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A man is now in stable condition after being shot at least four times at a homeless encampment under the 405 Freeway in Culver City on Sunday night. Culver City police officers responded around 9:40 p.m. to a call at Super Petrol gas station – located at 11284 Venice Blvd – where the victim had walked to after being shot. Officers met with the reporting party and the only witness, who stated that the victim “walked into the gas station from a nearby homeless encampment under the 405 freew...
Los Angeles Kings veteran defenseman Drew Doughty was recognized for playing in his 1,000th regular-season game in a pregame ceremony versus the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. The Kings fell to the Oilers 5-2, but the highlight of the night at Crypto.com Arena was Doughty’s great accomplishment. The Kings alternate captain became the 359th player in NHL history to reach the milestone on Jan. 27 versus the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Doughty is the first player from the 2008 draft to do so. ...
Picture perfect conditions at Riviera Country Club once again set the tone at the Genesis Invitational on Thursday in Pacific Palisades (97th edition of the Los Angeles Open). Losing no time drafting off the L.A. sports momentum in wake of the Rams' Super Bowl victory, 23-year old Joaquin Niemann from Chile shot a record-tying opening round 63 (-8), to take a three-stroke lead over a low-scoring field. "It's got to be one of my best days on the golf course, especially in a place like this with...
February 28 is the deadline businesses to file for the annual business license tax certificate. All associations, organizations, clubs, and societies which offer goods, materials, commodities, wares, merchandise, or services for sale to the public in Culver City and all professions, crafts, trades, occupations and callings of every kind and nature which are carried on for profit in Culver City are required to obtain a business tax certificate within 30 days of starting business. Business taxes are due upon receipt of the business tax certificat...
Culver CityBus will host a one-day, hiring event on Saturday, March 5, to fill vacant bus operator positions. To meet its goal of recruiting bus drivers, Culver CityBus will conduct same-day interviews, along with candidate assessment testing at the job fair. Prospective hires must be 18 or older, possess a valid, California Class C Driver's license and apply online at culvercity.org/jobs to participate by Tuesday, March 1. Culver CityBus offers competitive hourly pay and benefits, including a...
Los Angeles County has issued a new health order that now allows residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to take off their masks at indoor establishments that check for proof of vaccination. "As the county continues to experience reduced COVID-19 spread, it is appropriate to consider fewer required safety measures, noting that vulnerable individuals should continue to layer in all protections possible," the L.A. County Department of Public Health said in a statement on Wednesday. "Given de...
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released "The Problems and Progress of Prop. HHH," his third review of the City of Los Angeles' performance of the voter-approved $1.2 billion bond program aimed at reducing homelessness by creating up to 10,000 units of housing, along with interim shelters and storage facilities. Since HHH passed more than five years ago, homelessness has jumped by at least 45% in Los Angeles and thousands of people have died on the streets, including an average of five...
Children’s Bureau, a nonprofit leader in child abuse prevention and treatment in Southern California, will be hosting a conversation between famed authors Michael Warr and Tucker Smallwood in celebration of Black History Month on Monday, February 28th at 3:30PM. Michael Warr is an award-winning poet and the Poetry Editor for the publication Of Poetry & Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin. Tucker Smallwood is an actor and vocalist with over 500 credits, as well as the author of Return to Eden. The conversation will be moderated by M...
As part of Sister Cities International’s (SCI) annual Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS), the Culver City Sister City Committee is requesting entries from our local youth to submit in six different categories of the nationwide competition. The theme for this year’s competition is “Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All”. Climate change has become an undeniably harsh reality in our lives, making the importance of raising awareness and taking action more essential every day. As temp...
There aren't many people who can point to a career full of success as a performer, teacher, storyteller, entrepreneur, and expert. But Michelle Danner can. The legendary acting teacher has recently opened The Creative Center for the Arts (formerly known as the Edgemar Center for the Arts) in Culver City. The facility houses a theatre for upcoming productions as well as two acting schools: The Los Angeles Acting Conservatory (for conservatory classes and international students), and the Michelle...
Culver City Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Colin Diaz, IOM was recognized as an Accredited Chamber Executive (ACE) by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.). The designation is awarded to only those chamber executives and staff professionals who meet stringent criteria set by the association’s board of directors. Diaz was awarded accreditation this year at the association’s annual conference in Glendale, AZ. The accreditation program was first awarded in 1993 to encourage chamber executives to upgrade and expand the...
Registration for Appearances Temporarily Reduced From 30 to Seven (7) Days in Advance of Hearing While Modifications Underway The Superior Court of Los Angeles County will soon begin a phased transition of new and enhanced features in LACourtConnect (LACC) that will, among other changes, allow parties and attorneys to chat and talk privately, screen share and view the courtroom proceedings before their case is called in a secure, virtual gallery environment. “The Court expedited the development and deployment of LACC during the first months o...
