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With filing deadline fast approaching, the Culver City municipal election has so far attracted 5 candidates vying for 3 seats on the City Council. The Council candidates who filed their papers before the August 7 deadline include Yasmine-Imani McCorrin, Albert Vera, Khin Khin Gyi, Freddy Puza and Darrel Menthe. Dr. Kelly Kent has announced that she is seeking re-election to the School Board. This year, both the City Council and School Board elections will be held Nov. 3...
City Council held a special meeting this week to discuss whether to add an initiative to the November 3 ballot to increase the city’s real property transfer tax (RETT) and shore up its financial state. Following a two-hour session, the Council passed a motion to place the measure on the ballot and to create an ad hoc subcommittee to fine tune the measure to reflect concerns of councilmembers and residents prior to its next reading at the August 3 council meeting. Council members wanted the subcommittee to come up with tax rates that are ...
The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Culver City is rising at a slow rate while Los Angeles County is setting new daily records of infection and deaths, the County Health Department has reported. As of press time Wednesday, the number of local residents with Covid-19 rose to 313 cases, a 4% increase in the past week. Deaths related to Coronavirus totaled 27 in Culver City. In Los Angeles County, there were 91 new deaths and 4,825 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Health officials said the high number of new deaths and new cases are,...
The coronavirus continues to dictate what's going to happen in sports and life in general and high school sports is no exception. The 2020-2021 season will turn to a different format because of COVID-19. There will be no fall sports in 2020. Instead of three seasons of high school sports, fall, winter and spring, there will be only two seasons, fall and spring. The fall season will start in December instead of August and September, with the first games being played in December and January....
Chargers Sign Bosa to Record Contract When asked recently if he had spoken with defensive end Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco mentioned that he had not. When asked if he talked to Bosa's agent recently, Telesco stated: "Nobody's called me about anything." If that is true, they sure made up for lost time on Tuesday, the first day of training camp. Bosa reported to camp on Tuesday and by the end of the day, he had a contract extension. The Chargers made Joey Bosa the...
UCLA basketball has had a pipeline to the NBA for decades, producing some of the greatest players in NBA history. In the spirit of that storied tradition, Long Beach Poly star Peyton Watson announced on Monday that he has decided to take his talents to the UCLA campus in Westwood. Watson, a 6-foot-7, 180-pound small forward, is considered the top high school basketball prospect in the class of 2021 in the state of California. The five-star talent averaged 23.5 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists...
The final score read LAFC 4, Seattle 1. It easily could have been 6-1 or perhaps 7-2. The Black and Gold erased most of the demons from last season's 3-1 MLS Playoff loss to the Sounders to advance to the Quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament near Orlando, Florida. LAFC will now tackle local-favored but underdog Orlando City SC this Friday, July 30 at 4:30 p.m. PDT. Orlando City qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing first in Group A and then beat the Montreal Impact on a goal by...
By Sarah Storkin The recent arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, former personal assistant to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, has cast a light on child trafficking. One local mom organized a protest Thursday afternoon at Santa Monica Place. About 20 protestors held up signs to protest the trade in children. "We are out here to spread awareness because child trafficking has not been a mentioned in the main stream media that represents the true crisis and our local leaders have not made them a part...
by Alyssa Erdley News with Attitude Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Ben Drati sent an email to parents and the public outlining the district's plans to combat racism, including a website of parent resources, social justice standards for different grade levels, a revised United States History curriculum, and the future participation of the district in a Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action in February. Although some elements of the plan appear to have been in...
By Leonard “Guzz” Brophy IV In a blow to zero-growth extremists and to the benefit of a community suffering in a coronavirus-created economic downturn, the Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday for the City to renew negotiations with a developer about building a mixed-use project on municipal-owned land in the downtown. This does not mean that the development that will bring much-needed revenue to City government and affordable housing to the people is a done deal, it just means the council didn’t want to restart negotiations with...
