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By Dennis J. Freeman City Editor The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum is on the move. After ending its longtime residence at 4130 Overland Ave. on July 31 through an alleged eviction from the County of Los Angeles, representatives of the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum has been working behind the scenes to find a permanent location to house its massive collection of historical African American memorabilia. For now, the collection, which has more than two million artifacts, books, films,...
Known as the triangle, the John Buck Company and 3MR Capital are hosting a meeting at Temple Akiba next Thursday, Aug. 29 to receive community input on the proposed project at 11111 Jefferson Blvd. No plans have been sent to the city as of yet and developers wish to have community participation in the project. The U.S Postal Service will be vacating the property. Coco’s restaurant and Valvoline, along with the post office structures, will all be demolished. The initial mixed-use project vision includes 279 apartment units, approximately 5...
The Lucky Duckies are back! The Lucky Ducky Swim will again be at the Fiesta La Ballona, Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25. At 3:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, the rubber ducks will "swim" across the Culver City Plunge. There will be a number of Lucky Ducky winners. The top prize is $500 with the second prize of two tickets to a Dodgers game and more prizes to be announced at a later date. The proceeds from the Lucky Ducky Swim will benefit Culver City children and youth programs. The...
It is common knowledge among educators that most school districts nation-wide spend about 80% of their revenue, either to pay salaries or on behalf of their employees for their services. In 2018-19, Culver City spent over 91.5% of its unrestricted revenues on staff compensation. From fiscal years 2013-14 to 2017-18 the district staff cost of employment increased almost $20.0M. According to the state website Ed Data, which compiles information given it from school districts state-wide, over those...
Nine Culver City High School students and two chaperones, sponsored by the Culver City Sister City Committee (CCSCC), visited our sister city, Iksan, South Korea and surrounding areas from Saturday, July 27 to Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Culver City Students were placed with nine Iksan students and their families, who welcomed them into their homes. Iksan students study English and American students were given brief Korean language instruction prior to the trip. With this knowledge students were able to successfully communicate, resulting in...
When the Los Angeles Chargers drafted Easton Stick in the 5th round of the 2019 NFL draft, they saw qualities in him that reminded them of a quarterback from the New Orleans Saints. No, it was not Drew Brees. Chargers general manager Tom Telesco told the NFL Network that Stick had "a lot of the qualities that Taysom Hill has as far as his toughness, being able to run with the football." On Sunday afternoon, the Chargers got a closer look at some of those qualities that Hill possesses and they ca...
Records are starting to fall by the wayside, yet Los Angeles Football Club has two important home games at Banc of California Stadium this week. Despite being the earliest MLS club to clinch a playoff spot in league history with a 2-0 clean sheet victory at Real Salt Lake last Saturday, LAFC will be tested by Western Conference challengers, San Jose Earthquakes and L.A. Galaxy. The Earthquakes visit Banc of California Stadium on Wednesday, August 21 and the Galaxy will travel crosstown from Cars...
On Saturday the Chargers and the Rams will play home football games at the same time. The Rams game starts at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum and the Chargers game will kick off at 7 p.m. in Carson. It will be the third preseason game for both teams. Both teams are 0-2 in the preseason. Win and loss records are meaningless in the preseason especially when a team does not player their best players. The Rams and Chargers are two teams that have not played their starters in the preseason which is a good thi...
Defending CIF Division 7 Football Champion Culver City High is currently preparing for the 2019 season, beginning next Friday, August 30. They romped to their second title last November, beating San Jacinto High on the road, 61-21. With many of the players returning under 10-year head coach Jahmal Wright, the Centaurs eagerly look for a repeat performance this season. Culver City will play five non-league games before they settle into Ocean League action for their last five of the regular season...
The following is a post-game interview the Observer had with Head Coach Tanner Siegal about the up-coming season. On Playing Pre-Season Games Playing a team like Alemany gives us a good opportunity to get better in the pre-season. We know we're a team that when we are keeping the ball in play and shifting defensively and playing at a quick pace--we're a tough team to beat. We can definitely put the ball away on offense, so, for us, winning will come down to how well we play on defense. I give cr...
The Los Angeles Rams will play their first and only 2019 preseason home game in Los Angeles this Saturday, August 24. They host the Denver Broncos at the new United Airlines Field inside the just-renovated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. And the changes are impressive. The media walk-through last Thursday prior to the ribbon-cutting ceremony was proof enough. "We started this project five years ago with several goals in mind," began Steve Lopes, University of Southern California's COO and Senior...
The Culver City Fiesta La Ballona will be held August 23-25, 2019 at Veterans Memorial Park which is located at 4117 Overland Avenue. This spectacular summer festival features live performances, carnival rides and games, a beer and wine garden, food trucks and a food court, and a vendor village showcasing local groups and artisan wares. New this year are "Plunge Into Fiesta" at the Culver City Municipal Plunge, Silent Disco at the Entertainment Tent, Imagine: Zero Waste World's sustainability...
Dr. Sarah Carpenter, an Icon in the community and the loving wife and mother of two, passed away on August 19 at the age of 66. Sarah (Sally) was born in 1952, She graduated from Stanford in 1975 and went on to receive her medical degree from Yale in 1979. She completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at UCLA and a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital. Sarah worked for more than 20 years in the Teen Health Center at Kaiser in Panorama City. In 1981, she married...
I felt as if I was on the set of a Star Wars film when I entered the famous Mount Wilson Observatory 100-inch telescope structure to attend the inaugural “Cosmic Sounds” music and stargazing event. After a magical journey up the Angeles Crest Highway, a telescope docent led us into the structure where composer Jeff Talman, composer of the evenings “Of Sound Before the Stars,” was waiting to present his piece, which was commissioned by the museum for this event. Talman, a sound install...
'Intrinsic Strings' - A site-specific immersive concert experience will take place on August 24th, 2019 between 6-7.30pm at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City. The free event will integrate live orchestral musicians and virtual reality in a unique setting in an exploration of what brings people together, inspires them and is a reminder to appreciate life's moments. Featuring music by LA-based contemporary film and video game composers; Jeff Rona, Penka Kouneva, Drum & Lace, Emer...
Dear Editor, We are deeply troubled, though unfortunately not surprised, by Culver City council’s 4-1 decision to pass last night’s 3% 12-month rent freeze urgency ordinance. Regardless of one’s opinion on rent control, council’s lack of transparency and dialogue in passing this ordinance should concern all residents. Many multifamily owners tried to argue for a good faith compromise on the rent freeze, invoking other local cities like Glendale and Long Beach. Council’s consultants pointed o...
Dear Editor, My husband and I own our home in Culver City and are ashamed of the narrow motivations of this new political action committee. Change is difficult on everyone but to demonize thoughtful council members is too much. How can anybody deny the lack of affordable housing is a problem and failure to address it selfish? Experts have connected some rising homeless numbers to unaffordable rents so to ignore that is disingenuous. Not in my backyard with regards to the homeless has to end if...
