🌱 How a countywide police chase ended on an Inglewood neighborhood street

Hello again Inglewood! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a countywide police chase ended on an Inglewood neighborhood street
• Why were so many shut out of LA's only mayoral debate?

Also on today's calendar: Open Casting and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dirt bike rider leads police on erratic chase through Los Angeles County (krqe.com) — A dirt bike rider wanted for allegedly brandishing a firearm led police on a dangerous, high-speed chase across Los Angeles County that ended near 111th Place in Inglewood. After racing through neighborhoods, parks, and busy streets, he abandoned the bike in an Inglewood residential area, tried hiding in a trash can, and was ultimately arrested.
   

• Outrage as Los Angeles voters shut out of mayoral debate livestream: 'Insane' (amedpost.com) — Angelenos trying to watch the only scheduled LA mayoral debate online were blocked when the Zoom webinar hit its capacity, leaving many frustrated that such a key event wasn't widely accessible. The debate, hosted by Sherman Oaks groups, comes as Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman head toward the Nov. 3 runoff, with Bass recently appearing at an Intuit Dome event in Inglewood.
   

📸 Around Inglewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inglewood

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Friday August 21
• Varsity Football vs. Los Alamitos HS
  Inglewood High School Caroline Coleman Stadium
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Girls' Flag Football vs. San Pedro HS
  Inglewood High School @ Narbonne HS Tournament
  8:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• Girls' Flag Football vs. Torrance HS
  Inglewood High School @ Torrance HS
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• AERIES and ParentSquare Support
  Kelso Elementary School Inglewood, CA 90301
  7:30 am
• 2:00 PM Dismissal
  Kornblum Hawthorne, CA 90250
  2:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• JV Football vs. Dominguez HS
  Inglewood High School Caroline Coleman Stadium
  4:00 pm
• Open Casting →
  Silo Hall, 401 E Hillcrest Blvd, Inglewood
  5:00 pm
• Girls' Varsity Volleyball at Maywood CES HS
  Inglewood High School Maywood CES HS
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Coffee with the Principal (Zela Davis)
  Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
  8:00 am
Saturday August 29
• Real Estate Investing Boot Camp →
  IMAN Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave, Los Angeles
  9:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Neo Soul Night →
  Silo Hall, 401 E Hillcrest Blvd, Inglewood, CA, 90301
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Girls' Varsity Volleyball at Westchester HS
  Inglewood High School Westchester HS
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls JV @ Warren
  North High 8141 De Palma St, Downey, California, 90241
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball, Girls FS @ Warren
  North High 8141 De Palma St, Downey, California, 90241
  4:30 pm
• Girls' Flag Football at Gahr HS
  Inglewood High School Cerritos Gahr HS
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Clark County Beverage Management posted a job opening for General Labor - Draft Beer Line Technician in Inglewood. Apply here.
• El Super posted a job opening for Crew Member - # 502 La Brea (0721S1) in Inglewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inglewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hawthorne

• Family mourning 38-year-old mother of 2 killed in wrong-way crash in Hawthorne (abc7.com)
• OSI Systems Books $200M CBP Contract for Rapiscan Systems (executivebiz.com)
• CUAS contract awarded to ThinKom Solutions for Army microwave project (militaryembedded.com)

El Segundo

• Lead DevSecOps Software Engineer at Boeing (boeing.com)

Beverly Hills

• Teacher Fired Over Anti-Trump Facebook Post: Lawsuit (patch.com)

Ok Inglewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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