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Culver City police avoided a messy situation in Trader Joe's bathroom this week. Alerted about a man who had locked himself in the market's restroom, flooded it and refused to leave, Culver City police dispatched its Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) to clean up the mess. After an hour of negotiation, the CNT "de-escalated the situation and was able to convince the subject to exit the restroom" without causing more damage to the facility, said Culver City Police Department in a statement. The...
The 1-1 Culver City varsity football team will face another tough non-league game Friday when they take on the Pasadena High School Bulldogs at 7 p.m. This will be the Centaurs first home game of the year after two games on the road against West Torrance and Loyola of Los Angeles. They beat West Torrance and lost to Loyola last Friday night. Now the Centaurs are looking to get back on the winning track against the Bulldogs after getting dominated by Loyola. The final score was 62-21. "We have so...
Culver Current, a groundbreaking mixed media sculpture featured in the Dale Jones City Hall Courtyard, has been extended for a second year of exhibition, city officials said this week. Created by Los Angeles-based artist Nate Mohler, the stunning interactive "fountain" displays a combination of generative video art on a sculpted cylindrical façade. Culver Current will feature two new shows – the first of which launched late July – and runs for several months from dusk to 2 a.m. daily. The second show will launch later in the year. This temp...
By Christine Peake The HOLLIBLU " A Dose Of Laughter Gala' was a star studded night at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where the jokes just kept on coming! The gala was to celebrate HOLLIBLU, an App to support the nursing community which was created by trailblazer (and nurse) Cara Lunsford, who works tirelessly with her dedicated team to provide help to healthcare workers. The line up was stellar, host/comedian Christine Peake (also Produced the show through her PR firm peakPRgroup) danced her...
September is Pedestrian Safety Month and Culver City, through a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), is conducting a month-long celebration of active transportation with a focus on safety. Featuring free workshops and community events including group walks and rides, the goal is to encourage people of all ages to walk and bike more often and increase safety awareness between August 29 and September 26, 2021. The Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Walk 'n Rollers will implement...
Culver City police have arrested two people on attempted murder charges and one man on accessory charges in connection with an ambush shooting last month. One of the suspects was apparently shot by the victim and ended up in a local hospital, according to Culver City Police Department. The shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. on August 24 in the area of Mentone Ave. and Culver Blvd., said CCPD in a press release. Witnesses told police that they heard gunshots and saw a black man drop a handgun in...
Saturday on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Culver City Police and Fire Departments will hold a remembrance ceremony at Culver City Fire Station 1 (9600 Culver Blvd.) to honor the men, women, children, and first responders who lost their lives. Join us as we remember them on Saturday, September 11. Here is the schedule of the mornings event: 6:55 a.m. Crews assemble in front of the flag. 6:59 a.m. Time of the South Tower collapse. 7:00...
At gatherings around the five boroughs on Saturday, New Yorkers will mark a solemn occasion: the 20th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 that took nearly 3,000 lives. a large body of water with a city in the background: The Tribute In Light shines into the sky from Lower Manhattan during a test on September 7, 2021. The lights will be visible on Saturday, one of many tributes across the city.© Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Tribute In Light shines into the sky from Lower...
The Rams kick off the NFL's Sunday Night football game this Sunday when they take on the Chicago Bears at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood at 5:20 p.m. The game will be broadcast nationally on NBC. The Rams will take the field with a new quarterback for the first time in six years when Matthew Stafford lines up over center. He replaced Jared Goff and head coach Sean McVay hopes Stafford will be the difference that will put them in position to win close games. The USC Trojans are hoping to improve to...
Teams can learn a lot from a loss and Culver City's varsity football team is hoping correcting some of those mistakes will help them starting Friday night against Pasadena. "We definitely want to schedule opponents that expose us so that we see what our weaknesses are. So, when we get to the playoffs, we have high aspirations keeping this program, this train rolling. So, that's our goal to stay at that level. And the only way to stay at that level is to play teams that approach you to that...
The early evening game at the Rose Bowl started with LSU head coach Ed Orgeron shouting at a taunting Bruin fan as he entered the Rose Bowl tunnel: "Bring your ass on, in your sissy blue shirt." By the end of the game, Orgeron was feeling blue and had seen enough blue for a lifetime. On a day with beautiful Southern California blue skies, with not a cloud in the sky, the UCLA Bruins rolled over the No. 16 ranked LSU Tigers, 38-27. The Bayou Bengals fell to 0-1 for the season. The Bruins...
After five straight AFC West division titles, two straight appearances in the Super Bowl, and three consecutive AFC Championship games at home, it is difficult to bet against the Kansas City Chiefs. They just find a way to win the close games. So, the prediction is that they will find a way, once again. Kansas City Chiefs – The Chiefs have had a long off-season after their 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The offensive line, which struggled mightily in the Super Bowl, h...
The California State Legislature has approved Assembly Bill 721 which removes exclusionary and racist provisions in housing covenants. "AB 721 is a crucial step in remedying California's painful history of segregation and redlining," said Assembly-member Bloom who authored the bill. "Racist housing covenants have no place in our state and should not be used to deter critically needed affordable housing," Approved late last week, the new bill provides property owners with a process to remove...
