Edward Vincent dies at 78; first black mayor of Inglewood

Edward Vincent was a year away from making history in 1983 as Inglewood's first black mayor when he heard a woman screaming on a city street that her purse had been snatched and decided "to practice what I've been preaching."

At the time, he was a city councilman who emphasized anti-crime initiatives. He also was a former star running back at the University of Iowa who had briefly played for the Los Angeles Rams in the late 1950s. And he was about to become a hands-on crime stopper.

"I've been telling people they have to get involved if we're going to bring crime under control, so I figured I'd better set an example," Vincent told The Times in 1982 as he related chasing down and subduing the suspect.

Vincent, 78, who spent 12 years as mayor before serving a dozen years in the Legislature, died Friday, said Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood), who ran Vincent's first mayoral campaign and succeeded him in the state Senate.

No other details about Vincent's death were released. He had triple-bypass heart surgery in 2002.

In the state Assembly, Vincent represented the 51st District, centered in Inglewood, from 1996 to 2000 and then moved to the state Senate, where he represented the 25th District, which stretched from Inglewood and Los Angeles to Compton, Long Beach and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Term limits forced him to retire from the Senate in 2008. His last year as a senator was marked by long absences because of knee replacement surgery, several ailments and his wife's illness, The Times reported in 2007.

He had an openly personal connection to horse racing that carried over to his political life. Vincent championed the industry as chairman of the Senate Governmental Organization Committee and the Select Committee on the Horseracing Industry.

In the 1980s, Vincent had an extra window put in his house as it was being built across from Hollywood Park in Inglewood specifically so he could see the park from the second floor of his home in the gated community, Wright said. Vincent bought interests in horses that ran at the park, bet on them and fed them carrots when their racing days were over, according to a 1998 Times article.

Popular among lawmakers, Vincent was "a solid Democrat" whose "word is his bond," John Burton, a former state senator who chairs the state Democratic Party, told The Times in 2007.

"He was just genuinely a fun-loving guy, a great guy who loved horse racing," Wright told The Times. "One of the great things he used to say was 'I was born at night, but it wasn't last.' "

Born June 23, 1934, in Steubenville, Ohio, Vincent had a "competitiveness about him that was way beyond average," his high school coach, Abe Ryan, told The Times in 1990.

"He was as strong an athlete as I've ever coached," Ryan said.

At Iowa, Vincent lettered in football over three seasons between 1953 and 1955. During the 1954 Iowa-Purdue game, he made a 96-yard run from scrimmage and set a school record that still stands.

"That Eddie had speed," his college coach, Forrest Evashevski, said in the 1990 article.

The Rams took Vincent in the sixth round of the 1956 NFL draft, and he played in several games before a knee injury ended his football career.

After serving in the Army in the late 1950s, Vincent earned a bachelor's degree in corrections and social welfare from Cal State L.A. and embarked on a 35-year career with the Los Angeles County Probation Department.

He moved to Inglewood in the 1960s and quickly jumped into civic affairs.

In the mid-1970s, he was appointed to the local school board and served as its president before being elected to the Inglewood City Council in 1979. Four years later, he was mayor.

Burly and gregarious, Vincent generally received credit for attracting development to Inglewood, which had lost much of its commercial appeal after being plagued by white flight in the 1960s and '70s and high crime rates.

As mayor, he was regarded as the city's biggest booster and drove a Cadillac with a license plate that read INGLEW1.

"I'm tired of people saying that they're from inglewood," Vincent told The Times in 1990 as he whispered the name of the city, "when they should stick their chests out and say INGLEWOOD."

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two daughters; and three grandchildren.

Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Inglewood Park Cemetery, 720 E. Florence Ave., will be immediately followed by a celebration at Hollywood Park.

valerie.nelson@latimes.com

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Burglaries and security issues cause tenants to threaten to leave the ...

[GBP Note:? We have been researching how business parks can add value to their existing tenants and attract new ones by providing certain services and amenities - enhanced security being one of them.? This is the first time that we've come across information where tenants are considering moving out because of limited security.]

Traders? security fears after spate of break-ins
8:50am Saturday 1st September 2012
Worcester News

ANGRY tenants at a business park are threatening to leave over security fears after five break-ins in the last three weeks.

Bennetts Hill Business Park, in South Littleton, near Evesham, has been plagued with incidents since August 8 and business owners fear they are an easy target.

Police said they were aware of at least five break-ins and attempted burglaries and had advised the landowner and victims about taking extra security measures.

Damien Truscott, who owns a garage on the site, had his unit broken into twice before thieves made off with hand-held tools and diagnostic equipment at the third attempt.

The 25-year-old, of Honeybourne, said he had lost work since the break-ins and is now moving his business elsewhere.

?I can?t leave customers? cars outside at night,? he said. ?You don?t know if you?re going to come in next morning and find everything gone. It?s so open here.?

