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Culver City has started construction on Culver Boulevard between Duquesne Avenue and Canfield Avenue to expand the outdoor dining program. The work will be completed by the end of March 2022. This project, approved by the City Council last month, consists of removing planter areas and replacing planters with brick paving to expand sidewalk outdoor dining along the north side of Culver Boulevard. Construction will result in loss of temporary outdoor dining spaces, a brief loss of driveway access...
FromReuters News Service The hometown Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on Sunday to win their second Super Bowl championship in franchise history. With the win, the Rams, whose last NFL title came 22 years ago when they were based in St. Louis, joined last year's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only teams to win a Super Bowl on their home field. Cooper Kupp caught two touchdowns including the game winner from Matthew Stafford with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter, and Aaron Donald wrapped up Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to seal...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reminds football fans to stick to the “go safely” game plan and designate a sober driver if they plan on drinking at a Super Bowl LVI watch party. During the upcoming Super Bowl weekend, the Sheriff’s Department will have additional deputies on patrol looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. “If you plan to have a drink or two, choose a sober way to get to and from wherever you are watching the game,” Se...
The mask mandate in Los Angeles County could end in early April if current trends continue, health officials said this week. The number of Covid-19 positive patients in county hospitals dropped below 2,600 on Wednesday and cases are falling steadily. At the current rate, the county would reach the threshold for the two-week countdown for ending mask mandates by March. But Barbara Ferrer, Director of the County Public Health Department, the mask rule will not be lifted until the county's...
The Culver City Planning Commission reviewed on Wednesday night development plans for a three-story, 51,178-square-foot office complex on Jefferson Boulevard next to Ballona Creek. After a lively discussion on parking, sewer easement and traffic congestion, the Commission voted 4-1 to approve the new project at 9925 Jefferson Blvd., which was proposed by HQ Group, a Los Angeles-based company led by founder Robert Herscu. Development plans call for demolishing approximately 26,400 square feet...
On Saturday, January 29, a WWII 102-year-old veteran and Culver City resident EUGENE L. LESSNER was presented a Veteran's Honor Quilt by Army LTC Marc Yim. The quilt was from Blue Star Mothers of America (South Bay Chapter 5), South Bay Quilt Guild, and The Embroidery Station. Lessner joined the Army when he was 24 years old on June 10, 1943 and served through November 6, 1945. His military occupation was "Fire Control Instrument Operator, Field Artillery." Eugene served as an artillery Officer...
Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor today announced the full resumption of Civil jury trials and Criminal trials and preliminary hearings beginning Monday, February 14 as the Omicron surge continues to subside in Los Angeles County. The Court's longstanding mandatory face mask Order remains in effect. "The Court is working with its justice partners and members of the Civil bar to resume full trial operations now that COVID trends are improving in LA County after the Omicron surge," Presiding Judge...
L.A. Metro Awarded $1.24 billion from Federal American Rescue Plan Act to Maintain Service and Project Progress The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) recently announced that it had been awarded $1.24 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) funds to help pay for expenses incurred by the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “LA Metro is deeply appreciative to U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, our Los Angeles County Congressional D...
Metro Operators are crucial to keeping LA moving. Metro is currently hiring more than 500 bus operators and is offering a $3,000 bonus for coming aboard. This is a great career opportunity. Metro offers competitive hourly rates starting at $17.75 for a 30-hour job as bus operators with benefits that include health insurance, tuition reimbursements, paid training, retirement plan options and flexible working hours. Please encourage friends, family and community members to become a part of the Metro team that provides excellence in service and...
The second season started this week for four Culver City high school varsity teams. Making the CIF playoffs is what high school teams play for because once you are in anything can happen. Just ask the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Every team that is invited to the Big Dance is hoping to be in the spotlight when it comes down to the final game in their division. The boys' basketball team hopes to catch lighting in a bottle when they start their Division 1 playoff run on Friday at home against...
There will be two big games played in Los Angeles this weekend. The Rams with battle the Bengals in the Super Bowl at 3:30 p.m. at SoFi Stadium in the biggest game on Sunday and UCLA will travel to lock horns with USC at the Galen Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. Obviously you really can't compare the Super Bowl with a college basketball game but to UCLA and USC fans it's their super game every time the two schools play each other. This will be the first of two meetings that will feature an intense...
The only question remaining is: Can the Los Angeles Rams deliver the Lombardi Trophy for the very first time to the City of Angels? Head coach Sean McVay and the Rams will get their second shot at the Super Bowl in four years with their focus clearly on the prize. Favored by 4.5 points heading into Super Bowl LVI, only the Cincinnati Bengals led by their rising star quarterback Joe Burrow stand in the Rams' way of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in their state-of-the-art house, SoFi Stadium. The...
