Supv. Mark Ridley-Thomas Robert Townsend A Living Leg- Measure H Helped 10,000 Home- end Delivers a Master Class with less People Into Permanent his New Doc, ‘Making The Five Housing (See page A-2) Heartbeats’ (See page B-4) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 12 17,- 18, 2015 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO 49, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years Years The Voice The Voice of Our of OurCommunity Community Speaking Speaking for for Itself Itself” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2018 SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE BY KIMBERLEE BUCK Sen. Steve Bradford’s bill (SB1250) clears way for Gov. Brown to Staff Writer grant full pardon In 2014, former Cali- fornia Senator Roderick D. Wright was convicted of eight counts of perjury and voter fraud for lying about living in his district and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. However, Wright only served an hour in jail and two-an- a-half years of probation. Four years later, Senator Wright has received a second chance after being pardoned by Governor Jerry Brown on FILE PHOTO Wednesday, November 21. Maxine Waters In his pardon message, Brown wrote, “[Wright] BY NIELE ANDERSON education budgets by $90 has shown that since his re- Staff Writer million, or 90 percent, in lease from custody, he has FILE PHOTO August. lived an honest and upright Senator Roderick D. Wright 2019 means big Open enrollment ends life, exhibited good moral changes for U.S. House December 15. We caught character, and conducted fice in that city. However, the LA Sentinel. “Unfor- Since his release, Wright of Representatives and up with Congressmember himself as a law-abiding California law at the time tunately for a jury, you say has completed 1,500 of member Maxine Waters Maxine Waters to discuss citizen.” demanded that all state law- that ‘this house is nicer than community service and stands to be a major part the significance of the The voter fraud scan- makers live within the dis- that house’ but that’s not the followed the rules of his of that change. Trump Administrations dal began after Wright tricts they serve. standard and it has never probation. Additionally, The Affordable Care actions,” So many people registered to vote with an “Part of this episode is been the standard. I believe Wright was forced to re- Act or Obamacare which- in the Black community Inglewood address that the whole notion that if a now, as I did then, that I sign his seat in the state ever you prefer, open die from preventable was owned by his step- Black man owns multiple complied with the law.” Senate and a special elec- enrollment began on No- diseases and of course mother, when according to pieces of real estate that Although Wright was set tion was held to determine vember 1. If you’re won- we’ve been turned down prosecutors, he lived in the somehow he’s committed to serve eight years, shortly who would fill his posi - dering why you haven’t for years because of pre- Baldwin Hills area. Since perjury if he is voting in after being processed and tion. seen any promotion or ad- existing conditions. With Wright was registered to one of his own pieces of booked, he was released due In September 2018, vertisement it is because Obamacare we were able vote in the Inglewood area, real estate,” said Wright in to the overcrowding in the Gov. Brown signed Sen- the Trump administra- he was able to run for of- an exclusive interview with Los Angeles County jail. {See WRIGHT A-8} tion cut the outreach and {See WATERS A-9} David Moore speaks out against alleged racial BY STACY M. BROWN discrimination within the department NNPA Newswire BY KIMBERLEE BUCK Marian Wright Edel- Staff Writer man, a trailblazer, free- dom fighter and champion David Moore’s desire of causes that affect the to become a police offi- nation’s young, has an- cer was cultivated at the nounced that she’s stepping young age of 12, while be- aside from the Children’s ing raised in a gang infest- Defense Fund, an organiza- ed environment. Moore’s tion she founded 45 years Marian Wright Edelman COURTESY PHOTO dream like many police ago. officers was to protect “Dear colleagues, “I will step away from vide a moral compass for and serve his community. supporters, partners and CDF’s day-to-day respon- CDF,” she said. However, after 23 years friends, after 45 years as sibilities and will focus all Born on June 6, 1939, in law enforcement (five president of the Children’s my energies towards build- in Bennettsville, South years at LAPD and 17 Defense Fund (CDF), I ing a lasting movement for Carolina, Edelman was the years with the