Articles from the March 22, 2013 edition


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  • Fiesta Committee Sputters to a Start

    Stephen Hadland, Observer Publisher|Mar 22, 2013

    After last month’s failure of the City Council to seat the newly formed Financial Advisory Committee, staff appears to have miscued the seating of the newly appointed Fiesta La Ballona Committee In what should have been the first meeting of the newly appointed Fiesta La Ballona Committee Tuesday’s meeting was abruptly cancelled after staff failed to post the agenda 72 hours in advance and according one informed source had not yet notified the newly appointed members of the meeting. Under Cal...

  • It’s ‘Derby Day’ for Culver Cub Scouts

    Mar 22, 2013

    By David W. Myers Contributing Editor More than 30 boys from Culver City Cub Scout Pack 18 and 60 of their family members came to a free event at Culver City Elks Lodge No. 1917 on Washington Place Saturday to hold their annual “Pinewood Derby” competition. The annual derby is one of the most popular events in all of Scouting, with more than one million Cubs in the U.S. and Canada taking part each year. The Cubs essentially start with a rectangular block of pine that’s about seven inches long, 1 ¾ inches wide and 1 ¼ inches tall, then carve i...

  • Police Blotter

    Mar 22, 2013

    From March 13 to 18. Vandalism On March 13 at 9:30 a.m. officers responded to the 5100 block of Overland Ave. regarding a vandalism investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them he locked and secured his business on March 12 at 7:15 p.m. When he returned the next morning at 7:45 he discovered two large windows had been broken. Stolen Vehicle On March 15 at 3:30 p.m. officers responded to the 6000 block of Sepulveda Blvd. regarding a stolen vehicle investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them he parked and locked...