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What do Senator Diane Feinstein, Congresswoman Karen Bass and Senator Barbara Boxer have in common? Many of us could talk for quite some time about bills they've sponsored or supported and what they've done for California and Culver City. How many of us know that all elected members of Congress receive an annual salary of $174,000 for doing the people's work? I hope you are sitting down because we presently have (and there will be many more in the years to come) two retirees getting big time money. Mr. Cerris Black is getting over $180,000 and...
Writing as a person who enjoys competing in sports and who regards himself as a devoted sports fan, I thank the Culver City Observer for having employed Mitch Chortkoff, who is one of the greatest sports writers of the last century. I have been reading sports pages since 1949 when Yankees and Dodgers played in the World Series. This was the time of the great radio announcers…Mel Allen with the Yankees, Red Barber with the Dodgers (who was joined a year later by Vin Scully), Curt Gowdy with the Red Socks and Marty Glickman, who announced the N...
Timely and topical, PROMISED LAND speaks to your heart; it speaks to your mind; it opens your eyes to “the big environmental picture”; and although honing in on the one issue of fracking as a means to obtain natural gas, it takes all the environmental and energy movies and economically themed movies and brings it all together on one page that connects the dots of life. PROMISED LAND is tacitly and thoughtfully powerful and a “Must See” for everyone. Right here in Culver City, “fracki...
Free Screening Of A Night At The Opera Is Saturday This year marks the 95th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Culver City. To celebrate, Made in Culver City, a free film program presented by the Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, will screen A Night at the Opera, starring The Marx Brothers, on December 29 at 3 pm in Veterans Memorial Auditorium at Veterans Memorial Building. Audiences are encouraged to also visit the Culver City Historical Society’s Archive Resource Center that day from 1 pm to 3. The...
For December 17 through 24 Car Burglary: On December 18 at 12:40 pm a victim came to the police department to report his 1999 Mazda was burglarized. The victim said he parked and locked in the area of Jefferson Boulevard and Rain tree Circle on December 13. When he returned on the 18th, he discovered the rear window had been broken and his property missing. Residential Burglary: On December 18 at 5 pm officers responded to the 5400 Blanco Way regarding a burglary investigation. The officers met with the victim who told them the following; she...
December 21, 2012 Community Development Department • City Dog Club – Work has been completed on an 8,600 square foot tenant improvement for a new dog boarding/grooming kennel located at 3940 Higuera Street. • Which Wich? - Plans have been submitted for a new sandwich shop located at 3849 Main Street. • Starbucks Coffee Co. – Located at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard is now open. • Pei Wei Asian Restaurant – The restaurant, located at 4114 Sepulveda Boulevard is now under construction. • Enjoeat – Plans have been submitted for a new café and bakery lo...
After 24 years on the job Bruce Smith has retired as Santa Monica College’s public information director. His last day was Dec. 21. Smith co-ordinated press information for all aspects of the college, and since SMC didn’t have a sports information director he doubled in that position too. The Observer and other local media outlets will miss his work....
Jerome Jenkins, who became the Santa Monica College men’s’ basketball coach in 2008, has settled nicely into the job. Jenkins stepped into the grand tradition of Corsair basketball which was largely the work of legendary coach John McMullen and his players, who produced more than 500 career victories. After McMullen retired it was proper to wonder what would happen to the program. But Jenkins, a former all-conference point guard at LA City College, has established himself too. Jenkins arr...
The Lakers aren’t among the four elite teams who figure to get the coveted top Western Conference seeds for the NBA playoffs this season. The Clippers are performing at an astonishing pace, but doubts remain about their ability to make their high-flying act succeed at playoff time. But on Christmas Day, both teams entertained sellout crowds at Staples Center and brought their fans a lot of holiday cheer. I arrived early for the Lakers’ noon tipoff. At 9 am there was already a lot of act...
