Lawndale Tribune AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - April 13, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................3 Calendar...............................5 Classifieds............................4 Community Briefs...............4 Hawthorne Happenings....5 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................8 Police Reports.....................3 Seniors..................................2 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 64˚/53˚ Saturday Sunny 64˚/54˚ Sunday Sunny 64˚/55˚ Spectrum SportsNet Hosts Women In Sports Night To celebrate Women’s History month last month, Spectrum SportsNet hosted a group of 28 women, all aspiring sports administration, journalism and broadcast journalism students, from USC, CSULB and UCLA for Women In Sports Night at the SportsNet studios in El Segundo. Students were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the studios, edit bays and production booths; watched Access SportsNet: Lakers live instudio before an informative Q&A panel with Spectrum SportsNet Lakers hosts/analysts Jaime Maggio, Kelli Tennant, Serena Winters, Lindsey Thiry, producer Bettina Shore and Lakers Senior PR representative Alison Bogli. Caption: Students join Kelli Tennant, Jaime Maggio, Serena Winters and Lindsey Thiry on the Access SportsNet: Lakers set for Women In Sports Night. (Photo Provided by Charter Communications) City Council Back in Session After Flooding Compromises Sheriff’s Center By Haleemon Anderson Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles. The property The Lawndale City Council was called back has been the topic of discussion at meetings into action last Thursday to appropriate funds for months, with at least one round of to an emergency condition, after cancelling proposals allowed to expire last year as its regular scheduled Tuesday meeting due the Council was not satisfied with ideas to to a lack of pressing business. maximize the desired retail potential for the With damage and restoration repairs mixed-use plot. With this round, the City looming after torrential rains flooded the sought to simply “qualify” developers before Sheriff’s Department Service Center earlier choosing a final candidate. this year, the Council approved staff’s Pullen-Miles said he did a site visit recommendation to declare an emergency recently with one developer, who deemed condition and forgo the usual notice of the location “pretty attractive, in terms of bids. The Council approved $20,000 in marketing,” and suggested site plans should excess repairs and insurance deductibles not focus on having the development configured covered by the City of Lawndale’s insurance to feature a Manhattan Beach Boulevard company. The bill will be paid from general address. reserve funds. City Manager Steve Mandoki confirmed The Service Center sustained damages that Sean Moore, Director of Community severe enough to warrant closing it after Development, is reviewing the requests and continuous rain drenched the South Bay will likely have a report to the Council in in late January. The station took on three the coming weeks. inches of water, which damaged carpeting Maneuvering Measure M and walls as well as department equipment and files. During the initial insurance inspection and drying out process, a test for mold in the atmosphere proved positive. The mold was ultimately mitigated, but it was found that water intrusion had compromised the building’s roof. Staff recommended the Council approve repairs to the roof, walls and carpeting to prevent further damage. Development Update The City received a few Requests for Qualification from companies eager to develop the coveted corner at Hawthorne and Manhattan Beach boulevards, reported The passage of Measure M in November all but guarantees Southern California commuters will assimilate to rail culture in the coming years. Meanwhile, Lawndale residents will have to wait to hear if Metro honors their wishes—the expansion planned to connect LAX via Torrance is scheduled to run through Lawndale and the City Council has made it clear that run must take place underground. “We have a preliminary commitment,” said Pullen-Miles, who met with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the CEO of Metro last week. “We won’t know until the implementation plans have been completed, but we hope they will honor our call to underground the Greenline through Lawndale.” The final ruling is “a number of years away,” according to Mandoki. He says Council members continue to tell Los Angeles County and Metro representatives that Lawndale wants the link between Manhattan Beach and Artesia Boulevards to be underground. “Nothing is final,” said Mandoki. “But we hear positive things.” Pullen-Miles added, “It’s important,” noting the residential segment that would be impacted. “We are concerned with traffic congestion, with noise and vibrations.” The current Metro plans call for two grade crossings in Lawndale, which if unchanged would be at street level. Operation Safe Streets Lieutenant Jorge Valdez confirmed there have been no arrests in the ongoing investigation into the shooting death of a 40-year-old male on March 19 in front of the victim’s residence on Firmona Avenue. Sergeant Sandy Nitz confirmed several agencies, including OSS and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s main unit, are collaborating on the case. The victim was a known gang member, according to Nitz. Dates to Remember The annual Easter Egg Hunt will take place this Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m., at William Green Park on Firmona and 168th Street. The Lawndale City Council will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on April 17 at 6:30 p.m., in the Lawndale City Hall Council Chambers at 14717 Burin Avenue. •
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