This city is known worldwide for its cultural impact, producing some of the most remarkable cultural leaders of our time from Serena Williams to Kendrick Lamar. Compton is a tight knit community built on pride and a rich cultural history that has persevered against the stigma of a low income South LA neighborhood. It is its own city with its own identity; a "city on a hill."

People don't often realize that it’s not only a rich cultural history that defines Compton, but sadly a rocky political history as well. Trust between the local government and the people of Compton has often been spotty, and sometimes nonexistent. Folks have been betrayed by the leadership in local government and law enforcement. There are too many examples of this. In the 90’s the police force was disbanded after a massive corruption scandal, a few years back a mayor was convicted of gross misappropriation of public funds, once a deputy treasurer stole 3.7 million, and three city managers were fired in the last 5 years . . . the list goes on.