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Where are you going to be on Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m.? If you love jazz like Theodorsia and I do and enjoy listening to international saxophonist Ner De Leon and special guest artist Donna Cunningham, you should call and make reservations ASAP. Tickets are $10 at Fairview Heights Baptist Church, 1215 Marlborough Avenue, Inglewood. Money raised will build a children’s home in Haiti by The Voice of Children USA (Haiti). For tickets or to make a donation, please contact George Harris at (323) 294...
As we approach Election Day, April 12th, we have reviewed our choices for the three city council positions up for grabs. Theodorsia and I, like many of our friends and neighbors, plan to vote for Meghan Sahli-Wells and Marcus Tiggs. She likes Daniel Lee and I’m for Thomas Small. I am certain after one reads the candidates’ statements in the voter’s handbook the decision on where to “X” the ballot will be a snap. I am nominating Meghan for “The L.A. Woman” as noted in the April 2016 issue of...
There are about 160,000 zero-emission cars in California, but Governor Jerry Brown wants 1.5 million in use by 2025. California drivers use 14 billion gallons of gasoline and four billion gallons of diesel annually. Eating more homemade meals and fewer foods from restaurants may help protect against the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented in November 2015 at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. The researchers analyzed data on almost 100,000 study p...
A 2014 study in the Journal of Rheumatology found that among more than 14,500 adults those whose ring fingers were longer than their index fingers were at increased risk for severe knee osteoarthritis. This common trait may be linked to hormonal influences on the growth of gene, cartilage, and soft tissue, per Oprah Magazine. It’s too late for the women in my family, but I see help is on the way. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Cleveland Clinic have created an exciting new partnership...
When you have some time, pick up a turmeric supplement in the 250 mg or 500 mg size at your favorite health store and take one or two a day. More than 7,000 studies have examined its effects in helping prevent cancer, arthritis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, per Doctor Oz. Are you just plain tired of California? How does a free house in Enfield, North Caroline sound? Built in the 1830s, the house needs to be moved, but suitable lots close by start at $2,500 per acre. No fooling, thi...
The last time I looked, seven people have taken papers to run for Culver City Council and why not, since there are three seats to be filled. Like many whom I have spoken to, I plan to vote for Marcus Tiggs, Megan Sahli-Wells and Thomas Small. At this time, we are trying to catch up with the U.S. Mail. We spent almost three weeks in Georgia over Christmas and New Year’s, coming home to a ton of letters and magazines. I just read what those mean Texas Republicans are doing to redraw the d...
There shouldn’t be a question in anyone’s mind that for all the right reasons I feel Marcus Tiggs can bring a new common sense approach to our City Council. Transparency in local government needs to make a comeback. Another breath of fresh air is Meghan Sahli-Wells, who has countless new ideas to move the city along. We need strong women who can take charge and make improvements as necessary. It has been 65 years since Earl Lloyd became the first African American to play in the National Bas...
He was your friend, he was my friend, and he was our friend. He was Lester “Les” Silverstein, the man with a crazy sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye. We kept each other laughing; sometimes the giggles would be out loud, other times expressed by a big smiling grin. We first met in the Culver City Senior Center in the summer of 2000. Having just retired from the Boeing Aircraft Company, I decided to check out what programs were available. Out of the blue I heard a voice say, “Take this,...
The United States will soon turn over three Navy warships to the Philippine government to help it patrol disputed islands in the South China Sea. The Chinese are building islands on low-lying reefs and shoals and using them to bolster China’s claim to a vast area of ocean. The fifth annual Chinese New Year celebration was held on January 31 at the Saban Theatre on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. Participating hotels throughout that city are offering packages during the month of February and a...
The F.B.I. is hot on the trail of the person or persons with the St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball front office that, during the 2014 spring training camp held in Jupiter, Florida, broke into the Houston Astros’ computer. Despite efforts by the bad guys to mask their location, the feds were able to trace at least one of the breaches directly back to the computer used. At least four members of the St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball operations staff have hired criminal defense lawyers, per The Fresn...
