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The Culver City Police Department will host the local celebration of "National Night Out" on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Veterans Memorial Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The department and its sponsors will provide free food, other refreshments, large bounce houses for kids and a variety of other activities. Visitors will also have the chance to get an up-close look at police and fire department vehicles. The nationwide event has been held annually since 1984. It is organized by the nonprofit National...
Dozens of Culver City residents and other Westsiders flocked to The City's main transportation facility on Jefferson Boulevard this week to learn more about Bird, the rent-a-scooter company that's getting raves from many Culverites but derided by others. Importantly, City officials also clarified the rules for those who can legally ride the popular scooters and those who cannot. As previously reported by the Observer, Santa Monica-based Bird Inc. is the first company to participate in Culver's...
When is the Culver City Senior Center administration going to be fair and honor the civil rights of seniors by providing a hearing before an unbiased judge--not staffers who make a complaint--and the ability of a senior who is accused of wrongdoing to cross-examine witnesses against him or her as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution before punishing these seniors for challenging this corrupt and biased system? When these problems were reported to City Manager John Nachbar, Nachbar said that he...
The Culver City High School football team opened their fall camp this week and will train for three days running and conditioning before they "put on the pads" and combat their fellow Centaurs in practice soon. The Centaurs had an amazing summer. some who say that it was the best in two decades. Culver opened the summer "passing league" season with two big tournament championships, and then in the prestigious Bonita passing tournament, they finished second among 30 top-ranked teams. To prove...
Its crunch time for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Sparks are currently in a tie with Phoenix and nine teams are battling for eight playoff spots. Seattle is on top, Atlanta is second and Minnesota is in third place. The Sparks are knotted with Phoenix. Dallas and Washington were tied for fifth. One of the reasons that the Sparks are in fourth place is that two of their best players, defensive specialist Alana Beard and All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike, have not played in two weeks....
Longtime Culver City resident Michelle Jimenez has graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in government from Lawrence University in Wisconsin, widely considered one of the best colleges in the Midwest. Michelle Jimenez is the daughter of Maria Mendoza and Dario Jimenez, both from Culver City. Though relatively small, Lawrence University attracts students from around the nation and across the globe for its variety of educational programs....
Abel Lezcano, a Culver City grad whose outstanding high-school grades earned him a spot at the prestigious Colgate University in New York, has just received the university's "Dean's Award for Academic Excellence." Only students who receive a term grade-point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses are eligible for the award. Lezcano, who is majoring in history, is on track to graduate in 2020. Colgate offers 56 majors to a diverse student body of approximately 2,900...
The rejuvenation at Exposition Park continues in preparation for the upcoming football season. This year will be the third of four consecutive years the USC Trojans will be sharing the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the Los Angeles Rams. The latest renovation on the iconic stadium began last year. Much-needed upgrades are the order of the day for the next two years. This will also be the final year the landmark will be called the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Beginning in 2019 it will be...
The Culver City Democratic Club will hold its monthly general meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Culver City Veteran's Building, 4117 Overland Ave. Meetings are free and refreshments are served. Topics to be discussed include endorsements of candidates and propositions appearing on the November ballot. Scott Houston will also be there to formally announce his candidacy for re-election to the Board of the West Basin Municipal Water District. More information can be found at...
Dear Editor, It is unfortunate that the Culver City Council's only answer to rising pension costs is to again tax the City's residents. Other cities have found solutions that do not require raising taxes. In fact, if the City is granting large salaries and pension largesse to attract the best talent, then that talent might be asked to share the load: What if they had to lose their jobs in cutbacks instead of more taxes? Would a City employee toss some of his earnings and cut his pension in...
