Articles from the August 24, 2023 edition


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  • Service Held for Vietnam Veteran George Martin Spaltro

    Aug 24, 2023

    George Martin Spaltro passed away on August 8, 2023. George was born February 18, 1943, in Portland Maine. He was 80 years of age at his death. George served as a cook in the US Army; 4th Infantry Division and did a tour of duty in Vietnam. George worked in the traffic lighting industry for over 40 years until his retirement in 2010. He traveled a lot thru those years and often boasted that he had been to every State and State Capital in the United States except one. For the past 11 years he had...

  • Culver City High School 2023 Football Schedule

    Aug 24, 2023

    August 25, at San Jacinto at 7 p.m. September 1, at Loyola at 7 p.m. September 8, home against Palmdale at 7 p.m. September 15, home against Warren at 7 p.m. September 22, home against Dorsey at 7 p.m. September 29, home against Mira Costa at 7 p.m. October 6, at Redondo Union at 7 p.m. October 13, home against Peninsula at 7 p.m. October 20, at Palos Verdes at 3 p.m. October 27, at Santa Monica at Santa Monica College at 7 p.m. The Centaurs hope to improve on their 6-6 record last year. They...

  • Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting, Drugging Multiple Women in Los Angeles, West Hollywood

    Aug 24, 2023

    Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and Sheriff Robert Luna announced Friday that Andrey Thanh Nguyen aka "Cosmo" has been charged with sexually assaulting and drugging five women between the ages of 18 to 21 in 2021 and 2023 in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. "The violence and trauma that the five survivors in this case endured is abhorrent and will not be tolerated," District Attorney Gascón said. "My office is committed to working tirelessly to prevent sexual assault, s...

  • CCPD Nabs Thieves Burglarizing Car

    Aug 24, 2023

    This week, CCPD Officers responded to the area of the 9300 block of Jefferson Blvd regarding a burglary from a motor vehicle that had just occurred. Officer arrived on scene and learned that two suspect broke out a parked vehicle's window, stole property and fled eastbound on Jefferson Blvd. Multiple CCPD Officers searched the area and found both suspects. The first suspect ran as soon as he saw our Officers, but he was quickly apprehended without incident. The second suspect attempted to get...

  • THE CULVER CITY FIESTA COMMITTEE...WHAT HAPPENED?

    Bob Wayne|Aug 24, 2023

    Late last year, I termed out of my role as a member of the Culver City Fiesta Committee. One of the most surprising (and disappointing) things about the experience was that there was no formal or informal orientation process when appointed by the City Council, and no exit interview when I, and two of my fellow Fiesta Committee members completed our terms. Unlike many previous members of Culver City's commissions and committees, I wanted to be proactive and share my experiences and thoughts on...

  • Bomb Making Material Seized

    Aug 24, 2023

    In a multi-agency operation federal agents along with local police raided a home in Reseda , and seized potential bomb-making material, including a 3D printer with a swastika on its base. The search warrant was executed on July 27, 2023, in the 7500 block of White Oak Avenue. Bomb technicians and investigators are assessing the items to determine if they pose a threat to public safety....

  • Centaurs Score First Win

    Aug 24, 2023

    Culver City High scored a win in its first game of the season defeating San Jacinto High by a score of 72-63 AT SAN Jacinto. It was a non-conference a non-game. Fir the complete story read Bill Seal' story in this week's Culver City Observer....

  • Rams look to improve in week two against the Raiders

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    The Los Angeles Rams move into week two of the preseason with one thing on their minds. They need to improve after getting beaten by their Los Angeles rivals, the Chargers. The final score was 34-17 but it appeared like the Rams were a step behind the whole game in front of a lively crowd. Now is the time to see if the Rams can improve against the Raiders on Saturday at SoFi Stadium at 6 p.m. "I thought there was some positives and there were some very correctable things that we can clean up,"...

  • Coed Flag Football starts on September 9, at Mar Vista Recreation Cente

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Aug 24, 2023

    Mar Vista Recreation Center kicks off its flag football season on Saturday, September 9, with the first day of practices and evaluations at 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Kids from 7-12 years old are invited to come and test their skills on the flag football field. The fee is $150 and that covers unforms, trophies and referee fees. After six practices, one on Saturday and another one during the week, the season will start on Saturday, September 30. The eight-week season will end on Saturday November 18, a...

  • The Trojans offense put on a show as the defense continues to find its way

    Mykell Mathieu, Sports Reporter|Aug 24, 2023

    USC dominated the University of Nevada, 66-14 last Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Coming into this season the expectation was that this would once again be one of the best offenses in the country and so far USC hasn’t failed. The Trojans offense scored 35 points in the first half alone. Caleb Williams, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner finished the game with 361 total yards (319 passing & 42 rushing) completing 18/24 passes with five passing touchdowns. Four of Williams’ five touchdowns went to four different receivers. Tah...