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Mitchell’s Fracking Moratorium Bill Wins Key Vote Three bills that would halt fracking in California won key votes last week in Sacramento, passing the Assembly’s Committee on Natural Resources despite intense pressure from the oil industry. One of the three bills, A.B. 1323, was authored by Assembly Member Holly Mitchell, whose 54th District includes Culver City. Local residents opposed to fracking had met with and educated her for more than a year. Assembly Member Mitchell’s bill, as well as bills by Assembly Member Richard Bloom...
Students in Culver City Middle School’s AVID program had the experience this past year of hearing members of the Chamber of Commerce talk about their businesses and the job potential of those businesses. The guest speaker talks, courtesy of the Chamber’s Education Committee, were part of the AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) program. Designed to help high potential students who would be the first in their families to go to college, to be college ready, AVID is an elective cla...
Every year, West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) conducts one of its signature water education program: the Water is Life Student Art Contest. The goal of the program is to encourage third through twelfth grade students to create a water conservation message and illustrate it with original, hand-drawn artwork. This year, young artists submitted more than 390 pieces of artwork from 43 public and private schools from West Basin’s service area, making it a challenge for the judges to select the winning pieces. Winning art pieces w...
Business Education Group Recognizes CCUSD Schools The California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) has named six CCUSD schools among the 2,108 public schools in California to receive the title of 2012 Honor Roll school. Schools receiving this distinction from the California business community have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations. The CBEE Honor Roll is comprised of “Star Schools" Award (871 s...
Education and baseball are inseparable positive forces at Culver City High. When the 2013 baseball season began in late February, varsity baseball Coach Rick Prieto emphatically stressed, “I think our best asset is our players, their character and their academics. We're 3.5 across the board in our program academically. “ I'm very proud of that, very much so because that's where it all starts. Everything is secondary after that. Then the students come out and dedicate themselves to our program wi...
Farragut Elementary’s Artworks! Online Auction is open for business until Wednesday, April 24 at 10pm. With nearly 400 items available a purchase would help provide a high-quality arts curriculum to the school’s 550 students. To get to it, visit the school booster club’s website, FarragutFanClub.org, and click on the “Online Auction” link. The Artwork! 10th Anniversary Fundraising Soiree will be held at Fresh Paint Art Gallery in Culver City on Saturday, April 20. Dinner, drinks, strolling entertainers, a DJ and live jazz will be available...
Teen Dating Violence Interests School Board A report on teen dating violence and a presentation on the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) program at Culver City Middle School were the highlights of last week’s School Board meeting. Both presentations featured Mariko Rooks, an eighth grader at CCMS, whose ambitious work seems to characterize the abilities of the GATE students. Rooks’ teen dating violence report actually stems from a project she did with her Girl Scout troop. She has put in more...
The Culver City High Baseball Express continues to gather steam as it speeds along toward its first Ocean League contest in early April. The Centaurs played host to two teams for three games in Week #4 of non-league action. They took care of a stubborn Lawndale High team on Tuesday, March 12 with another late-game two run rally to post a 4-3 victory. And on Saturday Centaur Coach Rick Prieto’s squad twice shut out Lennox Academy doubleheader. The final scores of 21-0 and 15-0 are numbers the s...
There is still time to purchase reservations for The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center annual major fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. Dylan Farris, Culver City High Principal, will be honored for his leadership and dedication in promoting the best possible education for the children of the Culver City Unified School District. The Saint Patrick’s Day themed event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and continues with music, a no host bar, dinner, and a live auction. The acclaimed O...
March 1, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Evaluation of Alternatives to the Committee on Permits and Licenses: In an effort to streamline and improve coordination of certain special event and business tax certificate permitting processes, the City Manager’s Office is coordinating a staff working group to explore alternatives to the decades old Committee on Permits and Licenses process. The evaluation will include discussions on how to avoid duplication, improve turn-around time, reduce allocation of staff resources, and maintain/improve the curr...
Baseball is a team sport and is often noted for its mystical association with the world of numbers. So far the 2013 Culver City High baseball team is performing as a very good team while displaying an aptitude for creating very good numbers. In the second week of action the Centaurs played three games in four days and won two. They took the high scoring offense from their Opening Day 12-0 shutout victory over Hoover on the road to Venice High on Wednesday, February 27, and scored another 12...
It is with great joy that CCEF announces CCUSD's Volunteers of the Year for 2013: Office of Child Development: Megan Rawls El Marino: Gina Marie Walker El Rincon: Allison McCann Farragut: Steve and Lisa Levin La Ballona: Monika Okker Linwood E. Howe: Michelle Lucas Culver City Middle School: Bonnie Wacker Culver City High School: Nancy Burne Culver Park: Diana Watson Culver City Adult School: May Woo Join these star volunteers when they are honored at CCEF's Tribute to the Stars gala on Saturday, May 11. There will be food, music and dancing...
BREAKING NEWS Dave ‘Coach’ Sanchez Dies Observer Staff report with excerpts from reporter Cheryl Giraud’s story in August, 2012 Dave “Coach” Sanchez died at 12:15 Wednesday afternoon according to reports by his Sister Vicki. According to postings by his sister, “Our beloved Dave finally left this earth. Those of us who were here were able to be with him at the end. It was a blessing that he passed before he suffered. Coach wanted to hear only positive things during these last several days with him, so I will say that while our hearts are...