Mike Oldfield, who owns a neighbouring business, said some of the tenants had asked for more security measures to be put in place but their requests had fallen on deaf ears.

?We?ve asked for security cameras to be put up but this was seven weeks ago. All we are asking for is preventative measures so we?re less of a victim,? he said.

Mr Oldfield was one of a number of business owners to form a tenants? association to air issues with landlord Keith Proctor over poor site maintenance, exposed asbestos and security issues.

But Mr Proctor said improvements to the site were a ?work in progress?.

He said: ?Bennetts Hill has been a fairly happy site. Since these recent incidents there?s been nothing of great value stolen.

?We?ve taken the precaution of installing cameras throughout the site. We?ve made arrangements for the fencing and we?ve also upgraded all the doors on the old units.?

Sarah Buxton, West Mercia police spokesman, said: ?The industrial park is in a rural location, which can make premises more vulnerable as they are more isolated.

?However, there are steps that countryside businesses can take in order to protect themselves.

?If you think something is suspicious, then it probably is ? so report it to us immediately on 101 or 999 if it looks like there is a crime in progress.?

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The ways businesses produce, consume and distribute information has changed forever. Most of this has been driven by new technologies that have led to a reduction in the amount of information on paper and an increase in what is stored digitally.

The change has also been driven by pressures for greater environmental accountability and a need to reduce costs. As such, it?s no wonder businesses are playing closer attention to what they print.

One aspect that?s not often associated with printing is productivity. While there?s been a shift away from traditional printing habits, many organisations remain stuck in a ?twilight zone? where there is some adoption of digital technologies but also a heavy reliance on paper-based systems. For example, a business may have a sophisticated CRM system in place but still use paper-based processes to track the delivery of goods. In many cases, the barrier toward further adoption of new technologies is cost. Document management systems, for instance, can be extremely expensive to implement for a small business.

That isn?t to say such systems don?t boost productivity. So how then, do you go about making the right choices and invest in technology that helps reduce inefficiencies without forking out huge sums of money?

Printing identities

A good place to start is talking to your employees about how they produce, consume and distribute information at work. Your employees are at the forefront of your organisation?s operations and are well placed to help you identify inefficiencies. When it comes to printing, it?s worth investing time in auditing what your employees print, how often they do it and how much they print. Doing this can help reveal distinct printing personalities.

Generation Zero (printing)

Take a stroll through any university campus across Australia and you?ll no doubt be blown away by the number of students using laptops, iPads and other technology devices. In the US, a recent study found 73 percent of university students cannot study without technology and seven out of 10 students use a keyboard to take notes rather than a paper and pen. A staggering 98 percent also own an e-reader of some kind.

These students will soon become your employees. These Generation Y and Z students are the ones driving technology change and the shift away from paper-based processes. In the workplace, they are the employees that will attend meetings with an iPad to take notes, then upload a recording of what was discussed. Their use of technology is ingrained in their way of life and they expect and demand a similar type of experience in business.

Moving back to the productivity debate, investment in technology is a must for these employees. Expecting these ?digital natives? to use archaic, paper-based systems will reduce their productivity output as they will be using tools they are unaccustomed to. Can you imagine asking a 21^st century executive to type all of his reports on a typewriter? The documents would take an age to produce.

Depending on the industry in which your business operates, this generation of employees may make up some or the majority of your workforce. In any case, asking them how they like to work is extremely valuable as it can uncover inefficiencies in your current set up. When it comes to printing, for instance, you may discover that ?Generation Zero? print documents very infrequently so a multi-function printing device will be a better option than separate colour and black and white printers that stand idle for most of the time.

Paper Lovers

At the other end of the spectrum are ?Paper Lovers?. Despite what technology is introduced to the business, this group still insists on using paper systems wherever possible. They are the people that love a hardback book and consider reading a classic such as Wuthering Heights on an e-reader akin to dancing on Emily Bronte?s grave. At work, their notes will be taken with a pen and pad, and they insist on taking up three draws in the office filing cabinet.

A typical misconception about ?Paper Lovers? is that they are exclusively the older generation. In fact, many 20-something and 30-something employees can also be termed ?Paper Lovers?. That?s because it?s not uncommon for young employees to enter the workplace and be immediately introduced to systems and processes that are heavily paper based. As such, they become dependent on this way of working from the outset of their career. This can create challenges for businesses as it means they become accustomed to processes such as printing every document to proofread, without considering whether there is a more efficient, cost effective and ?greener? way to do this.

Hybrids

?Hybrids? are likely to be the majority of your workforce. They like using technology where possible but often find themselves often using paper based processes. They are conscious about what they print but still print more than necessary. They are likely to have tried embracing technology such as using an iPad for note taking but prefer the simplicity of a pen and paper.

