In a runoff election held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Councilwoman Emma Sharif was elected Mayor of the City of Compton. Sharif who defeated newcomer Christian Reynaga by almost 10% of the vote is replacing Mayor Aja Brown who after 8 years decided not to seek re-election.
It came as a complete shock to find out that the Franklin School Board once again canceled the annual school day parade. Over the past year I have watched there be no concern over having athletes traveling all over the state to compete against other.