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The Culver City Woman’s club will add a day of festive music at their December Meeting. Come and see and meet new and old friends. The guest performer will be Eric Coffey a well-known musician. We will be also offering a hot served lunch at a minimal fee. This will be a truly fun meeting, music, food, discussing all the upcoming fun things available. Please join us. Our club has so much to offer. The schedule is as follow: 10:00am - check in and shopping, followed by the meeting at 10:30 am. The Culver City Woman’s club is a non-profit phi...
Dan O’Brien and Freddy Puza were elected to the Culver City Council in last month's municipal election. They will take their seats on Monday, December 12. After swearing in the council will elect a new mayor and vice mayor. The final vote totals were: DAN O'BRIEN 7,535 FREDDY PUZA 6,906 HARDEN ALEXANDER "ALEX" FISCH 6,613 DENICE RENTERIA 6,401 KHIN KHIN GYI 1,517 DEVIN YAEGER 1,112...
An anti-Semitic publication has again been distributed in Culver City over the weekend, and local police have started an investigation. On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Culver City Police Department learned of “anti-Semitic hate” materials distributed in one neighborhood. Multiple residents reported receiving copies of this publication, police said. “The publication was produced by a known hate group who has distributed similar hate materials in surrounding cities,” CCPD said in a statement. Similar...
The Culver City Democratic Club is celebrating its 70th Anniversary this year with a weekend fundraiser at Village Well Books and Coffee on Saturday, December 10 (8:00am – 7:00pm) and Sunday, December 11 (8:00am – 5:00pm). Village Well is a community-focused and impact-driven bookstore café in the heart of Downtown Culver City. It features a superb selection of books, delicious food and drinks, and supporting the community is part of its DNA. Village Well regularly explores various social caus...
Culver City police are looking for two young men who held up at gunpoint a gas station on Washington Place, stealing $200 from the cash register. The armed robbery occurred on November 29 around 11:20 p.m. at the Chevron station, located at 11197 Washington Place, according to the Culver City Police Department which released a video of the incident. The victim, an employee at the gas station., told officers the two suspects entered the store, "produced a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the cash register," CCPD said in a...
Candidate Freddy Puza has won a seat on the Culver City Council while Measure VY has gained momentum and is only 3 votes short of passage, according to semi-official results released yesterday. The last election update from Los Angeles County Registrar shows that Puza tallied 6900 votes, surpassing incumber Alex Fisch with 6610 votes, and winning the second open seat on the City Council. Fisch conceded the race on Twitter, congratulating Puza and other winners in local races. Joining Puza on...
January 4, 1943-November 17, 2022 Mr. Rubenstein was born on January 4, 1943, to the union of Hyman and Tillie Rubenstein in Bronx, New York. He received his formal education at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. He furthered his education at California States University, Los Angeles majoring in the field of education. Neil enlisted into the United States Army on March 20, 1961. He served in Field Communications as a Radio Operator, and ventured on hazardous missions to West...
When Haji Wright was a fifth grader at Linwood E. Howe Elementary School in Culver City, he knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up. In his yearbook, Wright wrote: "When I am 25 years old, I hope to be the best professional soccer player in the world. I also hope to meet by idol, Ronaldinho. I want to be a soccer player because I love the thrill of soccer. I also just love to score goals and help my team win the finals. I am the captain. I love soccer." Last Friday, 24-year-old Wright...
When Lincoln Riley said he planned to win a championship at Southern California over the summer at the Pac-12 Media Day, many people scoffed at the notion. It turns our Riley was right, whether it was hubris or faith that led him to believe he would impact the culture and success at USC in his first year. As he predicted, the Trojans are primed at a title run after their season's 10-1 start. After USC stormed into the Rose Bowl and etched out a 48-45 win over UCLA Saturday night, they can make...
An anti-Semitic publication has again been distributed in Culver City over the weekend, and local police have started an investigation. On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Culver City Police Department learned of “anti-Semitic hate” materials distributed in one neighborhood. Multiple residents reported receiving copies of this publication, police said. “The publication was produced by a known hate group who has distributed similar hate materials in surrounding cities,” CCPD said in a statement. Similar incidents have been reported in the past year in othe...
Negotiations between Culver City and Sentinel Peak Resources regarding options to the Oil Termination Ordinance to avoid litigation have apparently been very productive. This week, the City Council approved a proposed settlement framework with Sentinel Peak which includes a phased-out schedule as wells as provisions regarding restoration, insurance and just transition of the city’s portion of Inglewood Oil Field. “This is a negotiation for certainty,” said Councilmember Alex Fisch. Accor...
Culver City has released a positive “mid-point’ pilot report on the MOVE project. The report shows bus ridership up by 52%, cycling activity up by 32% and pedestrian activity up by 18%, according to city officials, who added that. the intersection at Culver Boulevard and Main Street has seen a 98% increase in cycling activity. Despite street improvements, the MOVE project did contribute to a two-minute increase in drive time through the project during ‘peak periods’, according to the report....