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday. "It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is safe after a totally pointless attack by the Russians," he said. "This is one of the most serious threats in Europe today," Podolyak said. Russian troops took over the power plant while Ukrainian forces battled them on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a...
‘Can't Pay? Don't Pay!’ written by Nobel Laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame is returning to The Actors' Gang Theater in the old Ivy Substation on March 19, 2022, with previews beginning March 12, exactly two years from the day the theater was shuttered and had to suspend this hilarious production. Fo’s high-energy, satirical farce is directed by Bob Turton, who won a Stage Raw Award for his role, The Madman, in The Actors’ Gang’s 2019 production of Dario Fo's 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'. Hungry and fed up by rising prices and stagnant...
Making it to the third round of the CIF Division 2A girls' playoffs was a great accomplishment for the undersized Culver City high school girls basketball team. They made it that far because they displayed true grit and determination and a group of dedicated seniors. Although they lost to Santa Margarita last Saturday in the quarterfinals 58-42, making that far was a great achievement. Having what head coach Julian Anderson described as a roller coaster season, but in the end, it was all down hi...
If you are a Culver City high school sports fan the next few months will be extremely enjoyable. All games listed below are home games at Culver City high school. Thursday: Girl's lacrosse vs La Crescenta Valley at 5 p.m. Friday: Softball vs El Segundo at 3:30 p.m. Baseball vs Paramount at 3:30 p.m. Saturday: Track and Field vs Palisades and Torrance at 10 a.m. Monday: February 28, Boys Tennis vs West Torrance at 3 p.m. Boys Lacrosse vs Saugus at 6 p.m. Tuesday: March 1, Swimming and Diving vs...
After a tough 67-64 loss to the Trojans at USC on February 12, the UCLA Bruins returned to the Westwood campus last week, struggling with nagging injuries and inconsistent play on both ends of the floor. Bruin head coach Mick Cronin has said in the past that his team will "pout on defense" when they are struggling on offense and that appeared to be the case in a 67-64 loss to the Trojans. Due to injuries and the struggles on defense, Cronin needed to make some changes to his starting lineup and...
NASCAR and NBC Sports announced the broadcast coverage for the 2022 slate of grassroots races on USA Network, including events in the ARCA Menards Series East and West, and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. USA Network will air tape-delayed coverage of every race from the three series – except those that are combined ARCA Menards Series events – for a total of 30 race broadcasts. All televised coverage on USA Network will stream on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. All races from the ARCA Menards Series East and West (when not combined with ARC...
Chants of "Ole, Ole, Ole, Joaquim Niemann!" could be heard moments after the 23-year-old Chilean golfer holed his final shot at the renowned Riviera Country Club to win the 2022 Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades. Niemann's historic two-stroke wire-to wire victory over Cameron Young and Collin Morikawa was only the fourth time in the tournament's history that a player lead after all four rounds. The late great Charles Sifford of Los Angeles was the last golfer to accomplish the feat in...
"Change is the only constant in life." ~ Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher The pandemic has necessitated many alterations, as was evident in the Intergenerational Writers Workshop, a collaboration between volunteers assembled through the Culver City Senior Center (https://www.culvercity.org/Services/Housing-Health-Human-Services/Adult-Senior-Services/Senior-Center) and sixth graders from Turning Point School (https://www.turningpointschool.org/). I've volunteered for this annual project since it...
The Second Annual Culver City Book Festival is returning to Culver City and the Wende Museum of the Cold War (10808 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230) after taking two years off due to the pandemic. The Festival, which is co-sponsored by the City of Culver City, Culver City Arts Foundation, Vagabond Books, Beyond Baroque, Village Well Books & Coffee, in addition to the Wende Museum, will run from 11am to 4:30pm on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The Book Festival, which highlights work from small...
There are three great concerts coming to the Canyon Clubs. On February 4, Naked Eyes, and on February 26, Dramarama, will take the stage in Agoura Hills. Naked Eyes is a British new wave band that first rose to prominence in the early 1980's after being formed by two college friends from Bath, England. They had four Top 40 singles in the United States. Original lead singer, Pete Byrne, is carrying the torch for his fallen bandmate, Rob Fisher. He's put a great band together to play all of their...
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer The RCMP has arrested a cougar in a neighborhood of Vancouver. For, well, stalking I guess. The cougar was tranquilized, and released elsewhere. Which impressed me especially, since I witnessed Santa Monica police shoot a mountain lion who wandered into downtown Santa Monica in 2010. No cougar has come to downtown Santa Monica since. The cougar is also called Puma, Mountain Lion or Catamount. The big cat is listed as Least Concern by biologists, who not neve...
By Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer 2/15/22: At their meeting tomorrow, the Audit and Finance Committee for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. will discuss hiring a "communication firm to handle board communication and crisis management." DTSM is the quasi-governmental agency that assesses business owners in the downtown and Third Street Promenade area fees that are supposed to be used to promote "economic stability, growth and community life within this unique neighborhood." Six of DTSM's 13 board members are appointed by the city council. Six ar...
