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The latest innovative indie games of 2014 will be available to inspect this weekend in Culver City...... IndieCade, the International Festival of Independent Games, returns to downtown Culver City this Friday through Sunday. Activities include a professional conference, a student conference, a Night Games extravaganza, exhibitors, artists' talks, developer panels, networking opportunities and of course one of a kind game play. IndieCade Village is packed with exhibitors. More than 50 sponsored...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde on Saturday, November 15 from noon to 3pm and on Sunday, November 16 from 6 pm to 9. Callbacks will be held on Monday, November 17 from 7:30 pm to 10. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Westchester. Performance dates are January 9 to February 14, 2015 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid prod...
Held on the third Thursday of October each year, and this year falling on October 16, the Great California ShakeOut is the largest preparedness event in U.S. history. It encourages and reminds everyone that as Californians who live in a place where earthquakes are an inevitable part of the state’s future, we must do all we can to prepare and learn to act quickly to ensure that a disaster such as an earthquake, does not become a catastrophe. On October 16 you have two opportunities to practice your preparedness. You can participate in the Califo...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist It was a beautiful day in Los Angeles; the temperature was four degrees below 80 with low humidity and a slight breeze as 100 of the faithful came together June 8, 2014 at the Proud Bird restaurant to honor Jackie Dupont Walker, Jackie Hawthorne and the Weissmans, David and Ruth. At the 54th Assembly District Democratic Club Annual Awards luncheon, some Culver City residents honored in the past included Rick Tuttle, Honorable Megan Sahli-Wells (mayor),...
Charles Chatelain has been selected as President of The Fringe, Center Theatre Group’s membership program for young professionals interested in theatre. The theatre group includes the Kirk Douglas theatre in Culver City. \ Chatelain will serve a two-year volunteer term and will be responsible for overseeing the membership’s growth and direction. “I hope to build a strong sense of fun, as much as a strong sense of support, among members,” said Chatelain. The Fringe, which is over 100 members strong, holds special events tied to Center Theatre...
The Board of Directors of the Culver4 City Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse West Hollywood Councilmember Jeff Prang for Los Angeles County Tax Assessor and El Segundo resident Scott Houston for the West Basin Water District Seat 4 in the upcoming November 4 General Elections. The Culver City Chamber held a public "Meet the Candidates" Forum for both open seats and following the forum at the Chamber monthly board meeting is endorsements were openly discussed among Chamber Board Members and a...
The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 14 from 7:30 pm until 9 at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. The group meets every second Tuesday of the month. Guests are welcome. For further information contact Amir Zedehnam (925) 451-0827 or Lady Cage-Barile (323) 251-5682....
Affixing his signature to the last of the 12 bills sent to him by Senator Holly J. Mitchell (D-Culver City) in 2014, Governor Brown once again sustained Mitchell's 100% success rate for enactment of her passed legislation into state law. As the end of the September deadline approached for the Governor to decide whether hundreds of pending bills would become law or be vetoed, within the last few days he approved legislation by Senator Mitchell to: • Ban health plans from restricting most F...
Nataleigh Maia, Taylor Rapinchuk and Lauren Tang of Culver City have all been named to the Dean's List at Biola University Biola students are placed on the Dean's List to honor those with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credit units and whose cumulative grade point average is at least 3.2. This past spring, 35 percent of Biola students achieved this academic goal. "Inclusion on the Biola Dean's List is an indication that this student is performing...
Nick Young suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb at the Lakers’ practice last Thursday. He underwent successful surgery but will be out for about eight weeks....
By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter The 2014 Ocean League football season cannot start soon enough for Culver City High as they are still searching for their first victory of the season. Their last preseason contest against the Channel Islands High Raiders in Jerry Chabola Stadium on a rare Thursday night game, October 2 resulted in a 21-14 loss. Again the Centaurs rallied for a touchdown in the fourth quarter only to come up on the short end of the final score. Culver lost all five non-league...
The Clippers lost their exhibition opener, 112-94 to the Golden States Warriors Tuesday night at Staples center. Blake Griffin had 24 points and 12 rebounds including four shots from more than 18 feet out. Chris Paul contributed 14 points and nine assists. The Clippers returned from a week of training camp in Las Vegas. All NBA teams are permitted to play eight exhibition games....