On November 17, 2022, our new councilmember-elect Dan O’Brien described his plan for addressing homelessness in an interview with Culver City News. It’s incomprehensible. O’Brien starts with the premise that not enough housing is available for the homeless, that “providing housing is a long term game,” and so until that housing is available we need “enforcement of encampment laws.” He wants to approach unhoused people with services and housing and if they refuse say, “I’m sorry you can’t b...
Submitted by Karen Wallen, LICSW If L.A. GOAL was a gemstone, it would be an exquisite heart-shaped rose quartz crystal, the stone of unconditional love. I discovered L.A. GOAL in 2011 when I was selling my jewelry at the library’s outdoor book sale. All day, I saw folks going into the building next door. They came out very happy with arms full of shopping bags. The next year, I was incredibly fortunate to be welcomed there myself to sell my creations at L.A. GOAL’s Holiday Boutique. L.A. GOAL is a Culver City non-profit organization that par...
Veterans’ Day marked the start of the fourth annual Culver Tribute to Heroes – Field of Valor. Organized and sponsored Exchange Club of Culver City, this event honors military veterans and first responders through the installation of 500 full-sized American flags. Each flag is adorned with a yellow ribbon showing the name and service branch for each of the individuals being honored. The flags honoring vets and first responders are installed at Veterans Memorial Park in Culver City. At ope...
Two men who allegedly committed two armed robberies in Culver City were arrested by Beverly Hills police last week after a brief standoff with authorities. According to the Culver City Police Department, the two suspects went on a crime spree on the afternoon of November 9. The first robbery occurred around 1:45 p.m. near Washington Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, where the two suspects had rear-ended a woman's vehicle and approached her at gunpoint, said CCPD. They took her phone and drove away before committing a similar crime minutes...
Culver City police have begun an investigation following the recent discovery of human skeletal remains inside an empty water pipeline near Venice and Sepulveda Boulevards. The remains were found on November 5 by employees of the Metropolitan Water District conducting an inspection of the water pipeline, according to the Culver City Police Department. The Water District employees told police that while “inspecting an empty water pipeline, they found skeletal remains,” CCPD said in a statement. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has confi...
After an extensive national search, the Board of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring today of entrepreneur and former Dodgers executive Jesse Nuñez as the new Chamber President & CEO. Nuñez, who has founded and run two of his own businesses, was most recently founder and CEO of 5MX Incorporated, a mobile digital brand development platform startup. In that role, he led fundraising efforts; secured a variety of athletes, actors and celebrities for development of individual b...
Dear Editor, Avoid a Holiday Tragedy The holiday season comes with family gatherings, social time with friends, and office parties. These joyful events can lead to life-altering consequences, like drunken driving. When I was 16 years old in 1992, a drunken driver hit me. I had a four-month coma, broken bones, paralysis and brain injuries. My gait and speech are affected and I lost my driving and hearing abilities. For 30+ years, I read lips and cannot enjoy holiday music anymore. Drunken...
Losses come in a lot of different categories. You can get blown out by your opponent. You can lose on the last play of the game. You can play your worst game of the year at any time during the season. Turnovers and mistakes can cost you the game. You can play great one minute and bad the next minute. Last Friday night Culver City's varsity football team checked almost all the boxes. Their 17-14 loss to Loyola in the CIF Division 6 playoffs on the Culver City high school campus was one of their...
Two political newcomers are on the verge of winning the two open seats on the Culver City Council while the measure to lower the voting age is headed for defeat. With mail-in ballots still being counted countywide, Dan O'Brien leads the Council race with 3923 votes, followed Denice Renteria with 3244 votes and Freddy Puza with 3110 votes, according to preliminary results released Wednesday morning. Incumbent Alex Fisch currently sits in fourth place with 3025, trailing Puza by less than 100...
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health conducted an inspection of the Culver City High School campus and cafeteria on October 27 and a follow-up examination on November 3. While most of the campus and its restroom facilities were found to "meet standards," Culver City School District officials said there were a few items requiring corrective action that staff has already begun to address. The inspection was prompted by a complaint that had been filed with the Department of Public Health,...
A Culver City police officer recently used Naloxone to revive an unconscious woman "who was possibly overdosed on drugs" in a local clothing store, authorities reported. Over the past weekend, the officer responded to a call about an unconscious woman who was not breathing victim inside TJ Maxx, located in the 11000 block of Jefferson Blvd., Culver City Police Department said in a Facebook post. At the scene, the officer saw "a good Samaritan performing CPR on the subject," police said. The...
The Culver City Woman’s club Monthly Meeting will be held on Monday November 24 at 10 a.m. The program will be about Health and wellness. They will also be discussing the many upcoming fun events. Our Club has a lot to offer. Friendly giving woman. Please join us. The Culver City Woman's Club is a non-profit philanthropic and social organization that supports a number of local charitable causes such as Student Scholarships, Meals on Wheels,Lange Foundation (no Kill shelter) Children's Foster Care Services and several more. The meeting will b...
