Articles from the May 30, 2019 edition


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  • Suspect Found Dead in Culver City Motel

    May 30, 2019

    Washington Boulevard was closed in both directions at Inglewood Avenue Sunday morning by Culver City Police Department after area residents reported hearing shots fired. Police reported hearing an additional shot fired upon their arrival. LAPD located a suspect at the Rodeway Inn at the corner of Washington Blvd and Atlantic Avenue. The man was a suspect in an earlier shooting on Flower Ct. in Venice. Residents also reported hearing helicopters circling the area. Washington Blvd. was closed unti...

  • Senator Harris Makes Stop on Campaign Trail

    May 30, 2019

    Samantha Gardner - KSM KId Scoop Media - May 19, 2019 A direct quote from Michelle Obama, "Our love, our gratitude, our admiration for our men and women in uniform, our veterans and their families - all of that is bigger than any one party or any one election." Michelle Obama is the wife of the first African American President in America. With her autobiography, she has influenced maybe even more people than her husband. However, she was not the president; she was the first lady. In fact, we hav...

  • FREE Sidewalk CPR Event

    May 30, 2019

    The Culver City Fire Department is inviting the public to learn how to save a life in just 5 minutes with hands-only CPR. Since 88% of cardiac arrests occur at home, the life you save with CPR is likely to be someone you know and love. Bystander CPR (hands-only) provided immediately after sudden cardiac arrest can up to triple a victim's chance of survival, yet only 32% of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander. Many are concerned they might do something wrong, but the only way to make...

  • Government Pension Shortfalls Also Hit Oregon

    Neil Rubenstein, Observer Columnist|May 30, 2019

    Now that Theodorsia and I have a great granddaughter; I wondered what the most popular baby names were as announced by the Social Security Administration for 2016. Boys Girls 1. William Ava 2. Noah Olivia 3. Mason Emma 4. James Isabella 5. Elijah Madison 6. Liam Charlotte 7. Aiden Sophia 8. Carter Harper 9. Michael Amelia 10. Ethan Abigail Perhaps during the Revolutionary War getting promoted in the Continental Army was faster than today. For example, the Marquis de Lafayette was a 19-year-old...

  • Culver Resident, Former LAPD Officer Tam Dies

    May 30, 2019

    Gail Elvin Tam Jr. passed away Friday, May 10th at his home in Fruitland, Idaho. He was 78 years old. Memorial services will be held at 3 pm Saturday, June 1st at B.P.O.E 1690 20SW 3RD Street, Oregon, 97914. A private ceremony will be held at Emmett Cemetery. Condolences can be made to Gail E. Tam Jr. family at www.Shaffer-Jensenchaple.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel, Fruitland. Gail was born Oct 1, 1940 in Guthrie County, Iowa. His parents were...

  • LA Football Looks to Repeat Victory Over Portland

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|May 30, 2019

    With a solid hold on MLS's 2019 Supporters' Shield for best record, LAFC take their 10-1-4 record and 34 points to Portland, as the Timbers re-open their newly renovated Providence Park. An anticipated capacity crowd of 25,218 for the grand re-opening this Saturday, June 1, is already being touted as a marquis matchup between the two Western Conference clubs. It will be the first home game of the season for the Timbers as they played their first 12 matches on the road. The team had to wait for...

  • UCLA softball Shoots for Another Championship

    Steve Finley, Sports Reporter|May 30, 2019

    The UCLA softball team is headed back to the College Softball World Series for the fifth straight year after they beat James Madison University two games to none in a best of three game series last weekend in Westwood. In the final game last Saturday the Bruins pounded out 10 hits, including two home runs by Taylor Pack to beat the Dukes 7-2. Their first game in the College World Series was played last Thursday against Minnesota in Oklahoma City in the double elimination tournament. If the 51-6...

  • Disguising a Public Safety Crisis as a Housing Crisis

    May 30, 2019

    By Ron Bassilian Special to the Observer Another day, another camp. The latest vagrant camp has emerged on Inglewood Blvd. under the 90 freeway, by the very upscale Sunkist Park. First, it’s a couple of tents, then more, then it becomes a city in its own right - entitled to city services such as sanitation clean up, and soon we have a permanent camp with property rights. These camps are a breeding ground for petty crime, drugs, and disease such as scabies and staphylococcus. Recently, Dr Drew warned us of the “epidemic typhus” which we haven...

  • Sister City Committee Installation Dinner

    May 30, 2019

    The Culver City Sister City Committee will be installing new board members during its quarterly membership dinner on Wednesday, June 5 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Culver City. Membership in CCSCC is not required in order to attend. The program for the evening will include an update of CCSCC’s recent activities and plans for the upcoming fiscal year. The DoubleTree Hotel is located at 6161 W. Centinela Blvd., Culver City. No-host cocktails start at 6:00 p.m. and dinner is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $48 per person ($20 for s...