A big 21-gun salute to Herb and Diane Rosenberg, who reaffirmed their 50th anniversary vows on Saturday, January 9 at Temple Akiba. I first met Herb the night City Council appointed him to the Los Angeles International Airport Area Advisory Committee in the early ‘80s. If you have a good memory or if you are an old-timer, you will recall that City Hall met in trailers in the lot where the senior center is now located. A law passed in Texas, set to take effect on August 1 on the 50th a...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The City of Compton did not have votes from its council to place the following measures on the November 3, 2015 ballot when the council voted in June, 2 - 2 with one abstaining, and so these measures failed: raising the sales tax one cent to 10 percent; a cap on city council salaries; limiting the city council to two meetings a month; and giving the mayor sole discretion over hiring and firing the city manager. Los Angeles Southwest College hosted a...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Every time we drive the four miles to Costco for gasoline I wear an ear-to ear-smile because these low prices screw Russia, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Also, the Iranians some time next year will increase production by one million barrels a day even though the world has a daily surplus of almost two million barrels (equal to the daily consumption of France). The pump price should go lower and stay there but there is a serious problem and I immediately...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist I just bet students who read the rankings of colleges and universities would be pleasantly surprised how well the military academies stack up – and for graduates, it’s free!!! In most institutions of higher learning grads take the diploma with their right hand and their loan repayment schedule envelopes and stickers with their left. Don’t sell yourself short. Contact Mrs. Hamilton at the office of Congresswoman Bass, 4929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 650, Los Angel...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Chinese President Xi Jin Ping said on September 26 Beijing would forgive debts owed to China by the world’s least developed nations and will give billions of dollars to poor nations to hasten their development. Addressing a United Nations summit on development goals, China also plans to assist in no fewer than 600 overseas projects in the next five years. Analysts say the moves help China to deflect criticism regarding its heavy and often exploitative t...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Many of the members of the Brandeis Men’s Group are proud to be associated with such a fantastic bunch of guys whose main focus is raising money for Brandeis University. They meet on the third Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Complex for a lox breakfast prior to the speaker’s presentation. Unfortunately for those who are not knowledgeable, it’s easy to put the wrong address on their material. My friends are using 4117 Culver Blvd (no such ad...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Theodorsia and I recently came home from a two-week vacation in Northern California. As we all know there is plenty to see up state and since we had the expertise pf Betty Kao at the Culver City Automobile Club who helped us with the car and hotel arrangements, we were in excellent hands. Although we stopped and toured Hearst Castle, the John Steinbeck Museum in Salinas, attended the Monterey Jazz Festival, did the San Francisco cable car and harbor cruise,...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Let’s say you are in River Edge, New Jersey and let’s say it’s between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Well, let’s say you’d better drive to another town because by ordinance the 7-Eleven is closed. I know 7-11 is normally open 24/7 but when 500 residents sign a petition citing quality of life concerns, strange things happen at city hall. New York City is limited by state law to 150 red-light cameras and 140 speed cameras. What’s a speed camera? Many of us just do not...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Whenever you see an article by Dan Walters, be sure to read it. Recently Dan wrote that the poverty rate in the Golden State for 2014 as reported by the Census Bureau was 16.3 percent. California’s jobless rate recently was 6.1 percent or 50 percent higher than Texas’ 4.1 percent. Nearly a third of California’s 39 million residents are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the federal and state tax supported health care program for the poor, and nearly 60 percent of K-12...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Can you guess Esquire Magazine’s selection as the best new restaurant in America? It’s Shaya in New Orleans, and they serve only Israeli food (Esquire Magazine, November 2015). A Dodger Stadium tour is about 90 minutes long and you might visit the dugout, the press box and much, much more (www.dodgers.com/tours). The New York Police Department will soon allow cops to handcuff criminal suspects with their hands in front t instead of behind their backs as part...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist On June 6 Alex Newman, an experienced grouper tournament fisherman, landed a grouper weighing 124.18 pounds. The fish creating this new world record was caught in the Gulf of Mexico some 60 miles south of Fort Myers. Researchers are working on the venom from leeches, bees and snakes to reduce the pain associated with arthritis. Starting December 1 New York City restaurants will have to disclose on their menu sodium levels. The federal government recommends...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Recently I had coffee with Marcus Tiggs, a 20-plus-year Culver City resident and candidate for the upcoming council election. He shared his view that one of the biggest challenges for the city and residents is maintaining what we have all come to love about Culver City. When I asked about rumors that he would want to contract police/fire services or privatize sanitation to save money, Marcus looked me straight in the eye and said, “Absolutely not. Control o...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist As reported in the Los Angeles Times, The Department of Water and Power is considering an enormous rainwater capture plan that could possibly yield between 100,000 and 200,000 acres of water by 2035. One acre-foot is equal to about 326,000 gallons – enough for two households for a year. Students at Cal State Long Beach will get a chance to further explore criminology and forensics work, thanks to a new partnership with the Long Beach Police Department. O...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Lawyers, metal workers and police employed by the Los Angeles Unified School District were among many groups of employees who earned more on average than a typical teacher last year according to recently released payroll records, per the Los Angeles Daily News’ exclusive Los Angeles Unified School District salary data base. Have you noticed the traffic lately? Why, it’s scandalous. I thought many would move out of the state but the population is almost 38....
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist I am voting for Kelly Kent for Culver City Unified School District Board of Education on November 3. Kelly is the most qualified and has the best plan to formulate guidelines to benefit the students. Another asset she has is the ability to be an independent thinker who can ask the right questions. If you want the best choice, please join me with your friends and neighbors and vote for Kelly Kent. Just a reminder, the 10th Annual Taste of Soul Family...
