Inglewood Community Coalition
Our city. Our vote.

Inglewood
Belongs to
Inglewood.

We are residents, parents, faith leaders, small business owners, teachers, and Block Captains organizing for a city government that answers to the people who live here, not the consultants and donors who profit from us.

Join the Alliance See the Issues
For Inglewood, by Inglewood

A community source of truth.

The deals, the dollars, the decisions that shape every block of Inglewood, sourced from public records, laid out in plain sight, verifiable by you.

Don't take our word for it. Read the receipts.

Our Mission
Revitalization without displacement.

A coalition for the
city we all live in.

Inglewood is in the middle of an unprecedented building boom, but the receipts of who's actually benefiting tell a different story than the press releases.

The Alliance for a Better Inglewood is a community-led coalition fighting to ensure that Inglewood's renaissance benefits the people who built this city, not just the well-connected.

We believe revitalization can, and must, happen responsibly. That means transparent contracting, accountable government, and development that lifts up longtime residents instead of pushing them out.

We are neighbors organizing for the city we want to live in, the city we want our children to inherit, and the city our parents and grandparents fought to build.

New Campaign
Inglewood 50 in 26: a diverse group of Inglewood residents and families in downtown Inglewood holding signs reading Inglewood Votes Together, Our Community Our Future Our Vote, and Stronger Together. Goal: 50% voter participation, November 2026 midterm election. Your Voice. Your City. Your Vote.
Voter Participation Campaign
Your voice. Your city. Your vote.

Inglewood 50 in 26 is a community-powered campaign working to achieve at least 50% voter participation in the November 2026 midterm and Inglewood mayoral election.

Your voice matters. Your vote has power.

Inglewood's future should reflect the participation of its people.

78.1%
of registered voters turned out in the 2008 presidential election, a level not reached since.
37.6%
turnout in 2022, the last time Inglewood elected its mayor.
≈1 in 5
registered Inglewood voters cast a ballot for the winning mayoral candidate.
50%
our shared goal for November 2026.
50 IN 26

In the 2008 presidential election, 78.1% of Inglewood's registered voters participated. Turnout has not reached that level since. In 2022, when Inglewood last elected its mayor, voter turnout was only 37.6%. Yet decisions made at City Hall directly affect our neighborhoods, public safety, housing, development, transportation, and essential city services.

The votes received by the winning mayoral candidate represented approximately one in five registered Inglewood voters.

For context: the candidate received 53.7% of the votes cast in the mayoral race, and votes equal to 50.7% of all ballots cast citywide. Because so few residents voted, a majority of a small turnout still meant only a fraction of Inglewood was heard.

Nonpartisan by design

This campaign is not about telling anyone who to support. It is about encouraging every eligible voter to participate, consider the facts, and make an informed choice.

Together, we can ensure that more of Inglewood is heard, and reach 50 in 26.

What We're Fighting For
The receipts are in the public record.

Four fights.
One Inglewood.

From a 40-year billboard giveaway in our public streets to eminent-domain seizures along Market Street, the same pattern repeats: insiders win, longtime residents and small businesses lose. We're organizing around four fights that will define Inglewood for the next generation.

01

Transparent Government

End insider contracting. Demand competitive bidding, public hearings, and independent forensic audits of every major city deal, including the WOW Media billboard agreement, the Inglewood Transit Connector, and the Destination Market Street grant program.

02

Protect Public Spaces

Keep our medians, sidewalks, and right-of-way in public hands, not leased to private advertisers for forty years. Stop the silent commercialization of the streets our families walk every day.

03

Real Community Benefits

Negotiate genuine community benefits agreements that put residents first when stadiums, transit projects, and developments come to town. Billions in stadium revenue and billboard money should reach the neighborhoods that absorb the noise, traffic, and displacement.

04

Accountable Leadership

Hold elected officials accountable to the people who put them in office, not the consultants and donors who profit from their decisions. Our ballot is the most powerful check on City Hall, and we intend to use it.

Inglewood by the Numbers
Who actually lives here.

100,488 reasons
to get this right.

