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• Olympic Champion Visits Culver City’s Expo Station – On August 10th, Mayor Jim B. Clarke welcomed four-time Olympic champion John Naber to the Culver City Station of the Metro Expo Line. Naber broke four world records while earning four gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Games. Mr. Naber’s appearance was the latest in the on-going promotion by Metro and the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Candidature Committee to thank riders for going Metro and to build enthusiasm and Olympic spirit for a bid by Los Angeles to be the host city for the 2024 Summer...
C3 Sunshine Camp, a summer camp along with an after school program, was run by Camp Director Adan Pulido, who works under a contract with the Culver City Parks and Recreation Department. Dozens of parents with children in the program appeared before the city council on Monday to protest his abrupt firing by Parks and Recreation Dept. Director Dan Hernandez several weeks ago. Allegedly Pulido had a dispute with an unnamed city employee for using a storage room at the Stone House in Lindberg Park...
Get ready to celebrate Culver City's Centennial with a special story time at the library with Mayor Jim Clarke on Tuesday, August 9 at 7 p.m. The Mayor will be reading the children's counting story, One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes in the Community Room of the Culver City Julian Dixon Library. This fun tale should get us all in the mood for the 100th birthday of Culver City. Mayor Clarke will be able to give an update on some of the festivities being planned for this year-long celebration. A fun, 100's themed craft will follow the...
C3 Sunshine Camp, a summer camp along with an after school program, was run by Camp Director Adan Pulido, who works under a contract with the Culver City Parks and Recreation Department. Dozens of parents with children in the program appeared before the city council on Monday to protest his abrupt firing by Parks and Recreation Dept. Director Dan Hernandez several weeks ago. Allegedly Pulido had a dispute with an unnamed city employee for using a storage room at the Stone House in Lindberg Park...
The Culver City Woman's Club Annual Ice Cream Social held on Saturday, June 11 was a sweet success. Everyone had a wonderful time eating ice cream sundaes, banana splits and delicious cookies and brownies, and enjoying the magic tricks performed by Fantastic Fig, with the help of his cat Newton. Special guests were Mayor Jim Clarke, Councilman Goran Eriksson, and Sandy Segal and Sarah Carpenter from the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center. All proceeds from the event are going to the Sandy Segal...
Mayor Jim Clarke opened the meeting Monday night holding a moment of silence for the victims of the mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Fiesta La Ballona Chair Marcus G. Tiggs presented the plan for the 2016 Fiesta La Ballona. The Fiesta will be held in Veteran’s Park on August 26, 27 and 28th. The Fiesta has carnival rides, food booths and trucks, exhibiters, live entertainment, beer and wine garden, and roving entertainers. Councilman Thomas Small called the Fiesta a ...
At 9:45 a.m. on May 20 a gray and yellow light rail train came into Downtown Santa Monica Station at 5th and Colorado. Media people snapped pictures and took videos, an audience cheered, and a number of city officials and Metro employees exited the train. The full-length Expo Line, from downtown Los Angeles to the sea, had finally opened. The Expo Line now constitutes 15.2 miles across the Los Angeles basin, with 19 stations. Work on the Expo Line began in the early 2000s, with community meeting...
• Expo Grand Opening Ceremony – Council Members Göran Eriksson, Meghan Sahli-Wells, and Thomas Small joined Mayor Jim B. Clarke who addressed a VIP group at the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Metro Expo Line to Santa Monica. On Saturday, May 21, in partnership with Metro, the City hosted a community celebration at the Culver City Expo Station to continue to mark the grand opening of the Expo Line from Culver City to Santa Monica. This event was free and open to the public. Please visit http...
"Spread your wings and fly" was the theme for a dazzling afternoon Sunday, May 15 at the Culver City Senior Center when 10lovely ladies strutted their stuff in formal attire, displaying their own unique elegance as they were judged on poise, personality and congeniality through modeling and an on-stage interview during the first Ms. Culver City Elegance event. Fashion designer Elie Saab described elegance as "a statement, an attitude. Elegant women are women of character, with confidence," and...
Win-Win was the music of the night for honored teachers and supporters of Culver City schools at the Culver City Education Foundation's (CCEF) splendid 18th Annual Tribute to the Stars gala fundraiser. It was a night of love from, and for, Culver City. What an evening! A cocktail hour was followed by the awards presentation, followed by a live auction. And then there was a huge street party with food from more than 20 Culver City's best restaurants. After that, dancing under the stars, the real...
Sahli-Wells, Small and Eriksson Are Sworn In By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher Two new councilmembers, Thomas Small and Goran Eriksson were sworn in along with returning councilmember Mehaul O'Leary to a packed house in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers on Monday night. The new council elected Jim Clarke as Mayor and Jeff Cooper as Vice Mayor. Mayor Clarke had Sacramento Superior Court Judge David Abbott serve as his installing offer. Abbott and Clarke attended the same high school and...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher With the counting of more than 1,000 mail-in and provisional ballots, the numbers for each candidate went up but the final result did not change, Meghan Sahli-Wells was elected to a second term while newcomers Thomas Small and Goran Eriksson will join her on the City Council. There are still 288 ballots to be counted. However, those are not enough to change the outcome. The current vote total as reported is: Megan Sahli-Well 3,631 Thomas Small 2,316 Goran...
