent resident status. Additionally, the Dream and Promise Act would

secure permanent residency for people with TPS and DED. After 5 years, those permanent residents would be eligible to apply to become citizens.

This bill is designed to promote justice and fairness for Dreamers, and for the TPS and DED holders who fled brutality, violence and natural disasters many years ago to come to this country.

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DEVOS’ PRACTICES TRUMP’S TROUBLES CONTINUE TO MOUNT DENY BLACKS AND HISPANICS Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

Special Counsel Robert Mueller could complete his report soon, and anticipation is running high. It’s not clear whether Mueller’s investigation into possible Russian collusion with President Trump’s campaign will condemn or clear Trump. What many wonder however, is if there was no collusion, why has nearly everyone connected to the Trump orbit lied about their communications with those connected to the

tently illegal conduct.” And the new attorney general, Letitia James, has promised a comprehensive look at Trump.

■ New York state financial regulators have subpoenaed Trump’s insurance broker after Cohen testified to Congress that Trump exaggerated his wealth to insurance companies.

New York city and state tax regulators are also investigating Trump’s tax practices.

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Trump has proclaimed his innocence, calling the investigation a “witch hunt.”

What is clear is that Trump, no matter what the Mueller report’s findings are, will still face legal pressure on multiple fronts.

Here’s an overview of who’s investigating him and what they’re examining: What will Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report say about the president? Only time will tell.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller In the high-profile probe that has riveted the nation, Mueller is looking into whether Trump’s 2016 campaign coordinated with Russian agents to rig the election and whether Trump sought to block the investigation.

New York federal prosecutors ■ The US attorney’s office in Manhattan won a conviction of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen for campaign finance violations for his role in hush money payments to two women who said they had affairs with Trump. Cohen and prosecutors say he made the payments at the direction of Trump, raising the question of whether the president could be entangled in the case.

■ The federal prosecutors from Manhattan and those in Brooklyn are also looking into the financial dealings of Trump’s inaugural committee.

State prosecutors and regulators ■ The New York attorney general’s office has been scrutinizing Trump’s personal charity, alleging “persis-

■ The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia are suing Trump, alleging that he profited off his Washington hotel while president in violation of the Constitution.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is seeking documents from 81 people linked to Trump. House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings is also scrutinizing Trump.

Congress Democrats, who won the House in the November elections, are moving to use their oversight powers to look into the Republican president’s activities, and a variety of committees are pledging to probe every nook and cranny. Here are some threads to watch: ■ The House Oversight Committee started a wide-ranging investigation Monday, saying it was sending document requests to 81 people linked to Trump and his associates.

■ The House Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Massachusetts Representative Richard Neal, also said it was preparing to request 10 years of Trump’s tax returns.

Breaking with precedent, Trump has refused to release them.

■ The House Intelligence Committee is continuing to investigate Russian interference with the 2016 election and possible Russian or other foreign coordination with the Trump campaign. And the House Financial Services Committee is looking at Trump’s dealings with Deutsche Bank.

A PROPER EDUCATION Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

A federal judge has ruled that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos illegally delayed an Obama-era rule that required states to address racial disparities in special education programs.

In a decision on Thursday, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia called the Education Department’s delay of the special education rule “arbitrary and capricious.” The rule, drafted under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, would require states to identify districts with “significant disproportionality” in the number of minority students channeled into special education services, segregated in restrictive classroom settings or disciplined.

The rule, passed in the final weeks of the Obama administration, required districts to examine policies and practices that contributed to the disparities and fund remedies.

The judge’s ruling vacates Ms. DeVos’ decision to put off the regulation by two years. Instead it will take effect immediately. Leaders in the Education Department said last summer that they needed time to study the rule’s potential consequences because they were concerned that it could promote unconstitutional “racial quotas.”

Civil rights groups hailed the ruling as a victory over one of the most significant policy moves that Ms. DeVos has made to date. While the department has rescinded nonbinding guidance documents, which championed Obama-era practices for addressing racial bias, the special education rule is binding, and states had been preparing to enforce it for more than a year.

