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In a unanimous vote, the City Council this week approved the creation of an Equity and Human Relations Advisory Committee (EHRAC) "to improve intergroup relations" in Culver City. EHRAC will consists of nine members appointed by the council. Seven members will serve at large with one labor representative along with one youth representative. The committee will serve in an advisory role to both the City Council and the City Manager. The group's main purpose is "to improve intergroup relations...
Movie legend and philanthropist Kirk Douglas passed away today Wednesday February 5. "Center Theatre Group is saddened by the passing of this truly great man," Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie said today. "Kirk Douglas was a star in every way – in his art, his love for his family and country, and his tremendous philanthropy. "Kirk always said theatre was his first love," said Ritchie, "and you could see that in his face as he sat front and center on opening nights. As t...
The Culver City Sister City Committee (CCSCC) would like to introduce the new participants in the 2020 Senshu Marathon in Osaka, Japan. Steve Wisner and Kim Caplan have been chosen to represent Culver City as guests of our Sister City, Kaizuka City in Japan. Steve and Kim will be heading to Kaizuka in mid-February to run the 27th Annual Senshu Marathon. In response, Steve and Kim will also be hosting two Japanese runners from Kaizuka, when they visit Culver City to run the LA Marathon in March....
Exer Urgent Care opened a new medical facility at the intersection of Venice Blvd. and Culver Blvd., across from Media Park. Built and staffed by ER doctors, Exer Urgent Care offers patients more medical services than most urgent care centers. "We're extremely excited to be here in Culver City and we offer our thanks and gratitude to our staff, our partners and everyone who helped us prepare to open our doors today. Whether it's a common cold, flu, broken bone or lacerations, our expert medical...
Good news for those men and women who lives in Oklahoma. It is projected over the next 10 years; they will have a shortage of 7,000 skilled workers each year for the next decade according to an Oklahoma Works study. The Smithsonian reports out of the roughly 1000 malls currently open 9.3 percent of available space sits vacant. A slaughterhouse in Jaru, Rondonia can kill one cow every eight seconds. If you are driving in rural America around dawn and between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., you should be an al...
Dear Editor: Could someone on this City Council or City Administration get off their bikes and/or scooters, stop having focus groups on an armored car, and get to work on ramping speed for internet service for business and residents. In addition, include a definitive fix for historically sketchy-spotty cell phone service in Culver City. Richard P. Shoenbaum D.D.S Culver City...
Culver City High boys basketball fought hard, rallied late but had a slight setback in Ocean League action last week on the road against two league powers, Beverly Hills High and Santa Monica High. The Centaurs lost 55-40 to Beverly Hills last Wednesday, January 22 and were just edged, 63-60, by Santa Monica two night later. "It was a tough week. In our league anybody can beat anybody," said head coach Roy Walker. "We have a split with SaMo now, so we just have to split with Beverly. We're...
I have been a sports writer in the City of Los Angles for over 45 years. I have interviewed and covered some of the greatest athletes in the world. I started writing sports when I was a student at UCLA during John Wooden days so my introduction into the sports writing world started with greatness but Kobe Bryant redefined greatness. Bryant, his 13 year old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas last Sunday morning. They were on their way to a girls'...
By Rob Aigner Special to the Observer Soccer is one of the rare sports to allow games to end in a tie and that's exactly what the No. 7 ranked in CIF Division 4 Culver City High School Boys Varsity team earned last Friday against rival Santa Monica. That result gives the Centaurs, who are 9-3-2 overall and 5-0-1 in the Ocean league, a slim half game lead over the Eagles of El Segunda setting up an epic battle on January 31st at 3pm in an away match for Culver City. El Segundo is the defending...
Brandeis University Men's Group will meet Wednesday Feb.19,2020 at Veterans Memorial Complex 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City at 8:30 am. Call Randy Barnes (310) 351-5018 for more information....
The city is hosting a meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at 6:30pm to hear Phil Ansell, Mark Lipman, Christine Mirasy-Glasco, and Robin Ricard present on short- and long-term solutions to addressing homelessness. The speakers will provide information on regional and local efforts to end homelessness, and two of the speakers will share perspectives on their experiences exiting homelessness. The meeting will be held at the Culver-Palms United Methodist Church located at 4464 S. Sepulveda Blvd. in...
Five of NASCAR’s legendary competitors – three drivers, an owner and an engine builder/crew chief – were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina, tonight during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ball Room at the Charlotte Convention Center. Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart and Waddell Wilson comprise the 11th Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame – now home to 55 inductees. Standing at 6 feet 6 inches tall, Buddy Baker was known as “The Gentle Giant.” During a test at Talladega in 1970, he be...
Dear Editor: In a recent previous column (11.07-13. 2019) Neil Rubenstein claimed that the “Transparent California data base SAID” that there was a “nearly 900% increase in CalPERS [pension] benefits….” I have researched this claim closely. It is untrue. Mr. Rubenstein continues to get the facts wrong in his continuing animus about the mostly modest pensions of hard-working public employees. First, understand that Transparent California, which he cites as his source, is indeed a database,...
The Editor’s article on homeless and CC budget/taxes bring up the core of the matter for CC. Why are our sales taxes so high, while the city has made so much space available to new businesses in Culver City? Were there tax giveaways used to entice the new developments and occupants? Where are the wide loud communications of the council to alert us BEFORE these matters are all done deals? How is it that fire person wages were on the ballot when it was really some kind of ploy to divert funds e...
Culver City Friends of the Library will have a special Storytime with El Rincon Elementary School Principal Dr. Amy Hodge on Wednesday, February 5 at 7:00 pm. Join Dr. Hodge as she reads This Bear's Birthday and a few other storytime books! Fun arts and crafts project to follow. Admission is Free! Culver City Julian Dixon Library 4975 Overland Ave., Culver City. Culver City Friends of the Library www.ccfol.org (310) 559-1676. For ADA accommodation, call (310) 830-0231 (voice) or (310) 830-4532...
A Classic Rock band will "keep pushin'" on. The REO Speedwagon tour will land at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills on February 4 to delight all their adoring fans. Nobody can call these guys fossil rockers...they sound as good as they did when they formed and started making hits back in the '70's. REO will get the party started with frontman Kevin Cronin belting out hits like "Don't Let Him Go," "Ridin' The Storm Out," "Keep On Loving You," "Can't Fight This Feeling," "Roll With The Changes,"...
Save the Date! The Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center will hold its annual major fundraising gala on Saturday, February 29. The honoree this year is The Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center! This is the 30th anniversary of the organization which is the fundraising arm of the health center. For decades the volunteer members have dedicated untold hours and energy finding ways to raise funds to continue providing the free mental and physical health services at the Center. The theme of the gala is Cheers to Thirty Years with...
