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Blown transformer has caused wires down on Wagner St. between Huron Ave. and Elenda Street in the Veteran's Park area of Culver City. The Culver City Fire Department is on scene and Edison has been notified. If you see any wires down, please stay away and call 9 - 1 - 1. Southern California Edison is on scene. Power is out in the neighborhood. Extensive work needs to be completed in order to re-establish power connection. Edison estimates power will be restored by 5pm today....
By John Nachbar City Manager City Manager’s Office • Culver City Welcomes Iksan City Mayor – A delegation from Culver City's Sister City of Iksan City, Republic of Korea, including Mayor Park Kyung-chul, recently visited Culver City. On June 5 Mayor Micheál O’Leary greeted the Mayor and gave him a tour of City Hall. The City Council also honored Mayor Kyung-chul at the June 8 City Council Meeting. To learn more about the Culver City Sister City Committee, please go to: http://w...
Community Development • Culver Village Business District – The Culver Village Business Association held its Second Annual Bunny Hop on Saturday, April 4. Participating Culver Village businesses handed out treats, prizes and specials for children and families attending this family-friendly event on Sepulveda Boulevard between Culver Boulevard and the Culver-Palms Y. • Hayden Tract Spur – The City and the Hayden Tract Owners Association have executed right of entry forms. The City held a meeting o...
City Manager’s Office • Historic Preservation Month – On April 27 at 7 pm the City Council presented a Proclamation recognizing May as Historic Preservation Month. Established in 1973 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation Month in Culver City is co-sponsored by local preservation groups, including the Culver City Historical Society, business and civic organizations across the country. For more information about Preservation Month 2015, visit: http:...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Although there were heavy clouds in the sky, the Culver City Mayor's Luncheon on April 22 offered indoor sunshine as city employees, business representatives, and City Hall gadflies socialized, enjoyed great food, and listened to Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells' State of the City speech. The Doubletree Hotel provided the buffet lunch as well as complimentary cookies, and local businesses provided guests with goodie bags featuring such sustainable gifts as water...
Thank you so much John, Keith, Chris... AVPA Jazz Combo - Dr. Tony Spano! It's been an incredible honor and an absolute pleasure to serve as Mayor of Culver City. Being the Mayor of the town I love so much has been one of the most fulfilling experiences in my life. ... It's also been incredibly busy. For the past year, I've been to more meetings than there were days in the year: - 374 meetings - 93 community events - 64 speaking engagements I've met with residents, congress members,...
City Manager’s Office • Help Restore the “Rivers of the World” Mural: April 16 to April 20 –– You can be a part of restoring Culver City’s Rivers of the World (ROW) mural, which has sustained graffiti damage, vandalism, and suffered various states of disrepair. The planned renovation will return the mural to a protected, and near-original state. Those interested can meet at the Bicycle Ramp of the Ballona Creek at the Duquesne Avenue gate. Brushes, paint and guidance will be provided. Volunteers...
In an effort to promote community resilience in the event of a disaster the Culver City Fire Department will be hosting a free Community CPR Training Event on Saturday, April 25 from 3 pm to 5 at Lindberg Park, 5401 Rhoda Way. Hands-Only™ CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth breaths and is recommended for teens and adults who are unresponsive and not breathing. Correct chest compressions are an effective way to continue the flow of oxygen enriched blood to vital organs in the first few minutes of a sudden cardiac arrest. Considering that 3...
City Manager’s Office • Truth or Fiction Sculpture by Nobuho Nagasawa - Truth or Fiction was completed in 1995 and is comprised of three free-standing, triangular pillars made of laminated glass etched with images referencing Culver City's motion picture history. These images include MGM's Leo the Lion and an enlarged eye from Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound. At night, the sculpture is illuminated from within -- projecting moving phrases, images of native Southern California’s plants and anima...
Community Development • Airport Marina Ford/Honda – A permit has been issued for three new auto service buildings at 6002 Centinela Avenue. • 76 Station – A permit has been issued for demolition of an existing commercial structure and construction of new 2,676 square foot commercial food mart at 10638 Culver Boulevard. • Leslie’s Pool Supply – Plans have been approved for a 2,326 square foot tenant improvement at 10814 Jefferson Boulevard. • Grillant – Plans have been submitted for a new restaur...
Jason S. Campbell has been appointed as the Executive Officer of the California Board of Podiatric Medicine (BPM). Born and raised in Culver City, Campbell attended Culver City schools and has deep roots in the community. The grandson of Culver City Fire Department's late Chief Burt F. Campbell, Campbell has followed both his grandfather and father in active and dedicated public service. His father also began his service with the Culver City Police Department before retiring after a 30-year...
By John Nachbar City Manager Community Development • Airport Marina Ford/Honda – A permit has been issued for three new auto service buildings at 6002 Centinela Avenue. • 76 Station – A permit has been issued for demolition of an existing commercial structure and construction of new 2,676 square foot commercial food mart at 10638 Culver Boulevard. • Leslie’s Pool Supply – Plans have been approved for a 2,326 square foot tenant improvement at 10814 Jefferson Boulevard. • Grillant – Plans have be...
