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Thank you, Colin. And thanks to the Chamber for organizing this lunch. It has truly been an honor to serve as your Mayor for the past year. I would most importantly like to thank my wife Rafia and daughters for all their love, support and understanding as I served our great city for the last eight years. -- Earlier this month I represented Culver City at a conference in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where over 30 mayors from around the U.S. –and around the w...
Former Culver City Mayor and current City Councilmember Jim Clarke has added his name to the growing list of endorsements of Marcus Tiggs, candidate for the Culver City Council in the April 10 election. This comes in addition to current Mayor Jeff Cooper and City Councilmember Goran Eriksson's endorsements. "At the end of each candidate forum Marcus has opined that all of the candidates probably agree on 80% of the issues while disagreeing on 20%. His focus, if elected, is on working with his...
"This funeral is not for your mother. It's for you to say goodbye to your mother." That's what my friend P. said when I called her at three am. I'd just been told my mother died; I didn't know what to do. P. knew all about funerals; her husband died while she was pregnant; plus she and a friend planned the friend's own funeral when he learned he was dying, laughing merrily as they decided to buy theater tickets for all his friends so they'd remember him. Should you feel good after a funeral?...
Culver City Mayor Jeff Cooper and City Council Member Goran Eriksson have announced their endorsement of candidate Marcus Tiggs for City Council in the upcoming election. Tiggs, a graduate of Pepperdine University and the UWLA School of Law, specializes in bankruptcy cases representing debtors, creditors and trustees, including litigation and appeals before District Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and a combat veteran, and is extremely...
Business owner, Civil Service Commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera officially pulled papers to appear on the April, 2018 City Council ballot on Monday, December 18. Flanked by his girlfriend, Kimberly Griffin; campaign treasurer Hal Berman; Mayor Jeff Cooper; and longtime supporter Ira Diamond, Vera met with the City Clerk and made official his intent to run for one of two available seats on the Council that will be vacated by Cooper and Councilman Jim Clarke, who are both...
The City Council of Culver City voted on December 11 to join the Los Angeles Community Choice Energy Authority (LACCE), making it one of the first cities in the County to join. LACCE is a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) organization that will purchase electricity on behalf of its member cities for sale to residents and businesses in their communities. Formation of CCAs are authorized under California Assembly Bill 117 (2002) and California Senate Bill 790 (2011), which allow local governments in California to purchase electricity in the...
Make no mistake about it... the 2017 Los Angeles Rams are the real deal. One week after a lackluster loss to the Minnesota Vikings the Rams defied the naysayers with a 26-20 wire-to-wire victory over the New Orleans Saints. Significant were the Rams overtaking the Saints for the #3 NFC playoff position with five games remaining in the regular season. Over 60,000 showed up at the Coliseum on Sunday, November 26 to see the Rams (8-3) double their win total from last season. They also snapped the...
Business owner, commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2018 election in front of a packed house on Sunday. More than 150 people attended the event at the home of Camille and Robert Greenspan, representing all corners of the Culver City community. Numerous former and current City Council members and CCUSD Board of Education members attended the function in support of Vera, who told the standing-room-on...
After receiving numerous requests from residents the Culver City City Council granted a 120-day extension of the public review period for the submission of written comments on the Inglewood Oil Field (IOF) Specific Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at Monday night's meeting. The new plan would allow 30 additional wells in the field and fracking underneath Culver City. Additional time was granted after council members heard from the public. Comments may be submitted until March...
Hackman Capital Partners Breaks Ground on The Culver Steps Dynamic Mixed-Use Project to Create New Central Gathering Place for Downtown Culver City Hackman Capital Partners joined with past and present Culver City elected officials last week to break ground on The Culver Steps, a 1.16-acre mixed-use development planned for the parcel adjacent to The Culver Studios and the Culver Hotel in Downtown Culver City. Designed by award-winning local firm Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney (EYRC) Architects, the...
Monday night, November 6th, the Culver City Council will decide if they want to allow further discussion and comment on 1000+ pages of a Specific Plan showing where they will allow oil wells to be drilled & fracked within Culver City and its Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR and Specific Plan cost over a million dollars of Culver City taxpayers' money and took more than nine years to prepare. Have you even heard of it? What the effects will be on you, your home, your loved ones? By...
Shooting yourself in the foot five times is a surefire way of losing in the NFL. That's exactly what the Los Angeles Rams did in losing 16-10 to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 8 at the Coliseum. It was a game they should have won going away. It was a game they almost won anyway. 60,000 fans were treated to a dramatic end as quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams drove the length of the field on their final drive to the Seahawk 20-yard line. On third down with eight seconds left in the...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Los Angeles Rams unquestionably became the talk of the town after upsetting the Dallas Cowboys, 35-30, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Going toe-to-toe and beating America's Team instantly ranks as the most significant win in the Rams' return to Los Angeles. The record-kicking foot of Greg Zuerlein stamped it with approval. The Rams took another step toward NFL relevancy as they improved their record to 3-1 to remain in first place in the NFC West. The...
