Thousands of people converged on South Los Angeles to witness the renaming of Rodeo Road to President Barack Obama Boulevard. The daylong street festival, highlighted with music, ... read more »

Inglewood Mayor James Butts and the City Council are offering a reward for information related to a 2009 murder.  On May 31, 2009, 25-year old Crystal Crawford was fatally shot while sitting in a car with friends.  The shooting took place in the 2900 block of 95th Street. ... read more »

Supporters for incumbent Inglewood Mayor James Butts said his opponent in the upcoming election is campaigning, not to make lives in Inglewood better, but as a way to stop him from moving forward with the Clippers Arena. ... read more »

In a vote by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) Board of Directors, West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Director Gloria D. Gray was elected to serve as chairwoman of the MWD board. ... read more »

Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager Dove (D- Los Angeles) along with Inglewood city officials and private business owners held a press conference on the future Clippers Arena site, to garner community-wide support for a bill aimed at ensuring the project meets environmental standards while maintaining “vital” community interests. ... read more »

L.A. College district has largest number of Black students in higher education in California  but will not have any Blacks and only one woman on its governing Board of Trustees  after 4th Latino male appointed.  ... read more »

“I will not allow this malicious, false claim to succeed.  I will do everything in my power to protect this city from harm.”  -Inglewood Mayor, James Butts  ... read more »

The Madison Square Garden Company, owner of The Forum in Inglewood, filed a lawsuit March 5,  against the city and its mayor James Butts for “violating the city’s contractual commitments in order to clear the way for a new Clippers arena in Inglewood, just down the street from The Forum” and, “defrauding The Forum”  respectively.   ... read more »

Last Thursday, internationally-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel announced that the Los Angeles Philharmonic would be establishing a state-of-the art music and cultural campus in the heart of downtown Inglewood for his beloved Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA).  ... read more »

the Mayor of Inglewood James T. Butts, Councilman Alex Padilla and Highland Elementary School students gathered for the presentation of a $10,000 ‘Hometown Grant” to the Inglewood Unified School District. ... read more »

Inglewood Mayor James Butts speaks exclusively with Brandon I. Brooks, Managing Editor with the Los Angeles Sentinel and the L.A. Watts Times. Mayor Butts discusses the history and growth of the City of Inglewood along with tackling topics such as police brutality, gentrification and the exciting news that the L.A. Clippers are looking to build a new arena in Inglewood near the new L.A. Rams and L.A. Chargers stadium. ... read more / watch video »

The site will likely include a state-of-the-art NBA arena, a training facility and team office space ... read more »

“The Department’s report and any discipline that results from the report are confidential." ... read more »

L.A.’s one and only Hair Extension Bar thrives in Inglewood ... read more »

Students at La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter School in Inglewood returned to school this week to find a new learning opportunity on campus – a community garden. ... read more »