Articles from the July 17, 2012 edition


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  • Culver Free Public Theatre Begins

    Jul 17, 2012

    Culver City Public Theatre has opened its 14th season of family friendly summer shows at Dr. Paul Carlson Park. Tickets aren’t required. On Sunday, July 15, there will be The Oydessy at noon and A Servant to Two Masters at 2 pm. The performances are made possible in part by the Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment as well as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission ....

  • Senator Price Praises Passage Of High Speed Rail Bill

    Jul 17, 2012

    Culver City Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. praises the State Senate’s approval of SB 1029, legislation that authorizes the initial financing and construction of California’s High Speed Rail system, by a vote of 21-16. The bill passed includes $5.8 billion for construction in the Central Valley, as well as nearly $2 billion to improve regional rail systems in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas and to connect them to high-speed rail. Throughout the past year, Senator Price has led the effort to ensure that the California High Speed Rail Aut...

  • Senior Center Has Activities

    Jul 17, 2012

    By Gabrielle Bon Durant Special to the Observer It’s a great time to be golden. There are many things going on at the Culver City Senior Citizen’s Center. In July there are a multitude of fun and affordable activities for senior citizens living in Culver City. They include an afternoon of songs from the golden age of American Popular Music featuring the musical styling of Cole Porter which is on July 26 at 1 pm, and Movie Nostalgia, which is once a month on Fridays at 12:30 pm. This month will be the musical Showboat. There is alsoKaraoke on...

  • It's Gypsy Jazz At Festival

    Jul 17, 2012

    Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival presents gypsy jazz with Stephane Wrembel and his band in the intimate courtyard of Culver City City Hall Thursday night, July 19 at 7 pm. . Admission is free. In addition, 100 premium reserved seats are available for entry level sponsors at $10 each per show and may be purchased at Boulevard Music in person or over the phone. Parking is free underneath City Hall. Additional parking is free for the first two hours in designated structures in the Downtown area. Culver City’s Boulevard Music Festival...

  • Council Declares Financial Emergency

    Lynne Bronstein, Observer Reporter|Jul 17, 2012

    Half-Cent Sales Tax Goes On Ballot This November, in addition to Governor Brown’s state sales tax measure, voters in Culver City will be saying yes or no to a local measure that would place a one-half cent sales tax on merchandise sold in Culver City. The resolution to place this measure, which contains a ten-year sunset clause, on the November ballot was passed unanimously at the City Council meeting Monday night. The Council also passed a resolution declaring that a financial emergency e...

  • Culver Football Schedule

    Jul 17, 2012

    Aug. 31—at West Torrance Sept. 7 - home vs. Peninsula Sept. 14 –at Redondo Sept. 21—home vs. West Adams Sept. 28 – at Bishop Amat Oct. 5 –home vs. Hawthorne Oct. 12 – at Inglewood Oct. 19 – at Santa Monica Oct. 26 – at Morningside Nov. 2 – home vs. Beverly Hills...

  • This Dodger Defeat Was Bizarre

    Mitch Chortkoff|Jul 17, 2012

    In the Dodger Stadium press box Sunday I asked the same question to three broadcasting legends. I asked Vin Scully, Jaime Jarrin and Dick Enberg if they had ever seen anything like what happened here Saturday night. They gave the same answer. All of these guys with about 50 years of watching major league baseball games had never seen anything like it. The Dodgers had a 6-4 lead in the ninth inning against the last place San Diego Padres, a team which struggles to score runs. The Padres scored...