Culver City is expected to experience a business boom within the next couple of years, writes Joseph Pimentel at www.bisnow.com. Apple, Amazon and HBO are slated to bring a major new workforce to the small city of 38,000 people on the west side of Los Angeles, and just a couple of miles away in neighboring West Los Angeles, Google will plant a headquarters at the former Westside Pavilion mall. Because of all these developments, thus far unaltered by the coronavirus pandemic, Culver City is...
Southern California was shaken by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning US Geological Survey said the preliminary quake hit parts of the state near San Fernando, at approximately 4.29 am on Thursday. There were no reports of damage or injury, but the earthquake was felt across a broad area of Southern California...
A Toyota jumped a curb and hit a building in the 2200 block of Lincoln Blvd Thursday, according to a tweet from Santa Monica's Fire Dept. The accident happened in the 2200 Block of Lincoln Boulevard, between Pacific and Strand, at about 2:40 p.m. "Avoid the area, possible delays, hazards," fire officials said. The SMFD did not release information about injuries. By 3:30 pm, the alert was cancelled and the area was cleared....
Venice Community Housing is redoing its headquarters to include, well, housing. The Rose Avenue Apartments, located at 718. E Rose Avenue, will include 4 stories and 35 apartments. 34 very low-income units are reserved for transitional-aged youth and persons who have experienced chronic homelessness - above parking for 17 vehicles. Plans call for a mix of studio and one-bedroom units, as well as a laundry facility, offices for supportive services, and a 2,500 square foot ground-floor space...
By Corva Corvax A Logical Opinion Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Ben Drati sent an email to parents, students, and the public that is chilling in both its content and its wording regarding the district's new "anti-racism" enterprise. Could Drati possibly be unaware that the term "anti-racism" now goes far beyond the idea not to treat someone as inferior because they belong to a different race? Today, "anti-racism" is defined as rejecting your "whiteness" (if you are white). It means repudiating any part of...
By Samuel Alioto Four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. Richard Howard, 64, and Louis Thomas Wise, 38, pled no contest Friday to one felony count each of subscribing a fictitious name, or the name of another to an initiative petition and registration of a fictitious person. Christopher Joseph Williams, 41,...
By Daniel Margolis and Lisa McGill "Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful" is an important documentary chronicling the funny, eccentric, and fascinating life of the late Helmut Newton -- one of the most iconic and controversial photographers of the 20th century. Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1920, the son of a Jewish button factory owner. In 1936, he worked for the established, forward-thinking Jewish photographer, Yva (Else Neulander-Simon), who was known for her avant-garde...
7/21: A man was stabbed in the hand Monday afternoon at a Big Lots store in Culver City, police said. The suspect approached the victim at the store at 5587 Sepulveda Blvd., near Jefferson Boulevard. He demanded money and "began to violently swing the knife" at him, Culver City Police aIS. The knife hit the man in the left hand, causing him to bleed profusely, police said. The suspect demanded the man's sweatshirt, which he handed over out of fear for his life. The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive. The male suspect is...
By Mister Mystify Overlooked by many in Donald Trump’s hard-hitting interview conducted by his namesake son last month was the president’s reveal that he knew “very interesting” things about Roswell, New Mexico. For those who don’t know, Roswell was the site of an alien spacecraft crash in 1947. The government has been covering up the incident since then, despite the overwhelming amount of evidence. Whether Trump decides to divulge what he knows is unknown, but he might be tempted later this year if he loses the election. Or if he wins (thi...
By Christine Peake, Peake PR Group Lamo Footwear has been in the news a lot lately, especially throughout the horrific and uncertain five months of Covid-19. And yet, they continue to strive, thrive and give back. The charitable footwear company, is soon approaching its 25th Anniversary with yet another giving back project, for which the brand is becoming known. Based in California and founded by philanthropic business man Joseph Li, LAMO has more than stepped up in generosity during these hard...