City Manager’s Update February 15, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Assembly Budget Subcommittee Testimony – On February 11 Mayor Andrew Weissman, City Manager John Nachbar, and Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld attended the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation, regarding Redevelopment follow-up to legislation, in Sacramento. Mayor Weissman provided testimony to the Assemblymembers on the Committee and representatives of the State Controller’s Office and Department of Finance. Mayor Weissman...
Meeting In Sacramento Produces Results Mayor Andrew Weissman may have felt himself to be in a bit of a daze when he was seated at Monday’s City Council meeting. He had just returned from Sacramento, where, accompanied by City Manager John Nachbar and Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld, he met with the State Department of Finance’s budget subcommittee to talk about how the “winding down” of Redevelopment Agencies was affecting Culver City. Reporting on the subcommittee meeting...
The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center is hosting its annual major fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. Dylan Farris, Culver City High Principal, will be honored at the event for his leadership and dedication in promoting the best possible education for the children of the Culver City Unified School District. The Saint Patrick’s Day-themed event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and continues with music, a no host bar, dinner, and a live auction. The acclaimed Off the Wall Improv G...
Four teenagers from Culver City Troop 108 have been inducted as Eagle Scouts, the highest rank bestowed by the Boy Scouts of America. Michael and Joseph Barreto, Russell Ang, and Thomas Clifford were honored at a formal ceremony on January 31 in the Rotunda Room of Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Culver City Mayor Andrew Weissman presented each scout with a Commendation from the City of Culver City congratulating them for their hard work and dedication to the principles of scouting. In addition, special plaques were given to the scouts by Don...
On national signing day, three Culver City High football players Wednesday made their college choices official. Receiver and extraordinary kick returner Julius Wilson, who was recruited by the biggest football powers nationwide, selected San Diego State. In turning down such powerhouses as LSU and Michigan he made a decision to stay close to home and thought about UCLA. But he decided San Diego State and it’s tradition of frequently throwing the ball was the best fit for him. Centaur d...
Academy Award-winning actor-director-writer Tim Robbins was invited by Live Talks Los Angeles last week to participate in a Q &A about his career and speak about the Actors’ Gang theatre troupe he founded in 1981 at The Ivy Substation in Culver City. The session was held at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica and was moderated by comedy writer and performer Marc Maron in front of a packed house. The interview began with Maron asking Robbins about his up-bringing and influences, and then how he p...
Here Are Answers About School Safety In Culver Understandably, many questions regarding school safety have been shared with us. We are grateful for the inquiries and for the opportunity to respond/highlight more specific details regarding our commitment to student and school safety. We will continue to update this document as we receive additional questions. As always, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions. Dave LaRose, CCUSD Superintendent Topic: Campus Access "Are we adequately controlling access to our campuses?" This...
On March 2 from 6:30 pm to 11:30 the Culver City High Boosters Club is hosting its sixth Casino Night at Veterans Memorial Building. Tickets can be purchased from any school athletic team coach, team parent, or on-line at www.cchsboosters.com. Ticket prices are $35 per ticket. Broadly viewed as the most fun fundraiser in Culver City, the evening again will deliver an outstanding entertainment value for the Culver community. Veterans Auditorium will take on the appearance of a Vegas casino, with gaming action on real casino tables generously sup...
The spectacular Culver City High girl’s varsity basketball team improved its record to 17-5, including 6-0 in the Ocean League, with two more victories last week. The Centaurs defeated Beverly Hills, 60-40 and Morningside, 70-20. The Centaurs won the league championship last season and have a current league winning streak of 16 games. “Practices have picked up,” said Coach Julian Anderson. “The players are paying attention to details.” Asked if practices have been harder than the games And...
Congratulations are in order for three California public high school students recently named as the winners of the third annual "Education for All" photography contest, a collaboration between the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) and Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP (F3). David Carter from the Culver City Unified School District and Ingrid Vazquez and Andrea Fairbanks, both of the Vista Unified School District, will each receive a $1,000 education award for their winning entries in the...
Linwood E. Howe Elementary School and Culver City High were the spotlighted schools at the Culver City School Board’s first meeting of the New Year on January 22. Kim Indelicato, principal of Linwood E. Howe (or as it is familiarly known, Lin Howe), gave a presentation on her school as several students sat on the floor in front of the podium, all wearing Linwood E. Howe T-shirts. “We focus on a well-balanced approach…..a challenging, authentic, and nurturing environment,” said Indelic...
January 22, 2013 City Clerk’s Office · Recruitments - The application period for the Finance Advisory Committee closed on January 17. There were 23 applications. The City Council is expected to consider appointments at a meeting in February. Community Development Department · Irving Place – The project is approximately 49% complete and should be complete in May 2013. West side of the building: Abraxis Bioscience at 9920 Jefferson Boulevard, "front" remodel of building on Jefferson Blvd.: The uphill side of the new "rear" building: · Tilden...
