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– the Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase The Culver City Chamber of Commerce announces it will support Measure Y on the November ballot. The measure, which would increase the local sales tax by ½ cent until 2023 and will enable the city to balance a budget that has been decimated by the demise of Redevelopment Agencies and the downturn in the economy. While the Chamber supports the measure, Chamber Chairman Goran Eriksson encouraged Council members and city staff to look for ways to cut expenses and increase revenues and not rely solely on a tax in...
Legislation that allows the California Transportation Commission to relinquish park-and ride lots associated with a state highway to a county transportation commission or regional transportation agency went to the Governor’s desk on Friday. The bill, authored by Senator Curren Price (D-Los Angeles), is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). It is necessary to allow the local agency to enter into agreement with CalTrans to take ownership and responsibility over the operation and maintenance of s...
When our family moved to Culver City 23 years ago the Culver City Education Foundation was already here, working on behalf of all the city's students. During the years my daughter spent at Farragut, the Middle School and Culver City High, it seemed that nearly every classroom had a program, or some equipment donated or funded by the CCEF. Today our public schools face greater challenges than ever before. CCEF is rising to the occasion with the dynamic All For 1 program kicking off its second year. My daughter, my wife and I all support the...
I am a proud parent of an elementary school child and a middle school child here in the Culver City Unified School District. I support the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) and its All For 1 campaign because CCEF supports the education of EVERY child here in the district. Whether it's a microscope, musical instrument, textbook, whiteboard, or just contributing to a school gym floor, it's "all about the kids and for the kids." Support CCEF's All For 1 campaign— everyone wins. Just follow the directions on the website: c...
August 31, 2012 City Manager’s Office · Measure Y - The City Council has placed Measure Y on the ballot, which would approve an ordinance enacting a temporary one half-cent (0.5%) transactions and use tax within the City of Culver City for a period of ten years. This type of tax is also commonly referred to as a “sales” tax. Culver City is in a financial state of urgency and is using reserve funds to maintain operational costs. The City Council has placed Measure Y on the ballot to address this crisis and to avoid significant cuts to essent...
I love THE WORDS. I love the look. I love the feel. I love the intrigue of the narrative construction and plot. I love that, much like a novel itself, it allows you to imagine, interpret and draw your own conclusions. Written and directed by my fellow Philadelphians, Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, and with a stellar cast that includes another member of the “City of Brotherly Love Club”, Bradley Cooper, as well as Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Ben Barnes, Michael McKean, Ron Rifkin and Zoe Sal...
The monthly meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club will be held on Wednesday, September 12 at 7 pm at the Veterans Memorial Building in the Rotunda Room, 4117 Overland Avenue at the corner of Overland and Culver Blvd. The topics of the meeting will include the November Ballot Propositions and Culver City’s Measure Y, the half-cent sales tax increase Eric Bauman, Vice Chair California Democratic Party, will speak about the statewide propositions and Culver City Councilmember Meghan Sahli-Wells and former Culver City Planning Commissioner M...
Local Kids Make It To World Series By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Whether or not our local pro baseball teams make it to the World Series this fall, the Westside Los Angeles area can boast that it has a team that made it to the World Series of youth baseball-the Westchester Babe Ruth Boys’ 14-U baseball team. The 15 players, all 14-year olds, journeyed to Murray City, Utah for their World Series August 18-26, accompanied by their manager, John Lopatto, coaches Barry Craddolph and Alex Galaviz, and team correspondent Scott Zeidman (also k...
