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Authorities are seeking the public's help in finding a man who allegedly set a series of trash fires in the Venice area last Saturday. The suspect is described as a Black man between ages 25 and 35, standing about 6-feet tall and weighing approximately 185 pounds, Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement released on Tuesday. The suspect has a thin build, thin mustache and an earring in his right ear. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with a blue design, blue pants, black croc shoes,...
Lisa Soghor has been appointed to the position of Culver City Chief Financial Officer, city officials announced this week. She assumes the new post following the promotion of Onyx Jones to Assistant City Manager. "I'm excited to join the City of Culver City staff and serve our diverse community," said Soghor. "I hope to continue to expand the Finance Department's tradition of financial excellence and transparency." Lisa, a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of public service...
Culver City is seeking community feedback on its effort to reduce coyote presence in town. City officials are asking residents to complete the Culver City coyote survey online by April 15. https://mylmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form... In 2019, following an increase in coyote interactions in local streets, Culver City partnered with Loyola Marymount University's Center for Urban Resilience to conduct a three-year Coyote Management Study and Program. "The community feedback is a critical component...
Jittery oil markets caused a one-day gas price spike across the country today that pushed the average Los Angeles gas price up eight cents to over $5 a gallon, and many other local areas are close to that level, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.94, which is a new record for the state and 17 cents higher than last week. The average national price is $3.73, which is 21 cents higher than a week ago. The average p...
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of up-and-coming playwright Benjamin Benne's new work "Alma" coming to Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre March 6 through April 3, 2022. Directed by Juliette Carrillo, "Alma" opens March 13, and is produced in cooperation with American Blues Theater. The cast of "Alma" features Sabrina Fest as daughter Angel and Cheryl Umaña as mother Alma. Bianca Ruiz Brockl and Marilyn Camacho are set as understudies for Angel and Alma....
Jody Jakofsky-Cohen, also known as "JJ," began her career designing, creating & selling her designs at Her Nibs Women's Wear - her husband Howard Cohen's Culver City Store. She was initially a Fashion Designer, having graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM). All the while, JJ had a passion for food. This led JJ away from fashion and right into the restaurant scene. She worked at several prominent restaurants across the westside, including - Berlatsky's, the...
After a long season of injuries and Covid cancellations, with some impressive performances and some less than impressive performances, the 2021-2022 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team is down to one regular season basketball game. It does not get much better than the USC Trojans playing the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood to end the regular season on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Bruins are 22-6 for the season and tied for second place in the Pac-12 with the Trojans with a conference record of...
Keep that same energy! That's what LeBron James' Tweet wanted all the Lakers' detractors to do at the beginning of the season. "Keep talking about my squad, our personnel ages, the way he plays, he stays injured, we're past our time in this league, etc etc etc. Do me one favor PLEASE!!! And I mean PLEASE!!! Keep that same narrative ENERGY when it begins! That's all I ask." After the Lakers dropped their first game after the All-Star break and their 31st of their last 38 games to their cross-hall...
Vela! Vela! Vela! Los Angeles Football Club extended their opening game unbeaten streak to five as a healthy Carlos Vela returned to form and scored a hat trick to shutout the visiting Colorado Rapids, 3-0, to begin the 2022 Major League Soccer season . The win marked Steve Cherundolo’s debut as LAFC’s head coach. “I’m very pleased with the result. It’s important after preseason to start the season off with a win,” said Cherundolo. “This one goes to the players, staff, fans, front office, every...
Track and Field is back in a big way in the form of the Culver City High School Invitational meet on Saturday at the Culver City high school track. The meet starts at 10 a.m. and over 20 schools will be running and jumping on Saturday. Culver City will be trying to improve on their inspiring start of the season last Saturday when they dominated all four Divisions against Torrance and Palisades high schools. The Girls varsity and freshmen/sophomore teams and the boys' varsity and...
Owning a pet has already been linked to lower stress and blood pressure. And now scientists say pets could also protect us from memory loss in later life. Owners of animals including dogs, cats and rabbits were found to have held on to more of their cognitive abilities when tracked over six years. For the study, researchers tested more than 1,300 people with an average age of 65. Fifty-three per cent of them had pets and almost a third of this group had owned their pet for more than five years....
By David Ganezer 2.22.22: Santa Monica City Council considered a request from Councilmember Phil Brock to remove Leonora Camner from the Santa Monica City Housing Commission, on account of her employment by Abundant Housing Los Angeles. Update: At their meeting on 2/22/22, the Council voted 3-3 with 1 abstention (Sue Himmelrich), not to remove Camner from the City Housing Commission. The measure required 5 yes votes. On Tuesday afternoon, Ms. Camner held a public event in Tongva Park, where she...
By Jack Simon Observer Staff Writer More than 100 families have applied to a pilot program that gives priority on Santa Monica's affordable housing waitlist to the households who were displaced by the Civic Auditorium or I-10 Freeway projects in the 1950s and 1960s, civic officials announced this week. The new Below Housing Market program – whose enrollment deadline ended on February 22 – will provide priority in city-funded housing and inclusionary housing for up to 100 households or descendants of households who were displaced by local urb...
Food Giveaway Venice Family Clinic will provide food and COVID-19 vaccines free of charge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, February 26, at its clinic site at 1091 La Brea Avenue in Inglewood. “Free, healthy food including fresh fruit and vegetables will be provided to patients and community members this Saturday to help reduce food insecurity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Information about nutrition, healthy diet alternatives, blood pressure and other Clinic services including prenatal care will also be provided on-site by the Clinic’s H...
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Francois Reihani was born into a loving and supportive family that provided for him in every way. As a child, he thought that was normal. But as he grew older, he began to realize that other kids weren't so lucky -- and that he could do something about it. In 2019, Reihani opened La La Land Kind Cafe, a small, all organic coffee shop in Dallas, Texas, that provides support and jobs to youth who have outgrown the foster care system. The shop, which is a white renovated home with joyful bursts of yellow inside and out, is mea...
Local Briefs Mt. Library Reopens The Montana branch library will reopen this week. It has been closed since March 2020, due to the Covid 19 emergency. It will only be open 2 days a week at first. The Montana Branch will be open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. LA County Beaches Closed for Lightning LA County beaches were closed on Tuesday due to lightning. “Lifeguards are clearing the water and advising patrons on the beach to seek shelter immediately. The Lifeguard Division is working with the National W...
Michael Edward Morrisette, age 61, passed away from complications of Covid-19 on February 14, 2022 at Torrance Medical Center. He was surrounded by family and at peace with his end, which came after six grueling months in the Intensive Care Unit struggling to overcome odds that eventually became overwhelming. Some people affect the lives of the public in very public ways, elected to office or presiding over large corporations. Others are no less influential although they may not have names that...
Stanley Dunn Special to the Observer Think back for a moment to the place you grew up. You may be living elsewhere now yet when you go back to where you are from, a rush of memories spring about. A state of nostalgia may be induced, remembering the 'good old days.' There may be some major changes such as new buildings and old hang out spots that are no longer there; yet a sense of community - what it meant to grow up there - remains. Nestled just west of the hustle and bustle that is Los...
