🌱 Which kid-friendly ride services actually cover Inglewood families?
Inglewood, California Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Inglewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Which kid-friendly ride services actually cover Inglewood families?
- How Inglewood’s Assemblymember will steer billions in LA County funding
- What Inglewood veterans say about a broken benefits system
Also on today's calendar: Open Casting and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Monday: Very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Safe Ride Services for Kids & Teens in Los Angeles: A Parent Guide (mommypoppins.com) — Parents in Inglewood now have several vetted options to get kids and teens around LA, from HopSkipDrive and Lyft Teen to Metro Micro’s LAX/Inglewood zone and Uber Teen service in the city. The guide compares costs, safety features, age limits, and advance‑booking needs so local families can choose the safest, most practical rides for school and activities. 
• Assemblymember Tina McKinnor Unanimously Re-Elected Chair of the Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation (2urbangirls.com) — Inglewood’s own Assemblymember Tina McKinnor has been unanimously re‑elected to lead the powerful Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation through 2028, keeping a local voice at the center of countywide decisions. Under her leadership, the bipartisan group has secured billions for housing, transit, education, veterans, disaster recovery, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics across LA County.
• Making Contact – Nobody Told Them: Veterans and the Broken Handoff (kpfa.org) — A new radio episode spotlights veterans sharing hard truths about navigating benefits, all recorded at the U.S.VETS facility in Inglewood. Local listeners hear how gaps in the “handoff” from military to civilian life leave some veterans homeless, confused, or shut out of care, and how Inglewood-based advocates are pushing for change.
📸 Around Inglewood
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Upcoming Events in
Inglewood
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Girls' Flag Football vs. Torrance HS
Inglewood High School @ Torrance HS
6:00 pm -
AERIES and ParentSquare Support
Kelso Elementary School Inglewood, CA 90301
7:30 am -
2:00 PM Dismissal
Kornblum Hawthorne, CA 90250
2:00 pm -
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 -
Aloha School Spirit Day
Ramona Hawthorne, CA 90250 -
Coffee with the Principal (Zela Davis)
Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
8:00 am -
CAASPP parent informational meeting @
Zela Davis (West Cafeteria)
Zela Davis Hawthorne, CA 90250
9:00 am -
Real Estate Investing Boot Camp →
IMAN Cultural Center, 3376 Motor Ave, Los Angeles
9:00 am -
Neo Soul Night →
Silo Hall, 401 E Hillcrest Blvd, Inglewood, CA, 90301
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Girls' Flag Football vs. San Pedro HS
Inglewood High School @ Narbonne HS Tournament
8:00 am -
Gardena Valley JCI Car Show | 2026 | Gardena, CA →
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, 1964 W 162nd St, Gardena
10:00 am -
23rd Annual Gardena Jazz Festival
City of Gardena Rowley Park, 13220 Van Ness Ave, Gardena, CA 90249, USA -
El Segundo Art Walk →
El Segundo Art Walk (ESAW), 314 Main St, El Segundo
3:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on August 20, 2026 in Hawthorne, CA 90250 near Near Yukon Ave Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Lennox) - I love my neighborhood because it feels like a Neighborhood.
People smile and wave if they recognize you and sometimes just because. #NextdoorAnniversary (Nextdoor Rogers Park Inglewood)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Clerk in Inglewood. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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El Segundo
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Santa Monica
- Reduced Adoption Fees Offered At Santa Monica Animal Shelter Saturday (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between “s”. (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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