Articles from the April 4, 2024 edition


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  • ERBA LA SPECIALS

    Apr 4, 2024

    Visit ERBA LA Locations for SPECIALS Thursday thru Sunday...

  • Culver City high school will showcase track stars at the Arcadia Invitational

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Apr 4, 2024

    Some of the best high school track and field stars in the nation will compete in the prestigious Arcadia Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Culver City high school Centaurs will have several athletes competing against the best. Unfortunately, Culver City's fastest girl runner, Joelle Trepagnier suffered a slight injury last week so she will not be competing, but the girls still have the second fastest sprinter in the school, Morgan Maddox to "hold down the fort" according to Culver City's...

  • Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches

    Apr 4, 2024

    BEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach. Near Will Rogers Tower 18 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek. · Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. · Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach. Santa Monica South Tower 20 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain. · Escondido Creek at Escondido State Beach The entire swim area. · Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach The entire swim area. · Ma...

  • UCLA is eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen by LSU

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Apr 4, 2024

    The great UCLA center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once said, "You won't win until you learn how to lose. I don't like to do it, to lose, but I can stand it. Along with everything else, you have to acquire the ability to accept defeat. No one makes it without stumbling." Abdul-Jabbar won three national championships at UCLA and six NBA Championships. A lesson the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team will need to learn. The LSU Tigers defeated the UCLA Bruins in a Sweet Sixteen matchup, 78-69, ending the B...

  • Culver City High School Athletes in Action

    Apr 4, 2024

    Culver City High School Baseball and Softball Players in Action....

  • Total Solar Eclipse Eye Safety

    Apr 4, 2024

    On Monday April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of North America, passing over the United States, Mexico and Canada. Whether you will be in the path of totality or viewing a partial eclipse, it is crucial to take precautions to prevent damage to the eyes. A Baylor College of Medicine ophthalmologist provides tips for how to safely look at the eclipse. "Watching the eclipse without proper eye protection – even for a short amount of time – can lead to permanent vision los...

  • CCPD Officers Resolve Crisis Situation

    Apr 4, 2024

    Last night April 2, Culver City Police Officers responded to a call for service of a man seeming to be experiencing a mental health crisis, throwing items out of a room and causing a disturbance at a local motel. Officers quickly arrived and saw that the room door was ajar and that a nude adult male was inside yelling obscenities and bleeding from his hands and feet. At one point, the man exited the room and began walking toward the Officers with his fists clenched as if he was going to attack...

  • Los Angeles Chargers Sign Ben Mason

    Apr 4, 2024

    On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, the Los Angeles Chargers signed tight end/fullback Ben Mason. Mason, originally a fifth-round selection (184th overall) by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2021 NFL Draft, joins the Chargers after having spent portions of the last three seasons with the Ravens (2021-23), contributing on both the active roster and practice squad. After participating in training camp with Baltimore as a rookie in 2021, Mason joined the practice squads of the New England Patriots and Chicago...

  • CCPD Officers Foil Residential Burglary

    Apr 4, 2024

    Tuesday morning, March 26 Culver City Officers responded to a call of a possible residential burglary in progress. A quick thinking citizen noticed a suspect enter a garage and immediately called CCPD. Officers quickly responded and located the individual described in the call. When the suspect saw the Officers, he tossed a box he had taken from the victim's residence. The burglary suspect was arrested, the victim's items were returned, and a stolen firearm and ammunition were recovered. A...

  • Pam Ament Guest Speaker at April Meeting

    Apr 4, 2024

    The Culver City Woman's Club will meet on Monday, April 8. We have a fabulous speaker. Our speaker for their April Meeting will be Marina District Woman's club Ambassador, Ms. Pam Ament. She is a very experienced Woman's Club Member. Should be very interesting. Hope you will try and attend. We are a very friendly group. The ladies are planning many new events which will be announced. Meet new people, learn new things. Our club has so much to offer. We would love to have you join us. We do have l...

  • Still Time & Room to Register your Car for the Culver City Car Show

    Apr 4, 2024

    Just hit 320 cars registered on March 26, still time to get registered for May 11, Culver City car show in downtown Culver City. Ti register your car online go to: https://culvercitycarshow.azurewebsites.net/RegisterVehicle....

  • Council Rejects Renaming Alley After Bruce Lee

    Apr 4, 2024

    Renaming a local alleyway after martial arts icon Bruce Lee, proposal did not meet the city's stringent requirements for commemorative street naming and the council rejected the proposal. The Asian World Film Festival's bid to change "A Street" to "Bruce Lee Alley" hit a wall as the council stood firm on policies such as 20 years of local service, and 75% resident petition support, among others, which the group has yet to fulfill, according to official city reports. The city expressed their...

  • FBI Offers $25,000 Reward, Seeks Information to Identify Party Responsible for Attack at Electrical Substation in Torrance

    Apr 4, 2024

    The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or group responsible for an attack on an electrical substation in Torrance, California, in 2023. On August 20, 2023, an unknown suspect or group attempted to destroy and cause a system failure of a Southern California Edison electrical substation by shooting one of the transformers and turning off various circuit breakers. The Southern California Edison substation is located at 21760...