The people behind the numbers, and a city government that should answer to them.

100,488
Total Population
2026 estimate
11,083
Per Square Mile
density across 9.07 mi²
$72,750
Median Household Income
14.64% poverty rate
−6.4%
Population Change
since 2020: 6,890 fewer residents

Population Trend, 2015 → 2026

115k 110k 105k 100k 95k 111.4k 110.4k 108.4k 105.3k 103.4k 101.7k 100.5k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2026 A peak of 111,439 in 2015, falling every year since.

Race & Ethnicity

Black or African American
39.1%
Other race
29.9%
Two or more races
17.7%
White
9.4%
Asian
2.6%
Native American
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Median age 38.6 · Adults 84,325 · Seniors 15,113 · 92 males per 100 females

Home Values: Inglewood vs. Los Angeles County

Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI): the standard residential index used by federal economic data services and major housing analysts.

Inglewood
$725,552
▼ 2.0% year-over-year
As of April 2026
Los Angeles County
$888,345
▼ 0.6% year-over-year
As of March 2026
−$162,793 gap Inglewood values sit ~18% below the LA County median, and are falling more than 3× faster than the county as a whole.

The increased home-value statements being published don't match the record.

Small Businesses Lost: Downtown Inglewood, 2021–2026

Two longtime Black-owned anchors gone in the last 18 months. Eight more properties under active eminent domain. The City's own 2022 environmental review put the displacement list at 41 businesses, and the number has only grown.

41
Businesses on the ITC displacement list
City's own 2022 Final EIR
8
Properties under active eminent domain
City Council vote, Feb 10, 2026
~50%
Market Street storefront vacancy
LAist, March 2026
Closed Lost in the last five years
  • Stuff I Eat
    114 N. Market St. · Vegan soul food · Black-owned
    Closed April 26, 2026 after 18 years. Founded by Chef Babette Davis. Reported by The LA Local.
  • Sip & Sonder
    108 S. Market St. · Coffee house · Black women-owned
    Closed December 31, 2024 after 7 years at the flagship. Co-founder Amanda-Jane Thomas cited "hurried gentrification … that ultimately led to disgruntlement and displacement." Reported by the Los Angeles Times and LAist.
Under Threat Active eminent domain
  • Fiesta Martin Bar & Grill
    Market & Florence shopping center
  • Luxe Gold Salon
    Market & Florence shopping center
  • DD's Discounts
    Market & Florence shopping center
  • CVS at Inglewood Plaza
    The city's only 24-hour pharmacy

All authorized for forced sale by an Inglewood City Council vote on Feb. 10, 2026 (unanimous, 4–0).

Sources: Los Angeles Times · LAist · The LA Local · Knock-LA · 2 Urban Girls · ITC 2022 Final EIR · Inglewood City Council records, Feb 10, 2026. Verify everything yourself.

Income, by Household Type U.S. Census ACS

Median is the midpoint: half of households earn more, half earn less; it's the best read of a typical Inglewood household. Mean is the arithmetic average, pulled higher by top earners. The gap between the two columns is a quick read on income inequality inside each household type.

Household type Median incomemidpoint · typical household Mean incomeaverage · pulled up by top earners
Married Families$99,311$123,244
Families$82,201$103,525
All Households$72,750$93,554
Non-Family Households$49,466$67,666

Sources: World Population Review, drawn from U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates and the American Community Survey. Last updated June 2026. Verify everything yourself.

Inglewood's Schools
What the reports found.

Nearly half
the district,
closed.

Since 2012, the Inglewood Unified School District has been governed not by its elected school board but by state and county appointees. Thirteen years and nine administrators later, twelve of the district's twenty-five schools have closed and enrollment has fallen by nearly 40%. Two reports published in the past year, one by a community coalition and one by the state, examine where the district stands. The Alliance is posting both in full below.

