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In the hotly-contested Second District Supervisor race, Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson will face State Senator Holly Mitchell in a runoff at the general election on November 3. Neither candidate garnered over 50% of the votes to avoid a runoff. Locally, Culver City Measure CC, which extends by 10 years the sales tax increase approved by the voters in 2012, passed with a whopping 75.03 percent voting yes and 24.9 percent rejecting the extension. With its passage, the sales tax will be...
The words of neighbors in Veteran’s park area fell on deaf ears as the council voted to demolish the now vacant AMVETS building and the community garden. While there was support to for the community center and the ultimate relocation of the Mayme Clayton Museum residents of the neighborhood voiced strong objections to establishing low income or homeless housing. Veteran Larry Laughlin spoke about the eviction from the AMVERTS building. He said to the council, “Give us back our home.” The build...
Buoyed by sales tax initiatives on both the March and November ballots, Culver City Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells has proposed a major increase in the business tax. The city, which has a history of using tax incentives to attract and keep larger businesses, has created a committee looking for ways to increase revenues. Proposals being floated could possibly triple the business tax in the next couple of years. Sahli-Wells tweeted out: "There are a lot of major companies that are locating in Culver...
The Culver City Democratic Club have unanimously approved a resolution condemning the proposed purchase of the Bearcat armored personnel carrier by the Culver City Police Department. The City Council has already approved the purchase when it adopted the 2019-20 city budget last August. But the council later put the brakes on the purchase citing the need for more community input. In its resolution, the Democratic Club accused the city "of misrepresented this military transport as an 'emergency...
Joshua Immanuel Ebow, 30, of Los Angeles a former delivery driver pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from a series of alleged hate crime attacks on men in Culver City, West Los Angeles and Inglewood. Ebow, allegedly committed the crimes because he perceived the victims to be gay or members of the LGBTQ community, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Ebow, who has remained jailed at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in lieu of $135,000 bail since his Jan. 3 a...
Los Angeles police revealed this week that the man killed during a confrontation with officers at a homeless encampment in Culver City was unarmed. The circumstances of the incident are still under investigation, but the homeless man was not carrying a gun, police said. He was holding a bicycle part that was shaped like a handgun. The shooting took place on Jan. 11 following reports that a man with a gun had exited a tent at the encampment under the 405 freeway at Venice Boulevard When LAPD Serg...
Culver City leaders drew the ire of residents this week following the deadly shooting at a homeless encampment on Venice Boulevard. Culver City and Los Angeles police received a call shortly before 1 p.m. last Saturday that a man with a gun had just exited a tent at the homeless encampment under the 405 Freeway at Venice Boulevard. LAPD was first on the scene and a supervisor confronted the suspect. A shooting ensued and the suspect was shot, police said. Culver City and Los Angeles City...
The Culver City Police and Fire Departments gave council and the public an interim report on the drone pilot program. Prior to the council meeting a demonstration was held in the courtyard at city hall with drones taking off, landing and hovering over the area. A Culver City Fire Department Battalion Chiefs SUV was outfitted with a large screen showing live footage from the drone overhead. The drones are used under strict guidelines to ensure proper use combining public safety and privacy. The...
The Culver City Council voted Monday night to hire a Homeless Czar at the pay rate of $195,000 per year to address the city's homeless problem. Despite the fiscal emergency the city declared recently, City Manager John Nachbar requested the additional funds to deal with the growing problem. "In a poll conducted a few weeks ago, homelessness was cited by our residents as one of the top issues facing the city," said Nachbar. "This issue is incredibly complex." Vice Mayor Goran Eriksson asked...
Buoyed by the words of Culver City’s Chief Financial Officer Onyx Jones who said that ”our fiscal emergency is today,” the City Council voted 5-0 to declare -- without consulting the Financial Advisory Committee -- a state of fiscal emergency so a special election could be called to extend the 1/2% sales tax increase the voters passed in 2012. Measure Y, as it was called, was set to sunset (expire) in 2020. In 2012, the Council promised in its statement on the sample ballot that “All tax fun...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is investigating an additional confirmed case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident. The possible exposures occurred in Culver City at the Arclight Theaters or at the AR Cucina Restaurant both in downtown Culver City. In Santa Monica to possible exposure occurred at a commercial building at 3201 Wilshire Boulevard or at the Erewhom Market. Measles is considered among the most contagious viruses in the world. About 90% of...
The agenda item to approve the purchase order for the Lenco BearCat Emergency Response Rescue Vehicle was mysteriously removed for the agenda at Monday night's council meeting. The purchase has been previously approved as part of the 2019-20 city budget. The only explanation issued was that the council wanted more community input. Reacting swiftly in a strongly worded letter the Culver City Police Officers Association Board of Directors said, "We feel compelled to speak up regarding this...
It was a ritual for the late Dave Gold, the founder of 99 Cents Only Stores to have his vendors there before the Culver City store opened the first time. I was Publisher of the Culver City News then. Dave had me and other vendors stocking shelves and preparing the store for customers who were waiting in line. As I recall the first 9 customers could by a television for 99 cents. The next 99 customer could buy another expensive item for 99 cents, and so on and so on. The line of waiting customers...