  • Artist Laureate Katy Krantz Premieres Dear Culver City Exhibition at City Hall

    Apr 4, 2024

    The Cultural Affairs Division will present Artist Laureate Katy Krantz's Dear Culver City exhibition, a ceramics installation on display at the Culver City City Hall from April 15th to June 10th. Please join us in celebrating this community-based project with an opening reception on Tuesday, April 16th, 5 to 7PM, in the Dale Jones Courtyard at Culver City City Hall. Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Brenda Williams, Artist Laureate Subcommittee members Tania Fleisch...

  • Schools, Community Groups Win Screenland 5K Rewards

    Apr 4, 2024

    The PTA officer may have felt conflicted. Culver City Council PTA Executive Vice President Megan Oddsen led Culver City Rotary Foundation President Keith Jones in sight of the finish line at Ivy Station in the Screenland 5K Celebrity Trike Race championship. Does Oddsen sublimate her competitive instincts to allow the race's Golden Wizard sponsor to take the crown in appreciation for Rotary's support in helping fund the $5600 donation the Council PTA would receive from race proceeds? Or does...

  • Dodgers Place Jason Heyward On IL

    Apr 4, 2024

    The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the injured list with lower back tightness and added outfielder Taylor Trammell to the active roster. Trammell, 26, was claimed yesterday from Seattle after being designated for assignment on March 28, 2024. Last season, he hit .130 with three homers and 11 RBI in 22 games for Seattle and hit .268 with 21 homers for Triple-A Tacoma. He has played 116 Major League games over three seasons with Seattle, hitting a combined .168 with 15...

  • Public Health to Distribute 60,000 Free Gun Safety Locks in LA County

    Apr 4, 2024

    To address the public health crisis of gun violence, the Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention, housed in the Department of Public Health, has made 60,000 gun safety locks available to the public; free, no questions asked. Free gun safety locks will initially be available at six County medical facilities: · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center · High Desert Regional Health Center · Los Angeles General Medical Center · Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center · Olive View-UCLA Medical Center · Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center La...

  • UCLA's Adem Bona Honored On NABC ALL-DISTRICT Team

    Apr 4, 2024

    UCLA men's basketball sophomore Adem Bona has secured second-team NABC All-District 19 honors, as announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Bona averaged 12.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in all 33 contests for the Bruins during the 2023-24 season. He shot 58.8 percent from the field and 69.6 percent at the free throw line. Bona ranked second among all Pac-12 players in blocks per game and third in the conference in field goal percentage....

  • A Life Changing Experience with Air Force One

    Audrey Mullin, Kids Scoop Media Reporter|Apr 4, 2024

    I was waiting to enter LAX so I could see Air Force One and meet important people, possibly the president. While I waited, police motorcycles, cars, limos, firetrucks and many black Suburbans entered the airport. When the Secret Service let us in, they told us to get out of our car while the K9 police dog Officer Bobby searched it. Afterwards we followed a police car to a parking spot on the tarmac. The Secret Service agent scanned us to see if we had any forbidden items. Afterwards, Kid Scoop...

  • Police Discuss Racial Profiling Report

    Apr 4, 2024

    The Culver City Police Department invites the community to join a Community Meeting tonight to discuss the 2023 Racial Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) Report: 📍 Mike Balkman Council Chambers9770 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. 🗓️ Thursday, April 4th ⏰ 6:30 pm Persons unable to attend in person will have the option to attend virtually via Webex. The Webex link will be available on the Culver City Police Department’s website under “Events” on April 4th, 2024. To view the 2023 RIPA Report and for more information, please visit the Culver City Pol...

  • Culver City High School Welcomes COACH LUTZ, Math Teacher, and Track Assistant

    Apr 4, 2024

    Culver City High School welcomes new track assistant coach, Henry Lutz, for the 2024 season. Coach Lutz, who also teaches math at CCHS, aims to lead the long distance runners to success, drawing from his experience coaching at his previous school. He emphasizes the importance of supporting students and fostering their growth as athletes, with a focus on dedication and hard work. Coach Lutz led the "Students Run LA" club at his previous school, where they trained for the LA Marathon. The typical...

  • Death of Child on Freeway Maybe Linked to Woodland Hills Murder

    Apr 4, 2024

    Police Tuesday are exploring possible connections between an infant girl who was found dead and a young girl who was found suffering from moderate injuries on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the Culver City area and authorities said their discovery may be tied to a Woodland Hills homicide and a Redondo Beach fatal car crash. The California Highway Patrol responded around 4:30 a.m. Monday to the northbound 405 Freeway near the Sepulveda Boulevard/Howard Hughes Parkway exit, and they fou...

  • Newsome Recall Deux

    Apr 4, 2024

    Activists who successfully placed a recall on California's ballot in 2021 and forced the Democratic governor to spend tens of millions are trying to oust him again. Newsome is often listed as a possible candidare for President of the United States in 2028. Conservative activists are launching another attempt to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking to capitalize on anger over the state's yawning budget deficit and arguing that the top White House surrogate must be stopped before he can...