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Culver Woman Wins Top Awards Peace builder and interfaith activist Ruth Broyde Sharone, a resident of Culver City since 1984, has just won top awards in two book competitions. Her book MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES: Why God and Allah Need to Talk, published by Mixed Media Memoirs LLC, took first place for “religious non-fiction” in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and also top honors in the 2013 International Book Awards in the category of “social change.” Why is there so much hate and religious violence? What can I do to change the world?...
Arrest Warrant Issued For Culver Man An arrest warrant has been issued for Caesar David Nunez, 22 of Culver City, for threatening to kill Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in April 2013. According to the Maricopa County Sherriff’s Office, the warrant to arrest Nunez was issued on Monday following an investigation by Maricopa County Sheriff’s detectives who traveled to the Los Angeles area to work with officers from the El Segundo Police Department to track down Nunez. Nunez’ threatened on April 24th, “I want to personally blow Maricop...
Police Blotter For June 10 through 17 Residential Burglary: On June 10 at 10:20 am officers responded to the 4400 block of Jasmine Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; she and her son left her residence locked and secured at 9:40 am. When they returned at 10:20 am she discovered the front door opened and saw some of her property on the floor. She also saw her property was missing. Assault: On June 11 at 1 am officers responded to the 3900 block of Sawtelle Boulevard regarding...
Culver City Police Department Is Accepting Applications For Citizen's Police Academy The Culver City Police Department is currently accepting applications for its sixth session of the Citizen’s Police Academy. The Academy is designed to educate residents and local citizens on the various aspects of law enforcement. It is for those interested in learning more about how the Culver City Police Department functions and operates. There are many misconceptions about police duties and the Academy will help dispel these notions and allow community memb...
Missing Culver Man Found Dead Cause of Death Still Under Investigation A body washed up on Dockweiler State Beach has been positively identified as Jose Muniz, a missing 78 year old Culver City man who disappear from a local hospital after being brought in by ambulance. Muniz, who reportedly suffers from dementia, was reported missing at the Culver City Police Department by a family member. On Monday, June 10 at approximately 9 pm Muniz walked away from a local hospital where he was being...
Dear Editor: The dangers of hydraulic fracturing are well documented and include risks of earthquakes, methane explosions, the venting of poisonous gasses including benzene and sulfur dioxide, and irreparable pollution to our water tables. Do we want these dangers in our community? Of course not. Now comes Mr. Jack Cox, president of The Communications Institute, which recently completed a study of the economic impact of fracking, to tell us in The Observer (May 30 – June 5) that accepting these risks of fracking would benefit the state by p...
Former City Manager Returns to Southland Mark Scott, who briefly served as City Manager for Culver City, announced on Wednesday he has resigned as City Manager of Fresno to accept the City Manager’s job in Burbank. Scott spent two decades working for the city of Beverly Hills, 14 of which as City Manager. He was also City Manger in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Scott was last seen in Culver City at the Annual Mayor’s Luncheon in April. Scott returned to his native Fresno in 2010 to care for ailing family members....
Local Scouts Join Elks to Celebrate Flag Day By David W. Myers Contributing Editor Members of Culver City Boy Scout Troop 113 and Culver Cub Pack 18 helped to lead the annual Flag Day ceremony last week at the local Elks Lodge. The annual event, held at the Elks headquarters on Washington Place, celebrates the creation and evolution of the U.S. flag and ensures that the worn-out flags collected by the Elks throughout the year are properly disposed. “This is a great tradition, and it’s made ‘extra-special’ by having the Scouts involve...
Coach Prieto Explains Benefits of His Baseball Camp (EDITOR’s NOTE: Observer reporter Fred Altieri interviewed Culver baseball coach Rick Prieto regarding his annual off-season baseball camp. Here is the first of this two-part interview Rick Prieto – Culver City High Baseball Head Coach Our baseball camp, which is called ‘The Fundamentals of Baseball,’ is now in its 16th year at Culver City High. We established it so we could develop a good relationship and have a better communication with th...
UCLA Makes Astounding World Series Debut The UCLA baseball team was good enough to qualify for the 67th College World Series in Omaha this week. But among the eight participants the Bruins weren’t highly regarded. How could they be with a .250 team batting average, one of the lowest in the NCAA? As of this writing on our Wednesday deadline it’s unknown what will happen by the end of the week. But if UCLA was to continue its astounding beginning that would be quite a story. You see, UCLA won its...
