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Nate Holden Celebrates 90th Community Build Celebrates Birthday-Still Going Strong New President, Robert Sausedo (See page A-2) (See page A-5) VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO. 27, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax“For Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years Years, The Voice The Voiceof Our of CommunityOur Community Speaking Speaking for forItself Itself.” THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 Tax Conformity Bill to generate funds for fight to end child poverty LAUREN FLOYD the Capitol office. Before childhood poverty and Staff Writer running for her first term her influence towards this in 2014, she was a small cause is visible in Gov- “My journey in politics business owner, dealing ernor Newsom’s budget began the second I was with real estate and did pri- which includes proposals born,” says California State vate consulting for private to directly address child Assemblywoman Autumn industry. She hadn’t con- poverty and support fami- Burke. sidered running until she lies in breaking the cycle Burke, 45, grew up in started working as a con- of poverty through work an environment very famil- sultant for a solar company. and education, including iar to politics. Her mother, At the time, CA Sen. Steven a grant increase for the Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Bradford wrote a bill that lowest income families won a seat in the U.S. dealt with low-income solar served by the CalWORKs House in 1966, becoming energy and the solar com- program. the first African Americanpany she worked with got With California hav- woman elected to the Cali- involved. ing the highest rate of fornia assembly and later “As I started to work childhood poverty, it’s no became the first womanwith his office, I found surprise that legislators and African American on that I had a lot more inter- would feel compelled to the L.A. County Board of est in legislation than I had get involved. In a state Supervisors. Burke’s father, ever realized before,” says with the 5th largest econ- Dr. William Burke, is best Burke. “I found out that he omy in the world, the ini- known as the founder and [Sen. Bradford] was termed tial question is, “How did former long-time president out early. So, I ended up we get here?” Assembly- of the city of Los Angeles running for his seat.” woman Burke says there Marathon, and Chairman Now serving her sec- are too many reasons to of the AQMD Governing ond term, Assemblywoman list. Board. Burke has been writing “I think one of the Today, Assemblywoman legislation to address the great missteps we’ve Burke has made her own nation’s flawed access to made in the state of Cali- name in California politics resources like reproductive fornia is that we have for- and is chair of the Revenue health, adequate and afford- gotten that 70 percent of and Taxation Committee. able healthcare and envi- students who enter into But Burke didn’t al- ronmental justice. Burke COURTESY PHOTO high school never see ways plan to follow in her has invested much of her Assemblymember Autumn Burke represents the 62nd district of California and is community college or a mother’s footsteps towards work in an initiative to end Chair of the Revenue and Taxation Committee. {See BURKE A-8} a commission to study “These are the ves- reparations for the ances- tiges of enslavement tors of enslaved Africans that people don’t want kidnapped and brought to to deal with,” said Dr. America. Julianne Malveaux, Dr. Malveaux and oth- the former President ers testified on H.R. 40, of Bennett College. the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation BY LAUREN VICTORIA Proposals for African- BURKE Americans Act, which NNPA Newswire would seek to analyze Contributor the legacy of the trans- Atlantic slave trade and “These are the ves- its continuing impact on tiges of enslavement that communities. The hear- people don’t want to deal ing was held by the House with,” said Dr. Julianne GETTY IMAGES Judiciary Subcommittee Malveaux, the former pres- Economist Julianne Malveaux explained to the House on the Constitution, Civil PHOTO: TWITTER ident of Bennett College. Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that there was a time Rights, and Civil Liberties Kevin Ross was shot by Gardena police officer Mi- Malveaux testified at in the United States where Black Americans were actu- on June 19th. chael Robins who was recently cleared of any wrongdo- a House hearing on leg- ally closing the wealth gap with White Americans — until On June 18, Senate Re- ing in the incident that occurred April 11, 2108. islation that would set up White Americans rioted and burned their property. {See JUNETEENTH A-10} (See FULL STORY A-8) Unveils Landmark $13B Bill to End Homelessness in America SENTINEL NEWS SERVICE was expected to last only two hours – for more than More than 800 residents five hours, providing 43rd of Inglewood, Lennox, and district residents with the the