How we handle documents we didn't write

This section holds material the Alliance did not write: research by community organizations, reports from state agencies, and other perspectives that belong in front of Inglewood residents. We did not produce, fund, or edit these documents, and we do not necessarily adopt their conclusions. Our standard still applies here, to the sourcing rather than to the claims. For anything posted in this section we name the author and the date, we link the complete original so you can read it yourself, and we report figures as the authors reported them. Where a figure can be checked against the primary record, we check it. The findings and the recommendations belong to their authors, and what to make of them is your call.

One disclosure, since 2026 is an election year. A candidate for Mayor has stated publicly that she was a lead organizer of the Stop IUSD School Closures Coalition and helped author the IUSD Report Card cited on this page. We posted that report because of what it documents about Inglewood's schools, we posted it before anyone filed for office, and we would post it regardless of who worked on it. We note the connection so you can weigh it yourself. The Alliance is also an open coalition. Anyone can join through the form at the bottom of this page, which means candidates, their supporters, and their opponents may all be members. Joining the Alliance is not an endorsement by it, and it earns nobody different treatment anywhere on this site.

48%
Of IUSD schools closed
12 of 25 campuses since 2018
−39%
Enrollment, 2015–2025
Black student enrollment down 45%
43%
Chronically absent, 2023–24
Highest in LA County · ~$15–20M/yr lost
14 yrs
Under state receivership
Since 2012 · nine administrators
Student Outcomes: IUSD vs. County & State 2023–24 · CDE / CA School Dashboard
MetricIUSDLA CountyCalifornia
Chronic absenteeism43%21.7%20.6%
Math proficiency16%25%36%
English / ELA proficiency29%53%47%
Graduation rate81%89%87%
Class size (per teacher)32.824.823.7
College preparedness14.5%38%45%

IUSD's figures are worse than both the county and state averages on all six measures. For chronic absenteeism and class size, lower is better; for the other four, higher is better. Figures as compiled in the IUSD Report Card from CDE and CA School Dashboard data.

The two reports

The IUSD Report Card

Community assessment · Stop IUSD School Closures Coalition & ACLU SoCal · Authored by Dr. Amir Whitaker · Published 2025

A participatory-research report built from public data, surveys, focus groups, and media coverage, assessing the district across 13 years of state and county oversight. Among the findings it reports:

  • Twelve of the district's 25 schools have closed since 2018, which the report describes as creating "school deserts"
  • A teacher-to-student ratio of 33 to 1, against a county average of 25 to 1
  • The lowest average teacher salaries in Los Angeles County
  • Chronic absenteeism the report estimates costs the district $15 to $20 million a year in funding
  • Thirty separate issues, policies, and failures the report links to the closures, many of them documented in state reports
@stopiusdschoolclosures on Instagram →

The July 2026 FCMAT Report

State progress report · Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team · July 2026

FCMAT scores the district against statutory recovery standards. Its July 2026 report records:

  • Financial Management at 6.37 out of 10 and Facilities Management at 7.26, the highest in the six years of scores the report tabulates, with no standard in either area below 4 for the first time
  • The elected board still serving in an advisory role, with no date set for restoring its authority, and a trustee keeping stay-and-rescind power even after that happens
  • Projected unrestricted deficit spending of $13.3M in 2025-26, $21.2M in 2026-27, and $26.4M in 2027-28, which the report describes as unsustainable
  • District enrollment down about 12,007 students, or 66.8%, from its 2003-04 high of 17,969
  • A $55M emergency loan authorized in 2012, of which the district drew $29M, carrying $1.83M in annual debt service with the final payment due November 2034. The report notes the district now holds reserves sufficient to pay the balance off early

The two enrollment figures on this page measure different things. The Report Card's 39% decline covers total enrollment, including charter school students, between 2015 and 2025. FCMAT's 66.8% decline counts students in district-run schools since 2003-04. Both are as their authors reported them.

Where the reports agree

The plain-language explainer linked below, also written by the coalition, sets out where the two documents overlap. Although prepared for different purposes, it says, both identify the same themes: the district has made measurable operational improvements, enrollment continues to decline, long-term fiscal stability remains a significant challenge, continued improvement is needed before IUSD can fully exit receivership, and student outcomes and community confidence remain important concerns.

