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East meets West... once again. The L.A. - Boston rivalry is about to welcome a pair of new partners as the Los Angeles Rams meet the New England Patriots for the very first time in the 53 years of the Super Bowl this Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It's the old versus the new. The franchises met once before when the Patriots beat the then St. Louis Rams, 20-17, in Super Bowl XXXVI at the then-named Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. But this year's battle is a different...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist To the surprise of absolutely no one, California’s new governor has proposed a $209-billion state budget with billions in increased spending and lots of tax hikes. And, as a bonus, he is proposing new mandates on businesses and local governments as well as depriving Californians of the right to vote on certain kinds of local debts. From the perspective of taxpayers, this is not a propitious start. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget calls for spending of $144 billion...
In the coming months, the Department of the Interior will likely issue a new draft of his five-year plan to expand energy drilling in America's outer continental shelf (OCS), the submerged federal land off America's coasts. Unsurprisingly, the plan has environmentalists up in arms. As soon as former Sec. Zinke unveiled it back in January, a green coalition including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club said the plan would cause "severe and unacceptable [environmental] harm." Such concerns are unfounded. Expanding offshore d...
By Steve Finley It takes the right combination of players, coaches and front office administrators to make it to the championship game in any sport and at almost every level. When you start playing sports as a kid all the way through the professional ranks it takes a near perfect storm to reach the championship game. The winning puzzle piece for the Rams came when they signed their head coach Sean McVay two years ago. They already had a good owner in Stan Kroenke who was ready to sign players th...
By Bill Seals Sports Reporter The 2018 Los Angeles Chargers, by NFL standards, had a successful 2018 football season. They went 12-4, their best record since 2009. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2013. They won a playoff game on the road at Baltimore. They overcame a 16-point halftime deficit at Pittsburgh to beat the Steelers. They overcame a 14-point fourth quarter deficit at Kansas City to upset the Chiefs. The Chargers had seven players named to the Pro Bowl, the most of any...
A club within the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) at Culver City High School is collecting items for the homeless. They are creating bags to carry items including hygiene products to be delivered to homeless shelters. The group hopes to create 500 kits. Donations can be made at the main office at Culver City High School through March 5.. Below is a list of items needed and must all be in travel size: Midnight Mission 1. Sunscreen with carabiner 2. First Aid Kit 3. Vaseline 4....
At the January board meeting, the West Basin Municipal Water District board of directors elected Scott Houston to serve as its board president and Gloria D. Gray to serve as its board vice president for 2019. Directors Harold Williams and Carol W. Kwan were named board treasurer and board secretary; respectively Director Donald L. Dear was named immediate past president. "I am honored to be elected by my colleagues to serve as West Basin's board president in the year ahead," said President...
Culver City High girls basketball is one win away from defending its Ocean League title. The Centaur girls got revenge for their only league loss this season to El Segundo High by beating the Eagles, 47-32, last Friday night in a battle for the championship. The win left both teams tied for first place with two games remaining this week. "It was definitely a must-win against El Segundo. We didn't want them to sneak out of here undefeated," said head coach Julian Anderson. "We actually jumped...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Culver City High boys basketball team clinched a playoff spot on Tuesday, January 29 by securing third place in the Ocean League for the 2018-19 season. The Centaurs easily overwhelmed Hawthorne High, 78-12, on Senior Night at Del Goodyear Gymnasium to run their league record to 6-3. "At this point I just want my kids to be mentally focused and to enjoy Senior Night against Hawthorne," said head coach Roy Walker before Tuesday's game. "I just want them to have...
Stephen Robb is Held on $1.1 Million Bail A 39-year-old man is being held on $1.1 million bail at the Culver City jail after he barricaded himself in a local hotel room for several hours on Monday morning, fired at police offers and caused the closure of Sepulveda Boulevard before surrendering to local authorities. The man, Stephen Chauncey Robb, has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer. On Monday morning at 5:40, the Culver City Police Department arrived at the Ramada Inn,...