A new partnership between local community college West Los Angeles College (WLAC) and major California dental employer West Coast Dental, Inc. (WCD) is helping to address the urgent need for qualified dental assistants throughout the State. In just three months, over 40 students who have participated in this free training program have been hired. Salaries for Dental Assistants in California typically range between $40,000 - $50,125, according to Salary.com. Additionally, “Dental Assistants get g...
“Creativity takes courage.” ~ Henri Matisse The chaos resulting from the continuing battle with COVID has certainly confirmed that. And the Culver City Arts Foundation (“Culver Arts”) has again stepped up through its Arts Resiliency Fund campaign to aid those in the arts who are struggling to survive. Several months ago the first 11 grants totaling just under $10,000 were awarded. A second round of grants totaling $11,000 has been awarded to 13 recipients who represent a diverse and intrigu...
The Culver City Special Events Grant Program provides a centralized process for sponsorship and funding requests for local events. New and returning applicants are required to attend the online Pre-Application Meeting on February 17 at 7 PM. "The City of Culver City recognizes the community and economic benefits associated with special events. We welcome the opportunity to partner with individuals and groups to bring a variety of quality activities to the community," said Daniel Lee, Culver City Mayor. The virtual mandatory meeting is on...
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced on Tuesday that it suspended the alcohol license of Cinema Bar in Culver City following a DUI crash that killed two people. The bar, located at 3967 Sepulveda Boulevard, is immediately prohibited from selling alcohol for 20 days, until the suspension period ends around February 21, the agency said in a statement. ABC stated it suspended the license because “Cinema Bar furnished alcohol to 20-year-old Bianca Lopez of Los Angeles.” Lopez who was under the legal drinking age...
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer According to a post on NextDoor, dognappers attempted to steal a French Bulldog from an owner in Santa Monica. The three teenagers pinned the owner on the ground. But he beat them off through use of pepper spray. Lady Gaga's bulldogs were famously the subject of a theft in 2021. Los Angeles County is currently experiencing a crime wave, as are other areas of the US. The Nextdoor post reads as follows: "*DOG THIEVES IN OCEAN PARK* I was just jumped in broad daylight by 3 teenagers trying to steal my French b...
Acology to be Replaced by Marijuana Clinic Acology, an alternative medicine store on Wilshire Blvd west of 14th Street for the last 30 years, will soon be replaced by a weed store, multiple news sources reported. The marijuana dispensary will be the first in Santa Monica. Marijuana sales are accompanied by a certain amount of controversy. Conventional banking is impossible for them because of federal laws making marijuana a schedule one drug. From the Acology website: “Founded in 1995 We specialize in Self Help Products. Available in store: S...
Our city wifi has been off in the Sunset Park area between 21st and 26th Streets on Ocean Park Boulevard, the Pico corridor and the Montana Avenue areas since May 26, 2021. this is a valuable service that we, the tax paying voters depend on in those communities. Seniors, low income families, students and people who now work from home depend on city wifi as it is their communication lifeline to the world. I brought this to the attention of Mr. Joseph Cevetello who runs the information systems dep...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer A man who was arrested in connection with the deaths of a model and her friend last year pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he sexually assaulted four women in alleged attacks dating back as far as 2010. Deputy District Attorney Catherine Mariano told Superior Court Judge Victoria B. Wilson the charges involve allegations that David Brian Pearce, now 39, drugged and subsequently raped the alleged victims — who are named in the charges as Jane Doe 1 through 4. Mariano added that Pearce is "still being inves...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Danny Alvarez has been appointed as the new Fire Chief of the Santa Monica Fire Department, city officials announced on Thursday. Alvarez comes to Santa Monica from fellow ISO Class 1-rated Burbank Fire Department where he has spent the last 25 years and currently serves as Deputy Fire Chief. He will start his new post on February 28 with an annual salary of $282,048. "We had an exceptionally strong talent pool for our next Fire Chief, but ultimately,...
By Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff 2/4/22 - Demolition has once again been stayed for Parking Garage #3 in downtown Santa Monica. Following the dismissal on a technicality of a lawsuit brought by the Santa Monica Bayside Owners Association against the demolition, the City of Santa Monica hastily scheduled demolition of the structure for February 14, ten days from now. The city reportedly did not give proper notification to the Air Quality Management Board of the demolition, nor did they have a...
By Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff 2/2/22 - Squalid conditions downtown and on the Third Street Promenade appear to be causing much of the vacancies in retail spaces visible there today. The downtown and Promenade area were already ailing before the lockdowns of 2020, with an increasing presence of vagrants who appeared to need drug rehabilitation or mental health services. But once the Covid-19 lockdowns closed all retail businesses that weren’t labeled essential and after the riot on May 31, 2020, the situation worsened considerably. The v...