What the Report Card recommends

The Report Card closes with recommendations and demands addressed to IUSD, LACOE, FCMAT, and state policymakers. Among them:

  • Halt further closures and reopen shuttered campuses with a real plan
  • Return local control to an elected board on a dated, public roadmap
  • Retire or forgive the remaining state loan so dollars reach classrooms, not debt service
  • Invest in full-service community schools with wraparound supports
  • Raise teacher pay to compete with neighboring districts
  • Restore reliable student transportation and honest, early community engagement

These are the report authors' recommendations, summarized here, not the Alliance's platform. The full list is in the report itself.

In the community's words

The Report Card draws on focus groups and surveys with families across the district. One parent, quoted in the report, described what the closure of a neighborhood school meant to their daughter:

"It felt like they erased part of our history."Inglewood Unified parent, quoted in the IUSD Report Card (2025)

Read the documents
Full Report IUSD Report Card 2025 Coalition & ACLU SoCal · Dr. Amir Whitaker · 2025 Open PDF → 2-Page Summary Report Card Fact Sheet Coalition & ACLU SoCal · key findings, charts, and the school map Open PDF → State Report FCMAT Progress Report FCMAT, a state agency · July 2026 · the primary source for the figures above Open PDF → Plain-Language Explainer What These Reports Tell Us Written by the coalition · how the two reports fit together Open PDF →

Sources: California Department of Education & CA School Dashboard (2023–24) · FCMAT July 2026 Progress Report · IUSD Report Card (2025). Figures as reported in those documents. Verify everything yourself.

November 3, 2026 Ballot
In their own words.

Meet the
candidates.

Eighteen candidates qualified for the November ballot across six Inglewood races: mayor, City Council Districts 1 and 2, and three Inglewood Unified School District trustee areas. Every one of them received the same invitation, on the same day, to submit a statement, a photo, and a short video. We publish what they send us, unedited, in the same format, with the same amount of space. Five candidates submitted by the deadline. The other thirteen did not, and their cards say so rather than leaving them off.

How this section was assembled

Every certified candidate was contacted on August 24, 2026 and asked to respond by September 4, 2026. Five submitted. All five published together on September 8, 2026, so that no candidate could read another's statement before writing their own.

The thirteen candidates who did not submit still appear below. Their cards say so. Not submitting is a choice a candidate is entitled to make, and it is not a judgment on anyone.

Candidate names are taken from the Inglewood City Clerk's Candidate Filing Log updated August 21, 2026, on which all eighteen candidates below are marked qualified. Contact details in the log are not reproduced here. View the filing log (PDF)

How this section works

  • Every certified candidate was invited, on the same day, in the same words, with the same deadline. The full contact record is published at the bottom of this section.
  • Everyone appears here whether they respond or not. A candidate who does not submit still gets a card. Silence is shown, not hidden, and it is not a judgment.
  • All statements published on the same date, so no candidate could see another's platform before writing their own.
  • We do not endorse anyone. The Alliance takes positions on ballot measures and city policy. We take no position on candidates.
  • We publish statements as submitted. We do not fact check them, rewrite them, or correct them. If a statement runs past 250 words, the card shows its opening, cut at a paragraph break, with a note saying so and a link to the complete text. We cut from the end only. We never choose which parts to keep.
  • The Alliance is open to anyone. Membership is free through the join form on this site, so candidates, their supporters, and their opponents may all be participants. Taking part in the Alliance is not an endorsement by it, and it earns nobody different treatment on this page.
  • Card order is randomized on every page load, so no candidate holds a permanent top spot.
  • Anyone named here can request a correction and we will make it.

Mayor

Citywide · 4 year term

James T. Butts Jr.

Incumbent · Mayor since 2011
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Raina Carrillo

Candidate for Mayor
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Fre'Drisha Dixon

Fre'Drisha Dixon

Candidate for Mayor
Qualified

Inglewood is experiencing growth and global attention, but success must be measured by whether residents can afford to stay, raise families, build businesses, educate their children, feel safe, and share in our city's prosperity.