Dear Culver City Democratic Club and Editors: The Hospital’s federal lawsuit against the City has cost the City $101,291.12 in legal fees as of July 31, 2021. This case has Just gotten started and could go on for years and cost many millions of dollars before it ends. This ordinance was passed by Alex Fisch and Daniel Lee with the complicity of Yasmine McMorrin for the sake of the advancement of their political careers and “pro bono favors” from the Union. This kind of malfeasance and reckl...
Dear Mr. Ostrin: This letter is a follow up to my August 30, 2021 extension letter to you and in response to your August 20, 2021 request for City records under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 6250 et seq. The City is conducting a diligent search for disclosable responsive records that are in the possession, custody or control of the City. Below are the requests contained in your letter, and the City’s response to each. Request 1. “…[A]ll documentation that evide...
September 11 marks 20 years since the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., and Shanksville, PA. 2,977 perished that day. Of those killed, 343 were FDNY Firefighters and 71 were Law Enforcement Officers. In the past 20 years, that number has grown significantly from Ground Zero exposures and related diseases contracted from the months of working “The Pile”. In recognition of those who perished on that tragic day, Santa Monica Police and Fire will conduct a brief and solemn remembrance cer...
Noted Culver City artist laureate Alexey Steele live streamed last weekend portrait sessions showcasing Culver City resident Rich Yamashita, leader of Marina Cub Scout Pack 79. It was the second portrait in the series, Love My Neighbor - Culver City project. Steele plans to select 6-8 Culver City residents to capture in portrait for his project. Steele launched the Love My Neighbor - Culver City project in October 2020 with a portrait of long-time Culver City resident, Dr. Janet Cameron Hoult. Upcoming portraits will include Culver City...
Photos by Mary Leipziger By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer Annenberg Beach House conducted its 8th annual cardboard yacht races on Saturday. 47 teams participated. "For the eighth year, teams of all ages tested their ingenuity in crafting homemade cardboard yachts and getting them across the historic Annenberg Community Beach House pool in this annual race," said a spokeswoman for the beach house in a pre event press release. "For the first year the Regatta will be held during the day and...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer 8/29: While there was a lot of prayer, it did not turn out to be the apocalypse by the sea that some predicted. Antifa or other opposing demonstrators did not show up and Sunday's was entirely peaceful. "Our Bodies, Ourselves" was a common theme, as speaker after speaker opposed mandatory vaccinations. Cal. SB 455 would require coronavirus vaccinations to enter any building. Speakers expressed anger at lockdowns. One man wore a T Shirt reading "Covid 19...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer Who’s smarter than the average bear? South Lake Tahoe, a city of 22,000 people, has been evacuated due to the Caldor Fire. Caldor has burned 208,000 acres to the Southwest of Lake Tahoe, coming within three miles of the lake. Firefighters seem to have gotten the upper hand on the blaze during the last several days. With the town and its casino’s evacuated and empty, black bears have had the run of the town. A number of interesting photos hav emerged. “Many...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Roughly 85% of families in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have provided consent for weekly COVID-19 testing of their children, district officials announced yesterday. The remaining families must agree to Covid tests or submit an exemption if they want to continue in-person instruction, said SMMUSD Supt. Ben Drati. In a letter to school families, Drati mentioned that the district started Covid testing students and teachers last Wednesday and the staff will contact by September 3 all the...
9/3/21 (AFP): As the migration season of the Southern Right Whales gets underway in the Argentine Patagonia locals and visitors are thrilled by the curious animals coming ever closer to shore. On Tuesday, a rare encounter was caught on video shot from a drone. In the viral video, a Southern RIght whale seemingly plays with a woman on a paddleboard and pushes the board gently forward, observing the board's movement as the massive animal swims directly beneath it. According to Marcos Grosso, Puert...
By Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude In an example of the consequences of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon's zero bail policy, a suspect was able to break into and rob the same restaurant on the Third Street Promenade three times in one week. Jason Tyrone Strickland, 42, allegedly homeless, was observed on surveillance footage breaking into the CULT restaurant on the Third Street Promenade on August 20, 22, and 26. He was issued citations and let go about his business on the first...
Third Street Promenade property owner John Alle asked Dr. Lewis Simon, an infectious disease doctor from UC San Diego, currently working for Santa Monica's UCLA Health Center, to walk through the city's public garages with him over a year ago, when Alle first noted the meth manufacture and human waste in the structures. Dr. Simon came on his own tour of the area last month and, appalled by the conditions he saw, wrote a letter to the city in which he noted "Examples of the dangerous conditions...
LA Teachers Unions Wants Mandatory Vax for Kids A Los Angeles teachers union wants more stringent coronavirus guidelines for the nation’s second-largest school district. The Los Angeles Times reports, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) “is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all eligible students and stricter quarantine rules while raising some objections to a new district mandate for online instruction when students are in quarantine.” The Times obtained a document dated August 26 called “Counterproposal #2” that the outlet sa...
