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The military's seizure of power in Burma, the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials, and the declaration of a national state of emergency are a direct assault on the country's transition to democracy and the rule of law. In a democracy, force should never seek to overrule the will of the people or attempt to erase the outcome of a credible election. For almost a decade, the people of Burma have been steadily working to establish elections, civilian governance, and the peaceful transfer of power. That progress should be resp...
Culver City along with Los Angeles County are reopeningtoday outdoor dining with safety measures. On Monday, the State of California lifted the Regional Stay at Home Order and returned each county to its associated tier under the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Los Angeles County has issued a new Public Health Order to permit outdoor dining and otherbusiness activities. Now allowable: - Restaurants – outdoor dining only, with safety measures in place; - Private gatherings – limited to 3 households and a total of 15 persons, outdoors only; - Fam...
The time is now. The Los Angeles Rams blockbuster trade eight days before Super Bowl LV made them a serious contender for next season's Super Bowl LVI to be held at SoFi Stadium. On Saturday, January 30, the Rams agreed to trade 5-year NFL quarterback Jared Goff, two 1st-Round and one 3rd-Round draft picks to the Detroit Lions for 12-year veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. The immediate winners are owner Stan Kroenke and head coach Sean McVay. The trade allows the Rams to get a top-level...
Though Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining in Los Angeles County, Culver City still recorded 265 cases of Coronavirus and 14 deaths in the past two weeks, the County Department of Health has reported. As of press time, the number of Culver City residents with Covid-19 now stands at 1866 with 67 deaths, representing a 26% increase in fatalities in the past two weeks, according to Public Health. County-wide, Public Health identified 1,091,712 positive cases of Covid-19 and a total of...
The City Council met this week to review the findings of the long-awaited Solidarity Consulting Report, which details options to advance racial equity and social justice in public safety in Culver City. After three hours of public hearing on the issue, Councilmembers voted to task a subcommittee – composed of Mayor Alex Fisch and Councilmember Yasmine McMorrin – to select a project manager to develop a mobile crisis intervention program "as a way toward restructuring public safety duties and red...
Culver City officials announced "relaxed parking enforcement would be extended" at least through February. As Los Angeles County continues to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus, Culver City residents are encouraged to stay home, and the city Thursday announced that the "relaxed parking enforcement" policy will continue through February 28. "To make every effort to help people stay home and slow the spread of COVID-19, the city of Culver City will continue relaxed parking enforcement...
Dear Editor, I have to agree with Mr Z. I am getting really tired of our elected officials calling our excellent police department racist. It sickens me the way that they have highjacked that word to push their radical agenda. Further, I found Mr Sarabia’s report absolutely biased and to liken police departments in the USA to slave catchers etc is incendiary, childish and unprofessional. This is the effect of Critical Race Theory being taught as fact in schools when it’s as factually based as...
MI Curry College is proud to announce that Karina Murcia of Culver City has been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2020 semester. Murcia majoring in Sociology, is among the roughly 1,000 students that have received the distinction, a marker of academic excellence and high achievement. To earn a place on the list, full-time undergraduate students - those who carry 12 or more graded credits per semester - must earn a 3.3 grade-point-average (GPA) or higher....
Charisma Osborne has earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, the Conference office announced Monday. It's the second-career weekly honor for Osborne and the 65th all-time for UCLA Women's Basketball. Osborne put up 24 points in UCLA's victory over then-No. 5 Stanford on Friday, Jan. 22. Her free throws late in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winning points in the contest, as she broke the 66-66 deadlock with 1:23 to play. The sophomore knocked down three three-pointers en route to her...
The first round of the NFL Draft was held on the evening of April 23rd, 2020 and it appeared at the time that the Chargers had a good night. The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) confirmed that with the selection of Justin Herbert they drafted the next NFL Rookie of the Year. Herbert was selected with the 6th pick of the first round that evening. Herbert played in 15 games (all starts), and threw for 4,336 yards, which ranks second all-time among NFL rookie quarterbacks. He completed 396 of...
Even with the LA Clippers off to a good start for the 2020-21 season they were still looking for their identity. It looks like they found it. With a record of 13-5, the third best record in the NBA, they look like a title contender despite their recent problems with COVID-19. The Clippers rest in third place in the Western Conference trailing the other team that pays rent at Staples Center, the Lakers (14-4) and the surprising Utah Jazz. The Clippers are finding a way to pass the ball more than...
The USA Basketball Women's National Team will return to the basketball court in a four-day minicamp, Feb. 4-7, at the University of South Carolina. The team last gathered for training camp one year ago in February 2020. A total of 19 athletes, including Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm) and A'...
The coaching staff of new head coach Brandon Staley is coming together very quickly. The Los Angeles Chargers announced the hiring of three coaches to serve as coordinators: Joe Lombardi as offensive coordinator, Renaldo Hill as defensive coordinator and Derius Swinton II as special teams coordinator. The three have a combined 29 seasons of NFL coaching experience. Familiarity is important to Staley, as all three have worked with Staley in the past. Lombardi coached Staley for one season at...
