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On Sunday the Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed that a Culver City resident has died from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual who died was older than 65 with underlying health conditions. Neither the gender nor name of the deceased were revealed. Because there are positive cases across the entire County, the public is advised they should not think one location is safer than the other. Additional information regarding some of the new cases are pending...
Rides on Culver CityBus will be free starting Thursday, March 19, 2020 until further notice. Culver CityBus is announcing that it will temporarily suspend fare collection for riders. Culver CityBus is also requesting that all passengers board using the rear door in order to limit interactions between passengers and bus operators. The front doors will only be used for riders who need support due to ADA mobility devices, which require a lift to get inside the bus. These changes to service come as...
Amidst fears of the Coronavirus/COVID 19 pandemic, food stores are not the only places with long lines. 45 people, all most all males, lined up waiting for Martin B. Retting Guns to open in Culver City. When asked, only one person in line said he lives in Culver City. He was unwilling to give his name or be interviewed. The World Health Organization, the Federal, California and Los Angeles County Governments all declared States of Emergency. Social distancing, closures of schools, many types of...
In an unprecedented statewide move, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in a press conference Sunday that he's ordering all bars, breweries, and wineries in the state to close, regardless of their size, in order to create "deep social distancing." He did not dictate a specific period of time for these closures. Culver City has a rich history of local bars and nightclubs especially with the rise in popularity of karake. Newsom further ordered all people aged 65 and over and those with underlying heal...
City Manager John Nachbar acting within his powers a Director of Emergency Services has issued orders to close business where groups might congregate. He has issued the order that effective 11:59 PM tonight, March 16 the following establishments within the City of Culver City will be temporarily closed to the public: • Bars, lounges and nightclubs that do not serve food; • Movie theaters and live performance venues; • Bowling alleys and arcades; and, • Gyms and fitness centers, and art, dance,...
After Culver City invested over $211,000 with LMU/LA Center for Urban Resilience at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester it appears that researchers from California State University Northridge and the National Parks Service were far ahead on examining the eating habits of the coyote. They found that coyotes eat garbage, watermelon, and cats. This comes as not surprise to Culver City residents who have lost hundreds of pets to the hungry coyotes over the past several years. In the latest ed...
Toscana Finke, of Culver City , recently performed in the Hamilton College Dance and Movement Studies Department's annual spring dance concert. The performance was choreographed by Hamilton faculty Elaine Heekin, Sandra Stanton-Cotter, Bruce Walczyk, and Paris Wilcox, along with guest choreographer Ashely McQueen of Smashworks Dance in New York. Music featured included pieces by Martin Kohlstedt, Werner Niedermeier and Gareth Whitehead, v e n n, Codex Festivus, the London Symphony Chorus, and others. Finke, a sophomore majoring in dance and...
Everyone in Southern California knows Culver City High School has one of the most efficacious sports programs in the state but what they may not know is they are very successful in the classroom. According to the latest statistics released by the school the 2019-2020 school year produced some very impressive grade point averages in 23 sports and that includes cheerleading which is classified as a sports by the CIF Southern Section. Here is a list of the sports and the GPA’s. FALL 1. 3.67 G...
The following statement was issued Wednesday by the Los Angeles Lakers: “Today we were made aware that four players on the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for COVID-19. “We have been in immediate contact with our players and basketball operations staff members since being made aware of this development. “Given the exposure risks from our game against the Nets on March 10th, we are following the next steps of our COVID-19 procedures and protocol that are established in consultation with various health officials, the NBA and our UCLA Healt...
The coronavirus has turned the world upside down and the sports world in America was thrown a breaking curve ball that has put fans at the edge of their seats, even if those seats are at home and not inside a stadium. At Culver City High School spring sports was blossoming into a beautiful flower that turned into a coronavirus cactus. Here are the records for some the spring teams before their seasons were put on hold. The baseball team was 9-4 overall and 2-1 in Ocean league play. Girls'...
