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The City of Culver City has been named the 3rd Best Municipal Fleet in North America, out of 38,000 public fleets, by the 100 Best Fleets National Fleet Certification/Recognition Program. Government Fleet publication representatives presented Culver City with this prestigious award at the Government Fleet Expo & Conference held in Denver, Colorado in June 2012. This achievement is awarded to public city fleet organizations in recognition of their outstanding contributions and leadership, particularly in the advancement of accountability, effici...
A number of items before answering your editorial. Thank you for having news about Culver City issues such as council meetings, school board meetings, etc on your front page as well as printing relevant press releases and letters to the editor. Now after praising you let me tell you why! The Culver City Chamber has prided itself on being a leader and not a follower on issues that affect the local business community. Effective February 1, 2012 the State of California’s planned dismantling of all local redevelopment agencies took effect d...
Special to the Observer By Monica Granados Ana is still a beautiful and healthy woman who makes people laugh with her unique sense of humor. Back in 2009, when she turned 100 she said, “tranquility is the elixir of youth.” Now 3 years later at 103, she is still full of life and hasn’t lost her sense of humor. Ana was born in Colombia South America (Madrid Cundinamarca) on July 25, 1909. However, she has lived in Culver City for half of her life with her daughter Elizabeth. Five days a week, Monday thru Friday, Ana and Elizabeth still go to Ol...
July 10 through 16. Attempt Car Burglary: On July 10 at 9:50 am a victim called the police department to report unknown suspect(s) had attempted to burglarize his 2012 Chevy Camaro. The victim said he parked and locked his vehicle in the area of Buckingham Parkway and Kensington Way at 9 am and when he returned at 9:40 am discovered his driver’s door lock had been tampered with. Car Burglary: On July 11 at 9 pm a victim came to the police department to report her 2006 BMW had been burglarized. The victim said she parked and locked her car n t...
Fiesta La Ballona Gets A New Look Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City’s free festival of rides, food vendors, performers, community events and bands, has launched a new branding campaign as “Culver City’s Party in the Park” to raise awareness for the annual event to be held August 24-26 at Veterans Park. The festival, which began in 1951 as a week-long celebration of the region’s early settlers, will offer a little of something for each of the projected 20,000 guests from Culver City and neighboring communities. “We think that when people see...
Fiesta Attracts Local Business Sponsors This year’s Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City’s free annual festival, at Veterans Park depends on local sponsors to make its “Party in the Park” a reality for residents throughout Culver City and the Los Angeles area. The Fiesta La Ballona Committee announced today local businesses which have already committed to sponsor this celebration in Culver City: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver City Volvo, Radio Disney, LA Kings Ice Crew, Tito’s Tacos, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, See’s Can...
The Culver City Middle School Theatre Arts program has earned three National Youth Theatre Awards and eight nominations!. National Youth Arts announced the winners of its Seventh Annual National Youth Arts Awards to honor outstanding work by youth in the arts at a ceremony in Newport Beach. This year, more than 230 productions were considered for the awards, including shows from more than 100 different theatres in more than 50 cities spanning 11 states. Formerly the National Youth Theatre Awards, the organization is now beginning to celebrate...
Dodger fans can breathe a collective sigh of relief now that outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier and second baseman Mark Ellis have been re-inserted into the starting lineup. They’re together again after each spent time with injuries and were on the disabled list . In their first game back last week against the Padres, Kemp, arguably the hottest player in the MLB, went 2-4 with a single and a double, while Ellis hit a six inning, two-run homer which would turn out to be the winning shot that...
The Culver City High football team has concluded its summer passing league tournaments, but preparation for the coming season continues. The Centaurs won the consolation bracket championship in the Claremont Tournament last week with a 22-8 victory over Alhambra. The Centaurs will play two more games, hosting Bishop Amat Thursday on Helm’s Field and traveling to Serra on Monday. “I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made this summer,” said Coach Jahmal Wright. Culver lost its opening game in t...
Easily claiming a spot on my list of “Must See Festival Films” at the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival last month is the documentary THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES which is now being released in theatres for all to see. As fascinating and funny with ridiculum and tacit socio-political comments as the documentary was when I first saw it, with the theatrical release, the film takes on a whole new light thanks to a lawsuit filed by the film’s subject, David Siegel, against filmmaker Lauren Greenfield and ot...
