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First Community Meeting to Hear Public Input Met with Opposition This past Monday, the City of Inglewood held a meeting to take public comment on a proposal to build the Los Angeles Clippers a basketball

Mayor James Butts Accused of Hypocrisy Given Previous Allegations Against Opposition There’s a clever term occasionally used in politics: “astroturfing.” Per an online political dictionary, the word refers

Communications could elucidate the nature of planning discussions In a ruling last week, the Los Angeles County Superior Court ordered the City of Inglewood must make public previously withheld emails

City Attorneys Liberally Apply Legal Privileges to Stop Release of Emails in Court Though there’s been a lull in the public fight over a proposal to build the Los Angeles Clippers a home arena in Inglewood,

Approval Comes in spite of Significant Opposition – and a Missing Vice Mayor A chorus of jeers, curses, and boos, peppered with cries of “shame!”, erupted in the Culver City Council chambers the moment

Captain Jason Sims of the Culver City Police Department Presents the Written Policy to the Culver City Council Aware of the dubious optics inherent in buying police surveillance drones at 2 AM, the Culver

“Don’t do it.” Speaker Mariella Saba’s mandate to the Culver City Council penetrated the quiet council chambers at about 1 AM February 13th. Part appeal, part admonishment, the words encapsulated most

The great influenza pandemic of 1918 spared no country, gender, religious group, ethnicity, or age bracket. Millions perished quickly and violently. Metro areas worldwide faced months of lockdown – no

Throughout 1918, death loomed over the globe. The immense armies of World War I engaged in brutal battle after brutal battle, political and military leaders marching millions of young men into trenches

Accusations from Inglewood Mayor James Butts and South Bay State Senator Steven Bradford fly freely (Originally published on October 21, 2017 on warrensz.me) California lawmakers’ September decision to

It’s 6 AM on a warm August day in 1997. The temperature is forecasted to reach about 50°F (10°C). A muted magenta glow blankets rolling hills, sunlight returning to the bitterly cold grassland. It hasn’t

Council wants written policy on drones and license plate readers before buying law enforcement technologies In a testy January 8th meeting, the Culver City Council declined to vote on two purchases for

In America, the holiday season is associated with all sorts of sweets – cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and more. But one salty, starchy snack is a consistent, if overlooked, member of this nosh pantheon:

Read Part 1!! The wake protocols roused Laemmle as his auto pulled into a vast parking structure. It rose thirty stories in the air, concrete shelf after concrete shelf holding autos of all ilk. Laemmle’s

Here's a shot at sunset in Death Valley National Park with my friend Andy. We visited for a few days of hiking in March 2017 -- while the mountains still had snow! (Yes, the hottest recorded temps on Earth

The last mountain pass of a 5-day backpacking trip over 7 (seven) 12,000 foot passes. Legs were burning like all hell but, what do you think -- was it worth it?

a story by Warren Szewczyk A scream illuminates the dark. It blooms, a harsh echo reverberating through my being. A sharp stiletto stabbing. Aching. Playing painful notes along the fibrous synaptix

Hello! I’m Warren. That’s me on top of a mountain. I am a freelance writer based in Los Angeles, California. Can’t wait to share my musings with this awesome community – everything from opinion pieces