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Cultural Affairs To Hold Fundraiser The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation, in cooperation with and sponsorship from Akasha Restaurant, cordially invites you to support the Arts in Culver City by participating in the first fundraiser of the new fiscal year. It will be on Wednesday, July 31from 4 pm to 8 at Akasha Restaurant. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the City’s Music in the Chambers Program. Bring your friends and family to Akasha to enjoy their fine food and beverages (including ½ off Wine Wednesdays). Part of the ev...
Police Blotter For July 9 through 15 Attempt Residential Burglary: On July 9 at 2 pm a victim came to the police department to report she was a victim of an attempted burglary. The victim said she locked and secured her residence in the 5900 block of Canterbury Drive on July 8 at 7 pm and remained inside for the evening. The next morning at 9:30 am she discovered pry marks on the front door. Stolen Vehicle: On July 9 at 5:45 pm a victim came to the police department to report her 1996 Mercedes Benz was missing. The victim said she had her car...
Culver Officers Rescue Dog, Arrest Owner Thomas Naylor, 62, remains in jail after being arrested for felony animal cruelty, drunk driving and driving without a license. On Friday Culver City Police officers rescued a pitbull named ‘Cruiser’ after Naylor, his owner, allegedly locked the dog in the truck then threw him to the sidewalk. Naylor reportedly fled the scene and was arrested a short time later near Washington and LaCienega Blvds. Officers took the dog to Advanced Critical Care where he is reportedly doing well. The facility is loo...
Let the Voters Decide Bond Committee Dear Editor, Culver City school facilities are in poor shape. You can see it when you walk onto any one of our campuses; termite damage, brown drinking water, missing ceiling tiles, inoperable sprinkler systems, outdated electrical systems... the list goes on. It’s likely that any building constructed before 1955 needs repair or replacement. All of our schools were built before 1955. The past five years of recession and the overall underfunding of public education in California have left our school f...
Former Culver Resident Christine Walker Dies Christine Walker, 76, passed away peacefully at her home in Hawthorne on July surrounded by her loving family and husband Don Walker. She was born in Oxnard on December 30, 1936,the third of five children. She worked as the Office Manager for Electronic Door services in Culver City for 25 years. Then took a job at Door King for 26 years where she established great relationships with many of her co-workers. Throughout the years Chris enjoyed most being with her children whom she raised in Culver...
Sewer Rates Scheduled To Rise The city plans to increase sewer rates on Culver City residents and business owners at a public hearing scheduled for July 22. The increase will raise sewer rates each year for the next three years with the increases averaging 4 percent per year. The city claims the increases are needed to adequately fund the cost of providing sewer services in the city. Maintenance, operations and capital improvements to the sewer system are provided by sewer taxes. A voting...
MOVIE REVIEW: TURBO Who doesn’t love an underdog story? You cheer, your heart races, you slowly rise up out of your seat in the theater as if willing your hero to victory. Well, now it’s time to cheer for one of the most unlikely of underdogs - and heroes - TURBO! A little garden snail with big dreams, TURBO wins the box office race this week, crossing the finish line first with humor and heart!! Theo is your average garden snail. Together with his brother Chet and about a hundred other sna...