LOS ANGELES – UCLA's home games against Oregon have been postponed, as the Oregon men's basketball program has paused team-related activities because of COVID-19 protocols. The Bruins' games against Oregon on Thursday, Jan. 28, and Monday, Feb. 1, will be postponed. Rescheduled dates for those contests will be announced when they are finalized with the Pac-12 Conference. UCLA will face Oregon State on Saturday, Jan. 30, as scheduled. The game against the Beavers is set to begin at 4 p.m. (PT) i...
Los Angeles Sheriff's homicide division has started an investigation into the death of "bloodied man dressed only in an underwear" who become unresponsive while in custody of Culver City police last week. On January 13, around 2:30 p.m., Culver City police received two separate calls regarding a bleeding man walking and screaming for help in the area of Sepulveda Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard. Another call directed responding officers to the 6300 block of Slauson Avenue, "where the man, who...
By Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff If you're thinking of going to Dodger Stadium to get yourself or an elderly loved one vaccinated, I can give you the lowdown here, having been there yesterday. Let me begin by saying that all of the workers at the Stadium were invariably kind and polite and eager to help. They were working very hard. Having said that, the operation could use the advice of experts in the field of drive-through - and I'm unclear as to why they haven't done so. Here's the basic...
Amanda Gorman, 23, read a poem at incoming US President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. The poem entitled "The Hill We Climb" had no obvious Santa Monica connection, but Gorman is a 2016 New Roads High School graduate. Jill Biden invited Gorman to speak at the inauguration after seeing her read her poem "In This Place: An American Lyric," at the Library of Congress in 2017, NPR reports. Gorman joined WriteGirl 9 years ago. It is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that engages teen girls in...
by Alyssa Erdley January 26 - On Monday, following an announcement by California Governor Gavin Newsom that the state was lifting its Stay Home Order, the LA County Public Health Department also announced an easing of restrictions. The County's directive aligns with the state and allowed the immediate opening of: • Private gatherings outdoors up to 3 households and up to a total of 15 people • Museums, zoos, aquariums outdoor operations at 50% occupancy • Cardrooms outdoor operations at 50% occupancy • Miniature golf, go karts, batting cages o...
By Jack Simon A28-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for breaking into a Santa Monica woman’s apartment, slashing her repeatedly and attempting to rape her two years ago. Rashad Devon Harris, of Los Angeles, was recently found guilty on six counts in connection with the violent home invasion that occurred in 2018. He was sentenced to life in State Prison on January 6. According to Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on February 23, 2018, at 3:20 a.m., officers responded calls from residents of the 1700 block of Fifth Street w...
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer You may have noticed the block apartment building that replaced Denny's at the corner of Lincoln and Colorado Avenue, on your way to the 10 Freeway. It's hard to miss. The thing blocks out all the light from the West side of Lincoln, and helps create an urban canyon. No progress has been noted there in over six months. The project was fully framed, and then the hammers and circular saws fell silent. Neighbors are beginning to wonder whether the project...
Einstein Brothers Bagels on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles has permanently closed, store employees have confirmed to The Observer. Opened in 2013, the store served bagel sandwiches, knishes, delicatessen meats and schmaltz of all sort to the community. Workmen were seen removing the Einstein signs from the roof of the building on Friday, January 22, 2021. The store was recently said to have "closed for deep cleaning" connected to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, but will not be reopening....
Because of the recent rainfall, Los Angeles County Health Officer, Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, is cautioning residents that bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash, and other public health hazards from city streets and mountain areas are likely to contaminate ocean waters at and around discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers after a rainfall. Individuals who enter the water in these areas could become ill. This advisory will be in effect until at least Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30 a.m. This advisory...
Police found a possibly homeless man who died over the weekend. They did not release the cause of death, but every year Santa Monica police do find several bodies of homeless people in public spaces. The man was described as a white male, and was found on Saturday, January 23, 2021 around 3:20 pm. SMPD Lt. Rudy Flores said that officers were called to the Gazebo in Crescent Bay public park, on reports of an unresponsive man. They administered CPR to no avail, and declared the man dead on scene. There were no indications of foul play, they...
By Stan Greene The City of Santa Monica has extended its emergency order preventing residential and commercial tenants from being evicted for nonpayment of rent, to March 31, 2021. "As many of our residents and businesses continue to struggle with the devastating economic toll caused by the pandemic, we are committed to helping our community members to stay housed," said Interim City Manager Lane Dilg. "Every vaccine provided and every decrease in hospitalizations provides hope, but we know we still have a long road to travel to full economic...
Visualization of the future completed Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing - funded entirely by private donations Mountain lions die every year by trying to cross freeways and getting hit by motorists. Their cubs are then left to starve. Wildlife crossings have been found to be astonishingly effective at funneling animals toward safe crossings Beth Pratt, Save LA Cougars The National Wildlife Federation's #SaveLACougars campaign announced today that fundraising for the wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon over the 101 Freeway in the Los Angeles...