I'm Fre'Drisha "Sha" Dixon, a mother, attorney, business owner, community organizer, and Inglewood resident. For a decade, I've fought for justice, educational equity, and police and government transparency and accountability. As Managing Attorney of Dixon Law Partners, I oversee legal strategy and client representation. This role prepared me to lead City Hall with judgment, fiscal discipline, integrity, and results.

I've fought police killings, organized families around our school district, serve as lead organizer with the Stop IUSD School Closures Coalition and Statewide Partnership for Local School Control, authored the California Public School Sovereignty Act, and helped develop the IUSD Report Card with the ACLU So-Cal.

As Mayor, I'll use my skills to help end IUSD's receivership. I'll create pathways to homeownership, strengthen tenant protections, revitalize Market Street, support local businesses, invest in youth and seniors, improve parks and infrastructure, address traffic and parking, prioritize our environment, and develop revenue streams for the City. I'll demand constitutional policing, protect immigrant communities, restore fiscal responsibility, bring back City jobs, modernize city services, make government transparent and accessible, and have Council meetings at 6:30 p.m.

I'm not seeking this office for a title. I'm seeking it to serve and do the work. Together, we can build an Inglewood where every neighborhood shares in our city's prosperity, opportunity, and growth.

Campaign Site

Gloria D. Gray

Councilmember, District 1
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Arturo Martinez

Candidate for Mayor
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Joseph Soto

Joseph Soto

Candidate for Mayor
Qualified

What inspires me to run for mayor is simple: I love Inglewood, and our residents deserve a city government that works for them. As a third-generation resident raising my daughter here, this city is my home. I want Inglewood to become a place where families can build a future, young people see opportunity, and neighborhood businesses thrive.

My vision begins with three clear priorities. First, we must empower our youth by providing meaningful opportunities for young people to lead and learn. Working families and young adults should have real pathways to put down roots, build equity, and remain part of the community they grew up in.

Second, we need to strengthen local businesses. Our small businesses and homeowners deserve a City Hall that respects their time and financial investments. Permit and approval delays have real consequences. Government should help residents and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality, not become an unnecessary barrier.

Finally, we must create accountable leadership by implementing term limits. City Hall should be a partner, not a roadblock. We will work to cut unnecessary delays, make permits and approvals more predictable, and streamline government efficiency.

We can move our city forward without losing what makes it special. By investing in our youth, supporting local businesses, and modernizing City Hall, we ensure every resident has a real stake in our future. Together, we can protect the Soul of Inglewood.

I am seeking the office of the Mayor of Inglewood.

City Council, District 1

Open seat · 4 year term

Keokia Childress

Candidate, District 1
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Yolanda Davidson

Yolanda Davidson

Candidate, District 1
Qualified

Yolanda Davidson is a wife, mother, lifelong Inglewood resident, college graduate, community servant, truth seeker, and activist who believes our city is strongest when the people get involved and are heard. She is a proud alumna of the Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPPI) and the California Black Women's Collective, and has completed training through the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. Over the years, Yolanda has worked alongside families seeking justice after violent crimes in Inglewood, supported efforts to gain local control of the Inglewood Unified School District, and advocated for transparency and accountability at City Hall. Whether she's supporting small businesses, speaking at City Hall, organizing her neighbors, standing up to the billionaires, or demanding justice for victims, Yolanda's goal has always been the same: to fight for the Soul of Inglewood and help build a city where government is transparent, accountable, and responsive to the community it serves.

Campaign Site
William Perez

William Perez

Candidate, District 1
Qualified

My name is William Perez. Inglewood is more than where I own a business. It is my home and I care about our community. For 16 years, I have listened to neighbors, served customers, and seen the pressures facing seniors, working families, renters, and small businesses. I am running for City Council because I believe public service must begin with honesty, integrity, and respect for every resident.

My campaign is guided by the H.A.T. Agenda: Honest protection for seniors, families, and neighborhoods; Action on affordability; and Transparency and accountability at City Hall. These values shape my three-step solution.