The Culver City Council approved the resolution to establish the sister city relationship with Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy at its Monday, July 24 meeting. This historically and significant event culminated 12 years in the making. The Culver City Sister City Committee will embark on this new project that builds bridges through friendship and cultural understanding, making us all better citizens of the world. Next steps include the drafting of a Joint Declaration between the two cities...
On July 26 eight middle school students and three chaperones from Culver City’s Sister City of Kaizuka, Japan, will arrive here for a ten-day visit as part of a longtime ongoing exchange program between the two cities. During this period the visitors will partake in a variety of activities, including a visit to Culver City schools, tours of City Hall, the police and fire stations and Sony Studios, a swim at the Municipal Plunge and a hike to the Baldwin Hills Overlook. All Culver City residents are invited to attend two of the events that will...
Perhaps you just know a member of the family or a friend who would like to be in law enforcement. Well, tell that lucky person to gas up his/her car and drive to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Florence, Arizona where there are 65 vacant positions. If you or your friends or your family could not come up with the money to get a second opinion on the DNA then expect to spend a long, long, long time locked up. For example, a man is suing two months in a sexual assault case because of a DNA m...
Although some just might think the election ended in November (and for many it did), for others the preparation for the next Culver City council race just began. We know the reason the conservative Republican group seems to elect their number is because they start early building a resume of achievements and organizations. Unfortunately, the progressive Democrats seem to wait until the last minute and no doubt they will feel their huge plurality makes the election a snap for Demos. Let’s get s...
Outgoing Mayor Jim Clarke said in his final remarks before returning to his seat on the city council, “I loved being Mayor.” He also stressed that his top priorities for the past year have been, civic engagement and making Culver City the “City of Kindness.”"My one regret is that one year as Mayor is not long enough to accomplish all of the major tasks I want to achieve. About the time you get the hang of the job the job is over.”Clarke made the point that Culver City should look to the direc...
WHEREAS, from the moment he arrived in Culver City, John Riordan has made instant friends and created long lasting relationships; and, WHEREAS, John Riordan Plumbing, Inc. is celebrating its 50th year in business and John has committed just as many years to making the City of Culver City a better place to live, work, and experience; and, WHEREAS, John's compassion is exemplified by his contributions to the many organizations he supports; and, WHEREAS, among the groups John has been a member of a...
I don’t believe it, but 83-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg can normally bench-press 70 pounds, per her personal trainer. 2016 was a bad year for the people of New Jersey. No longer do they have low-priced gasoline. That’s right. Governor Chris Christie signed legislation that raised gas tax from 14.5 cents to 37.5 cents a gallon. Overnight, gas tax went from the second lowest to the seventh highest state. Louisiana, in April 2016, raised the sales tax to 9.99 percent; the high...
The last time any of us were at Culver City city hall we noticed the number of empty desks. Perhaps a better usage of space would be to consolidate city functions on two floors and the school district on the third level. This thought would free up the current Culver City School District headquarters to be sold, leased or rented. Effective January 1 Southern California Edison has increased its fees. Can it be true the only thing that goes up faster than the SCE charges is a rocket to outer...
On Tuesday the City Council of the City of Culver City adopted a Resolution to declare Culver City a sanctuary city for illegal aliens. According to the Resolution, "The City of Culver City is a sanctuary city for all of its residents, and the City stands in solidarity with other sanctuary jurisdictions. The City reaffirms its commitment to welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds and will uphold and protect the human and civil rights of all individuals under the State and Federal Constituti...
Has Mayor Jim Clarke mentioned our city of approximately 40,000 is in the red by over $360 million? Perhaps Jeff Cooper, soon to be mayor, will get a loan from his employer, Wells Fargo Bank, to cover any bounced city checks. If you need another example of pension abuse, just look to Jacksonville, Florida. America’s oldest city is in the hole $2.85 billion for its pension debt (December 21, 2016, the Times-Union, page 31). Rumor is strong that our city needs to dump its garbage collection servic...
The United States Mint will release a commemorative gold coin in April that will feature Lady Liberty as a black woman. marking the first time the U.S. symbol has been depicted as anything other than white on the nation’s currency. The coin, with a $100 face value, will commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Mint’s coin production, the Mint and the Treasury Department announced in mid-January. Going on sale on April 6, 2017, it will be 24-karat and weigh about an ounce. If you haven’t signe...
Recently I had some spare time so I looked through my filing cabinet containing some issues of the Culver City News as well as the Culver City Observer from 2006. From March 2, 2006, Scott Malsin was running for City Council with the election on April 11, 2006. Also, on Page 1 Jeff Cooper and his supporters were marching to keep the city from uprooting 13.000 square feet of grass for the skateboard park that was scheduled to be built later that year. Furthermore, on Page 1 City Parks...
