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The search for 6-month-old Jacsun Manson has changed to a search for his body. Culver City Police now believe he died while his parents, Adam Manson and Kiana Williams were doing drugs. Both are being held without bail by the Los Angeles County Sheriff on a murder warrant issued by CCPD. Formal charges of felony child endangerment resulting in death were filed on February 27.A massive search began Monday at the El Sobrante Landfill in Corona. Police said the baby's body is believed to be at the...
State Senator Holly J. Mitchell has officially announced her campaign for the Second District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. If elected, she will replace current Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas who will be termed out next year. California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared on Tuesday at the Culver City Senior Citizens Center to throw his support behind Mitchell. "There are certain core tenants of leadership. They take responsibility; they are not bystanders in the world," said...
It was 10 years ago this week that word spread about a fiery head-on collision on the 10-freeway involving a local police officer. Then Sgt. Curtis Massey, a 17-year veteran of the Culver City Police Department. died instantly when the wrong-way driver slammed head-on into his unmarked patrol car while he was on his way to work on January 28, 2009. As word spread through the city that morning, my phone rang constantly as people woke up to the news that a Culver City Police Officer had died....
On Friday November 16, arrest and search warrants were executed which resulted in the arrest of a male juvenile suspect. The arrest was the culmination of an investigation into the shooting at the Studio Village Shopping Center near the Jefferson Post office. On Sunday October 11 at approximately 3:50pm, Culver City Police Department officers responded to a radio call of a shooting that had just occurred in the parking lot of the Studio Village Shopping Center, located at 10900 Jefferson Blvd....
To the surprise of few, Culver City residents approved a ¼% increase in the sales tax and a parcel tax put forward by the Culver City Unified School District Board of Trustees. Measure C which increases the sales tax in Culver City by ¼% received almost 70% of the vote. The tax increase required a 2/3 majority. Named the "Culver City Neighborhood Safety and City Services Protection Measure" the preliminary totals were; Yes 8,266 69.90% No 3,560 30.10% Measure D which will amend...
Over the past several weeks the Culver City Observer has run letters, Columns and Commentaries on the on the tax increase measures on the November 6 ballot. In order to keep the citizens of Culver City informed with the diverse n opinions on the issues we have put all of the letter we have published in our print editon on our home page this week. Be sure to check in on Tuesday night for the latest returns....
Last Thursday at about 4 PM, a group of four to five men had a confrontation near the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Machado Rd next to the Jefferson Post Office. The subjects ran into a nearby parking lot where one of the subjects was shot. The victim of the shooting, a male adult, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspects were described as male Blacks, between 18-25 years old, possibly wearing backpacks. One of the suspects, a male juvenile, was...
After seven days on the fire lines at the Cranston Fire in Idyllwild, Strike Team XLA-1075A--consisting of 22 firefighters, five engine companies and a battalion chief--wearily headed north to fight other major fires that are raging across the state. The team included eight Culver City firefighters, along with firefighters from Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. The team leader came from Los Angeles. The team headed north for a 26-hour trip to the Mendocino Complex fire in Northern California. It w...
My friend, my coworker, my editor Mitch Chortkoff lost his battle with diabetes and related illnesses this week. He was 78. Mitch was a renowned sports writer in Los Angeles for 50 years. His knowledge and zeal for writing sports was incredible. He was regarded as the "Dean of the Lakers Writers." Services for Mitch will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday July 23, at Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills - Mount Sinai Chapel, 5950 Forest Lawn Dr., Glendale. During my career, I have been blessed to work with some...
In an apparent effort to stave-off possible action by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit of alleged Brown Act violations, the Culver City Council has re-agenized a vote for the position of vice mayor and a discussion of the Council policy on mayoral rotation. The Council Chambers Monday were packed. Mayor Thomas Small, who believes that members of the Council have done nothing wrong, limited residents who wanted to publicly address the issue at the meeting to only...
In an unprecedented move, the City Council has opted to review the procedure for mayoral and vice mayor selection, according to a letter from the City Attorney's office. The move was prompted by eight Culver City residents who filed a complaint with the city attorney, alleging a secret meeting or discussions were held to pass over Goran Eriksson who was in line to become the next vice mayor. The City Attorney office's letter stated that the council did agree to: 1. Place an item on the agenda...
The City Attorney of Culver City this week addressed the controversy that was sparked at the City Council installation and the alleged Brown Act violation. In a carefully worded statement, the city attorney issued the following: "The City Council has determined that no Brown Act violations occurred; therefore, there is no need to cure or correct its actions. " "The Council has directed me, the City Attorney, to prepare a written response" to complainants "in accordance with such determination,"...
With many cities and several counties suing the State of California over the so called "Sanctuary City" law, the Culver City Council voted 3-1-1 to back the state with what is known as an Amicus Brief in its fight against the Trump administration lawsuit. The item was placed on the agenda at the last minute on May 11 as a closed session item. It was reported out in general session and was addressed at the end of the session. Mayor Thomas Small, Vice Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells and Councilman...