Denise Marshall, executive director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, an advocacy organization that sued the department over the delay last year, said the decision, “assures states will be required to help their districts who have historically discriminated against children,” by offering them services rather than suspensions.

“The court has sided with the children whom the department had deemed unimportant through its actions,” Ms. Marshall said.

Liz Hill, a spokeswoman for the Education Department, said that the agency was reviewing the ruling and exploring its options.

Ms. DeVos delayed the rule after a public comment period in which the overwhelming majority of more than 300 individuals expressed concern that discriminatory practices

were denying black and Hispanic students a proper education in a traditional classroom setting, and pushing them out of school to lives on the margins of society or in prison.

The department largely sided with the rule’s opponents who believed that large disparities were not

evidence enough of discrimination in classrooms, and could be a result of other factors such as districts’ capacity to train teachers in properly identifying and disciplining students with disabilities. It also argued that the rule could have unintended consequences for those same children if districts felt pressure to meet “racial quotas” to avoid being found in violation of the rule.

“The secretary is concerned that the regulations will create an environment where children in need of special education and related services do not receive those services because of the color of their skin,” the department wrote.

But Judge Chutkan wrote in her ruling that the department’s concern over racial quotas “did not have adequate support in the rulemaking record.” She wrote that the department failed to show how the safeguards in the Obama-era rule, which expressly prohibited racial quotas, were insufficient.

She also found that the department violated the law that governs the promulgation of regulations by failing to provide a “reasoned explanation” for delaying the rule and failed to “account for the costs to children, their parents and society.”

Representative Robert C. Scott of Virginia, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee and a vocal critic of delaying the rule, said it was “troubling that the department delayed this critical rule without fulfilling its legal responsibility to provide a rational justification.”

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PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE

WHAT A NEWS WEEK THIS HAS BEEN To be in the news business requires that one is abreast of what is happening in one’s local community as well as what is going on domestically and internationally. This week gave INGLEWOOD TODAY much to review and I wish that we had more space to keep Inglewood residents abreast of what is going on in the world today and how it may affect us individually and collectively. Here is a brief sample: Students and others in Sacramento marched to the capital protesting the fact that the officers who killed unarmed Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s back yard will not be prosecuted.

The Norwich Roman Catholic Diocese has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a priest sexually abused a boy for 10 years, beginning when the child was 11 years old A former priest defrocked for sex abuse and accused of groping and brutalizing teenage boys, but still worked as a teacher and home tutor for high school and college students, was murdered in his home.

Members of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests gathered outside the Kansas City Police Department to protest against an African American chaplain, accused for the fourth time of abuse R. Kelly is violently protesting his innocence in the most recent charges of sexual

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor

#BalanceforBetter is the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, which is observed each year on March 8. The 2019 initiative is aimed at gender equality, a greater awareness of discrimination and a celebration of women’s achievements, according to the International Women’s Day website It is a focal point in the movement for women’s rights. After the Socialist Party of America organised a Women’s Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman’s Conference suggested a Women’s Day be held annually.

abuse of underage girls, while someone alleged that he had encouraged several of his girlfriends to sign a suicide pact.

George Foremen’s daughter commits suicide.

One person killed and dozens of children feared trapped in a collapsed Lagos Nigeria school building.

Nancy Pelosi said Trump is not worth impeaching suggesting that she would prefer that voters give him the boot while refusing to support changes to his emergency powers that would give him ‘a pass’ to build a border wall.

In an early morning tirade on Twitter, Trump responded to Pelosi saying, he “greatly appreciates” Nancy Pelosi’s suggestion Democrats should not be looking to impeach him because “he’s not worth it”. He continued, “I greatly appreciate Nancy Pe- Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor losi’s statement against impeachment, but everyone must remember the minor fact that I never did anything wrong, the Economy and Unemployment are the best ever, Military and Vets are great - and many other successes!”

This news item is still up for debate.

Trump continues to deny any wrongdoing even though the Mueller Special Investigation has not been completed. Again, let’s wait and see what happens.

