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Old 05-06-2016, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Los Awesome, CA
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This is a good read if you have time...


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The unlikely coup is the latest victory in James T. Butts’ remarkable five years as mayor of the town Tupac Shakur immortalized as “always up to no good.” When the muscle-bound ex-cop was elected in 2011, Inglewood was spiraling toward collapse. Its previous mayor of 10 years had just pled guilty to public corruption. Its state senator, Rod Wright, resigned after being convicted for voter fraud. Its school district was broke and about to be taken over by the state. Crime remained stubbornly high. And the city was on the verge of bankruptcy.

“On average, we burned more than $50,000 a day more than we were taking in,” Butts says. “At that rate, we would have been bankrupt in about six months. We wouldn’t have made payroll.”

James Butts: The Man Who Turned Inglewood Around | L.A. Weekly
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Old 05-06-2016, 11:38 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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Great that it looks like good things are happening for Inglewood.

Thought this would interesting
"Inglewood’s future looks even brighter. When the Metro Crenshaw Line opens in 2019, it will have a stop in downtown Inglewood.

“We hope to make Market Street something like Old Town Pasadena,” Butts says.

I'm pro gentrification !
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Old 05-07-2016, 09:53 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles (Native)
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It was Dr. Dre who said that...
True . It was Dr. Dre that said it on a song with Tupac , California Love .
Reporter should of said immortalized in the song California Love or something .
2Pac
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