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Council Approves Predictable Budget The Drama of Recent Years Is Missing The 2013-2014 Culver City budget was adopted Monday night but compared to the drama of recent years, when the Council had to approve major cuts and layoffs, the budget came and went without much fuss at all. Chief of Finance Jeff Muir said in his opening statement that there was “nothing significant about the report.” He noted that the budget had been presented on May 13, while June 3 and 4 had seen presentations by the var...
Culver Woman Survives Santa Monica Rampage Laura Sisk is lucky to be alive. From all news accounts she shouldn’t be here today. When suspected Santa Monica murderer John Zawahri killed two and burned his family’s house down last Friday he hijacked Sisk and her car and drove to Santa Monica College where he killed three more people. Sisk is 42 and lives in Culver City. According to reports Zawahri appeared in the middle of the road. He screamed at her, ordering her to get out of the car and pic...
Dear Editor, I read with interest your article on Holly Mitchell's fracking moratorium bill. Personally I think it's wisest to understand the full environmental implications of this practice before continuing it, particularly in an earthquake prone area. I then read the commentary by Jack Cox because I am interested in alternative viewpoints. I also checked out the study and website of this institute that Jack Cox is affiliated with. A note at the end of Cox's opinion piece states that his institute supports "objective analysis," but that's...
Dodgers: First Fernandomania, Now Puigmania As I advanced through the press gate at Dodger Stadium Sunday morning I knew the day was going to be special. I often have a brief chat with radio broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela, who created Fernandomania with his spectacular debut 33 years ago. And I knew the Dodgers’ latest phenom, Yasiel Puig, would be adding another chapter to his remarkable first week in the major leagues. Before the game I discussed Puig with Vin Scully. I asked if Puigmania rem...
Culver Baseball Has Awards Banquet The Culver City High Baseball 2013 Banquet and Awards Night was held at the American Legion Hall on Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City on Wednesday, June 5. Coach Rick Prieto related the night’s proceedings. “We thanked our administration, Principal Dylan Farris, Vice Principal Dr. Jon Chapman and Athletic Director Tom Salter. We especially honored our great parents for all they did this year for the baseball program, from transporting our players to games, the...
Former Centaur Football Star Injured New Mexico State University freshman Miles Washington, a graduate of Culver City High and a former Centaurs football star, suffered a cervical fracture on April 13 during a spring football scrimmage at New Mexico State’s Aggie Stadium, Washington, who plays cornerback on the school's football team, was airlifted to University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, and underwent a six-hour surgery on his spine. He was later moved to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where he received a second surgery t...
The Inside on Culver Sports Facilities (EDITOR’S NOTE: George Laase recently interviewed former Culver City High athletic director Jerry Chabola about athletic facilities at the school) By George Laase Jerry Chabola, a now-retired teacher and the former Athletic Director of Culver City High, was asked about his thoughts on seeing that all his hard work on getting the track and field resurfaced is finally coming to pass. Jerry Chabola--I’m excited. I’m happy that the work we have done over the many past years is finally coming to fruit...
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL 2013: MUST SEE FESTIVAL FILMS I’m so excited, literally and figuratively, as it’s time for the 19th Annual Los Angeles Film Festival! Running from June 13th to 23rd, setting the exciting tone for this year’s Fest, LAFF takes to the skies opening night with the North American premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s I’M SO EXCITED! What could be more appropriate! A high-flying comedy of hilarious proportion, you’ll find yourself wishing you were flying the friendly skies of Peninsu...
UCLA Begins World Series Play Sunday UCLA will play LSU in its opening game of the 67th College World Series Sunday in Omaha at 5 pm (LA time). The Bruins have qualified for the College World Series for the third time in four years. The game will be televised by ESPN 2. UCLA won its Super Regional last weekend over Cal State Fullerton. Seven UCLA players were selected in last week’s baseball draft....