City Manager’s Office • Cultural Affairs Foundation - The second architectureTALKS fundraiser for Veterans Memorial Auditorium was held on Monday, February 23 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The event featured a discussion and tour with renowned architect and founding partner of Ehrlich Architects, Steven Ehrlich, FAIA and his lead project manager on the Kirk Douglas Theatre project, Whitney Wyatt, AIA. Steven Ehrlich and Whitney Wyatt (with Thomas Small as moderator) describing for the aud...
City Manager’s Office • Vice President Joe Biden at West Los Angeles College – On January 23 Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells participated in Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to West Los Angeles College (West). Vice President Biden toured West’s campus and met with college administrators to discuss improving education in the United States by making community colleges more affordable to more students. to Credit: The White House • Community Meeting on Overflights, Noise and Other Impacts of the Los Ang...
By John Nachbar City Manager City Manager’s Office • Cultural Affairs Foundation - The first architectureTALKS fundraiser for Veterans Memorial Building Auditorium was held on Sunday, January 25 at Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a]. The event featured a discussion with Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA about the transformation of the former US Post Office building in Beverly Hills into the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. architectureTALKS continues with a second event on February 23 from 7 pm to 9 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, which wil...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Fire broke out at Culver City’s Southern California Hospital on January 29, forcing a partial evacuation of the facility. According to the Culver City Police and Fire Departments the fire began early in the afternoon at the hospital, which was formerly known as the Brotman Medical Center. Culver City Fire Department Captain Rob Kohlhepp told reporters he believed the fire may have been caused by workers who were burning some roofing material when a small fire...
Patients at Southern California Hospital Culver City were evacuated Thursday as smoke filled multiple floors of the hospital. Firefighters were removing smoke from multiple floors after arriving shortly before 2 p.m. The Culver City was assisted by Los Angeles City fire department. Firefighters are currently checking the area for hazardous conditions, a Culver City fire official said in a statement, while patients were evacuated to the hospital's parking lot. Culver City Fire Department is advising everyone to avoid the area of Washington...
Units of the Culver City Fire Department were dispatched at 7:35 pm Friday o a structure fire at 6050 Jefferson Blvd. which housed "Inner Gardens" garden supply company on the border of Culver City and Los Angeles. Upon arrival, units found a large fire in commercial building with LAFD units also arriving on scene. Culver City units assisted LAFD units with fire attack and due to the large volume of fire, and the roof collapsing the strategy was rapidly changed to a defensive fire attack due to...
Transportation Department • Line 7 Extension to the Hayden Tract – Culver CityBus began its Line 7 extension service to the Hayden Tract on Monday, January 12. The extension to the Hayden Tract runs approximately every 30 minutes at peak times only, between the hours of 5:54 am to 9:18 am and 3:28 pm to 7:28 pm. There are two stops in the Hayden Tract that people can use to take Line 7, and they are located at Hayden Avenue/Warner Drive and Higuera Street/Eastham Drive. Additionally, for tho...
The Culver City Fire Department has, once again, been awarded a Class 1 rating by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). The Culver City Fire Department is part of an elite group of 60 ISO-surveyed communities, out of 48,000 in the United States, to achieve a Class 1 ISO rating. There are currently just seven Class 1 agencies in California. The Culver City Fire Department achieved its first Class 1 rating in February 1995. The Class 1 designation is the highest possible rating that can be given...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter January The Culver City Expo Line station was closed for almost two hours on January 7 due to a security threat involving what police called "a suspicious package" on the station platform. The Culver City Police were alerted and dogs from the County's K-9 division sniffed out the package, which was wrapped in duct tape and appeared to be merely a cushion. On January 17 Culver City police shot and wounded a man outside a 7-11 store at Washington Boulevard and...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The Mayor and the Police Chief should be on the Culver City television station talking about procedures with choke holds, tasers, shoot-to-kill policy, etc., etc., etc. Because of all the police allegedly murdering Afro-Americans we need cop cams to protect good cops and help get rid of the bad guys. Los Angeles and New York City are starting pilot programs. How many of us remember the Rodney King fiasco when all those law enforcement people beat the...
• The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation presents architectureTALKS, a series of three architecture talks presented by internationally renowned professionals based in Culver City. Proceeds from the series’ ticket sales will benefit technical enhancements (lighting, sound, and projection equipment) for the Veterans Memorial Building Auditorium, with the intent of increasing public performances and film screenings at that venue. The first event is scheduled for January 25 and features awa...
By John Nachbar City Manager City Manager’s Office • Culver City Featured in SWISS Magazine - SWISS Magazine, the inflight publication of Swiss International Air Lines, features the Los Angeles area as a destination in the current December/January issue. There are three references to Culver City in the article. On page 23, artist Joshua Callaghan is pictured standing next to one of his wrapped utility boxes in downtown. On page 26, Susanne Vielmetter is featured; her gallery is on Was...
City Manager’s Office • Downtown Culver City Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony – On December 4 the holiday tree in downtown Culver City was illuminated for the holiday season. The Tree Lighting Ceremony was presented by the Downtown Business Association and the City of Culver City. Local businesses participated by giving out samples to the public, and several groups of students entertained the crowd as they sang holiday songs. Santa Claus made an appearance and was assisted by the Culver City...