Over 80 Firefighters from the Culver City Fire Department and nearby agencies battled a fire that totally consumed the 99 cents only store near the corner of Washington Blvd and Washington Place. The fire was reported at 1:45 am. Firefighters were removed from inside the building and the roof as the structure began to collapse. By early morning three of the four walls had caved it. No one was inside the building at the time and there were no reported injuries according to the Culver City Police...
Responding to a well-orchestrated campaign to “Protect Culver City Renters,’” the City Council voted 4-1 this week to move forward on a 12-month rent freeze. At Monday night’s meeting that stretched till 1 a.m., the council rebuffed local apartment owners, directing staff to draft a rent-freeze ordinance with a 3% cap on rent increases. The Council is expected to vote on the proposed ordinance in August. Councilman Daniel Lee -- who took part in a rally in support of renters outside City Ha...
Based on the public response to a proposed "Rent Freeze" a large crowd of renters and apartment owners is expected at Monday's council meeting. The discussion will include the "Rent Freeze" (Temporary Moratorium on Residential Rental Increases) and Other Tenant Protections. A group calling itself Protect Culver City Renters submitted a flyer which is included in the council's agenda. The group does not reveal any information about who they are, who their members are, how many members they had,...
In their attempt to deflect a major increase in the homeless population of Los Angeles, LA Councilmen Mike Bonin and Joe Buscaino have set the stage to sue Culver City and other local cities to take on the homeless problems of their city. The two councilmen have directed Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer to explore "legal steps" they could use to allow the homeless to pitch tents and live on the sidewalks in Culver City. According to a ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, a...
Culver City ranks 23rd in the nation for overall in average rental prices coming in at $3,958.89. That is 151.50 % above the average according to the list in Apartment Guide. Neighboring Santa Monica at $4716.25 per month. Four of Santa Monica's Westside neighbors also made the top 20 – West Hollywood was seventh, Playa Vista 12th, Marina del Rey 14th and Culver City 16th in the country. Los Angeles ranked 36th. Studios come in at $3098.60 with 1 Bedrooms close behind at $3131.84 while 2-bedroom...
Culver City and Loyola Marymount University have teamed up to "Study and Manage" the coyote problem in Culver City. The city council on a 4-1 vote approved a contract with Loyola Marymount University. Residents in Carlson Park have documented over 50 cats that went missing last year. The problem is city wide and many communities throughout Southern California have been reporting the same problem. It was acknowledged that coyotes have been around for many years and have ventured into...
The 16th annual Culver City Car Show returns to Veteran's Park this Saturday. The show will run from 8am until 6pm. The opening ceremony will kick off the event at 10am followed at 10:30 by the Red Surf Band. The band hails from Manhattan Beach and are considered an American instrumental surf rock band. They have had an enduring impact on the development and continued voice of classic instrumental surf music. Christopher Ameruoso is up next at noon with his 'Swamp Rock Music,' Ggod old foot...
The acrimonious selection of the vice mayor last year was no where in evidence as the council voted unanimously to elect Meghan Sahli-Wells as Mayor and Goran Eriksson as Vice Mayor. Outgoing Mayor Small thanked all his fellow councilmembers, "I think we worked together in a fantastic way." Last year's mayoral election was a "painful and divisive process" according to Eriksson when he was passed over for vice mayor even though he was next in line according to council policy and Sahli-Wells had a...
Culver City Mayor Thomas Small was beaming as he delivered his "State of the City" address to more than 600 members of the community. "Our city remains socially, culturally and economically diverse while our school district was recently named the fourth most diverse in the country," Small said during last week's address, which was presented in the evening at the newly-remodeled Robert Frost Auditorium. Small talked about his tenure on the Council and the city's accomplishments and major...
Herb Rosenberg left us on April 2, 2019, but he and his wife Diane left us a legacy of love, commitment and a sense of devotion many of us strive to achieve. Like so many people the Rosenberg's and I were bound together by this place called Culver City. Friendly and affable they were always happy to greet me and Herb was especially fond of talking about his beloved wife Diane. Rarely in my life have I seen a couple so devoted to each other. The facts and statistics do not tell the complete...
The Culver City Police Department has resumed its search of the El Sobrante Landfill for the remains of Jacsun Manson, on Tuesday, March 26th. Kianna Williams and Adam Manson were formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office felony child endangerment resulting in death, with no bail. Both Kianna Williams and Adam Manson were arraigned at the Criminal Courts Building, a preliminary hearing has not yet been set. Culver City Police now believe he died while his parents, A...
Following the attacks on 2 Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand where fifty were murdered with scores more injured the Culver City Police Department wasn't taking any chances and deployed 4 patrol cars with numerous officers clearly visible at the King Fahad Mosque. CCPD Lt. Troy Dunlap said that they would do this for any threats and that police presence would continue. He said in situations like this the police department would, "Do anything we can for anybody." He pointed to the good working...
