Claims “No problem” regarding misappropriated Darby Park funds


Part one of interview with Danny K. Tabor

Former Inglewood mayor Danny K. Tabor filed his running papers just in time for the city’s deadline on Monday, January 7. He had pulled his papers the previous business day (Thursday, January 3) just before the city clerk’s office closed at 12:30 p.m.

Tabor, who has a political history as District 1 council member and a short-term mayor, was also known for a series of political and financial concerns.

In June 2009, City of Inglewood Treasurer Wanda M. Brown accused Tabor of corruption regarding a bond measure that involved Rice Financial.

It was not to be the last such outburst against Tabor. During the brief time he was mayor of Inglewood, he cut services and oversaw a number of development deals that have since soured and are presently under scrutiny by a number of federal agencies. Tabor also remains under
investigation for his intimate involvement with Sportsman Little League (SLL), a community organization presided over by Bourbon Street Fish owner and real estate agent Derrick Anthony Brown.

“I was just a volunteer,” claimed Tabor when asked why he was named in a mechanical lien of $55,000 from one contractor who was hired by SLL to do work at the baseball fields at Darby and Rogers Parks. When asked why he personally oversaw Parks & Recreation employees and equipment in 2011-12, Tabor claimed he has always been involved in community service.

Discussing the “allegedly” misappropriated funds meant for the parks, Tabor made it clear that it is something “[SLL] treasurer Halima Ginyard would know, but the city manager, Artie Fields, saw [all the paperwork] and said, ‘Fine.’”


Part two of interview with Danny K. Tabor