Mayor Michael "Mehaul" O'Leary presided over his second Mayor's Luncheon last Thursday to a packed crowd at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Sponsored by the Culver City Chamber of Commerce the event has become the most attended event in the city. Unlike his speech four years ago when he finished his first term as mayor, O'Leary announced to the crowd he wouldn't' keep everyone over an hour as he did last time. The speech was filled with humor and song to the delight of the crowd. He highlighted...
Culver City residents have long been familiar with Goran Eriksson, who frequently speaks at City Council and other civic meetings and chaired the Culver City Chamber of Commerce in 2012. Eriksson has a business background as president and founder of esi Techtrans, Inc., an international business development consultancy founded in 1987. He serves as chair of the Culver City Finance Committee, and in that capacity, encouraged the City Council to increase community involvement in the city budget...
The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA), Southern California's leading advocate apartment owners, announce that it has supported small business owner Göran Eriksson in his bid for a seat on the Culver City Council. "I'm honored to have earned the support of AAGLA, which has fought for affordable housing for nearly 100 years," Eriksson said. "AAGLA knows we need Council members who will fight for more attainable housing throughout Culver City." Eriksson said he believes it is cri...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Anne Allaire Burke and Kelly Kent, the two newly-elected members of the Culver City Board of Education, were sworn in at the Board's December 8 meeting, which also marked what was probably the last meeting held at the CCUSD's District Office. (Future meetings are scheduled to be held at the Mike Balkman Chambers of the City Hall). The small meeting room at the District Office was crowded to the point of standees, as teachers, parents, and city workers,...
By John Nachbar City Manager Community Development Department • Morsco/Morrison Supply – Building plans were approved on November 11 for a 2,716 square foot build out of a Kohler signature store, and design center at 3250 Helms Avenue. • Apple, Inc. – Building plans were submitted on November 24 for a 73,431 square foot tenant improvement of office space at 8550 Higuera Street. • Daiso California LLC – Building plans were submitted on November 18 for a 10,601 square foot tenant improvement...
Community Development Department • Kippy’s Ice Cream – Building plans were submitted on November 2 for a new ice cream shop at 11953 Washington Boulevard #B. • Velvet Inc. – Building plans were submitted on November 4 for a new retail space at 8810 Washington Boulevard (The PLATFORM). • Costco Wholesale – Building plans were submitted on November 5 for a remodel and addition of 31,023 square feet to the existing Costco store including a new tire center, exterior food service, seating area,...
Scott Wyant has joined the race for one of three seats on the Culver City Council next April. Wyant has lived in Culver City with his wife Leslie for 26 years. They chose the city because they found the level of community connection and safety to be unparalleled. Their daughter, Molly, attended the city's public schools, and they have remained deeply involved in city affairs. Wyant is finishing his second term on the Planning Commission, where he has served with distinction for seven years....
City Clerk’s Office • IndieCade - The 2015 IndieCade Games Festival took place last weekend. Included were newly developed, free games • • Asian World Film Festival – This Festival will take place at the ArcLight Cinemas in Culver City October 26 through November 2, featuring films from countries all across Asia. The festival provides a unique opportunity to showcase Asian films to the Oscar® Academy, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure and awards con...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter October 24 was “No Fly Day” in several American cities, including Culver City, as citizens protested airplane routes that cause noise and air pollution in their neighborhoods. Feedback from No Fly Day was offered to the City Council at October 26’s meeting, during public comment, by members of the grassroots group Culver City for Quiet Skies. The speakers had attended the October 24 rally and wanted to remind the city to support them in petitioning the FAA (...
City Clerk’s Office • IndieCade - The 2015 IndieCade Games Festival took place last weekend. Included were newly developed, free games • • Asian World Film Festival – This Festival will take place at the ArcLight Cinemas in Culver City October 26 through November 2, featuring films from countries all across Asia. The festival provides a unique opportunity to showcase Asian films to the Oscar® Academy, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and all Guilds for enhanced exposure and awards con...
John Riordan of Riordan Plumbing has received a plaque by the Culver City Centennial Celebration Committee (CCCCC) at its monthly meeting in City Hall, to add to his dozens of community awards as the company approaches its 50th year of service to the Westside. "John Riordan is the first business owner to contribute to the Culver City Centennial Celebration Committee, and he personifies the strong support that the people of Culver City have for their community," said Paul Jacobs, Vice President of the CCCCC and former Culver City Mayor. “John h...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter With another City Council election still months away, the council on Monday, September 15 voted to amend the Culver City Municipal Code pertaining to campaign finance and other political activities. The vote was 4-0 in favor with one abstention-Meghan Sahli-Wells, who, alone of the current council membership, will be running to retain her seat in the April 2016 election. For over 25 years, Culver City has had its own regulations related to the financing of...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter More than 30 Culver City residents attended a city-organized meeting at City Hall on August 27 to discuss aircraft noise from overflights and learn about the FAA’s (Federal Aviation Agency) plans. A community forum on the issue of overflight aircraft noise was previously held in February 2015, with more than 50 residents in attendance. At that meeting, as at the recent meeting, council members Meghan Sahli-Wells and Jim Clarke were in attendance. The A...
