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City Council this week voted down 3-2 a proposal to hire the controversial G4S Security Solutions to operate the understaffed Culver City Jail for the next five years after it emerged that the private security has been plagued by scandals in the United States and overseas. At its Monday night meeting, Councilmembers also discussed another in-house option which would increase staffing by 5 jailers at the cost of $470,000 per year. Since they couldn't come to an agreement on this proposal, the...
"What, me worry?" Despite losing consecutive league matches to drop into a sixth-place tie in Major League Soccer's highly competitive Western Conference, there is no panic in LAFC-ville. Yet, the 3-1 road-loss to the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night was a clear wake-up call for last season's winners of the MLS Supporters' Shield. Even Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman would agree. "We're going through a very difficult stretch," said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley following the Seattle loss, the...
In an effort to support restaurants in the eastern part of Culver City during this pandemic, the City Council has approved a temporary lane closure in the Arts District to accommodate outdoor dining as well as the installation of 2 city-sponsored temporary parklets in the parking areas on Culver Boulevard. At its Monday night, the Council gave the green light for the temporary lane closure along westbound Washington Boulevard between La Cienega Avenue and La Cienega Boulevard in addition to a temporary closure of one side of Hargis Street...
On 08/26/20 at about 1:25 a.m., Culver City Police Officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked with its rear passenger side door partially open in front of a closed business in the 8500 block of National Blvd. As the officers drove closer to investigate, a male subject suddenly exited the vehicle and fired one shot in the direction of the officers. After firing one round towards the officers, the suspect fled on foot and was taken into custody without incident after a short foot pursuit. A...
The City Council this week continued its effort to establish a permanent rent control ordinance in Culver City. At its Monday meeting, Councilmembers spent nearly 3 hours evaluating rent control and tenant protection policies for inclusion in a permanent program. The proposed policies dealt with no-fault evictions, permissible rent increases, rent registry, "mom and pop" landlords and "fair and reasonable return" analysis, among other items. The issue of permanent rent control was brought on...
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 21, the victim was standing by his vehicle in the parking lot of Little Caesars’ Pizza, located at 4042 S. Centinela Blvd., when three suspects approached him, began yelling gang slogans and asked the victim where he was from, according to police. The suspects then proceeded to assault the victim by punching and kicking him, causing him to fall to the ground. During the attack, the victim was stabbed three times, once under his right armpit and twice in the back, police said. After stabbing the victim, the s...
This Monday, August 24, Dr. Kelly Kent will launch a virtual fundraising campaign to support her bid for re-election to Culver City Unified School District’s School Board. Supporters participate in Kelly’s virtual 5K for equity any way they like. Starting this Monday, August 24 through September 30, participants can run, walk, wheelchair, bike on their own time or simply donate. The campaign wants to be sure this event includes everyone from our community. People who can’t physically join the 5K may also sponsor via pledges of any amount to ot...
Courageously opening their doors at a time when many small retailers are calling it quits, The Book Jewel is a community bookstore located in the heart of Westchester’s flourishing Triangle Shopping District at 6259 W. 87th Street. Bringing an independent bookstore to Westchester is the lifelong dream of Karen Dial, of Drollinger Properties, and Sean Moor, an experienced bookstore owner, who have poured their hearts and souls into creating a space that celebrates the diversity and shared promise of the community we share. “A new bookstore is...
The House that Stan Built was well worth the wait. The Los Angeles Rams made their first official visit to the very impressive SoFi Stadium in the heart of Inglewood. The players were in awe when they stepped onto the turf in their street clothes upon arrival at the $5 billion state-of-the-art facility on Saturday, August 22, that will serve as their home for decades upon decades to come. "How amazing!" said Rams head coach Sean McVay following the scrimmage. "It's something spectacular. I...
When the Los Angeles Chargers hired head coach Anthony Lynn in 2017, the Chargers needed to improve their rushing attack and Lynn was just the man to do it. The Chargers had not had a top ten rushing attack since 2007 and Lynn had a reputation as a running game guru. Lynn was a running back coach and offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills in 2015 & 2016. The Bills led the NFL in rushing yardage per game in both seasons. While Lynn has had success as head coach with the Chargers, he has not...
El Trafico never fails to deliver. This time the derby gave LAFC a one-two punch in their own house. Not only did the favored Black and Gold lose 2-0 at home to cross-town nemesis, the L.A. Galaxy, they also lost league MVP Carlos Vela for at least a couple of weeks. Adding insult to injury, the Galaxy also regained the lead in the all-time series between the rivals. "It was a terrible game for us," said LAFC head coach Bob Bradley, not mincing words: "It's a day where I'm going to take...
