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At a special October 26 gathering at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR) was recognized for its “Education and Outreach” by the South Bay Business Environmental Coalition. It was part of the sixth Annual SoCal Environmental Excellence Development (SEED) Awards. President Jim Lamm, Outreach Coordinator Sandrine Cassidy Schmitt, and Newsletter Editor Bobbi Gold represented BCR at the gala event, where they were welcomed by Culver City Environmental Coo...
The campaign to elect Claudia Vizcarra to School Board invites everyone to a fun fundraiser for the candidate. A box lunch in Media Park provided by Tito’s Tacos followed by a seat to the play Oy! at The Actor’s Gang Theater at the Ivy Substation is being offered as a package for $50 a person. The play without lunch is $40. The event is planned for Sunday, October 13 with lunch at 12:30 and the performance beginning at 2 p.m. The play is written by Helene Cixous and directed by Georges Big...
Former Assemblymember Holly J. Mitchell was sworn in to the state Senate following her overwhelming victory in last week’s special election in California’s 26th Senate District. Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, will serve out the unexpired term of former state Senator Curren Price who was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in May. The term expires next year. The 26th Senate District is entirely within Los Angeles County and includes Culver City, the communities of Baldwin Hills, Beverlywood, Car...
Kentwood Players announces auditions for its next Kentwood Kids production, "Mr. Potcher’s Holiday," a family musical comedy, book and lyrics by Bob Silberg. Auditions will be held on Saturday, October 5 from 10 am to 2 pm and Sunday, October 6 from 9 am to noon at the Westchester Playhouse, located two blocks west of the San Diego Freeway and two blocks north of Manchester at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Auditions are open to children ages 6-16 years old (and adults) and will consist o...
During the month of October, Culver City Firefighters will be wearing pink to honor and support those battling breast cancer. This will be the third year for the event. Beginning October 1 and lasting the entire month, T-shirts will be sold at Fire Station 1 at 9600 Culver Blvd. and all proceeds will go directly to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The public is welcome to stop by and purchase t-shirts. Please contact Tim Carr at timothy.carr@culvercity.org with any questions....
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor I went to Media Day at the Lakers’ training facility Saturday and the Clippers’ facility Monday. Get ready. Practice has begun and we’ll have NBA basketball until April followed by the playoffs that go into June. The Lakers will play an exhibition game at Staples Center Sunday at 6 pm against the Denver Nuggets. Annually this is the best time for me because nobody has lost a game yet and they all think they’re going to do well. But we know some teams won’t d...
By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter Fe. Fi. Fo. Fum. It was “déjà vu all over again” for the 2013 edition of Culver City High football. It occurred Friday night in the expansive outdoor stadium within the impressive athletic complex at Paramount High, just south and east of where the Century and Long Beach Freeways intersect. The host Pirates seemed and actually were bigger and faster and stronger than the Culver’s previous foes, which translated into a convincing 35-14 victory over the visitin...
As the government shutdown ended its first day the House of Representatives attempted to fund specific programs. Congresswoman Karen Bass, whose district represents Culver City, voted no on all three bills. The bill included funding for Veteran Benefits, National Parks and the District of Columbia. The following bills were rejected by Bass: H.R. 506 - Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes H.R 507 - Making continuing appropriations of...
After a courageous battle with cancer and lifelong multiple sclerosis Kathy S. Smith passed away at Cedars Sinai Hospital on September 26. She was a resident of Culver City for more than 30 years. Kathy was a loving wife and dedicated friend. After a career in broadcast advertising, Kathy became a passionate and effective advocate for people with disabilities, animal rights and other civil rights causes. She is survived by her husband, Steve Bauer, her brother Steve Smith, her beloved nieces,...
A “progressive” candidate or merely political? There was a time, not too long ago, when our School Board was a board of action. Years of budget cuts necessitated CCUSD to be decisive. The last such Board limited class size, tightened requirements for remaining a permit student and laid plans to finally spend dollars that sat unused for over 15 years while cutting costs and increasing test scores. Alas for those days. When there was a lack of information from which to make a decision it was deman...
Culver City School Board candidate Steve Levin will be hosting a free pancake breakfast this Saturday from 9 am to 10:30 at Veterans Park at the corner of Overland and Culver across the street from the Senior Center. Levin will be available to discuss issues that face the Culver City Schools Billed as a family friendly event, you can bring the kids. For more information about Levin visit: www.levinforschoolboard.com....
