Articles from the May 1, 2012 edition


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  • City Manager's Update

    John Nachbar, Community Development Department|May 1, 2012

    By John Nachbar City Manager’s Office • AT & T U-verse to Carry CCTV 35 – Staff has begun the process of working with AT & T to have Culver City TV Channel 35 (the City’s Government Channel) added to the channel lineup for customers of AT & T’s U-verse Video services. Current indications are that the addition of CCTV 35 would be at no cost or low cost to the City. If all goes as planned, U-verse customers in Culver City and throughout the Los Angeles County metropolitan area would have acce...

  • May Is 'Calfresh Awareness Month'

    May 1, 2012

    On May 1 the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors joined the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) and a broad-based community collaborative to launch what has been described as the most comprehensive and coordinated local effort to increase access to food assistance and reduce hunger in the nation’s largest county. According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on food insecurity, the number of U.S. homes lacking adequate food more than tripled in the last four years. In Los Angeles County (home to 10.4 million r...

  • Culver-Palms Annual Yard Sale

    May 1, 2012

    Culver-Palms Annual Yard Sale To Be Held Saturday Culver-Palms United Methodist Church’s annual yard sale will be held from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday. Choose from clothing, shoes and household items such as cookware, tableware, linens, decorative items, crafts, large and small appliances, gadgets and furniture. Additional items for sale include toys, books, CDs, DVDs, jewelry, sporting goods, electronics, tools, luggage and more. For further information please call the church office at (310) 390-7717. Culver-Palms United Methodist Church is l...

  • Clarke Explains His Path To City Council

    Cheryl Giraud, Special to the Observer|May 1, 2012

    Before getting down to business as a new Council member, Jim Clarke spent time on the celebration victory circuit after winning the fourth seat on the elected five-member City Council. Clarke, who loves Culver City, said he has already started working on the city’s business prior to even officially taking the oath of office. “During campaigning, I wore an ‘I love Culver City’ button,” Clarke proudly said, who introduced himself as Jim for an interview, over a cup of coffee at a local coffee sh...

  • Clarke Seeks New Revenue For Culver

    Cheryl Giraud, Special to the Observer|May 1, 2012

    Looking forward to working with newly elected Meghan Sahli-Wells and the other Council members, Jim Clarke says he hopes to bring an outside perspective to his fellow councilmembers and wants to maintain an ongoing dialogue, generating support for his ideas. “Whatever proposals I have, I have to sell the ideas to three of my colleagues,” Clarke said. Clarke, who held nearly a 400-vote margin over veteran councilmember Scott Malsin, who resigned on December 12, will complete Malsin’s unexp...

  • C.C.P.D. Officers Do Well In 'Vegas Challenge

    May 1, 2012

    For the 12th year, the Culver City Police Department sent a team of 20 runners to compete in the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Each runner runs a relay leg of 4.0 to 10.7miles, depending on the difficulty of the leg. The race started in the city of Baker, California on Saturday, April 21, and finished in Las Vegas the next day. With teams coming from as far away as Europe, this 120-mile relay race is recognized as the largest law enforcement sporting event of its kind in the world. The race starts during the daytime desert heat...