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Inglewood leaders pledge support for Los Angeles-area wildfire response; mayor announces benefit concert
Summary
Council members repeatedly acknowledged the Los Angeles-area wildfires during the Jan. 14 meeting, praised first responders and announced local donation points and a benefit concert hosted by the mayor.
In response to the sweeping Los Angeles-area wildfires, the Inglewood City Council used its Jan. 14 meeting to acknowledge victims, praise first responders and provide residents with information on local donation and alert resources.
Mayor Butts opened the meeting by acknowledging "the devastation of the wildfires" in the Los Angeles, Altadena and surrounding areas, referencing reported deaths and destroyed structures. He thanked local, county and state firefighters and law enforcement personnel engaged in fire suppression and described the scale of the response. "We should all give them our support," he said.
Council members described efforts by Inglewood residents and churches collecting donations; Council Member Padilla pointed to the Center of Hope and Greater New Bethel as local sites accepting clothing and other items. Padilla also noted Inglewood Police Department officers had been deployed to assist in the impacted areas, saying she had spoken with Police Chief Mark Franarotta about officer deployments.
Mayor Butts announced he is co-hosting a benefit concert on Jan. 18 with 1500 Sound Academy at 235 West Florence; he provided ticket information during the meeting: "The tickets are $30 a piece, and they can be purchased at 1500 day.com. It starts at 2 PM, and it's 1st come, 1st serve." Several council members said they would join in closing the meeting to remember the wildfire victims; the council then offered a moment of remembrance for those killed in the fires.
Staff and council members directed residents to emergency information sources: the city's Office of Emergency Management and the Ready Inglewood alert channels. Council Member Padilla told residents they could register for cell-phone alerts via alerts.southbay.com and the city's emergency pages.
No formal actions or funding allocations related to the wildfires were taken by the council at the meeting; the discussion consisted of public remarks, informational items and community requests for donations.