The challenge with ?Hybrids? is that very often their work is duplicated across paper based systems and digital based systems, proving extremely inefficient. For example, they are likely to take notes in a meeting with a pen and pad then type them up afterwards. Having said that, ?Hybrids? are usually very receptive toward business efforts to reduce printing, and embrace new technologies when introduced. They can also be good ?champions? of an organisation?s ?print less policy? and help get others on board with the mission.

Striking the balance

Once you?ve audited how your employees create, share and store information in your workplace and uncovered your printing personalities, the next step is to tackle any inefficiencies you?ve found. We recently worked with a business that was keen to tackle expensive and inefficient processes connected to the delivery of goods. Under its current setup, the company was using an external logistics company to deliver goods to customers and manage proof of delivery. All signed delivery dockets were stored by the logistics company before being returned to the company up to four weeks later. Because of the time lag, it meant if a customer queried an order it could take weeks until that issue was resolved.

Implementing sophisticated digital technology to overhaul the paper-based delivery process was not an option. It was too expensive and would require the business to run extensive training to get its ?Paper Lovers? workforce up to speed. The company therefore struck a balance by installing a solution that involved placing scanning devices at the logistics company?s warehouse. Now, when a delivery driver completes their daily run all documents are scanned on-site so all information is recorded centrally and available instantly. Any missing delivery dockets could be tracked in real time. This meant all deliveries were completed and recorded within one business day. The delivery docket has a barcode so the information can be automatically assigned to customer with no human intervention.

Key the success of the solution in improving business productivity was gaining a deep understanding of how employees were working with current processes and pinpointing exactly where small tweaks could be made. In this situation, the business understood that moving completely away from paper-based processes wouldn?t work for its employees so instead implemented a step-change that while not involving a huge financial investment had a huge positive impact on customer service and productivity.

Printing, productivity and people

The current pressures to improve productivity are huge but they needn?t involve implementing large scale technology projects or a complete overhauling of existing processes.? In some situations small changes can have a big impact so the next time you?re considering how best to tackle productivity don?t forget printing but more importantly, don?t forget to talk to your people.

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Oil falls on weak China manufacturing

BANGKOK (AP) ? Oil prices fell Monday after weaker-than-expected manufacturing data from China intensified concerns about the global economy.

Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 17 cents at $96.30 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.85 to finish at $96.47 per barrel Friday in New York.

Brent crude for October delivery was up 12 cents to $114.69 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

A report released Saturday by the state-authorized China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index, a measure of manufacturing activity, fell to 49.2 in August from July's 50.1. Numbers below 50 indicate activity is contracting.

That was a nine-month low, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, who said in a market commentary that investors need to be prepared for worsening data about Chinese inflation, industrial production, retail sales and trade.

Weak economic growth tends to lead to lower fuel consumption and energy prices often fall as a result.

A second survey backed up the federation results. HSBC Corp. said Monday its purchasing managers' index for August fell to its lowest level in more than three years and showed manufacturing contracted for a tenth straight month.

China's economic growth fell to a three-year low of 7.6 percent in the quarter ending in June, and corporate profits and other indicators have fallen despite government stimulus measures.

In other energy futures trading, heating oil fell marginally to $3.18 a gallon while wholesale gasoline was unchanged at $2.97 a gallon. Natural gas fell 1 cent to $2.79 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Associated Press

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Trader Vic&#39;s -Manama, Bahrain -- Tiki Central

Trader Vic's Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

I visited the local Trader Vic's to celebrate my birthday with some style. I called early in the day to book a reservation and was told it was booked solid all night, but since it was just me they could get me a seat in the smoking section, provided I'm done by 9 PM. It seemed odd, especially since the dining room, outside of the bar area, was empty all night.

AMBIANCE:
Exotic times two: A faux Polynesian watering hole with tapa walls and overhead dugout canoes, Japanese sake barrels and glass float being patronized by a whole lot o of Arabs in white thawbs and headdresses. Far East meets Middle East. Around the lobby and bar the pretty Filipina waitresses all wore red silk qipao type dresses with high necks, short-sleeves and with high side slits running up to the thigh. In the main dining area I was tended to by a white jacketed waiter who's origin I couldn't discern.

On the downside, for music they played some mellow pop type stuff. Not distracting, but didn't add a thing to the atmosphere.

DRINKS:
Started the night properly with a Mai Tai. It was comparable with the one I had in Trader Vic's Tokyo. I don't know which brand rums were used. Before dinner I also had the Honi Honi which was like bourbon with edge taken off so it went down smoothly. I'll have to go back over my copy of Trader Vic's Food & Drink so I can make it for myself. The drinks were strong and I had to pace myself with them, which given that this is the Middle East I wasn't expecting. A pleasant surprise.