Is the Culver City Council embracing a progressive-elitist agenda? Last week, the new ultra-liberal council moved quickly, following the installation of the new councilmen, to control the agenda. Citing "it's just politics" by councilman Daniel Lee, the governing body skipped over Goran Eriksson who was next in line to be Vice Mayor and then Mayor in the last year of his first term. The crowd booed and hissed when the vote was taken, with many observers threatening to recall the new Vice Mayor...
The Trader Joe's in downtown Culver City was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday, April 12. The thieves collected $4800 in cash from the store manager. Another Culver City Trader Joe's store, on Slauson in the Fox Hills Mall shopping center, was robbed last year. The robbery appears to be part of a larger operation targeting Trader Joe's stores throughout the westside, and as far South as Long Beach. At least seven stores have been targeted in recent months. The robbers appear to have fled on foot...
Shock and disgust were evident in the council chambers Monday night. Unity and kindness flew out the window as the council skipped over the next candidate scheduled to become Vice Mayor. Goran Eriksson was bypassed, and the council installed councilmember and former Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells in the position so she could become Mayor for a second time during her last year in office. It appears the tenor of the next two years has been set and compromise is out the window. With a few exceptions...
Newly elected councilmen Alex Fisch and Daniel Lee will be sworn in and take seats on the Culver City City Council Monday night. They will replace Jim Clarke and Jeff Cooper who we step down due to term limits enacted by the voter As called for by city council policy Vice Mayor Thomas Small will be elected Mayor and it expected that Goran Eriksson will assume the position of Vice Mayor. Council policy was enacted some years ago to avoid confusion on who was in line and to assure each...
With almost 1600 provisional and Vote-by-mail ballots to be counted the second seat on the city council appeared to be up in the air. The second round of counting was held on Monday April 16 and Daniel Lee widened his lead over Albert Vera. Lee initially finished 170 votes ahead of Vera on election night. After the second count Lee increased his to 212 votes, capturing. The current unofficial vote count stands as follows: Alex Fisch 3,819 Daniel Lee 3,335 Albert Vera 3,123 Marcus Tiggs 2,189...
EDITORIAL No Place in Culver City For Character Assassination The vicious and uncalled for personal attacks on two candidates running for City Council are reprehensible and deeply disturbing. What is worse is the way some of former leaders in our city were portrayed. As a member of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce and a former chairman, I can speak from firsthand knowledge that the chamber is not run by fat cats who control City Hall. In fact, the chamber has a long history of working with...
Alex Fisch was elected to the Culver City City Council by voters on Tuesday. However with 1548 VBM and Provisional ballots still to be county Daniel Lee's 170 vote lead over Albert Vera could be erased. Fisch's election was never in doubt Tuesday night, after the first precincts began reporting their tallies. He consistently had a comfortable lead. Lee lead most of the evening but Vera pulled into the second spot when Culver Crest and Sunkist Park precincts' totals rolled in. However, the final...
Through the various candidates' forums held throughout the city, we have put together a compilation on the four candidates with their views and positions on matters affecting Culver City While the candidates agreed on many issues, including the ban on fracking and protecting the city, two big revelations emanated during the forums held in Blair Hills and at the Democratic Club. At the Democratic Club forum, it was revealed that Daniel Lee and Alex Fisch had less than stellar records for voting...
Culver City Mayor Jeff Cooper was beaming as he addressed over 400 residents and business people on Tuesday at the annual Mayor's luncheon. "Culver City is at the cutting edge of cities around the country, in terms of what we have been able to accomplish, and what we plan to accomplish going forward," he stated during the luncheon where he discussed his tenure on the City Council. The packed house listened as the introspective mayor listed the accomplishments during his eight years in office...
The Culver City Observer has received an anonymous, inflammatory flyer that blasted two of the City Council candidates as lackeys of the local chamber of commerce. The campaign flyer, which was distributed to residents this week, drew strong rebuke from local residents and people on social media who wondered about"our city of kindness." The flyer attacking Albert Vera and Marcus Tiggs was apparently created by a group identified only as "Ad Hoc Committee for Culver City Residents First." In the...
When I received the call on Monday at 2:40 pm that my good friend Steven Rose had succumbed to leukemia it felt like someone took the air out of the room I was in. Like many others in Culver City we relied on Steve and the loss was deep. Steve served as Mayor of Culver City and was elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 to serve on the Culver City Council. He led the Culver City Chamber of Commerce as President/CEO for 30 years. He was 71. Steve, a lifelong Culver City resident, planned to...
The Culver City Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying two burglary suspects who burglarized a house in the studio estates section of Culver City last Saturday night. According to Culver City Police the suspects entered the home at approximately 6:30 pm. The first suspect knocked on the front. Two minutes later, the second suspect entered the residence from the bathroom window. The first suspect then entered the living room, grabbed an iPad and a laptop and placed it in...
