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August 2013 The art of looking – renaissance and baroque art The art of looking – renaissance and baroque art Talks & Courses Japanese Kites: A Vanishing Art Wednesday, August 28 | 7 pm Brown Auditorium | Free; tickets required and available at the ticket office one hour before the start of the event. Collector David M. Kahn will speak about hand-painted kites, a unique genre of Mingei, which is little known in the U.S. and produced by a rapidly shrinking number of traditional craftsmen in Japan. Kahn will focus on works that are included in an...
Police Blotter July 30 through August 5 Residential Burglary: On July 31 at 9:56 am officers responded to the 5200 block of Purdue Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; She left her residence locked and secured at 8:25 am. Her daughter’s boyfriend returned at 9:25 am and discovered the rear sliding door opened and the residence had been ransacked. Vandalism: On July 31 at 9:40 pm a victim called the police department to report her 2003 Ford had been vandalized. The victim s...
City Manager's Update August 2, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival – On Thursday, August 8, Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca brought their Afro-Cuban/Salsa performance to the Summer Festival. Thursday, August 15 will feature the premier Led Zeppelin tribute band Led Zepagain acoustic set with string quartet. The concerts take place in the City Hall Courtyard from 7 pm to 9. These two shows are the final Summer Festival concerts for 2013. Community Development Department · Temple Akiba – Plans have been subm...
A Message From The Superintendent By Dave LaRose Culver City School District Summer Greetings! We have remained busy during the past several weeks as we continue to focus on our current capital projects, long term facility needs, and enthusiastic preparations for a great start to the 2013-14 school year for students and staff. Capital Needs: Clarification of Current Status/Intended Next Steps Due to the volume of inquiries, concerns and a bit of misinformation, the following is designed to bring clarity to our current status and shift our...
Culver’s Deanna Leon Graduates from Dominican University Deanna Leon, a resident of Culver City, graduated from Dominican University in May with a bachelor's in medical science. Leon attended Culver City High. Founded in 1901, Dominican University in Illinois is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor's degrees. The university also offers a doctoral degree in library and information science. . On the web: http://meritpages.com/achievements/Deanna-Leon-of-Culver-City-Graduates-from-Dominican-Univ...
Culver Company Sued Over Copyrights Fullscreen, based at the Culver Studios, has been sued in Federal Court by the National Music Publishers’ Association. The suit accuses Fullscreen of engaging in “willful copyright infringement” for using music videos without obtaining licenses or paying royalties. National Music Publishers’ Association represents American music publishers and songwriters. David Israelite, NMPA’s president and chief executive, said in a statement e-mailed to the press, “Fullscreen’s success and growth as a digital busin...
Democratic Club to Host Senate Candidates The Culver City Democratic Club will host the two Democratic candidates for the 26th State Senate seat special election at their August 14 meeting at 7 pm for a candidates' forum. A special election will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to determine who will fill the seat vacated by Curren Price Jr., who was recently elected to the Los Angeles City Council. The two Democrats running are Mervin Evans and Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell. Each candidate will present an opening and closing statement and the...
Challenge To Expo Line Extension Fails A neighborhood group’s challenge to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the planned extension of the Expo Line light rail system from Culver City to Santa Monica was rejected Monday by the California Supreme Court. In a split decision, the court ruled that the environmental review challenged by Neighbors for Smart Rail (NFSR) was legally valid, although four members of the court said the review should have contained an analysis of the project’s tra...
Culver Resident Makes Dean's List Joshua Plottel of Culver City has been named to the Dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2013 semester. The dean's list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below "C." Plottel studies Physics. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy. New York, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological research university....
Natatorium Supporters Plan Endorsements Friends of the Culver City Natatorium (FCCN) Culver City Unified School Board have announced their candidate endorsement process and will conduct interviews. Interviews will be held prior to August 20. Culver City Unified School Board candidates who are interested in being considered for the FCCN endorsement process can schedule an interview. No questionnaire is required. Friends of the Culver City Natatorium are a non-profit organization dedicated to the sole purpose of refurbishing and reopening the...
Sylvia Gross Goodman 1933 - 2013 Longtime Culver City resident Sylvia Gross Goodman, passed away Monday morning. She was the beloved mother of Brian Gross (CCHS class of 1977) and Maureen Gross (CCHS class of 1981) and proud grandmother of Matthew Gross. Sylvia attended Culver City Elementary School, Culver City Junior High, and graduated from Hamilton High. Living in Culver City meant everything to Sylvia. She will be missed by her many friends as well as her kids’ friends. She will miss her visits to Tito's and Sorrento Market. Services w...
Republican County Central Committee to Meet The Republican County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board meets every second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is scheduled for August 13 atDenny's Restaurant; 10700 Jefferson Blvd., Culver Cityfrom 7 pm to 9. For further information contact Tyler Koteskey (tylerk65@gmail.com) or call (323) 251-5682. Please visit www.cagop54thad.com...
Commentary From The “Would You Believe It Department” By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Would you believe oil production in the United States is on the rise? This is due in part to fracking. Presently in Libya the dock workers are on strike, with exports to Europe on hold and our petroleum companies racing to fill the void. The Saudi government is talking about diversifying, an amazing turn of events. Congress once again is using a bayonet to cut the federal budget. As I recall, the IRS budget was just slashed by 24% and now the Com...
Siever Won’t Seek New School Board Seat Culver City School Board Vice President Patricia Siever will not seek re-election to a second term. Siever cites personal reasons and a desire to spend more time with her family as the reasons for her decision. Siever is a professor at West Los Angles College. Five candidates filed for three seats on the School Board as of press time. Filing would have closed on Friday at 5pm, however since one incumbent is not running the filing deadline will be e...
WLA College To Initiate Two ture Construction Projects West Los Angeles College will initiate two new construction projects this summer under the Los Angeles Community College District bond construction program. The first, commencing July 29, is a campus-wide stormwater management system designed to return water to the local groundwater table. The second is stabilizing slopes on the east side of College Boulevard, the road that connects the college to Jefferson. This effort begins August 5. Construction on both projects is expected to be...
WLA College Increases Fall Class Offerings This fall, West Los Angeles College will offer 60 more class sections than they offered last year, thanks to voters passing Proposition 30 last November, the improving State economy, as well as the legislature’s renewed attention to education. The spring semester will also have an increase in sections over last year and summer session will again be offered. “We are excited to be able to open the doors wider to students this year,” explained WLAC President Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh. “As educators, we want to...
Clippers, Lakers Game To Begin NBA Season The Lakers and Clippers will oppose each other on the NBA’s opening night, Tuesday, October 29 in a nationally televised game at Staples Center. Tipoff will be at 7:30 pm, LA time following the season’s first game at 5 pm between the Chicago Bulls and defending champion Miami Heat in Miami. Doc Rivers will be making his debut as Clippers’ coach after leaving the Boston Celtics. This will begin the NBA’s 69th season....
Respect Builds For UCLA Football When the Pac-12 Conference football media day was held at the Sony Studios in Culver City last week the biggest news was UCLA being picked to win the conference’s South division. This has been USC’s territory for a long time. But UCLA beat USC last season, 38-28 and now the media has picked Arizona State second and USC only third. Oregon was picked to win the North even though highly successful coach Chip Kelly left for the Philadelphia Eagles. Stanford was pic...
