Why does the City of Inglewood with such a bad reputation receive such an honor?
Inglewood’s All-American day, The city, one of 10 honored annually for creatively solving civic problems, celebrates its prestigious municipal award, which it won despite the mayor’s and police force’s legal problems.by Esmeralda Bermudez, August 5, 2009Anne Cusack, Los Angeles Times. Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn shakes hands with Sergio Godinez during the city’s celebration of its All-American City Award. The city’s Police Department is under federal investigation for use of deadly force and its mayor faces charges of conflict of interest and misappropriation of $500,000 in public funds. Still, on Tuesday night, Inglewood found reason to rejoice — with red, white and blue balloons, kettle corn and a singer dressed in Dorothy’s ruby slippers who declared that the city has changed and “it knows where it’s going.” The community of 110,000 people won the All-American City Award, beating dozens of other cities nationwide and leaving many scratching their heads as to how a city so seemin
