Week of September 19, 2024
Week of September 19, 2024
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William S. Walker, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), announced that SEAN COMBS, a/k/a "Puff Daddy," a/k/a "P. Diddy," a/k/a "PD," a/k/a "Love," was arrested last night and charged in a three count Indictment with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Indictment unsealed today...
Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Holocaust Museum LA on Monday with David Cassirer and the families of other Holocaust survivors to sign legislation that will help California residents recover art and other personal property stolen as a result of political persecution. Today,Monday September 16 at the Holocaust Museum LA, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2867, legislation from Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (Encino) that will help California residents recover art and other...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: BEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey The entire swim area. · Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach The entire swim area. · Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove The entire swim area. · Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps....
The Board of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Councilmember Albert Vera, Denice Renteria and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin for election to the City Council on November 5, 2024. The Board's vote, which followed careful consideration of endorsement questionnaires, was nearly unanimous. Board Chair and interim CEO Ed Wolkowitz noted that the upcoming City Council election is of critical importance to the community. The current council majority has effected a sea change in the direction...
On August 14, LBPD Detectives arrested Jonathan Xavier Cabral, age 24, of Fullerton, California, following an investigation into him having sex and committing other lewd acts with a 14-year-old girl. On July 27, 2024, detectives were notified of the incident by the Culver City Police Department, who were already investigating Cabral. Detectives from the Laguna Beach Police Department and Culver City Police Department immediately began investigating the incident, which was determined to have...
The City of Culver City was recognized at 2024 Annual Homes Within Reach Awards hosted by Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing (SCANPH) for its work on Project Homekey, 73 total units of housing for chronically unhoused persons (38 interim housing units and 35 permanent supportive housing units). The Homes Within Reach Awards recognize and honor excellence in affordable housing. Culver City staff, Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, members of the Project Homekey lead operations...
Culver City's Public Works Environmental Programs and Operations (EPO) Division invites you to the world's largest environmental volunteer event. Culver City's annual La Ballona Creek Cleanup event will take place on Saturday, September 21st, from 9 AM to 12 PM. Every year, as many as 200 volunteers come together at five various sites within the Culver City to take action to remove unsightly and harmful debris from our beaches and inland waterways. California Coastal Cleanup Day is coordinated...
California Department of Justice (DOJ) Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Guillermo De Jesus Medina California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Guillermo De Jesus Medina's death from an officer-involved shooting in Culver City, California, on December 18, 2022. The incident involved officers from the Culver City Police Department (CCPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing...
Thursday, September 26, at 6:30 PM a public meeting will take place To discuss use of Military Equipment. An annual report by The Culver City Police Department, as required by state law. The meeting will be held in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at city hall 9770 Culver Blvd. located in Culver City. A link will be provided on the day of the...
Move Culver City enters next phase with signing, stripping, and traffic signal modifications are coming to Culver Blvd between Duquesne Ave and Canfield Ave and Washington Blvd between Canfield Ave and La Cienega Blvd. The improvements include: A protected, 24/7 bus-bike lane on Culver Blvd from Duquesne Ave to Canfield Ave and on Washington Blvd from Canfield Ave to Helms Ave. Extension of the existing bus-bike lanes on Washington Blvd from La Cienega Ave eastward to La Cienega Blvd (approx....
What you need to know: The state's earthquake Early Warning System notified millions of Californians through emergency alerts - some up to 20 seconds before shaking started. California's first-in-the-nation Earthquake Early Warning System provided advance notification to millions of Californians in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties this morning about a 4.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred near Malibu. The 7:28 a.m. earthquake, centered 4.4 miles north of Malibu in the Santa Monica...
The City of Culver City is seeking input from the community on what it should do with the City-owned property at 11029 Washington Boulevard, which it purchased in 2023. • Use the online visioning form to share your ideas with the City. The property is a 0.2777-acre parcel containing a 4,660 square foot, one-story building with a former retail and office use built in 1953. The site is a corner lot with 20 parking spaces. The parcel is zoned Mixed-Use Corridor 1 - 35 dwelling units per acre....
Five years in the making, the City Council approved the General Plan 2045 and Zoning Code Updates The General Plan establishes the City's long-term vision to guide how the city will develop for the next 20 years. The General Plan update kicked off in 2019 and was developed through a robust community outreach process including over 50 public meetings, 14 community pop-up informational events, 18 General Plan Advisory meetings, 20 Technical Advisory Community Meetings, 13 Planning Commission and...
