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The Culver City Council last week continued its lively and contentious discussion on land use options and 2045 growth projections, including the controversial topic of "exclusionary zoning practices" in the residential areas. During its Monday meeting, the Council decided by 3-2 vote to direct staff to study one land use plan that "explores 100% affordable housing overlay" in single-family (R1) neighborhoods, drawing the ire of hundreds of local homeowners. The dissenting votes were cast by...
The Culver City Police Department is looking for a few good teens for its Explorers Program. The department is currently accepting applications from teens, aged 14 to 19, for the law enforcement program which begins in September. During the 12-week Basic Explorer Academy, the young explorers will receive training in the various avenues of law enforcement, said CCPD in a press release. "The program provides youth an opportunity to gain personal growth, enhance leadership/teamwork skills and make...
The Culver City Education Foundation has successfully raised thousands of dollars throughout 2020-2021 to support exceptional learning opportunities for over 7,000 students at every CCUSD school. On June 8, 2021, CCEF Executive Director Wendy Hamill presented a check for $180,000 to the CCUSD Board of Education. Ms. Hamill stated, "We are extremely grateful for the generous support of CCEF donors over this past year, who recognize the importance of investing in our schools and our students'...
When will the Ogwumike sisters, Nneka and Chiney, return from the knee injuries that has forced them to miss 70% of games this season?How will their return improve the Sparks' offense? Los Angeles Sparks opened the month of July with consecutive losses over the 4th of July weekend to the WNBA's two best teams. Their 66-58 loss to the Las Vegas Aces and their 84-74 loss to the Seattle Storm this past weekend and their lost to the Storm on Wednesday night has pushed the losing streak to five in a...
The Culver City high school girls' basketball program started a new league during the pandemic shorten season in 2021 and that league put the Centaurs in unfamiliar territory. Going from the Ocean league to the Bay league this year made them realize they have work to do. For the past 10 years Culver City was the class of the Ocean league. They won 88 games and lost only 12. Their overall record from 2010-20 was 206-90. Their league records included four 10-0 seasons and three 9-1 seasons. They...
Head Coach Brandon Staley to speak to student-athletes about football, higher education and professionalism The Los Angeles Chargers will host their first annual Nike ‘11-On’ football competition for high school athletes in Southern California. The event is part of the Chargers long-standing dedication to high school football by inspiring players, supporting coaches and celebrating the game at all levels. Head Coach Brandon Staley will kick off the event by talking about higher education, professionalism and how football can be used as an opp...
Greatness is often an overused word to describe people and events. That is not the case in describing Terry Donahue, the winningest coach in UCLA football history. Donahue passed away on Sunday evening, July 4, at his home in Newport Beach, California., surrounded by family, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 77. Donahue coached the Bruins for twenty years, from 1976 through 1995. He won 151 games as head coach of the Bruins, including seven consecutive bowl games, which included three Rose Bowl victories. He also won five...
Culver City police arrested two burglary suspects Thursday morning after they deployed a drone to find them. At 2:12 a.m., police officers responded to a call at Nuts & More, a gourmet grocery store located at 5850 Washington Blvd., said CCPD Sgt. Chris Ferrier. After the suspects fled the store, Ferrier said, police decided to use the drone in their search. "A supervisor on the scene said once the suspects saw that we had deployed the drone, they came out of hiding," the sergeant said. The...
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) today announced it will host The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS fundraising gala on September 17, 2021 at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. The gala will include a seated dinner for 350 guests, a life Christie's auction featuring unique works of art and luxury experiences with Lydia Fenet serving as auctioneer, a live performance, and dancing. Guests will also be given an up-close look at items from The Elizabeth Taylor Archive including...
6/2: An afternoon on the lake unexpectedly turned into a close encounter with wildlife for beachgoers in California. A large adult black bear and three cubs took to a South Lake Tahoe beach on Sunday to run and play in the water as about a dozen onlookers watched in awe. The cubs wrestled in the lake as they beat the high temperatures, which hit 90 degrees in South Lake Tahoe that day. The four bears - along with a few wild geese - made a day at the lake resemble a spontaneous day at the zoo...
Opinion by Corva Corvax There are an estimated 2,000 homeless people inhabiting the streets of Venice, California. News outlets reported 200 tents on the Ocean Front Boardwalk as of June 27. And on June 28, Los Angeles Councilman Mike Bonin boasted in an email blast about housing 19 individuals. Bonin attempted to play up the importance of this insignificant dent in the crisis, brought about in large part by public policies put in place by himself and others like him. That's "someone's mother,...
By Jack Simon Santa Monica has extended its residential eviction moratorium until September, city officials announced this week. Last week, the city adopted a 38th supplement to Santa Monica's local emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic that explicitly adopts most provisions of Los Angeles County's residential tenant eviction moratorium. With the new supplement, residential rent due during the period July 1 through September 30, 2021, may now be deferred for 12 months, city officials said. The...
AP and Observer Staff 7/1/21: The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance today making it illegal to pitch tents on most sidewalks, beneath overpasses and near parks, elementary schools, day care centers and libraries. However, the consensus item must still be approved by all 15 members of the Council. Sponsor Joel Buscaino described the measure as a humane way to get people off streets and restore access to public spaces. It includes no penalties or enforcement mechanism. Homelessness has become a crisis of "epic proportions,” the measu...
LA County Says Masks Up On Monday, health officials in Los Angeles County followed suit, recommending that “everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places as a precautionary measure.” Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, said the new recommendation was needed because of upticks in infections, a rise in cases due to the worrisome Delta variant, and persistently high numbers of unvaccinated residents, particularly children, Black and Latino residents and essential workers. NIH head Dr. Anthony Fauc...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer In a 4 to 2 vote, the Santa Monica City Council appointed Lana Fernandez Negrete to take Kevin McKeown's seat on the 7 member Santa Monica City Council. The Council selected Negrete from 34 eligible candidates who submitted their interest for the appointment to the seat vacated by Kevin McKeown in June. Her term lasts until November 2022. "Lana Negrete was born and raised in Santa Monica and is the owner of the Santa Monica Music Center. As a mother, she...
By Polly Hansen The City of Santa Monica will be present an online, workshop series, “Calling All Trades: Jobs for a Green Economy,” beginning July 7. The 8-part speaker series will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This online series intends to inform, prepare and encourage people who may be interested in having a career in the following trades: electrical, plumbing, electric vehicle infrastructure and renewable energy. Speakers will discuss the importance of recognizing opportunities in the trades and how to pursue the...
By Jack Simon The City of Santa Monica has announced the seven appointees to the newly-formed We Are Santa Monica Fund Board. They include business executives, a RAND analyst and a social services commissioner. The We Are Santa Monica Fund – a donor advised fund (DAF) – was established last year, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide a pathway for the community to donate emergency goods, services, and monetary funds to aid recovery efforts, city officials said. The sev...
