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By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Community members who wanted to see improvements to the playground at Sid Kronenthal Park got their wish at the June 22 City Council meeting. The council approved Design Concept “A” and the related budget for the rehabilitation of the playground. The Council also approved an addition to the adopted 2015-2016 budget by adding $75,523.80 from the General Fund to augment the remaining funds (an amount of $62, 051.20) from the Proposition A Cities Excess Gra...
The Annual Culver city Fireworks show will once again be held this year. The Culver City Exchange Club, which sponsors the event, will hold the annual event on the grounds of West LA College. Gates will open at 4pm, and the fireworks show will begin at dusk. Culver CityBus will provide a special bus to the fireworks show from Westfield Culver City to Venice Blvd. and Overland Ave. with stops along Sepulveda Blvd. and Overland Ave. for just $1. For more information visit: http...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter A standing-room-only congregation of community members gathered in a meeting room at Veteran's Auditorium on June 14 to discuss "mansionization" in Culver City and what to do about it. Before the meeting was over, it was apparent that this issue will be the subject of a long and contentious fight. The meeting became rowdy, with people talking out of turn, often talking at the same time and arguing, despite efforts by moderator Iain Gulin to keep things...
Blown transformer has caused wires down on Wagner St. between Huron Ave. and Elenda Street in the Veteran's Park area of Culver City. The Culver City Fire Department is on scene and Edison has been notified. If you see any wires down, please stay away and call 9 - 1 - 1. Southern California Edison is on scene. Power is out in the neighborhood. Extensive work needs to be completed in order to re-establish power connection. Edison estimates power will be restored by 5pm today....
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist I just finished reading the Journal of the American Medical Association’s “Internal Medicine” report published online March 2, 2015. Briefly, Vanderbilt Medical School looked at data of 72,000 Americans and 135,000 Chinese and found those who ate the most peanuts lived longer than those who ate the fewest. The House of Representatives on May 13, 2015 voted overwhelmingly to end the federal government’s bulk collection of telephone records, and then it was...
U.S. Navy Ensign Robert C. Fuentes, a 2010 graduate of Culver City High, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 22 and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. The son of Afrodita Fuentes successfully completed four years of intensive academic, physical and professional training, resulting in a Bachelor Of Science degree with a major in Economics. Following graduation Ensign Fuentes has been assigned to USS Arleigh Burke in Norfolk, Virginia where...
Kentwood Players presents Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" from July 10 through August 15 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. The production is directed by Valerie Ruel, produced by Heather Barnett and Kathy Dershimer by special arrangement with Samuel French. Featured in the cast are Veronica Alicino, Harold Dershimer, Lori Kaye, Louis Politan, Katie Rodriguez, Matthew Van Oss and Laura Wiggins...
In an effort to identify and nurture new talent, Richard Clar recently announced a $1000 award to help support young artists who are striving to further their careers as professional jazz musicians. The Mimi Melnick Double M Award for Young Jazz Talent has been established to honor Clar’s sister. In 1996 Mimi began hosting intimate jazz salons at her Encino home to support L.A.’s jazz community. Since her passing, this tradition has continued at the Mayme Clayton Library & Museum in Culver City. Mr. Clar said, “Mimi loved jazz more than anyth...
Ralph Lawler, who recently completed his 36th year as the Clippers’ television announcer, has been chosen to receive a star on the Hollywood Hall Of Fame Walk in 2016. Lawler was included in a group of candidates to be selected among thousands of nominees....
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Well, here’s a most unusual story to begin the 2015 college football season. Hip hop music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, the father of UCLA defensive back Justin Combs, was arrested by UCLA police and charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon (a kettlebeck) and one count of making terrorist threats Monday following a confrontation with Bruin assistant coach Sal Alosi. A kettlebeck is a piece of weightlifting equipment. It has a handle with a sharp...
Culver City’s finest 10 and 11-year-old baseball players will be in action on Friday, June 26 at 5 pm against perennial powerhouse West Los Angeles in the Little League District 25 All Star Tournament opener. The Culver City All Stars have been hard at work under the tutelage of Culver City High and USC graduate Chip Netzel, who has successfully guided numerous Culver City All Star teams and has come out of retirement to work with this special group of players. The All Stars include four returning two-three time all stars (Andy Perez, Brandon Z...
Neil Rubenstein, I am happy to see your interest in the city’s finances. Without its finances in order, a city quickly deteriorates and is forced to limit the services it provides to its businesses and residents. I am not sure what report you refer to that lists Culver City as being among the lower 15% in financial health among cities in California; however, as chair of the city’s Finance Advisory Committee, I can say confidently that that is not correct and that the city currently has a hea...