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BLACK FEMALE PHYSICIST DEVELOPS

TECHNOLOGY THAT

KILLS CANCER CELLS WITH LASERS

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green is one of fewer than 100 black female physicists in the country, and the recent winner of $1.1 million grant to further develop a technology she’s pioneered that uses laser-activated nanoparticles to treat cancer.

Green, who lost her parents young, was raised by her aunt and uncle. While still at school, her aunt died from cancer, and three months later her uncle was diagnosed with cancer, too. Green went on to earn her degree in physics at Alabama A&M University, being crowned Homecoming Queen while she was at it, before going on full scholarship to University of Alabama in

Birmingham to earn her Masters and Ph.D. There Green would become the first to work out how to deliver nanoparticles into cancer cells exclusively, so that a laser could be used to remove them, and then successfully carry out her treatment on living animals.

As she takes on her growing responsibilities, Green still makes time to speak at schools, Boys & Girls Clubs and other youth events.

“Young black girls don’t see those role models (scientists) as often as they see Beyonce or Nicki Minaj,” says Green. “It’s important to know that our brains are capable of more.”

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CLIPPERS, LAKERS HEADED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS

By Steve Finley

The Clippers and Lakers regular seasons are about to come to an end and the teams are headed in opposite directions. After the Clippers 140-115 win over the Boston Celtics last Monday night at the Staples Center the Clippers moved into sixth place in the Western Conference standings with a record of 39-29. The Lakers are in 11th place in the standings with a record of 30-36. Eight teams make the playoffs in the conference.

The Lakers’ situation will get a lot worse during the next week because they started a five game road trip last Tuesday against Chicago. On Thursday, March 14, they face a very good Toronto team at 5 p.m., on Friday they play Detroit at 4 p.m., Sunday they face New York and Tuesday they play Milwaukee, one of the best teams in the NBA at 5 p.m. and that’s just for one week.

After that their remaining schedule of 11 games consists of seven playoff teams. Not only is the schedule not in the Lakers favor for the next month they will be playing without two starters, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball, both out with season ending injuries. Injuries have also put another starter, Kyle Kuzma and reserve Lance Stephenson on the bench.

The injury to Ingram is serious. He has a blood clot in his arm and that condition could be life threatening. On January 19, Ball suffered a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, which included a torn ligament and a bone bruise. Kuzma also sprained his ankle and Stephenson has a sprained left toe.

Things started going downhill for the Lakers when LeBron James injured his groin on Christmas day against the Warriors and the Lakers have never been the same. At that time they were in fourth

LeBron James and the Lakers have struggled this year because of injuries and internal problems. It looks like they will not make the NBA playoffs

place in the Western conference and looking like a playoff team. Now, even with James playing at a top level again, the team is on the outside looking into the playoffs.

The Clippers are one of the surprise teams in the NBA. At the beginning of the season they had nine new players on their roster. A month ago they traded their best player, Tobias Harris and in return they received several more new players. Despite all of the changes the Clippers continue to stay in the playoff hunt.

Who is behind the success for the 2018-2019 season so far? Right now you can break the answer to that question down into four part parts. Number one is the players. They keep proving everyone wrong by playing team basketball. Number two is the coach, Doc Rivers, who is providing leadership. Number three is the front office of Lawrence Franks and Jerry West who are bringing in the right players and number four and probably the most important is the owner, Steve Blamer, who is providing the resources to make all of this happen. He is a billion dollar owner who supports his team with passion but appears to stay out of the way when it comes to basketball decisions.

With 13 games to go in the regular season theClippers play most of those games at home. On Friday they play Chicago at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday the face the Nets at 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 19, they battle the Indiana Pacers at 7:30 p.m. All three games will be played at the Staples Center.

Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) had a lot to celebrate last Sunday as they defeated Portland 4-1 to stay undefeated (2-0) in league play. They play their next game on the road against New York City Sunday at 12 p.m.. Their next home game is Saturday, March 23, at the Banc of California Stadium against Real Salt Lake at 7:30 p.m.

UCLA’s s Moses Brown goes high to try to make a shot over an Oregon State player on February 21, at UCLA. The Bruins played their first game in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas last Wednesday.