Habitat is an office, multifamily and retail project at 3401 S. La Cienega Boulevard. Scheduled for completion in 2026, Habitat will comprise a six-story office building, a 260-unit, 12-story luxury apartment complex and 2,900 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant spaces. Lendlease and joint venture partner Aware Super closed on $316 million in construction funding for Habitat. Habitat, designed by SHoP Architects and Steinberg Hart, will feature a, a six-story creative office...
The City of Culver City is seeking input from the community on what it should do with the City-owned property at 11029 Washington Boulevard, which it purchased in 2023. On Monday, City Council approved the community outreach plans, as well as the proposed art project led by Artist Laureate Katy Krantz. Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Vice Mayor Dan O'Brien, and Council Members Goran Eriksson and Freddy Puza all voted in favor of the motion. Council Member Albert Vera was absent for Monday's...
Bus detours began on September 5 and will continue through the end of construction. All transit buses will detour onto Venice Boulevard between Clarington Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard. These detours will affect Culver CityBus Lines 1, 1C1, 5, and 7, LADOT CE437A, Big Blue Bus Route 17, and Metro Line 617. In general, Culver CityBus buses will use existing Metro bus stops on Venice. Use the NextCCBus app or visit the Culver CityBus website for...
The Culver City Police Department is aware of a video circulating on social media depicting a group recording a "scam the scammer" confrontation at a Culver City hotel. To mitigate any potential misunderstandings, we are sharing information on what occurred. In April 2023, Culver City Police responded to a call about a subject inside a hotel room refusing to leave. The officers diffused the situation and documented the facts in a report. Edited video clips of the encounter, later posted by a...
National Voter Registration Day is here, and with the California General Election less than 3 months away, now is the perfect time to ensure you're ready to vote! Earlier this year, CAUSE partnered with UCLA's Asian American Studies Center and Loyola Marymount University to conduct a study on Asian American Voter Access in Los Angeles. Understanding their voting experience and how effective voting materials and resources has offered important insight and shaped CAUSE's work this election...
The Rams had no answer for quarterback Kyler Murray and the Cardinals as Murray's 325 total yards and two touchdowns helped lead Arizona to their 41-10 home-opening victory. The Cardinals attacked the Rams defense early and often behind the play of Murray and superstar rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Harrison finished the game with four catches for 130 yards and two touchdown. Most of his yardage came in the first quarter. Murray was the star of stars in the blowout win for Arizona as the...
The 3-0 Culver City high school boys' football will travel to the city of Downey to battle the Warren Bears for the fourth time in the last six years. The kickoff is set for Friday at 7 p.m. The Bears are 2-1 against the Centaurs since 2019. This will be the first time during that time span that Culver City will not have to face one of the Iameleava brothers. The older brother, Nico is playing college football and the younger brother, Madden transferred to Long Beach Poly high school. Without...
Fri, Aug 30 Loss Culver City 32 @ San Jacinto 42 Fri, Sep 06 WIN Culver City 42 Narbonne 28 Thu, Sep 12 WIN Culver City 37 Salesian 7 - - Fri, Sep 20 Culver City @ Warren 9:00 PM - Fri, Sep 27 Culver City @ Dorsey 9:00 PM 0-1 (0-0) Non League Los Angeles, CA - - Fri, Oct 04 Palos Verdes@ Culver City 9:00 PM - Fri, Oct 11 Culver City @ Mira Costa 9:00 PM- Fri, Oct 18 Leuzinger@ Culver City 9:00 PM - Fri, Oct 25 Culver City @ Lawndale 9:00 PM Fri, Nov 01...
Fri, Aug 30 Loss Culver City 3 San Jacinto 42 Fri, Sep 06 WIN Culver City 42 Narbonne 28 Thu, Sep 12 WIN Culver City 37 Salesian 7 - - Fri, Sep 20 Culver City @ Warren 9:00 PM - Fri, Sep 27 Culver City @ Dorsey 9:00 PM 0-1 (0-0) Non League Los Angeles, CA - - Fri, Oct 04 Palos Verdes@ Culver City 9:00 PM - Fri, Oct 11 Culver City @ Mira Costa 9:00 PM- Fri, Oct 18 Leuzinger@ Culver City 9:00 PM- Fri, Oct 25 Culver City @ Lawndale 9:00 PM Fri, Nov 01...
Close games continue to be the norm in 2024, as 22 of this season's 32 games have been decided by one score (eight or points or fewer), tied for the second-most such games through Week 2 in NFL history. Nine teams enter Week 3 with a 2-0 record, including four teams – the Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks – that missed the postseason last year. Here's a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 3: • Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) at New...
