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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
4043 Irving Place |
Margaret Lindgren |
Following the spirit rather than the letter of the law |
I was dismayed to learn the outcome of the vote regarding approval of the proposed development at 4043 Irving Place in Culver City. It is time; in fact it is past time, for our city to provide affordable housing to people who contribute to our comm More ... |
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010 |
4043 Irving Place |
Terry Keelan |
4043 Irving Place |
I invite any City Council member to explain what the City or its citizens gain by giving away its land to private developers. That’s essentially what the Redevelopment Agency (aka City Council) did on August 9 when it voted to use $6 million of Aff More ... |
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Friday, August 06, 2010 |
News Reporting |
Murphy Gilson |
Reporting or Editorializing? |
Mr. Chortkoff
In an article about Michael Keith Martin, a man accused of assaulting several women, you spent as many or more paragraphs discussing the church he was not a member of as you did the crimes for which he stands trial.
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010 |
Transportation |
Ken Ruben |
Article and Photo of Vibert Evelyn Winning Award for Culver CityBus Operator of the Year |
In regards the article and photo of Vibert Evelyn winning the award for Culver CityBus Operator of the Year, as a regular long-time rider of Culver CityBus (almost 18 years), I want to "ditto" the comments in the article and the comments from Saman More ... |
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
Entertainment |
Linda Shahinian |
Musical Adventure In Culver City |
The arts in Culver City have expanded into an unlikely arena – the former car dealership on Washington at National. Opening on July 8 and running through the 18th, the city will be home to a contemporary opera, filled with original songs and dances More ... |
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Monday, June 28, 2010 |
Animal Welfare |
Madeline Bernstein, President, Society for the Pre |
A Dyed Dog Any Other Way is Still a Dog |
What is the obsession of decorating live animals about? Painting turtle shells, and dyeing Easter chicks (illegal in California) are practices that have fallen out of style and/or been outlawed as cruel and wrong. After many years of humane educatio More ... |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
Lifestyle |
Ruby Elbogen |
Albert Vera, Larger Than Life |
It's difficult, indeed - to think of a Culver City Icon like Albert Vera not being around forever. When I heard the news of his passing, my automatic response was - that's impossible. However, in nature, every leaf on every tree eventually falls-and More ... |
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Thursday, June 10, 2010 |
political |
Rabbi Nachum Shifren |
No Sierra Club Without Jobs |
I joined the Sierra Club in the early 70's, idealistic and full of vigor through my family's hikes in the high mountain passes and glacial lakes of the Sierra Nevada. From the day that my father drove through the Wawona Tunnel in 1958, securing our More ... |
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Sunday, June 06, 2010 |
Culver City Little League |
Scott Zeidman |
Culver City Little League |
An open letter to Richard Caines and Henry Brandon, Manager and Coach of the 2010 Culver City Little League Major Pirates
Dear Richard and Henry:
I wanted to take this opportunity to write to you and thank you both for so very much.
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Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
Leter to the Editor |
P. Shulman |
Smaller Cities Affected by the Big City Mayor |
I recognize that the Mayor of Los Angeles isnt Culver City's mayor but since our city is surrounded by and closely linked to his, I believe this writing pertainant.
As long as Mayor Villiragosa desires for L.A to sever ties with Arizona due to t More ... |
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Monday, May 31, 2010 |
community event |
Richard Agata11208 Segrell WayCulver City, CA |
EL MARINO LANGUAGE SCHOOL PRESENTS “EL MARINO IDOL” STUDENT TALENT SHOW |
EL MARINO LANGUAGE SCHOOL PRESENTS
“EL MARINO IDOL” STUDENT TALENT SHOW
Weeks and weeks of preparation and countless hours of rehearsals will come to fruition this Friday, June 4 at 6:30pm as 60 acts featuring more than 100 El Marino Language More ... |
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Monday, May 24, 2010 |
political |
Mary Ann Webster |
Sierra Club backs Reggie Jones-Sawyer |
Reginald Jones-Sawyer has won the endorsement of the Sierra Club in the race for the California State Assembly seat being vacated by Karen Bass. As former Chair of the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, Reggie protested against future oil drilling in our d More ... |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
Election |
Lisa Taylor |
Vote NO on Prop 14 |
I will be voting No on Proposition 14, the Top Two Primaries ballot measure, and I urge my fellow Culver Citians to vote No on 14 too.
Top Two won't reduce gridlock, as Prop 14's backers claim. Evidence from states that have used Top Two shows t More ... |
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
BP Oil Spill |
Vanessa Hurtado |
Breaking Our Addiction to Dirty Fuels |
The British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon disaster has sparked much debate about President Obama’s decision to expand offshore oil drilling to the Atlantic coast. As the rig continues to spill up to 60, 000 barrels of crude oil into Gulf Coast w More ... |
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Monday, May 03, 2010 |
LA budget cuts for Animal Care Services |
Madeline Bernstein |
Shame on LA City |
Shame on LA City
I can't help thinking that it has become a trend to focus us on the evils of Wall Street so we don't see the overspending, mismanagement and the wasting of assets brought about by our own city officials. Sure - narcissistic More ... |
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
Supreme Court in U.S. v. Stevens |
Madeline BernsteinPresident, Society for the Pre |
Supreme Court in U.S. v. Stevens |
The Supreme Court in U.S. v. Stevens struck down a federal statute that would criminalize certain depictions of animal cruelty. The genesis of this law was to prevent the distribution of crush videos, a genre of film where women in sexy shoes and li More ... |
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Monday, March 29, 2010 |
Letter to Editor |
Claire Peeps |
Why I Support Scott Malsin |
To the Editor,
I would like to share the reasons why I am supporting Scott Malsin for City Council in Culver City.
Last year, I went to Scott with an idea. I proposed a web portal for the many nonprofits located here whose work enr More ... |
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Sunday, March 28, 2010 |
Letter to the editor |
Jody Reichel |
Scott Malsin for Culver City City Council |
I am supporting Scott Malsin for Culver City City Council. In the past four years I have been very impressed by his approachability and his willingness to thoughtfully and intelligently discuss all matters concerning our city. Whether the issue is t More ... |
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 |
Stop LAUSD from blocking inter district permiits. |
Jennifer Rockwell |
LAUSD Policy harms children. |
The recent decision by LAUSD to not allow most interdistrict permits will cause CCUSD to lose over $5 Million dollars in funding, and painfully disrupt over 1100 or more CCUSD students and their families. Although in the past there has been discussi More ... |
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Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
Traffic Issues |
David Mason |
Dangerous traffic situation at Jefferson and Hetzler |
Dangerous conflicts between high-speed traffic, parking cars and pedestrians have developed around the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Hetzler Road which is the entrance to the new Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook state park. Substantial and consta More ... |
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