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City Council Meeting in a Minute July 22, 2013 Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of July 22, 2013. At this meeting, the City Council: • Celebrated the 100th Anniversary of a Speech Delivered by Culver City Founder Harry Culver through a re-enactment of the speech by Council Member Clarke. • Presented Certificates of Recognition to Former Members of the City’s Commissions, Committees, and Boards. • Adopted a Resolution Confirming the Assessment and Ordering the Levy for the Sewer User’s Services Charge for Fiscal Year 2013...
City Meetings Cancelled The regular meeting of the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board of the City of Culver City scheduled for Wednesday, July 24 at 7 p.m. in the Dan Patacchia Meeting Room was cancelled. The next regular meeting of the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board will be held on Wednesday, July 31. Additionally the regularly scheduled meeting of the Homelessness Committee of the City of Culver City scheduled for Tuesday, July 23 was also cancelled. A new date for the committee to meet has not yet been established....
Shuttle Scuttled Sewer Tax Increased over Residents’ Objections The long heralded pilot shuttle service that was to link the businesses in the Hayden tract with the Expo Line rail station and downtown Culver City took an abrupt turn off the highway Monday night when veteran council watchers asked if anyone had bothered to check with the workers in the largely industrial area to see if there was even a need. The motion failed on a vote of 2-2 with one abstention. Council members Andy Weissman a...
Dear Editor, As most of us know, the Culver City Board of Trustees (CCUSD) election will occur in November of this year. It appears that there is a small political group, of “United” people, that has chosen a candidate to run for the Board and there is also a non-Board member who is running for the open seats on the Board. It appears that the foregoing candidates’ election campaigns are based upon misinformation, with the intent to sway our intelligent Culver City public toward their disingenuous pronouncements: “…the Board is divided...
The 63rd annual Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City’s “Party In The Park” will be held August 23-25 at Veterans Park. The popular Culver City event celebrating the City’s heritage features live music, food trucks and a variety of food concessions, a beer and wine garden, carnival rides, artisan wares, and many family-oriented attractions for all ages. Veterans Park is located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City. Admission is free. Last year, the Fiesta attracted more than 20,000 visitors over the course of the weekend. Fiesta attendees always...
Firefighters Scheduled At Library The public is invited to join the Culver City Friends of the Library on Tuesday, August 6 at 7 pm at the Culver City Julian Dixon library for story time and crafts. The special guest readers will be Firefighters with the Culver City Fire Department, reading some of their favorite stories. Attendees can take advantage of the opportunity to thank them for their service, hear some fire safety tips, share stories and make a fun craft....
Commentary Stormwater Runoff-Taxes-Muni Bankruptcy By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist One can easily see why the federal government is prodding cities to clean up their storm water run-off. The most recent data available shows that in dry weather the mouth of Ballona Creek rates an "A" and in rainy weather it is an "F." Then there is Culver Blvd. at the ocean -- an "A+" and "B+." Just when you thought taxes were high and couldn't rise again, the county figures it needs $1.5 billion to $1.8...
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas Announces Support . Sebastian Ridley-Thomas announced that he has earned the support of an influential array of Los Angeles area political, community, business, labor and civic leaders. Ridley-Thomas – a Public Policy Director, community organizer and advocate for consumers, children and small businesses — announced his campaign for the state’s 54th Assembly District on June 25. “I am gratified by the strong support and encouragement I have received to date from such a broad coalition of elected leaders, such as L.A. Ci...
