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By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter Culver City High boys basketball sailed into non-favoring winds a few nautical miles due north up the bay in "The Tournament" at Santa Monica High compared to the previous week's successful 3-1 record in Manhattan Beach. This time they came up short by one basket, 60-58, to Palisades in the tourney's bronze match Saturday afternoon for a disappointing 1-3 record in the second week of the season. Accentuating a sluggish start, the Centaurs couldn't find the...
The following is an account of the Collapse of the Baldwin Hills Dam from the Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archives: Firemen Save 18 Lives in Baldwin Hills Flood On the afternoon of December 14th, 1963, with swift suddenness, improbable tragedy struck the Baldwin Hills section of Los Angeles. Lost homes, ruined property and even death flooded downward on a broad river of rushing water from the broken dam at the head of Cloverdale Road. Automobiles, fragments of houses, and chunks of...
While Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was elected to the state legislature from the 54th Assembly District, Culver City voted for its "favorite son" candidate, former Mayor and Councilman Christopher Armenta. Armenta carried all but two Culver City precincts and amassed 1310 votes compared to Ridley-Thomas' 744 votes. Yet it was not enough to overcome the Ridley-Thomas lead in the rest of the district where he garnered 60 percent of the vote to win the election outright without requiring a...
Thursday, December 5th: 6 pm to 8 Downtown Plaza – Tree Lighting Ceremony Friday December 6th : 5 pm to 9 Carlson Park Residential Streets in the area bounded by: -Culver Blvd as the North border -Jefferson Blvd as the South border -Overland Ave as the West border -Van Buren Pl as the East border Sunday December 8th : 5 pm to 9 Veterans Park area Residential Streets in the area bounded by: -Culver Blvd as the North border -La Ballona Creek as the South border -Overland Ave as the East border -...
Santa Claus got an early jump on the Holiday Season last week, giving out toys to nearly 40 kids at the Culver City Elks Lodge on Saturday and sending his helpers out on Harley-Davidson motorcycles to collect more gifts from across the Westside on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. "Ho, ho, ho" Santa bellowed as he traipsed through the Elks' Lodge on Washington Place, passing out candy canes and presents to the youngsters whose own bellies shook like bowls full of jelly after a sumptuous...
The community is invited to join local area high school students for a day of exhibits and attractions geared toward cultivating interests in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) collegiate majors and professional careers at West Los Angeles College (WLAC) on Saturday, December 21 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. This free event is sponsored by West's Upward Bound college preparatory programs in partnership with The Traveling Space Museum (TSM). Parking is also free. "Space Day" is TSM's...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The election on Dec. 3, 2013 between former Culver City Mayor Christopher Armenta and the son of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was disheartening, to say the least. I wrote and then rewrote my take on the 54th Assembly District contest before giving up. There is absolutely no doubt government classes at Culver City High School could easily spend a semester or two dissecting the many ramifications of this race in California. Neil would have...
December 9, 2013 Here are some highlights from the City Council meeting of December 9, 2013. At this meeting, the City Council: • Presented a Commendation to Merry Lepper, the First American Woman to Complete a Marathon. • Approved a Contract in the Amount of $376,421 for the Construction of the Linwood E. Howe Safe Routes to School Project. • Approved an Amendment to an Existing Agreement with Modern Parking, Inc. for Parking Management Services at the Cardiff, Ince, and Watseka Parking Structu...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor When the Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday at Staples Center Coach Mike D’Antoni began the evening with his ninth different starting lineup in 21 games. The great Laker teams I covered in the past usually had set lineups and set substitution rotations. The players knew their roles. With roles changing game by game the defense suffers. It can take several years for teammates to learn where each other will be. This season the Lakers brought in a batch of g...
Dear Editor, Everyone is getting ready for the Holidays. Hanukah is done, and we are on to Christmas. I am sure each one of you is figuring out who is on your list and what to buy them. I would like to suggest to each Culver City resident or worker who is fortunate enough to have a list and money, to think about adding a contribution to feed the children of Culver City. Many do not know that children in Culver City go to school hungry. They may be able to get a subsidized breakfast and lunch at...
In his sophomore outing with OUT OF THE FURNACE, writer/director Scott Cooper proves that he is no "flash in the directorial pan." Facing the daunting task of at least equaling, if not surpassing, the excellence of his award winning debut feature "Crazy Heart", Cooper pulls no punches, delivering a prosaically melancholy tale of hearth, home and the ties that bind. Set in the Rust Belt region of the United States outside Pittsburgh in Braddock, Pennsylvania, Cooper again embraces the...
Thousands of happy children greeted Santa at the Downtown Culver City Holiday Tree lighting ceremony last Thursday. The Culver City Police Officers Association provides the Santa, sleigh and police escort. Santa and his entourage will now traverse the streets of Culver City each night. For a full schedule visit our website at www.culvercityobserver.com....
Come one and all to the Tattle Tale Christmas Party... It's a pot luck so bring your favorite dish. Saturday December 14 at 2pm. Enjoy great food, drinks and fun people. FREE RAFFLE-GREAT PRIZES Located in Culver City at the corner of Sepulveda and Sawtelle Boulevards, 5401 So Sepulveda Blvd. (310) 390-2489 For more about what happens at the Tattle Tale Room visit us online at: http://tattletaleroom.com/...
Amidst all the early awards hoopla and limited release of some “big” movies, this week I direct your attention to a very special indie film - HOURS. Written and directed by Eric Heisserer, who here makes his directorial debut, HOURS is also one of the final films of Paul Walker and the one of which he was most proud. Close to Walker’s heart, his passion and dedication to the story results in a tour de force performance that makes his recent passing all the more poignant, as with HOURS we see t...
