In 2011, the city of Inglewood was on the brink of bankruptcy. After decades of decline, the city had a BBB-minus bond rating, a 17 percent unemployment rate, and crumbling infrastructure. By September 2011, the city would be cash bankrupt, unable to make payroll.
Twelve years later, it’s astonishing, inconceivable even, to recall that Inglewood was once in such disarray…