FOOD:
I had the Crab Rangoons in Tokyo, and to this day my best friend won't stop talking about them, so when a waitresses came for my empty drink I asked politely, "Pahingi po ng Crab Rangoons." (Since coming to Bahrain I've had a lot more opportunities to practice Tagalog than I did on Guam.) The Rangoons were as sweet and flavorful as they were in Tokyo and kept at the right temperature from the first bite to last since it's served on a little dish warmed by a candle.
While choosing dinner I was brought a basket of warm, fresh bread sticks and assorted roles. That tasted good enough to have been a meal in itself.

Besides the usual Trader Vic's menu items this one also has a local delicacy called hammour. It's a somewhat-endangered fish. In other words- eat 'em while supplies last!

Still, I did have the Reef and Beef- teriyaki beef and lobster tail with rice. The teriyaki was delicious, the beef was kind of dry but now that I've had it this way, I can't imagine not eating lobster in teriyaki sauce. The mushrooms were especially tasty. It's like the two were made for each other. I got a few bites in before realizing just how unnatural eating teriyaki with a fork is and asked for chopsticks, which they quickly provided.
For dessert I had Tahitian vanilla creme brulle and Tahitian coffee because at Trader Vic's Tahitian seems to be a codeword for 'rum'. The coffee especially was great, the hot coffee and rum was topped by chilled cream poured on over the back of a spoon They went great together and I recommend them as a nice way to end a meal.

SERVICE:
Services was very quick and attentive. Though the main room, despite it's 'full' booking was actually empty save for me and a woman a few tables over. I got my appetizers within five minutes of ordering and the main course came in under 15 minutes. Tokyo took far more time, but it was also packed so I can't fairly compare service.

OTHER RANDOM STUFF:
Noticeably cheaper than the Trader Vic's in Tokyo.

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TIF Controversies ? in53 ? MoCoGov

3 Sep

Aerial of the Extension of the Westside Economic Development Area TIF District (photo by Geoff McKim)

In several other posts (such as this one), I have mentioned that there many who are skeptical of tax increment financing (TIF) as an economic development tool. In general, I would summarize the various criticisms as follows:

1. TIF activities can cause a loss of revenue to other taxing units (cities and towns, counties, townships, school districts, etc.) through circuit breaker (?tax cap?) losses.
2. Extensive development in a TIF district causes the tax rates in the taxing district containing the TIF district to be higher than they would otherwise (because the assessed value in the TIF district is captured by the TIF, not the surrounding taxing district).
3. TIF districts encourage ?green field? development, rather than redevelopment of blighted areas. This development can reduce greenspace, eliminate farmland, and encourage urban sprawl.
4. Development in TIF districts may cause increases in costs for the units of government that serve the TIF districts (i.e., schools, libraries, fire and police protection, etc.) without providing these units of government with any additional revenue to provide that service.
5. Areas that are already poised to develop may be hurriedly placed into a TIF district, which would increase the return on investment to the private investors in the TIF district, to the detriment of taxpayers and other local units of government.
6. Assessed value is moved from the base of the TIF district (i.e. the pre-TIF assessed value) to the TIF, in order to ensure that bond payments can be made. This reduces the assessed value available to other units of government, and thereby increases tax rates for other taxpayers (and with the circuit breaker tax caps, could even reduce the revenue to other units of government).
7. Development encouraged by TIF districts benefit may primarily the private investors in the properties in the TIF district, and do not benefit the existing residents of the town, city, or county.
8. Decision-making about TIF districts and expenditures are made by appointed, rather than elected, officials, and generally are made with significantly less public scrutiny or transparency than other local government budgetary decisions.

These are the general criticisms I see about TIF districts. Of course, with any individual TIF district, there is always the question of sustainability ? will the district generate the necessary tax increment to pay the bond for the infrastructure. And of course, while most of these criticisms are valid, there are also legitimate responses to each of them. If you think that I have missed a major criticism of tax increment finance in general, though, please let me know!

Here are a couple of recent news stories or blogs with criticism about TIF in Indiana:

• The Indy Star on 2012-09-01 published this: ?Behind Closed Doors: Top Democrats are mum on this tiff?, about a controversy in Indianapolis about whether to proceed on a couple of planned TIF district proposals immediately vs. waiting for a more systematic and structural change to the TIF decision-making processes.
• A blogger, Pat Andrews, who goes by the name Had Enough Indy? is a frequent critic of TIF districts in Indianapolis, and lately has been calling attention to the drop in the TIF base (the amount of assessed value in the district that is allocated to other units of government, rather than the TIF district itself) in several Indy TIF districts. Although I don?t agree with all of the conclusions here, Andrews raises some important questions and puts out a number of original documents to support the claims.
• I?ve posted before on the City of Carmel bailout of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission, where the Carmel City Center TIF district became overextended to the point where it could only barely make bond payments.

If you see any other stories on TIF controversies in Indiana, please send them to me!

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