Articles from the September 15, 2011 edition


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  • Parcel B Development Gets Closer

    Lynne Bronstein, Observer Reporter|Sep 15, 2011

    A development for Parcel B (otherwise known as 9300 Culver Boulevard) is moving closer to reality as the City Council and Redevelopment Agency received and filed a report outlining the process for selecting a developer at their meeting Monday night. In February the Council and Agency approved a two-step process to select a developer for Parcel B. Step One involved issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify firms that would be most qualified to develop it. In June, the firms were...

  • Metro

    Sep 15, 2011

    The Metro Construction Authority broke ground Tuesday on the second leg of the Exposition Rail Line from Culver City to Santa Monica. In attendance were Culver City Councilmember Scott Malsin (second from left) and Mayor Mehaul O’Leary (fourth from left) along with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and councilmembers from Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The first phase from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City is scheduled to open next year with the full l...

  • West Nile Virus Hits Culver City

    Sep 15, 2011

    Dead Bird Tests Positive A dead bird collected in Culver City has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The Los Angeles County West Vector & Vector-Borne Disease Control District alerted the media and requested the city make this information known to its residents through their normal communications process so people walking or sitting outside at dawn or dusk will take the appropriate precautions to protect themselves from being bitten by infected mosquitoes. So far this year, there have been 75 separate zip codes in Los Angeles County...

  • Angry Resident Jolts School Board Meeting

    Lynne Bronstein, Observer Reporter|Sep 15, 2011

    The new school year is upon us and the first meeting of the Culver City School Board got off with a bang—in the form of some angry words from a resident. Superintendent Patricia Jaffe had praise for the School District in her report, saying the first day of school had gone smoothly as she visited all the school sites. “We are fortunate to have such dedicated teachers, classified staff, and students,” she noted. But a presentation about Special Education compliance brought protest from a woman...

  • Centaurs Settle Down To Win Opener

    Dale Williams, Observer Reporter|Sep 15, 2011

    Mistakes Eliminated In Second Half For the first two quarters of the Culver City High football team’s 2011 opener against West Torrance last Friday, the Centaurs looked a little shaky, even though they led by a touchdown at halftime. Culver City’s offense scored 35 points in the first half, but the Centaurs had relied mostly on big plays, as they struggled with penalties and other miscues. And the defense allowed 28 points in the first half, as West Torrance took advantage of the Cen...