It looked for awhile like there could be a Freeway World Series this season. So, how can we explain that neither the Dodgers nor the Angels made it out of their opening playoff series? Well, we can try. The Dodgers did what the Yankees did for many years – take advantage of the fact there is no salary cap in baseball, unlike the NBA which fines teams heavily who go far above the salary cap. With new ownership, the Dodgers collected the most expensive roster in baseball history but learned the h...
The Fox Hills Neighborhood Association will be holding its community forum on Thursday, October 16 from 6:30 pm to 8 at the Newsong LA Church 5875 Green Valley Circle #200 in Fox Hills (2nd Building East of Wells Fargo) Look for Orange/green balloons. The association will be presenting special Westfield Gifts to first 50 people who arrive. Parking is free. The following speakers will be in attendance: Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells Culver City Police Dept Get a report on Fox Hills neighborhood crime Julie Lugo Cerra, Culver City Local Historian...
Recently residents in the community of Raintree were victims of burglaries. I would like to thank and commend Chief Scott Bixby and the Culver City Police Department for their immediate response and excellent work in dealing with these burglaries and ensuring the safety of our residents and their homes. Residents with dogs have an added measure of security against burglars. However, for residents without dogs, there are relatively inexpensive alternatives in the form of barking,/growling dog...
Just days after Governor Brown signed several real-estate related bills into law, the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS, which includes Culver City, held a breakfast meeting to brief REALTOR Brokers on how the new laws will impact their businesses. The meeting also addressed the Realtor’s campaign in opposition to Measures H + HH in Santa Monica, changes to The MLS and ZipForms, and “Risk Management” strategies. Sanjay Wagle, Senior Counsel Member Legal Services at the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR), presen...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Culver CityBus has announced that service changes are being considered for lines 1, 7, and 4. The changes would include discontinuing two stops on Line 1 (at Pacific and 25th Avenue and Pacific and 28th Avenue, both in Venice), and extending service to the Hayden Tract on Line 7. The extension to the Hayden Tract business district would connect the area with the Expo Light Rail Culver City Station, Robertson Transit Hub, Downtown Culver City, Veterans...
Aljean Harmetz, author of The Making of the Wizard of Oz, will discuss her book and reveal facts about the classic movie made in Culver City 75 years ago at the next general meeting of the Culver City Historical Society Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Teen Center, 4153 Overland Avenue, Culver City. The program will include songs from the film, a slide show narrated by Harmetz, a documentary with interviews and stories from many of the original cast, and a question and answer session. Harmetz is the author of books about the making of...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter The critical lack of funds for new low-cost housing surfaced as a topic of discussion at the City Council meeting Monday night but action was delayed as the Council sought “more information” on proposed solutions. Since the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agencies of California’s cities in 2012, funds for housing have been limited and Culver City’s housing fund is due to run out by mid-2015. The Housing Division was historically funded primarily with tax inc...
Simon Bolivar is a name known throughout the world. A military leader, a statesman, a politician, Bolivar helped shape the face of the world - and particularly the Americas - as we now know it. Instrumental in leading Venezuela, Columbia (which at the time included Panama), Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to their independence from Spain in the early 19th century, anti-colonialist Bolivar was the founding force behind the formation of Gran Columbia, the first republic of nations within Hispanic...
The Culver City Unified School District has on its Agenda for Tuesday, October 14, 2014, a Resolution in Support of a Spilt Roll Property Tax in the State of California. A Split Roll Property Tax would impose a significant increase in business operation cost for all businesses in the state. The Culver City Chamber has an Advocacy Policy in opposition to any attempt to impose a Split Roll Property Tax. There are many reasons for this opposition: • Undue cost to small business • Most Com...
Directed by British filmmaker Clare Lewins, who readily admits “I knew nothing at all about boxing when I started this project”, I AM ALI gives us a more intimate look at the man behind the myth that is Muhammad Ali. Although much has been written, filmed, photographed and published about Ali with archival footage as nothing new to us, the context within which Lewins presents it is. Providing us with an up close and personal look at Muhammad Ali, thanks to interviews with his close friends, dec...