First, we must keep people housed. I will advocate for stronger renter protections, enforcement against harassment and unsafe conditions, and emergency assistance before a temporary hardship becomes displacement.

Second, we must lower the everyday cost of living. I will support expanded utility assistance for seniors, people with disabilities, low-income households, and families facing financial emergencies. City Hall should help residents connect with available housing, food, utility, and benefit programs.

Third, we must build and preserve homes people can afford. When developers receive public resources or major City approvals, residents should receive affordable housing, accessible senior units, family-sized homes, local jobs, and enforceable community benefits.

Inglewood's future is being decided now, and every neighborhood deserves a voice. I am asking you to step forward, share your ideas, and join this community-centered campaign. Together, with integrity and purpose, we can protect our neighbors and build an Inglewood where progress includes every one of us.

Leonard Redway

Candidate, District 1
Qualified

No statement submitted.

City Council, District 2

4 year term

Subrina Miller

Candidate, District 2
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Alex Padilla

Incumbent · District 2
Qualified

No statement submitted.

IUSD Board, Trustee Area 1

4 year term

Joyce Randall

Candidate, Trustee Area 1
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Cheryl Williams

Candidate, Trustee Area 1
Qualified

No statement submitted.

IUSD Board, Trustee Area 2

4 year term

Joe W. Bowers Jr.

Candidate, Trustee Area 2
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Shelby Richardson

Shelby Richardson

Candidate, Trustee Area 2
Qualified

My name is Shelby Richardson, and I'm running for Inglewood Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2.

I'm an Inglewood native, an education and youth advocate, and a community organizer. For years, I've worked directly with young people in helping students graduate, get into college, access scholarships, and understand how policies and decisions made by adults impact their everyday lives.

I'm running because I care deeply about what happens to our schools and because I believe our community should have a real say in what happens next.

IUSD has experienced declining enrollment, school closures, financial instability, and years of state and county oversight. As we work toward greater local control, I want us to be intentional about what we're building, not just focused on getting out of receivership, but on creating a district families actually want to come back to.

My priorities are increasing enrollment, strengthening and evaluating math and English intervention programs, building partnerships with Inglewood businesses and organizations to bring more resources into our schools, and exploring opportunities to reopen or repurpose school campuses in ways that benefit students and the community.

Most importantly, I want community involvement to be part of how I serve. I don't believe board members should have all the answers. I believe we should ask questions, make information accessible, listen to the people most impacted, and make decisions with our community, not just for them.

Instagram

IUSD Board, Trustee Area 3

4 year term

Yaritza A. Gonzalez

Candidate, Trustee Area 3
Qualified

No statement submitted.

Brandon Myers

Candidate, Trustee Area 3
Qualified

No statement submitted.

What every candidate was asked for

Submissions closed on September 4, 2026. Every candidate on the November 3 ballot received the same request, in the same words, at the same time. This is what it asked for:

  • A statement of 250 words or fewer, as plain text in the email body
  • Optionally, a longer statement as a PDF or attachment, which we host in full and link from your card
  • A headshot, 800x800 pixels or larger, JPG or PNG
  • One video link, YouTube or Vimeo, 3 minutes or shorter
  • Your campaign website and one social handle, optional
  • The office and district you are running for
  • A phone number or email we can use to confirm it came from you
Contact the Alliance

The five statements above were submitted by the September 4 deadline and published together on September 8, so that none was written with sight of another. Submissions are now closed for this cycle. Corrections are not: if you are named on this page and something about your listing is wrong, write to us and we will fix it. We confirm each submission came from the candidate or an authorized representative before posting. Statements longer than 250 words are shown from the beginning, cut at a paragraph break, with the complete text linked from the card. We cut from the end and never select which parts to keep. We do not accept submissions about other candidates, and we do not publish paid placement of any kind. Correction requests from anyone named on this page go to the same address.

Contact record

Every certified candidate below was sent the same invitation on the same day, with the same deadline. This table is published so that no one has to take our word for it.