Fontana Po- COURTESY PHOTO have decided to transition children to end child poverty youngest of five children lice Department), Moore David Moore into a new role as president and inequality through ser- and credits her father with and his former partner Emerita in the Office of the vant leadership development instilling in her an obliga- Andrew Anderson have but they aren’t going down Los Angeles Sentinel Founder,” Wright wrote in at key spiritual retreats and tion to right wrongs. been stripped of that op- without a fight! Newspaper regarding the a letter posted on the orga- convenings at CDF’s Haley When African Ameri- portunity by the Fontana Recently the former alleged wrongful termina- nization’s website. Farm and continue to pro- Police Department (FPD) FPD officer spoke to the {See EDELMAN A-8} {See FONTANA A-8} Bill Cosby Counsels Inmates, Officers on Health BY STACY M. BROWN dog groups. Cosby is housed in the the entertainer over the NNPA NEWSWIRE In 1980, there were 370 Keystone State’s newest, Thanksgiving Day holiday. elderly people in Pennsylva- biggest and most expensive “He’s doing great. He Pennsylvania report- nia state prisons, as of 2014 prison – the State Correc- knows he shouldn’t be edly has the second highest there were 8,000, which tional Institution-Phoenix, there, but he’s focused,” percentage of elderly pris- equaled 16 percent of pris- a $400 million and 3,830- Wyatt said. oners in the United States, oners over the age of 55. bed high-security complex “It’s quite prophetic according to statistics As of January 1, 2018, in Montgomery County and spiritual that Mr. culled from several watch- the state Department of Cor- just outside of Philadel- Cosby is in an institution rections reported 10,442 in- phia. called, ‘Phoenix,’ which mates over the age of 50. Although he’s yet to be reminds me of the quote At 81, Bill Cosby counts placed in general popula- below because it’s a story among the growing number tion, Cosby isn’t receiving of resilience, vindication of Pennsylvania inmates – any special treatment – nor and/or freedom that will or, as the comedian prefers does he seek any, said his be awarded to Mr. Cosby to call them, residents of the longtime publicist Andrew {See COSBY A-9} state. Bill Cosby FILE PHOTO Wyatt, who visited with CLICK TO WIN TICKETS TO THE 2019 LA AUTO SHOW!-COMPLIMENTS OF HYUNDAI AND TASTE OF SOUL www.lasentinel.net WWW.LASENTINEL.NET/WIN E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL feature A-10A-2 LOS LASENTINEL.NET ANGELES SENTINEL OPINION NEWS THURSDAY,THURSDAY, NOVEMBER DECEMBER 29, 26, 2018 2013 CITY NEWS SERVICE should redouble our efforts. sure H funding bridge and interim housing. year, around 8,500 people As we head into the season we would be “Homelessness is the volunteered, and the count A half-cent sales tax of giving, let us roll up our able to help lift most pressing issue fac- concluded that homeless- passed by Los Angeles sleeves, open our hearts 45,000 out of ing L.A. today -- and we ness had fallen for the first County voters nearly two and extend our hands to homelessness can only end it if every- time in years, decreasing years ago to fund homeless help our unhoused neigh- in five years,’’ one steps up and works to- by 4 percent to 53,195. programs has been a sig- bors.’’ Hahn said. “To- gether,’’ Garcetti said. ``We “Every year, Los Ange- nificant success, some gov- Ridley-Thomas dis- day, we are well have made encouraging les County residents by the ernment leaders said today cussed Measure H at a on our way to progress in this fight overthousands spend a couple as they urged the public to news conference at the El delivering on the last year. But the workof January nights walking volunteer for the upcoming Segundo Boulevard Apart- that promise.’’ is far from over, and thewe streets where too many homeless count. ments, a new affordable The officials must keep pushing forward. of our homeless neighbors ‘‘Thanks to Measure housing apartment build- said Measure H That’s why it is so impor- live,’’ said Peter Lynn, H, we have collectivelying in the Harbor Gateway has resulted in tant to sign up and volun- executive director of LA- housed almost 10,000 men,neighborhood, with Super- 9,635 homeless teer for the 2019 count.’’ HSA. “These efforts help women and children -- and visor Janice Hahn, Los An- men, women The count conducted by us recognize the scale of that’s just over the last geles Mayor Eric Garcetti and children the Los Angeles Homeless our crisis and the specifics 15 months,’’ Supervisor and Councilman Joe Bus- placed into per- Services Authority in Janu- of our fellow Angelenos’ Mark Ridley-Thomas said.