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On Saturday July 12 Culver City Police Officers arrested Robby Lee McKnight, 53, a Santa Monica resident, on suspicion of bicycle thefts in the Fox Hills residential area. As a result of the arrest, several bicycles and three children's Razor scooters were recovered and are presumably considered to be stolen. The Culver City Police Department is attempting to locate the owners of these bicycles and scooters. If you reside in this area, and your bike or scooter was recently stolen or is missing,...
According to Marcus G.Tiggs, Fiesta La Ballona (FLB) Sponsorship Chair, “it’s not too late to become part of the FLB as a sponsor.” The FLB is a long standing end of summer tradition in Culver City August 22-24, 2014 at Veteran’s Park. With the generous help of our Zero Waste Partners (Haynes Building Service and Delamo Green Clean) this year’s FLB will be 100% Zero-Waste. The FLB is taking on the reputation of being the best Westside “Party in the Park” where you can’t go wrong with free admission and free entertainment! Don’t miss out...
Culver City Walk With A Doc will be held again on Saturday, July 19 at 9 am at Vets Park (Culver and Overland) near the tennis courts. Dr. Nancy L. Sicotte will discuss the positive cognitive effect of exercise and then lead the group on a neighborhood walk. Dr. Sicotte is the director of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neurology Residency Programs in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is a Professor in Residence, Department of Neurology, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Warm-up and stretching with Brandon...
The California Department of Conservation's Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) has announced dates for hearing for the purpose of receiving public comments on the Revised Proposed SB 4 Regulations in five cities across the state. While the regulations that come out of this rule making process must be finalized by January 1, 2015, the Environmental Impact Report required by SB 4 will not be completed until July, 2015. This means that the permanent regulations will be completed...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist On July 27 in Louisville, KY ex-POWs of the Korean War will gather for their 61st and probably final reunion commemorating the armistice which paved the way for their release. Visit koreanwarexpow.org. Do you realize there are 7,861 United States military personnel still unaccounted for? I was looking through one of my five four-drawer filing cabinets recently when I came across a letter dated May 24, 2005 from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Every July, there is summer excitement brewing at the Toyota Sports Center, the Lakers headquarters and practice facility in El Segundo. No, it wasn't the news that Jeremy Lin was just traded to the Lakers from the Rockets. There were over 450 capable young women trying out to become a dancer for next season's Laker Girls dance team. And one capable male was even in the mix this time. It was an open audition, a cattle call. The only requirements - be 18...
April Gilbert, of Culver City received the Chancellor's Award for the 2014 spring semester at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Gilbert is majoring in sustainable management. The award is presented to undergraduate students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above. UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, has 45 undergraduate majors and 23 graduate programs, including one doctoral degree. UW-Stout, established in 1891, prides itself on the success of its students in the workplace, with...
By Beth Lindly Special to the Observer Old and new worlds will collide as Lythgoe Family Productions opens its original show "Princesses and Pirates" this weekend. True to its name, "Princesses" will showcase fairytales best known for their stories of royalty and magic. However, LFP has added a twist to the folklore we all know and love: songs from top 40 radio, while audience members can sing along in the style of traditional British "panto." Kris Lythgoe is the president of Lythgoe Family Productions, and one of the producers of the shows. He...
Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors will be hosting an annual Shred Day on July 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Funeral home will provide free shredding for up to four boxes per person of important, personal documents in the continuing effort to combat identity theft. Staples and paper clips may be left on the documents, but binders, CDs, DVDs or other media will not be accepted. Identity theft is the nation's fastest-growing crime, claiming almost 10 million victims per year especially senior citizens, according to...
Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of July 14, 2014. At this meeting, the City Council: • Presented a proclamation in honor of July as "Parks Make Life Better!" month. • Adopted an ordinance repealing and replacing Subchapter 15.02.100 of Title 15, Chapter 15.02 of the Culver City Municipal Code, adopted by reference multiple 2013 California Building Codes, and repealed and reserved Chapter 15.04 of Title 15 in its entirety. • Adopted an ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 9.02 of Title 9 of the Culver City Municipal C...
• Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival - The first of six free concerts will take place next Thursday, July 10th at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Courtyard. Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic will be performing. This Grammy nominated artist will bring a mix of traditional Creole Music and new, modern sounds. On Thursday, July 17th, Jessica Fichot plus Los Pinguos will perform. Los Angeles based chanteuse, songwriter and accordionist Jessica Fichot is “a lot like her hometown of Paris: Frenc...
The public is invited to attend a welcome picnic for exchange students from Iksan City, Culver City's Korean Sister City. The picnic is Free, and it will be held on Saturday, July 19 from noon until 3 pm at Culver Park, Bill Botts Field near the sundial. Please join the Culver City community and meet our high school visitors and their chaperones. Feel free to bring Frisbees, soccer balls or anything else to contribute to a fun afternoon. The students in the photo participated in last year's...
Brush off your sneakers and get ready for a day of fun, purpose and inspiration – the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life is coming to Culver City. West Los Angeles College is the site of this 24-hour event that kicks off with an Opening Ceremony at approximately 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, ushering in a slew of activities that continue throughout the night and into the following morning. Three special traditions (Survivors Lap, Luminaria Ceremony and Fight Back Ceremony) form Relay's c...
A headline in last week's Observer bears some clarification: "City Dips Into Reserves Again: $2.5 Million Shortfall." While the headline is eye-catching, I find it misleading. The article itself, by reporter Lynn Bronstein, provides a more accurate picture: "General Fund operational costs are anticipated to be fully covered by operating revenues, with some use of reserves for one-time costs and Capital Improvement Projects." This means that our ongoing expenses are fully covered by our revenues...
After several votes the four members of the West Basin Board of Directors were unable to agree on a replacement for the board seat held by Ed Little who resigned in May. After several votes the board vote 4-0 to leave the position vacant pending the November election. Among the candidates were former Culver City Mayor and Councilman Steven Rose and former council candidate Steven Murray....
