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August 30, 2013 City Manager’s Office • EarthFest 2013 – The 8th Annual EarthFest 2013 will be held on September 28 at West Los Angeles College. EarthFest LA is produced by California Greenworks, Inc. in partnership with West. The intent is to raise the level of awareness about environmental protection, conservation and pollution prevention. The overall goal of the event is to teach the public about sustainable ways to live green and how to reduce negative impacts to our environment. Calif...
Cooling Center at Culver Senior Center L. A. County is providing the public a list of Cooling Centers during the current heat wave. The Senior Center is the only one located in Culver City If you are planning to visit one of the Cooling Centers, it is advisable that you call in advance to make sure there is still seating available. If a Cooling Centeris not operational, call g211h. Check with your local library when looking for a place to cool down. They have great resources and plenty to read while you escape the heat. For further i...
Council Mulls Public Safety During Construction Concerned that massive traffic jams that have brought traffic in downtown Culver City to a standstill at rush hour, the City Council will discuss the ongoing and upcoming construction projects on Monday night. In addition to the existing Metro construction which will extend the Expo Line, both the Legado and Platform projects are scheduled to begin construction shortly. The city’s email expresses concerns for both traffic and public safety access, stating "In addition to the existing Metro c...
The Culver City Democratic Club General Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, will feature a forum for Democratic candidates for the Culver City School Board election. The school board election will be held on Tuesday, Nov.5, to determine three seats on the school board. The following Democratic candidates have been invited to the forum: Steven Mark Levin, Kathy Paspalis, Karlo Silbiger, Vernon L. Taylor, Claudia Vizcarra and Robert Zirgulis. Each candidate will make an opening statement followed by a Q&A session from the audience The club will then...
LA City Council Votes For Stronger Fracking Regulations The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved Councilmember Bernard C. Parks’ resolution Tuesday night asking for tougher regulations regarding fracking activities.. The resolution shows that Los Angeles supports Senate Bill 4 (Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills), which calls for stricter regulations and un-biased studies to be conducted before fracking is allowed to take place in communities. Last year, the Culver City Council approved to impose a ban on fracking until regulations have b...
Should we support union endorsements? Is anyone surprised by the candidates the Culver City Federation of Teachers and the Assn. of Classified Employees are supporting? True to form the CCUSD unions once again back the newest candidates who know the least about the district finances and operations. We already knew Karlo would be a favorite (he and Nancy cannot vote NO on anything the Union supports). The bulletin announcing the selection states: ”The union slate is a progressive, student-centered, pro-union, multi-ethnic group.“ Focus here on...
Happy New Year 5774. Rosh Hashanah begins on Wednesday evening, September 4 (Light Candles at 6:58 pm). The last time it was this early in the year was in 1899. Our family wishes you and yours a happy, healthy and sweet new year. Rabbi Yossi and Sara Greisman We invite you to join us for the High Holidays at the Double Tree Hotel. Sept. 5 and 6 at 10 am. SHOFAR at 11:30. YOM KIPPUR schedule and more info: http://www.jewishcc.com/4.0.htm There is no charge - feel free to invite others - your donation is appreciated: Donate online at:...
The Culver City Federation of Teachers (CCFT) and the Association of Classified Employees (ACE) have endorsed the following candidates for CCUSD school board: Karlo Silbiger, Claudia Vizcarra, and Vernon Taylor. The unions interviewed all seven candidates prior to making endorsements. (Robert Zirgulis was out of the country, but sent a representative to the interview) In the past, the organizations interviewed and endorsed separately. This year they interviewed together----but still endorsed on our own. The fact that both school employee...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Viva Puig! On Sunday, since it was Cuban Heritage Day at Dodger Stadium, right-fielder Yasiel Puig decided not to disappoint his fellow Cuban fans. He delivered a game-winning, tiebreaking, solo home run – his 14th of the season - in the sixth inning to hand the Dodgers a 2-1 win and a three-game sweep of the Padres. To make it even more special, Puig delivered the homer on the first pitch, something he is known to do. Since his debut on June 3, he’s batting...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of an interview with Jahmal Wright, Culver City High head football coach) By Fred Altieri Observer reporter The players have been optimistic all summer. We have a lot of brand new starters and they’re getting their opportunity to be on the field. But we’re excited and they’re excited as well. We’re coming off a year where we graduated eight starters on defense. We have a new group that we’re grooming and are excited about the group as a whole. We’re fast. We’re p...
September 6 home vs. West Torrance 13 at Peninsula 20 home vs. Redondo 27 at Paramount October 4 home vs. Bishop Amat 11 at Hawthorne 18 home vs. Inglewood 25 home vs. Santa Monica November 1 home vs. Morningside 8 at Beverly Hills...
MOVIE REVIEW SPECIAL: SALINGER and TOUCHY FEELY Post-Labor Day movies head into the final lap for Oscar consideration as the “awards season” unofficially kicks off this week with some interesting and fun films. While the hysterically funny HELL BABY and the fascinating and heartfelt documentary GOOD OL’ FREDA about The Beatles longtime trusted secretary/ friend/confidante/fan club president Freda Kelly, along with the insightful documentary OUR NIXON, (all of which are “Must Sees” and which I’l...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor This is new territory for all of us. Frankly, getting used to it is quite an adjustment. The Clippers were laughed at or merely ignored for as long as I can remember, with the exception being an occasional season. The Lakers won 16 NBA championships and ruled Los Angeles. Now a season is approaching where the Clippers appear to have not only the better team but a better-functioning organization. But in true Clipper fashion, a first round playoff exit last season...
