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Army and Navy Academy is announced that Gabriel Escobar of Culver City, has been named to the Honor Roll for the first grading period of the 2018-2019 school year. Escobar is from the Class of 2020. Students with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher are named to the Honor Roll. This is an impressive accomplishment, especially because the Academy's college preparatory curriculum is challenging and unique. It includes a required leadership course in addition to the core subjects. "Congratulatio...
A club within the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) at Culver City High School is collecting items for the homeless. They are creating bags to carry items including hygiene products to be delivered to homeless shelters. The group hopes to create 500 kits. Donations can be made at the main office at Culver City High School through March 5.. Below is a list of items needed and must all be in travel size: Midnight Mission 1. Sunscreen with carabiner 2. First Aid Kit 3. Vaseline 4....
The Centaurs are CIF Football Champions once again! Culver City High hit the desert road Saturday night and shifted into high gear to speed past San Jacinto High with authority, 61-21. They captured the 2018 Division 7 crown at Tiger Stadium in Riverside County. Culver City won its first CIF title 40 years ago when they beat Lompoc, 14-7, in 1978. "It's an awesome feeling. I think we're still on a high from what we just accomplished. It's a team effort and our offense has definitely been...
Mayor Small, did you know Caroline Carpenter became the very first woman to earn honors as the leader for the Los Angeles Fire Department at the Valley Recruit Training Academy 81? “I’m small, “said Carpenter 26, “but I have a big heart”. Carpenter explained top recruit status meant she earned the highest overall combined score in tests that included ladder, hose and academic assessments. Long Beach Press – Telegram. Just a thought, why couldn’t the car pool lanes be open to all vehicles during...
The Culver City Downtown Business Association will hold its annual holiday tree lighting celebration next Thursday, December 6, at 6 p.m. The Culver City Police Officers Association will provide an escort for Santa and his sleigh to the event all the way from the North Pole! The police escort will include lights and sirens for the delight of the children. Every child will get the opportunity to sit on Santa’s lap for a picture. Children and parents are invited to visit downtown Culver City businesses as the Culver City High School AVPA C...
If your children haven’t already marked the calendar for this annual event be sure to remember the Culver City Downtown Business Association’s annual holiday tree lighting next Thursday December 6 at 6pm. The Culver City Police Officers Association will provide an escort for Santa and his sleigh to the event all the way from the North Pole! The police escort will include lights and sirens for the delight of the children. Every child will get the opportunity to sit on Santa’s lap for a picture. Enjoy downtown Culver City businesses as the Culve...
Gerald Alan Riedy passed on October 7, 2018 in Phoenix AZ at the age of 75. He had been living with his son, Tom Riedy, in recent years. Gerry was born in Culver City August 15, 1943, his parents were Charles and Peggy Riedy. He was educated in Culver City schools, having graduated from Culver City High School in 1961. He was also a graduate of California State University Long Beach and played foothill in both high school and college. His life work was primarily as a Real Estate investor and developer. He leaves behind a sister, Valerie Riedy...
Back at it. Culver City High advanced to the CIF Football Playoffs Semifinal round for the second consecutive year as they held off stubborn Millikan High, 43-30, on its well-worn dirt field, complete with dim lights and old-school sawed-off goal posts. It took one half of Friday night football for the Centaurs to adjust their bearings in Long Beach... then the jets kicked in. Culver City High's offense heated up in the second half running back Joshua Ford, wide receivers Kevin McGuire, Jamal...
T-Minus one and counting. For only the third time in school history Culver City High has reached the CIF Football Playoff Finals. The Centaurs put the finishing touches on previously top-ranked Northview High, 40-14, in the Division 7 Semifinal match. The 11-2 Centaurs will travel to the desert to take on San Jacinto High (12-1) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. for the CIF Southern Section Championship. "A very big win for us. We've been working towards this goal all season. After getting to that point...
Culver City High's offense heated up in the second half as the Centaurs advanced to the 2018 CIF Football Division 7 Playoff Semifinals with a determined 43-30 victory over the Millikan High Rams in Round 2 on a slightly cool Friday night in Long Beach, November 9. Running back Joshua Ford and quarterback Zevi Ekhaus led the Centaur attack. Ford had 190 yards rushing for 270 total yards and one touchdown. Eckhaus threw for 250+ yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. "It was a very big...
All three phases were front and center for the Centaurs as they dominated visiting Santa Barbara High, 55-7, in Round 1 of the 2018 CIF Football Division 7 Playoffs. An aggressive Culver City High defense set the tone early. The special teams scored and constantly pressured the Dons kicking and return units while a high-octane offense revved up in the second quarter before accelerating into the Friday night lights. The win means the Centaurs (9-2) will travel to Millikan High (8-2) in Long...
Some colleges and universities consider a parent’s home-equity when doling out loans or grants for incoming students, but others don’t even ask. DEAR DAVE: Our son is a senior in high school and plans to go to college next fall. We don’t earn a lot of money, but our home is worth about $170,000 more than we paid for it five years ago. Will the equity that we have in our home affect his ability to get financial aid? ANSWER: It largely depends on which college or university that your son plans...