By John Nachbar City Manager City Manager’s Office • Culver City Welcomes Iksan City Mayor – A delegation from Culver City's Sister City of Iksan City, Republic of Korea, including Mayor Park Kyung-chul, recently visited Culver City. On June 5 Mayor Micheál O’Leary greeted the Mayor and gave him a tour of City Hall. The City Council also honored Mayor Kyung-chul at the June 8 City Council Meeting. To learn more about the Culver City Sister City Committee, please go to: http://w...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter "My mom was sleeping so I woke her up and told my dad to turn on the TV. Then it came on: "With the first pick of the sixth round the Arizona Diamondbacks select Tyler Mark." "It was easily the best feeling in my life." It was the moment of truth for former Culver High right-handed pitcher Tyler Mark as he described being chosen in the recent Major League Baseball draft on Tuesday, June 9. He was the 166th player selected overall. The ace of the staff, Mark played...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When I realized the deadline for this week’s paper was Wednesday and the NBA draft was Thursday I was quite disappointed. I wouldn’t be able to comment on the Lakers’ selection until the following week. Then I had an idea. There had been so much interest, so many conflicting rumors in what the Lakers were going to do that there would be considerable reader interest in a description of this process. So. Hopefully, I was right and you’ll read on, At the beginni...
The Culver City Garden Club, a non-profit organization founded in 1953, will hold its 62nd Annual Show & Plant Sale on Saturday, June 27. The hours will be 11 am to 4 pm, and Sunday, June 28 from 10 am to 4 pm in the Culver City Teen Center, 4153 Overland Ave. (near Culver Blvd.). Admission is free and there is lots of free parking. There will be a locally-judged Exhibition of homegrown plants, flowers and edibles; a Club plant sale table; two workshops each day on gardening & plant topics; regular raffles of merchandise & gift certificates...
A free Countywide Household Hazardous and E-Waste Roundup will be held Saturday, June 27 at the front parking lot of the Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Blvd. Enter from Culver Blvd. at Elenda Street. Examples of household hazardous waste are antifreeze, unused pharmaceuticals, car batteries, used motor oil, syringes, and intravenous needles. Examples of E-Waste are TVs, computers, VCRs and stereos and cell phones. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works and the Sanitation districts of Los Angeles County conduct more than 50 free...
With summer in full swing and the kids out of school and parents looking for some entertainment for not only the kids, but themselves and something they can do as a family, movies are a traditional respite. The problem becomes, however, finding that family friendly entertainment beyond the guaranteed awesomeness of Disney and Pixar which, by the way, is in top form this summer with “Inside Out.” (If you haven’t seen “Inside Out” yet, run to your nearest theatre as fast as you can). But this...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist So you think you have tax problems and perhaps you do, but it’s nothing like McDonald’s. Gabby Hayes would say, “No Siree, Bob.” I’m sure it was purely an oversight that the hamburger company supposedly shorted the European tax collectors by more than $1.1 billion from 2009 to 2013. Nobody should be misled when they hear the legislators are scraping by on only $97,196 per year. However, when all the benefits are factored in, I just bet it’s more than double...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Don Nigro's Gothic thriller "Ravenscroft" on Saturday, July 11 from 10 am to 3 pm and on Sunday, July 12 from 7 pm to 10. Callbacks will be held on Monday, July 13 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances will take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are September 11 to October 17 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by S...
By Kimberly Berg Observer Columnist Dear Kimberly, I have a two-part question for you. LA is such a busy city with so many people. Yet sitting in traffic it’s usually one person per car and it feels very lonely. What can I do about this feeling of disconnect? Also, what is the best way to shift fear into courage? -Feeling alone and stuck The reason for your thought of “disconnect” is more about you believing that you shouldn’t be in traffic and in the chaos of the city. You have placed the feeli...
I am writing this note to thank Officer Corolla Fleeger for her amazing work. With her incredible dedication and initiative, this week she reunited an elderly, injured dog with its family. She is Culver City’s Animal Service Officer, and I wanted to share this story and also to let our Culver City residents know that we have this wonderful resource. Yesterday morning, my son Sam spotted a confused looking dog wandering in our neighborhood. The dog looked hungry and injured. I tried to a...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor The Padres were on the verge of beating the Dodgers Sunday in San Diego. With the winning run on base in a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning Juston Upton hit a drive to deep centerfield. Within seconds the game would be over. Instead, Dodger rookie Joc Pederson raced back, somehow caught up with the ball and caught it. “The catch of the year in major league baseball,’ the announcer said. If Pederson hadn’t made that catch Bud Black would probably still be the Padre...
Do you know an individual, business, or organization in Culver City that deserves recognition for their services to people with disabilities? Culver City Council and the Culver City Disability Advisory Committee, through the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, would like to honor one individual and one business during activities planned for “Disability Awareness Month” in October 2015. The following are the nomination criteria: • Individual nominees of any age must be a resident of or work/volunteer in service of residents of Cu...
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