LAFC will host a press conference with Vela on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 5:30 p.m. PT at BMO Stadium before LAFC's match vs. Austin FC. Apply for credentials here: LAFC Media Accreditation LAFC announced today that the club has re-signed club legend Carlos Vela through the 2024 season with a club option through 2025. The 2019 MLS MVP and current league record holder for most goals scored in a season, Vela returns to LAFC as one of the most decorated players in MLS history and the club's all-time...
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A slew of recent announcements suggests that the self-driving cars of the future have arrived. Google sibling Waymo is rolling out paid autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Elon Musk announced plans to unveil Tesla's robotaxi this October. This momentum is enough to make city planners hopeful for an imminent transformation. But widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles could be a long time coming. Before self-driving cars can live up to their potential, we need major...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Dance Department opens its Fall 2024 Masters of Dance series with a line-up of master classes and learning workshops led by dance professionals. The series starts Sept. 26 with movement artist Stephanie Liapis leading a class focusing on self-awareness as a tool for connection to the body and its relationship to space. The Masters of Dance workshops are free, and the public is invited to attend as participants or as observers. Seating is limited and on a...
Join the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department and the Disability Advisory Committee (CCPRSDAC) in celebrating Disability Awareness Month at the 21st Annual Abilities Carnival & Resource Fair! The event will be held at the Culver City Senior Center on Sunday, October 6, from 12 PM to 3 PM. The event will feature: • Live Entertainment • Sensory Activities • Games & Prizes • Community Resource Information • Balloon Animals • Photo Booth • Lunch & Snacks • And More!...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Emeritus Art Gallery will present a free exhibition of works by USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, poet, artist, and Emeritus student Uvi Poznansky. The exhibition opens Thursday, Sept. 19, with a free, live Zoom Virtual Launch Event from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at smc.edu/emeritusgallery, where a link will go live at event time and take guests directly to the exhibition's opening reception. The online opening reception will feature the artist speaking...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Theatre Arts Department will perform "Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches" Sept. 27 - Oct. 6 in the Theatre Arts Main Stage on the SMC Main Campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. "Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches" tells the story of two troubled couples - one gay, one straight - facing different challenges as the AIDS crisis explodes in the 1980s. The play, spiced with a bit of fantasia, looks at the social, sexual, and religious...
An intimate story of contemporary and timeless romance produced by the Musical Theatre Guild is coming to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica for a one-night only, semi-staged reading at the end of September, launching the first of many performances for the guild's 2024-2025 season. "The Light in the Piazza" is a Tony-award winning lush, sophisticated and classical musical about a mother and daughter discovering their true selves while visiting Florence, inspired by the 1962 romantic comedy film...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating two additional cases of locally acquired dengue in residents of the City of Baldwin Park. These residents have no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic prior to their symptoms. This now brings the total number of cases of locally acquired dengue in LA County in 2024 to three, which is an unprecedented number of locally transmitted cases for a region where dengue has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes....
Mrs. Beverly Joanne Smith (nee Cox), 91, longtime Culver City resident passes away. Born on October 13, 1932 se died on August 25, 2024 She was preceded in death by: her Husband Arnold Smith (1990) and her son Michael Smith who passed away in 2017. She is survived by: her daughter Linda , grandchildren Jay and Lauren , Great grandson Wiley, Daughter in Law Amanda Beverly loved, Cooking ,Sewing , Especially enjoyed gardening visiting with family, friends and neighbors She has been a resident of...
Conefrey, Sister Ellen Mary (Mary Colmcille), DMJ. Born October 3, 1927, in Corglass, Co. Longford, Ireland, the fifth of seven children. Died on September 3, in Paramount, California, one month shy of her 97th birthday, in the 72nd year of her religious life. At the time of her death, Sister Ellen was surrounded by her loving community and family members. Sister Ellen was preceded in death by her parents John Joe Conefrey and Bridget McKeon, brothers Seamus, Sean, Tommy and Charlie, sisters...
Morris (Morrie) Price of Culver City, CA, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 97, surrounded by family and friends, on September 13, after a long battle with dementia. Morris was born on April 1, 1927, in Wolbrom, Poland. He was the youngest of six children. His life was brutally disrupted following the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939. Morris was sent to a forced labor camp at the age of 12, later to Auschwitz, and finally to Dachau, where he was ultimately liberated by American...
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