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Chabola to Retire From Teaching Only Plans to Continue As Culver Athletic Director Jerry Chabola, who has been at Culver City High for 22 years, has announced he will retire from teaching classes. Around town, there’s been a misconception that he’s also retiring as athletic director. “That’s not correct,” Chabola told The Observer on Tuesday. “I’m going to be the athletic director, but without the teaching duties I won’t have quite as rigid a schedule. “When I do something I put everything in...
Private Developers will Own and Develop With February 1 as the date for dissolving redevelopment agencies across the state, the Culver City Council and Redevelopment Agency spent Monday night’s meeting wrapping up the major projects previously approved by Redevelopment. Among the projects that were approved for sale to private developers were the 9300 Culver Boulevard (“Parcel B”) project for a mixed-use structure to be built by Combined/Hudson Pacific Properties, the Jazz Bakery project to be...
Former Culver City Mayor and City Councilman Ed Wolkowitz has returned home and is recovering after being admitted to Cedar Sinai Hospital On January 24. Wolkowitz was rushed to the hospital by his wife Marla and was diagnosed with a tear in his aortic artery. He served eight years on the Culver City Council from 1994 until 2002, including two terms as mayor. Professionally Wolkowitz is partner at the law firm of Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill and an Adjunct Professor at Southwestern Law School....
The following is the position of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce regarding the elimination of statewide Redevelopment agencies. New legislation introduced, SB659, would allow for a two-month extension to the Redevelopment Agencies. This legislation is needed to assist local agencies to wind down in an orderly manner after the California Supreme Court upheld SB26 and overturned SB27 causing immediate impact on local government. “At Monday’s city council meeting it was apparent the uncertainty that exists around implementing SB26 (the elimina...
Nearing the end of the regular season, the Culver City High boy’s basketball team helped its chances of reaching the CIF playoffs last week. Coach Jon Chapman’s team defeated Beverly Hills, 87-81 in overtime and Morningside, 62-49, improving its Ocean League record to 3-3. The Centaurs are attempting to finish in the league’s top three, but with at-large berths available might receive a playoff bid even if they finish lower. The CIF has recognized the strength of the Ocean League in recen...
It’s quite a compliment to the Culver City High football program that three players have signed letters of intent to play in the Pac-12 Conference. On national signing day Wednesday linebacker Khalil Pettaway and receiver Alex Jackson chose (Washington State) and safety Yamen Sanders Arizona. Two others announced their decisions -- Kevin Porsche (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) and Michael Horchin (Western New Mexico)....
In the 23 years when I traveled with Laker teams I can count on one hand the times we writers socialized with the players. I flew on the team’s charter plane, but it was understood there were strict guidelines when the players would be available for interviews. And I didn’t violate that trust. I don’t travel anymore but I understand the restrictions are even greater now. There’s more media and more need for media control. I recall that once Coach Pat Riley and the four traveling writers (LA Time...
At the Candidate Forum held Tuesday by the Culver City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors where they heard from all six candidates for Culver City Council the board endorsed four candidates, Current Mayor Mehaul O’Leary, Councilmember Andy Weissman, Jim B. Clarke and former councilmember Scott Malsin. "The four endorsed candidates showed the best understanding of the city’s financial situation and the very real issues we are facing as well as speaking knowledgeably of the future of Culver City post the closure of the redevelopment agency”,...