surrounding areas gath- opportunity to ask impor- ered at Inglewood High tant questions and voice School on Saturday to par- their concerns about a wide range of issues, in- cluding: homeownership, first-time homebuyer pro- COURTESY PHOTO grams, Section 8, the Vet- More than 800 residents of Inglewood, Lennox, and erans Administration Sup- the surrounding areas gathered at Inglewood High School portive Housing (VASH) on Saturday, to participate in Congresswoman Maxine program, an update on Waters’ (CA-43) Housing and Homelessness Community homelessness, the im- Forum. pact of County Measure COURTESY PHOTO H, gentrification, low- Congresswoman Maxine Waters ticipate in Congresswoman ing complex housing policy income housing devel- Maxine Waters’ (CA-43) issues and has oversight opment, landlord/tenant our community about the rising rents are leading to Housing and Homelessness responsibility of the U.S. rights and responsibilities, affordable housing and resident displacement in Community Forum. As the Department of Housing & and eviction and foreclo- homelessness crisis in communities across the Chairwoman of the power- Urban Development and sure prevention. America and my efforts to country. In Los Angeles ful U.S. House Committee other federal housing agen- “I am so pleased to address these complex is- County alone, there are on Financial Services, Con- cies. Congresswoman Wa- have hosted such an in- sues in Washington,” said nearly 59,000 people expe- www.lasentinel.net gresswoman Waters is a ters led the first of its kindformative and produc- Maxine Waters. “The lack national leader on address- community forum – which tive discussion here in of affordable housing and {See WATERS A-10} E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL A-2 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 NATE HOLDEN CELEBRATES 90th BIRTHDAY-STILL GOING STRONG Family, friends & colleagues pay tribute to one of L.A.’s first political legends SENTINEL STAFF REPORT Speaker and then following Military Police Corps dur- in Holden’s footsteps to ing World War II, stationed At 90-years-young, Nate serve as the Councilman for in Germany and Italy. He Holden looks as fit as a fid- the 10th Council District earned a Bachelors of Sci- dle. On Saturday evening, where he then ascended to ence in Applied Physics and June 15 at the Luxe Hotel - be elected by his peers as a Masters of Science in Sys- Sunset, family, friends and president of the city council tems Engineering from West colleagues all came together where he currently serves. Coast University in Los to honor one of Los Angeles This theme of leadership Angeles. Holden also first and most influential and mentorship continued received an Honorary Doc- African American political with former ninth district of torate from the Southwest- leaders. Los Angeles city council ern University School of Law as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Pacific State University. Holden's son Chris COURTESY PHOTO Holden is currently serving (L-R) L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson, Supervisor Janice Hahn, political legend as Assemblymember in Cal- Nate Holden, former L.A. City Mayor Jim Hahn, former L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine ifornia and his son. Reginald and former L.A. City Councilwoman Jan Perry. Holden is a Deputy Sheriff in Los Angeles County. Supervisor Janice Hahn Holden served more Before entering politics, Holden was born in and her brother, former city than 30 years in the public Holden spent 17 years as a Macon, Georgia and spent attorney and former Los sector, as a Los Angeles City design engineer in the aero- most of his childhood in Angeles Mayor, Jimmy Councilman, California space industry where he was Elizabeth, New Jersey. Hahn also paid tribute to State Senator and as Assis- assigned to innovative proj- Nate Holden has had a Holden who not only served tant Chief Deputy to the Los ects, including the Surveyor long and illustrious career in on the city council with Angeles County Supervisor. Lunar Landing spacecraft politics. But this big birth- Holden but also acknowl- Holden served four con- mission. During that period, day was about more than edged the long-standing secutive terms on the Los he worked for several aero- celebrating his political friendship and political Angeles City Council (1987 space companies, including career. It was about cele- COURTESY PHOTO alliance Holden had with to 2003) representing the Bell Laboratories, Hycon brating the man who found a Nate Holden and son, Assemblymember Chris Holden their father former Supervi- 10th District. Corp., Litton Industries, way to balance an iconic sor, Kenneth Hahn. “The Holden was honored in Electro Optical Systems, political career with being a An event hosted by woman, Jan Perry, who gave Hahns and the Holdens are 2003 when the Nate Holden GM Giannini and Hughes devoted father, beloved Holden’s eldest son, Assem- credit to Holden for giving more than just political Performing Arts Center in Aircraft.