We stand with our players and the players of the NBA in their demand for justice and the end of racial violence. Eighty percent of NBA players are Black men. We cannot love them for the joy and entertainment that they bring to the world, yet sit in silence and fail to use our platforms and resources to amplify their voices when they demand the justice and equality that America has promised us all, but denied Black people for too long. In 2020 alone, we have been made to bear witness to the killings of numerous unarmed Black men and women at...
by Corva Corvax A Logical Opinion The top administrators at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District presented their work on creating better student achievement and combating racism during a Special Meeting of the school board on Tuesday evening. Citing the persistent achievement gap that has existed in the district between white and Asians on the one hand and other minorities on the other, staff leapt to the conclusion that racial bias had to be the reason behind the difference in test scores. The school district has been trying to...
By Leonard "Guzz" Brophy IV If you are struggling to sort through the list of 21 candidates aiming for the four Santa Monica City Council seats up for grabs in November, the formation of alliances might help you out. A four-person challenger alliance was announced in local media this week that includes Phil Brock, Oscar de la Torre, Mario Fonda-Bonardi, and Christine Parra. Their goal is to oust incumbents Gleam Davis, Ana Jara, Terry O'Day and Ted Winterer. If this alliance accomplishes what...
by Mary Leipziger Most Santa Monica residents are trying to obey Gov. Newsom's suggestions about wearing masks in public , maintaining a 6' distance from other people and washing hands frequently. The goal of this behavior is to lessen the spread of the Covid 19 virus. One of his dictums was that beauty/barber shops were allowed to work if their services were outside. So the Santa Monica Beauty and Barber shop set out two chairs on Wilshire Blvd at 20th street and gave people haircuts. The...
Santa Monicans for Democracy addressed the Santa Monica City Council Tuesday, asking that they reduce funding for the police. The Santa Monica Defunding the Police Committee (SMDPC) presented the Council with 41 pages of recommendations, including legislation to defund Santa Monica Police and further budget cuts. The recommendations include banning choke holds, and means of transport that could restrict a suspects breathing. They suggest eliminating use of pepper spray and tear gas for controlling crowds. They would also ban military vehicles...
Protesters denounced such "comprehensive cleanups," the term used by the city for cleanups that require homeless people to remove their tents, as destructive, costly and inhumane, and argued that they put people at greater risk of becoming ill with COVID-19. "It makes more sense to get folks indoors than to continue to harass them week after week with sweeps," said Ashley Bennett, co-founder of the progressive group Ground Game LA. "Good cleaning and trash pickup are services we absolutely...
Badly decomposed body had been lying at the side of the freeway for weeks Officers from the California highway patrol found the body of a middle-aged woman near a homeless encampment on the side of the Santa Monica freeway, The CHP said. The body of was found near a homeless encampment, strongly implying that she herself was homeless. Possessions found on the body also indicated the victim was homeless, sources said. The investigation is ongoing, and the death is being investigated as a...
Senior Lead Officer Adrian Acosta says Venice has experienced a “double-digit increase” in property crime. The residential area east of Lincoln near Penmar Park has been most affected, he said. Delivering a public safety update to the August, 2020 VNC Board Meeting, Acosta said that Venice now produces 30% of all of the crime in Pacific Division. It also includes Mar Vista, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Palms and Westchester, as well as LAX. Acosta also gave statistics for crime in and around the Bridge Home facility on Main Street, which rep...
By Stan Greene Some days you eat the bear, and other days, the bear eats your Tostitos. A California brown bear weighing some 350 lbs. walked into a grocery store in South Lake Tahoe, California on Thursday night. He was filmed by a woman named Adina Baidoo as he strode out of the market, not even offering to pay. "Okay, so for really real, this bear – this actual bear right there that I almost walked into – has gone into Safeway and has decided that he's going to go shopping. I was on 50 tot...
Within a large group of peaceful protestors lurked a handful of anarchists and troublemakers who attacked police, wanting to instigate revolutionary violence. Police chiefs from Santa Monica and Los Angeles and a deputy chief from Long Beach gave a detailed portrait of the violence at the Los Angeles "Safe L.A. Task Force” in DTLA Wednesday. They said rioters specifically targeted their cities. "Safe L.A. Task Force" is a regional task force on the recent violence. Research reveals that carloads of burglars zipping between protests, using the m...
by Alyssa Erdley News with Attitude Power outages due to lack of supply affected nearly half a million customers in California last weekend. The shortage of available power was at least in part due to the state's commitment to clean power, closing fuel-generating plants and invest-ing in unreliable solar and wind power. Almost a year ago, the California Independ-ent System Operator, the nonprofit agency charged with maintaining the power grid, had warned there would be shortages this summer....
. Photos and story by Mary Leipziger Life has changed. Usually Sunday a parking space at Costco was golden- you had to walk to one edge of the lot to find one, but not any more. I found one in aisle A Getting into the building before the virus was on axis- straight through the door. Now management has set up metal barriers- three in parallel formation. You pick up a shopping cart, that has been sanitized with spray and enter the facility along the front wall edge-. where you are counted at the...