The City of Culver City announced they are continuing to cooperate with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to respond to recent reports of a novel coronavirus in Los Angeles County. The city announced the following immediate actions: • The Culver City Senior Center will be closed indefinitely beginning Saturday, March 14. More information on the Senior Center closing will be available online or by calling (310) 253-6722. ...
Dreams can indeed come true, especially when that dream is, per the STAR Prep Academy's mission statement, "to unlock student strengths and nurture our students' natural gifts and talents to develop multi-skilled, high achieving, adaptive individuals, preparing them for a future of limitless possibilities." In the fall of 2019, STAR Prep, a college prep WASC accredited school since 2003, moved to the campus of West Los Angeles College (WLAC) at 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City, having determined...
In response to growing public concerns about the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Venice Family Clinic announced today that its signature fundraising event, Venice Family Clinic Art Walk & Auction, will be an online auction to avoid any potential health risks associated with being at large public gatherings at this time. The community celebration previously scheduled for May 3, 2020, which includes tours of local artists’ studios as well as live music, a beer and wine garden, and a family fun zone, will be postponed. This year the C...
On Saturday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a request from California to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus. These meals are available at no cost to low-income children – and are not required to be served in a group setting – to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools are temporarily closed. “USDA stands with the people of California as a part of a federal-wide coordinated response,” said Brandon Lipps, Deputy Under Secretary for USDA’s Food, Nutrition, a...
Kentwood Players, continues to celebrate its 70th Anniversary Year by presenting VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, a comedy by Christopher Durang, opening Friday, March 13 and continuing through Saturday, April 18, 2020 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Los Angeles, CA 90045, home of the Kentwood Players. This is a non-equity/non-paid production directed by Susan Stangl, produced by...
After receiving approval from the school board on Friday, Superintendent Leslie Lockhart announced the immediate closing of all schools in the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD). There will be no classes held at district schools on Monday. The closure will begin one week prior to the already scheduled 2-week spring break which was to begin on March 23. The district plans to reevaluate the situation at the end of spring break and will either resume classes or extend the closure. The...
The Culver City Municipal Pool, also known as "The Plunge," will be closed for maintenance from Saturday, March 14 through Sunday, April 5. As the warmer weather approaches, you can enjoy swimming the sparkling, clear swimming pool. The pool will reopen after the maintenance period with the following schedule: Monday, April 6 Evening Lap Swim, Late Start 7:30 PM - 9 PM Culver City Unified School District Swim Meet Thursday, April 16 Evening Lap Swim, Late Start 7:30 PM - 9 PM Culver City...
The Los Angeles Kings hockey team was on a roll closing out the regular season, gaining momentum, beating playoff-caliber teams, had a win streak of seven games which was best in the Western Conference, and then on Wednesday, Rudy Gobert of the NBA's Utah Jazz was diagnosed with the coronavirus which started a ripple-effect throughout the sports world. On Thursday, the NHL made a decision to suspend play until further notice, which came less than 24 hours after the NBA suspended its schedule....
Laboratory Confirmed Cases -- 409 Total Cases Los Angeles County (excl. LB and Pas) -- 391* Long Beach -- 15 Pasadena -- 3 Age Group (Los Angeles County Cases Only-excl LB and Pas) 0 to 17 -- 5 18 to 40 --160 41 to 65 --159 over 65 --67 Investigation - Investigated Cases 352 Hospitalization and Death (among Investigated Cases) Hospitalized (Ever) 84 Deaths 5 CITY / COMMUNITY** Alhambra 3 Altadena 3 Arcadia 2 Athens 1 Baldwin Hills 3 Bellflower 1 Beverly Hills 8 Beverlywood 6 Boyle Heights 5 Brentwood 23 Burbank 2 Calabasas 2 Canoga Park 1...
The coronavirus outbreak has canceled all springs sports around the country and may even cancel the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which are scheduled to start on July 24th. UCLA football has been affected by this shutdown of athletics, with spring football being canceled. But with the hope that the UCLA football season will go on as scheduled, we decided to look at UCLA football and their hopes for a winning season in 2020. UCLA football is currently going through their roughest stretch...