CandidateOfficeInvitedOutcome
Bowers, Joe W. Jr.IUSD Area 2Aug 24, 2026No response
Butts, James T. Jr.MayorAug 24, 2026No response
Carrillo, RainaMayorAug 24, 2026No response
Childress, KeokiaCouncil D1Aug 24, 2026No response
Davidson, YolandaCouncil D1Aug 24, 2026Statement published
Dixon, Fre'DrishaMayorAug 24, 2026Statement published
Gonzalez, Yaritza A.IUSD Area 3Aug 24, 2026No response
Gray, Gloria D.MayorAug 24, 2026No response
Martinez, ArturoMayorAug 24, 2026No response
Miller, SubrinaCouncil D2Aug 24, 2026No response
Myers, BrandonIUSD Area 3Aug 24, 2026No response
Padilla, AlexCouncil D2Aug 24, 2026No response
Perez, WilliamCouncil D1Aug 24, 2026Statement published
Randall, JoyceIUSD Area 1Aug 24, 2026No response
Redway, LeonardCouncil D1Aug 24, 2026No response
Richardson, ShelbyIUSD Area 2Aug 24, 2026Statement published
Soto, JosephMayorAug 24, 2026Statement published
Williams, CherylIUSD Area 1Aug 24, 2026No response
Our Agenda
The work ahead.

Where we
stand.

What we are working toward in Inglewood, and where each effort currently stands. Some of it is groundwork for the cycles ahead.

Reform goals · not on the 2026 ballot

Three citizen initiatives were circulated for the November 2026 ballot. None gathered enough valid signatures before its petition window closed, so none will appear this year. The problems they were written to fix have not gone anywhere, and we intend to bring them back in a future cycle.

  • Fair Governance & Term Limits

    Reasonable term limits for Inglewood's elected officials, so no seat becomes a lifetime appointment.

  • Police Transparency & Accountability

    Public reporting on use of force, complaints, and discipline, so residents can see how their police department is performing.

  • Police Commission Authority

    A civilian commission with real authority rather than an advisory role, written into the city charter.

These measures were led by HEIRS PAC, not by the Alliance. Read them at HEIRS PAC →

Our Campaigns
One fight at a time.

Where we're
focusing our energy.

Each campaign is a coordinated effort: research, public records requests, council comment, community education, and direct action. Here's where we're putting the work right now: the documents, the stakes, and how you can help.

Current Campaign

Billboards in Our Public Streets

In June 2026, a Los Angeles judge let the City's 40-year deal with WOW Media stand, and the stadiums that sued have said they'll appeal. But for the people who live here, this was never the billionaires' fight. Whatever the venues' contracts say, the real questions are simpler: Who agreed to turn our public medians into four decades of digital advertising? Who decided our shared streets could be commodified into blight, and when were the residents who live alongside them ever asked? A courtroom won't settle that; the ballot will. This campaign stands on a principle that shouldn't be controversial: the people of Inglewood have a right to a seat at the table for every decision made in their name. Our streets are not for lease.

StatusActive
ForNov. 2026 Election
Billboards in Our Public Streets briefing Download the flyer (PDF) →
Community ideas · in engagement
Community Engagement Stage

Circle Park Fountain Revival

Restoring the park's long-dormant fountain as a community art project: tiles made by residents, families, youth, and local artists.

Early concept · gauging community interest

At the center of Circle Park sits a fountain that hasn't run in over a decade. Its tilework still has real character, but the structure shows wear and would need plumbing and repair before it could flow again. The idea is to restore it not just as a working fountain, but as a community art project, where residents, families, youth, and local artists help create and decorate the tiles used in its resurfacing. Instead of simply repairing something broken, the park would be renewed by the very people who use and love it.

What we're exploring

  • Whether there's enough community interest and support to pursue it
  • Working with local artists and arts organizations on design and hands-on tile workshops
  • Youth and family participation rooted in Inglewood's own identity
  • City coordination on permissions, plumbing, materials, cost, and long-term stewardship

This is an early concept, not a committed project. We're sharing the premise first to see whether residents would want to help make it real. Tell us what you think.

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