Inglewood Businesses Fight Eminent Domain Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Inglewood Businesses Face Displacement

• 📌 Local business owners in Inglewood are fighting to save their livelihoods due to a city plan to acquire their properties.
• ⚠️ The city's project, intended to improve transit for the 2028 LA Olympics, threatens to displace dozens of small businesses.

Concerns Over Eminent Domain

• ⚖️ Amelia Hernandez, owner of Selwin's Jewelers, Inc., states the city is using eminent domain and pressuring owners to agree to unfavorable prices.
• 💔 Businesses that have operated for over 30 years fear losing their family legacy and client base.

Relocation vs. Compensation

• 🚌 City planners claim the property is needed for a transit center, including bus service and parking.
• 💸 Business owners are concerned that the city is only offering relocation assistance, not compensation for long-term losses or increased future rent.
• 📉 They worry that higher rents in new locations will make it impossible to remain sustainable, especially while trying to reconnect with clients.

Uncertain Future and Community Action

• 🤝 Most business owners and the property owner have reportedly not signed an agreement with the city.
• 😥 There is a pervasive fear among business owners that they will lose everything.
• 🗓️ Business owners plan to voice their concerns at the upcoming city council meeting on February 10th.