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(EDITOR’s NOTE: Fred Altieri takes us through the Culver City High football season in this two-part series.) PART 1 By Fred Altieri Observer Reporter Culver City High football 2013 is now history as they say and can only be characterized as “drama past sundown.” And Jerry Chabola Stadium was the scene for half of that drama unfolding during every Friday night home game. The newly refurbished football stadium, complete with a state-of-the-art synthetic turf field encircled by a top-flight runni...
By Steve Finley Special to the Observer The UCLA men's basketball team is 9-1 going into a season-defining game against national power Duke University Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Bruins are doing a lot of things right under first year head coach Steve Alford. They are scoring almost 90 points per game. They are averaging close to 20 assists per game and with only eight turnovers. With those kind of numbers UCLA should compete for the Pac-12 championship, but they have one...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor After the Clippers set a franchise record for victories in a season Vinny del Negro was fired as coach. There was the matter of the Clippers losing in the first round of the NBA playoffs. That was last season and this one began with Clippers management sending a very clear message. It was time for the Clippers to approach – and possibly win -- the first NBA championship in their history. Doc Rivers, leaving Boston after nine years, was hired as the coach who m...
• Received a Presentation of a Plaque from the American Public Works Association Related to the City's Jefferson Boulevard Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Improvements Project at Hetzler Road. • Approved an Amendment to the Existing Professional Services Agreement with VCA Code Group in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $85,000 (for a Total Revised Not-To-Exceed Amount of $180,000) for Building Inspection Services. • Adopted a Resolution Approving an Application for Grant Funds in the Amount of $791,000 fro...
For the third year the Culver City Woman’s Club will sponsor a Christmas Wrapping Booth at the Westside Pavilion Mall, 10800 West Pico Blvd. The booth will be staffed by members and volunteers and will be open from Friday, December 20 to Tuesday, December 24 during the operating hours of the mall. The proceeds will fund the philanthropic activities of the club....
The office of the Culver City Observer will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 & 25 for the Christmas Holiday. The deadline for submission of news stories, display advertising and classified advertising will be Friday December 20 at 5 pm. The Observer office will reopen on Thursday morning December 26. Delivery of the newspaper will take place as usual on Friday morning....
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Culver City has a long list of projects slated for development, a list that began while the Redevelopment Agency still existed. Since the dissolution of California’s redevelopment agencies two years ago, these projects have been stalled. But due to recent actions by the California Department of Finance (DOF) and subsequent action by the City Council, some of the vacant lots waiting for building to commence will not have to wait much longer. In February of thi...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Seats were packed in the Mike Balkman Council Chamber at City Hall as three Culver City School Board members were sworn in at the Board's Tuesday night meeting. The excitement may have been sparked, not just by the "new kids in town" but by a sense that this is going to be a different Board than in the past. The five-member board now has a majority of members endorsed by United Parents of Culver City (UPCC) which is shaping up to be an important factor in...
There couldn't be a more appropriate film to hit theatres this Thanksgiving weekend than HOMEFRONT. Based on Chuck Logan's best selling novel, HOMEFRONT is rooted in hearth and home. Adapted for the screen by Sylvester Stallone, HOMEFRONT boasts a stellar cast, performances that go through the roof and a perfect blend of action and emotion, all expertly choreographed by director Gary Fleder. Led by Jason Statham and James Franco, each performance is as superb as the next, particularly when it...
Crime Blotter for December 3 through December 9. Residential Burglary: On December 4 at 3:15 pm, officers responded to the 4100 block of Commonwealth Avenue regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; the victim said she locked and secured her residence at 8:15 am and returned at 2:40 pm. When she unlocked the front door she saw that her house had been ransacked and her property missing. Car Burglary: On December 6 at 11:55 am, a victim...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the Tony Award winning musical "Fiddler on the Roof" with book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Jerry Bock, and music by Sheldon Harnick. The auditions will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 11 am to 5pm (please arrive no later than 3 pm) and on Sunday, January 12 from 6 pm to 10 (please arrive no later than 8pm). Callbacks will be held on Monday, January 13 from 7 pm to 10. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301...
City Manager’s Office • Great News on Redevelopment Projects – Major progress has been made in the City’s efforts to complete its remaining projects stemming from the State’s dissolution of redevelopment. These include such projects as the Combined Properties/Hudson Pacific plan for Parcel B, the Washington/National transit oriented development at the Culver City EXPO station by Lowe Enterprises, and the creation of a market hall by Regency Centers at the Washington/Centinela site, among oth...
The Second City's "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" opens this Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/ Kirk Douglas Theatre in culver City. Written by Second City alumni Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort and directed by fellow Second City alum Marc Warzecha, "A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!" continues through December 29. The cast is made up of a talented group of Second City performers. Returning to "Twist Your Dickens!" for the second time are Frank Caeti, Amanda...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor The Detroit Tigers were mighty good last season except for the fatal flaw of not having a premier closer. It made a lot of sense when they negotiated with free agent Brian Wilson, who earned two championship rings with the San Francisco Giants, then helped the Dodgers last season. But Wilson then informed the Tigers he wasn’t going to join them. A few days later the Dodgers announced they had brought Wilson back with a one-year contract and a player option for 2...
Culver City Lions Club President Bob Nila (third from left) presents a $2,000 check to Leslie Adler, Executive Director, Culver City Education Foundation from proceeds gained from a community summer carnival held at Westfield Culver City. Pictured (from left) Michele Pintar, Marketing Coordinator, Westfield Culver City, Lion Elliot Heffler, Nila, Lion Lynn Miller, Adler, Lion Lu Rivas and Lion Bob Knopf. Heffler, Miller, Rivas and Knopf are past Culver City Lions presidents. Photo by Matthew...
Pauline Books & Media will host a book signing with Culver City resident Darrell Fusaro, Author of What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? On Saturday, December 21 from 2 pm to 4 at 3908 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. Copies of What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? will be available for purchase. Event is free and open to the public. What If Godzilla Just Wanted a Hug? is a pocket 'bible' encouraging the talented and timid to trust their gut, act on intuition, and step out boldly. Even if you just...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of The Baldwin Hills Reservoir collapse. The reservoir served as a water storage basin located on a just west of LaBrea Avenue at the top of Cloverfield Road in the Baldwin Hills. It was completed in 1951 by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and was built on an active fault line which was subsidiary to the nearby Newport-Inglewood fault. The collapse of the dam was one of the first disasters...
The Dodgers announce their 2014 Spring Training schedule with their sixth season of Cactus League play beginning on Thursday, February 27 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Camelback Ranch – Glendale, Arizona.. The Dodgers will play 24 Cactus League games this spring, in addition to an exhibition game against Team Australia in Sydney, Australia on Friday, March 21, the day before Los Angeles faces the Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB's Opening Series on March 22-23 at the historic Sydney Cricket G...
Stolen Vehicle: On December 11 at 10:35 am, officers responded to the 4300 block of Globe Avenue regarding a stolen vehicle. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; her daughter drove to the vehicle to the area of Washington Boulevard and Sawtelle Boulevard and parked the vehicle at 3:00 am. When she returned in a few minutes her 1996 Mercury van missing. Car Burglary: On December 14 at 11:30 pm, a victim called the police department to report her 1995 Toyota had been...
