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4 days ago
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Council Meeting Recap: Oct. 20, 2020

All council members were present for the Tuesday, October 20 City Council meeting. Open session started at 6:05 p.m. and ended at 11:00 p...

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Oct 15
2 min

What Else is on the Ballot?

In addition to the highly watched Presidential campaign, and the local offices discussed in this edition of the Observer, Carson voters a...

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Oct 14
1 min

Who is Running for Carson City Council?

In 2020, Districts 1 and 3 are up for election in the City of Carson. Current Councilman Jawane Hilton is running for a spot in the newly...

COVID-19, Voting, and Social Justice Take Center Stage at CAT Sponsored L.A. County Supervisor Forum

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Oct 13
2 min

COVID-19, Voting, and Social Justice Take Center Stage at CAT Sponsored L.A. County Supervisor Forum

On Sept. 9, Carson Accountability & Transparency (CAT) and the Caron Chamber of Commerce co-hosted the L.A County 2nd District Supervisor...

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Oct 8
5 min

Council Meeting Recap: Oct. 6, 2020

All council members were present for the Tuesday, Oct. 6 City Council meeting. Open session started at 6:13 p.m. and ended at 11:20 p.m. ...

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Sep 17
4 min

Council Meeting Recap: Sept. 15, 2020

All council members were present for the Tuesday, Sept. 15 City Council meeting. Open session started at 6:04 p.m. and ended at 8:53 p.m....

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Sep 3
3 min

Council Meeting Recap: Sept. 1, 2020

All council members were present for the Tuesday, Sept. 1 City Council meeting. Open session started at 6:02 p.m. and ended at 9:29 p.m. ...

In Memoriam: Remembering CAT Co-Founder and Carson Son Sai Momoli

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Aug 25
3 min

In Memoriam: Remembering CAT Co-Founder and Carson Son Sai Momoli

Saitia “Sai” Michael Momoli passed away on July 15, 2020. Sai was born May 14, 1953 in Hawaii, the youngest of four siblings, a sister an...

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Aug 25
1 min

Carson Protests Police Brutality

Following the death of George Floyd, people in cities across the nation protested police brutality and called for the removal of law enfo...

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Aug 25
2 min

Small Business Assistance for Carson

In an effort to alleviate the financial sufferings the COVID-19 pandemic has had on struggling local small businesses, the City of Carson...

COVID Impacts Carson City Hall Operations

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Aug 25
2 min

COVID Impacts Carson City Hall Operations

All Carson City employees were directed to get tested for COVID-19 on Thurs., July 16 after 12 staff members tested positive for the viru...

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Aug 25
3 min

Questions Persist Around COVID-19 Testing

Citing a lack of adequate COVID-19 testing from the County of Los Angeles, on April 27 the City of Carson entered into an agreement with ...

City Sued for $80 Million Over Outlet Mall Development; Mayor Call the Suit "Bogus"

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Aug 24
2 min

City Sued for $80 Million Over Outlet Mall Development; Mayor Call the Suit "Bogus"

Citing an alleged “pattern of astonishingly gross financial and project mismanagement,” developers of the planned Outlet Mall in Carson h...

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Aug 23
1 min

Fill Out Your Census Now!

The deadline for the final number of the 2020 Census is just around the corner. As of Aug. 20, 70.8% of households in the City of Carson ...

Council Passes $87 Million Budget; COVID-19 Costs Limit City Revenue, Create Cuts

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Aug 22
2 min

Council Passes $87 Million Budget; COVID-19 Costs Limit City Revenue, Create Cuts

The City of Carson has passed an $87 million budget for a fiscal year that began in July. Ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 and the loc...

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Aug 21
1 min

New Sales Tax on Nov. Ballot

Carson voters will decide on a new sales tax this November. The tax, referred to the ballot on a 4-1 vote of the City Council at the Aug....

Council Votes for District Election this November

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Aug 20
2 min

Council Votes for District Election this November

In a 3-2 vote, the Carson City Council seemingly ended more than two years of debate Aug. 4 and made the formal decision to change the ci...

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May 7
1 min

Carson Hit with $80 Million Lawsuit Putting Outlet Mall Development at Risk

Two developers have filed an $80 million lawsuit against the City of Carson. In the lawsuit, filed by Cam-Carson, a joint venture of Simo...

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May 6
1 min

CAT Holds Free Census 2020 Workshop

In January, Carson Accountability and Transparency launched its Municipal Engagement Opportunity Workshops, a series of informational ses...

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May 5
1 min

Election 2020: County Supervisor Race is Set

Carson’s long serving representative on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Mark Ridley-Thomas, is facing term limits in 2020. A March ...

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May 4
2 min

Remembering Helen Kawagoe

Longtime Carson City Clerk Helen Kawagoe passed away on April 6 in Gardena. She was 92. In 1974, Helen became the second City Clerk for C...

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