Lou Williams of the Clippers is one of the main reasons why his team will probably make the playoffs this year. Williams is one of the best players in NBA history to come off the bench.

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March 14, 2019

EYE ON THE CITY This week’s city council meeting was relatively short and according to one of the city’s most ardent and vocal supporters, ‘Willie Agee, resident of the Great City of Inglewood,’ the

reason that the agenda was so short and the meeting was brief was because everything in the city is running so smoothly, thanks to Mayor Butts and the outstanding members of the city council.

The council approved an amendment to Agreement No. 18-205 with JLee Engineering, Inc., extending the term of the contract to September 30, 2020, and increasing the total compensation by an additional $150,000 to continue providing Building Safety inspection services.

The council approved an agreement with Visible Graphics, Inc., to fabricate and install signage on each floor of Parking Garage #2 located at 115 South Locust Street; approving an agreement in the amount of $19,045 and the use of tax-exempt bond funds for the work to be performed by Visible Graphics The City Treasurer presented her weekly report and encouraged residents to attend the community workshop her office will be presenting on April 27. Attendees will be treated to a broad range of financial services information, as well as an attorney who will present information on wills and trusts.

During the public comments an owner of a four-unit apartment building in the City of Inglewood expressed his concern over the city’s moratorium on rent increases limiting them to five percent.

The mayor and several city council members repeated what was expressed in last week’s meeting when the measure was approved. They encouraged citizens to share their

GEORGE DOTSON

ALEX PADILLA

JAMES BUTTS

ELOY MORALES

RALPH FRANKLIN

comments as well as the information that is shared with members of the council will ensure that balanced input will allow an outcome that protects the safety of Inglewood citizens.

A representative from Consolidated Disposal Service announced a Free Document Shredding and Donations Event for Inglewood residents only on Saturday, March 16th from 9:00 a, to 1:00 pm on Grevillea Avenue across from Inglewood High School. Citizens are encouraged to bring all non-working household appliances, computers, tablets, phones, TV’s and any other electronic devices. They will also accept gently used clothing, shoes accessories and bicycles. Furniture will not be accepted and residents are restricted to three boxes or bags only per car.

Council members Dotson and Franklin thanked everyone for attending the meeting.

Council member Padilla announced his recent participation in the Read Across America event at La Tijera Elementary School and his visit to the Taste of Art Event at Crozier Middle School.

Member Morales echoed the remarks concerning the Crozier event and encouraged constituents to share their concerns with members of the council about the rent control measure.

Council Member Alex Padilla participated in nation-wide Read Across America reading celebration at La Tijera Charter School last week. “Inspiring our children to read and teaching them the many benefits of reading is something that I am passionate about,” Padilla said.

“I have taken part in this celebration views with members of the council renter’s as well as the property own- for many years now and will as they analyze the problem from the ers’ perspective. The ongoing public

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My Cozy Camping 316 West 64th Street Inglewood, CA 90302

Etta Janes Vintage 6600 Whitsett Ave., Apt. #7 North Hollywood, CA 91606

Registered Owner(s): Adriana Marcela Beischl Sabogal, 316 West 64th Registered Owner(s): Jessica Hendricks, 6600 Whitsett Ave., Apt. #7, Street, Inglewood, CA 90302 North Hollywood, CA 91606 This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) This business is conducted by an individual(s). The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above commenced to transact business under the fictitious business listed above on February 25, 2019. on January 31, 2019.

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Adriana Marcela Beischl Sabogal, Owner.

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Jessica Hendricks, Owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk on February 25, 2019.

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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.

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FREE Document Shredding and Donations Event

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

On Grevillea Avenue off Manchester Blvd. (in front of Inglewood High School)

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Bring all of your non-working household appliances, computers, tablets, phones, TV's and any other electronic devices that you would like to get rid of. We will also accept gently used clothing, shoes, accessories and bicycles.

NO FURNITURE ACCEPTED! *NOTE: Document shredding is limited to Inglewood Residents Only, ID IS REQUIRED (3 boxes or bags per car ONLY) For more information, please contact the City of Inglewood Public Works Department at (310) 412-5333.