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter October 1, 2013 marked the first day of a federal government shutdown in which more than 800,000 federal workers were forced into unpaid furloughs and many services were closed. It is the first such federal shutdown in 17 years. The shutdown is the result of a standoff in Congress because of attempts by Republicans to block President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. On Monday, September 30, the House and Senate wrangled for hours over several bills, with the S...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher As required by state law, Governor Jerry Brown has called a special election for December 3 to fill the 54th Assembly District seat vacated by Holly Mitchell when she took her state senate seat last week. The election is considered a primary. However, if one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote the general election scheduled for February 4 will be cancelled. Holly Mitchell won election to the senate in the September 17 special election to fill the...
September 27, 2013 City Clerk’s Office • IndieCade Festival - Staff has beens finalizing elements with the festival organizers for the set-up that began on Tuesday, October 1. The IndieCade Festival will occur on October 4th to 6th at various locations throughout downtown Culver City including Parcel B (9300 Culver Boulevard), the Ivy Substation, the Veterans Memorial Building and Fire Station #1. Events include an industry conference, workshops, salons and a “Gamewalk” on Saturday and Sunday, w...
Kathy Paspalis is running for re-election to the Culver City School Board. Kathy is a trusted friend, and hard-working Culver City elected colleague. Kathy has the experience, energy, and commitment to tackle the challenges confronting our schools and I am confident that she will continue to focus her incredible work ethic, dedication and passion to serving the children and youth of Culver City. With your support Kathy will continue to work with our dedicated team of educators to ensure that...
As I read about the current debate on the school capital improvement and repair bond, and hear the many voices regarding the decision of three school board members to delay their position on the proposed bond measure to repair the schools and fund capital improvements, it occurs to me the real issue here is not the bond, but one of community leadership. I have not heard anyone debate whether the Culver City schools need repairs. In fact, even the three board members that acted to kill the bond...
September LOSS - West Torrance 36 – Culver 15 WIN - Culver 41 –Peninsula 27 LOSS - Redondo 28 – Culver 14 LOSS Paramount 34 – Culver 13 October 4th home vs. Bishop Amat 11th at Hawthorne 18th home vs. Inglewood 25th home vs. Santa Monica November 1st at Morningside 8th at Beverly Hills...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When Culver City hosts Bishop Amat Friday night the stadium will be re-named Jerry Chabola Stadium in honor of the Centaurs’ long-time athletic director. In addition the number five of former star receiver Michael Bumpus will be retired. Bumpus lettered in four sports at Culver. As a junior in football he caught 75 passes. As a senior in 2003 he played quarterback and rushed for 800 yards, becoming the CIF Division 10 Player of the Year. He went on to W...
For the past several months the staff at the Culver City Observer has been working on our new website which went live last Saturday. The site is user friendly and all our stories are organized by subject with drop headings for subtopics. We will continue to provide Culver City residents with the finest local news, sports, arts, theatre and movie coverage. In addition, longtime Los Angeles sports writer Mitch Chortkoff will provide updates and commentary on local teams along with the Lakers,...
City Clerk’s Office • IndieCade Festival - Staff has beens finalizing elements with the festival organizers for the set-up that began on Tuesday, October 1. The IndieCade Festival will occur on October 4th to 6th at various locations throughout downtown Culver City including Parcel B (9300 Culver Boulevard), the Ivy Substation, the Veterans Memorial Building and Fire Station #1. Events include an industry conference, workshops, salons and a “Gamewalk” on Saturday and Sunday, which is free and open to the public. More information is availab...
For September 24 through 29 Grand Theft: On September 24 at 12:23 pm a victim came to the police department to report she was a victim of a grand theft. The victim said she was approached by the suspect in the 4000 block of Centinela Avenue and told her she had found a large sum of money and if she wanted to share the money with her she needed to go to her bank and withdraw her money to secure the split of the found money. The victim wrote a check and gave it to the suspect and the suspect gave...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor From week to week since last season Lane Kiffin had been on the brink of being fired as USC’s football coach. When last season’s 7-6 record, far below Trojan standards, was followed by a slow start this season Kiffin remained in trouble. Then USC went to Arizona State, was outscored in the third quarter, 28-0 on the way to a 62-41 loss and Athletic Director Pat Haden had seen enough. Kiffin was fired as the Trojans arrived home at 3 am and veteran line coach Ed O...