Next week the voters will face an array of state and local positions including state propositions and three local issues for Culver City voters to decide. As each party wrestles to take control of the United State House of Representatives and different factions fight over the propositions there are two glaring issues that the public needs to notice. First, the obscene amount of money both parties are spending to capture congressional seats. Second, the absolutely misleading ballot designations and campaign claims designed to scare voters into...
Dear Editor, In the 1980’s I put the first ballot measure that was made by a resident on the ballot, so the city residents could decide on what they wanted in their city. It did not cost the residents ANYTHING. It was called Measure 1 (the Height Initiative) and ensured that we wouldn’t have excessive growth and high-rises in the city. It won with 90% of the vote. Now there are two ballot measures that WILL cost us a lot of money, that seems to be a recurring is a continuing problem with the...
Californians are proud of our state’s leading role in technology, entertainment and diversity. However, there is one area where California ranks almost dead last: K-12 education support. Our state ranks 48th in per-pupil spending, largely as a result of restrictions passed decades ago on property taxes [Prop. 13]. That’s why 118 California school districts have passed local parcel taxes to raise funds for their schools to ensure a high-quality education. In Los Angeles County alone, 15 sch...
What do you get when three unique museums, all within two blocks of each other, join forces to present free tours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 9 as the kick-off event of the Culver City Cultural Corridor? That's easy – an enlightening, inspiring and enjoyable experience to remember, thanks to its sponsors: Advocates of The Culver City Cultural Corridor and the Culver City Arts Foundation. The Cultural Corridor is a 1.4 mile stretch centered along Culver Blvd. and anchored in the east by the t...
The Friends of the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Middle School Multipurpose Room. The featured speaker will be Dr. Sarah Carpenter, who will provide information about teen use of marijuana. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting. The Friends group serves as the fundraising arm of the Health Center, which is located on the Middle and High School campus. Free physical and mental health services, as well as health education, are provided to children living in Culver City or...
History was on the Centaurs' side as they wrapped up the 2018 Ocean League schedule with a record-setting 70-6 victory at Beverly Hills High. The win was punctuated as head coach Jahmal Wright equaled Culver City High athletic director Tom Salter's lifetime wins by a head coach, both with 73-36 records in 10 years of coaching each. The Centaurs (8-2) set the school record for most points scored in a game that was held by the 2006 team. Led by quarterback great Derrius Banks, the 2006 Centaur...
Many thanks to Observer columnist Neil Rubinstein for his eye-opening report on compensation figures for 27 Culver City municipal employees, ranging from $284,000 to $539,000 per year! I would have also liked to see a list of the City retirees who get over $10,000 or even $15,000 per month (for life) in pension payments. Do some of these people really deserve to be paid more than double that of any U.S. congressperson or senator? Yet, at the same time, our City Council has officially declared a “fiscal emergency,” holding out their tin cup onc...
The Culver City High School Girls Varsity Volleyball team (31-3) beat Point Loma, 3-0 in the first round of the CIFSS State Tournament. The Lady Centaurs won decisively over the Pointers: 25-13, 25-22,and 25-19. Culver hosts Cypress (24-5) in the second round this Thursday at 6:00 pm in the Del Goodyear Gymnasium....
Can I ask, “With all those millions the developers are spending on construction projects here in Culver City, why do we need to raise taxes?” You don’t need 20/20 vision to imagine City staff pushing gold-plated wheel barrels full of envelopes with big checks for sales-tax and property-tax revenue to the bank. For example, I’ve been spending a lot of hours in Ventura County these past few months, and I discovered that the Thousand Oaks sales tax is a mere 7.5 percent. If Culver City’s Measure C...
The Culver City Centaurs are hosting the El Segundo Eagles, and it’s a very important night. Not only are the Cents most likely playing for second place in the Ocean League and a playoff berth, but tonight is also Homecoming and Senior Night. Since it is Homecoming, it is interesting to note that El Segundo head coach Steve Shevlin will feel right at home because he is a Culver High alum. Both teams will feel the pressure to do well in this game because the stakes are high as the results will go a long way in determining the playoff p...
I am writing in support of the parcel tax being voted on Nov. 6. Known as Measure K, it will add $189 to each property owner’s tax bill for each of the next seven years. Five years ago, our Culver City Unified School District agreed to ensure that teaching staff salaries would be at the median level in Los Angeles County to both recruit and retain the best teachers available. Subsequently, the legislators in Sacramento passed a bill requiring school districts to contribute more for all staff p...
Martin "Marty" Moosberg Jr., a longtime Culver City resident, passed away peacefully at his retirement spot in Gardnerville, Nev. He was 88. Mr. Moosberg was born March 11,1930, in New York to Martin and Ida Moosberg. At an early age, his parents moved the family to Culver City. He graduated from Hamilton High School and then joined the military, serving in the Navy for three years. Mr. Moosberg was a plumber and owned his own plumbing business for years. After retiring, he and his wife, Margare...
Michael "Mike" Nagy, a beloved and longtime fixture in Culver City's firefighting community, passed away on Sept. 18. He was 52. His wife of 12 years, Susan Preletz, was at his side. Mr. Nagy was a Battalion Chief with the Culver City Fire Department and last served as Fire Marshal. Born in Hollywood, he was a graduate of Loyola High School, a United States Air Force veteran and an alumnus of University of Redlands. In addition to wife Susan, Mr. Nagy is survived by his sister Nina (Nagy)...
