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The Culver City Lions Club provided pumpkin pies to members of the Culver City Senior Citizen Center. Before the pandemic, the Culver City Lions Club provided the senior citizens with the Thanksgiving Day lunch on Thanksgiving morning for many years. Since the kitchen in the Center remains closed, the Lions continue to support the senior population by distributing 200 pumpkin pies. The Lions Club also donated $1000 to provide 50 Thanksgiving turkeys to the Boys and Girls Club of Mar...
The nineteen-year-old’s upset victory for a seat on the Culver City Unified School District Board also makes him the first Black male to serve on the Board Triston Ezidore will become the youngest candidate to win a seat on the Culver City School Board, and the first Black male to serve on the Board. The first-time candidate will also become the youngest public official elected in Los Angeles County, and possibly in the State of California, as well as one of the youngest candidates to win an e...
A traffic accident in Culver City has led the arrest of an admitted Venice-13 gang member who was in possession of a stolen gun, 50 ID cards and 12 cell phones, authorities said. The arrest was made around 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 at the accident scene near Centinela Avenue and Washington Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. “When the officers arrived, they determined that one of the drivers displayed the signs and symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol and placed under...
Maxim Kuzin, who studied and started his conducting career in his native Ukraine, will lead the season opening concert of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra on December 10. The Junior winner of the 2019 Parness Concerto Competition, Yirou (Ronnie) Zhang, will perform Alexander Glazunov’s Violin Concerto. Her appearance with the orchestra was delayed when covid-19 shut down concerts in early 2020. The concert will be presented free of charge to the public at 7:30 p.m. at The Robert Frost A...
The armed robbery occurred on November 29 around 11:20 p.m. at the Chevron station, located at 11197 Washington Place, according to the Culver City Police Department which released a video of the incident. The victim, an employee at the gas station., told officers the two suspects entered the store, “produced a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the cash register,” CCPD said in a statement. “After removing $200 from the cash register, the suspects fled in an unknown direc...
By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor A year ago, our office conceived an innovative jobs training program with local community colleges that has constructed a direct pipeline to good-paying County jobs and we are currently working on an expansion to additional institutions. The Real Estate Appraiser III Certificate Program at West Los Angeles College and the Appraiser Assistant Training Program at Rio Hondo College are “first-of-its-kind,” as articulated by the Los Angeles Community College District. More important, they fill the need of...
An anti-Semitic publication has again been distributed in Culver City over the weekend, and local police have started an investigation. On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Culver City Police Department learned of “anti-Semitic hate” materials distributed in one neighborhood. Multiple residents reported receiving copies of this publication, police said. “The publication was produced by a known hate group who has distributed similar hate materials in surrounding cities,” CCPD said in a statement. Similar...
by Larry Sand President of the California Teachers Empowerment Network It’s no secret that the teachers’ unions have control over most aspects of public education in the U.S. The school boards, which negotiate with unions over salary, work rules, etc. are particularly important for the unions to dominate. Michael Hartney, a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, recently quantified the unions’ stronghold on the all-important boards. Hartney asserts that union-endorsed candidates win about 70% of all competitive school board r...
Culver City police are looking for two young men who held up at gunpoint a gas station on Washington Place, stealing $200 from the cash register. The armed robbery occurred on November 29 around 11:20 p.m. at the Chevron station, located at 11197 Washington Place, according to the Culver City Police Department which released a video of the incident. The victim, an employee at the gas station., told officers the two suspects entered the store, "produced a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money from the cash register," CCPD said in a...
In a season that fell somewhat short of the team goals, the UCLA Bruins football team finished the season on a high note, beating the California Golden Bears in Berkeley, 35-28. The Bruins finish the season with a 9-3 record, their best regular season finish since the 2014 season, when the Bruins went 9-3 in the regular season and then went on to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats, 40-35, in the Alamo Bowl to end up 10-3 for the 2014 season. In the Cal game, the Bruins ran wild, rushing for 352...
An anti-Semitic publication has again been distributed in Culver City over the weekend, and local police have started an investigation. On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Culver City Police Department learned of “anti-Semitic hate” materials distributed in one neighborhood. Multiple residents reported receiving copies of this publication, police said. “The publication was produced by a known hate group who has distributed similar hate materials in surrounding cities,” CCPD said in a statement. Similar incidents have been reported in the past year in othe...
Negotiations between Culver City and Sentinel Peak Resources regarding options to the Oil Termination Ordinance to avoid litigation have apparently been very productive. This week, the City Council approved a proposed settlement framework with Sentinel Peak which includes a phased-out schedule as wells as provisions regarding restoration, insurance and just transition of the city’s portion of Inglewood Oil Field. “This is a negotiation for certainty,” said Councilmember Alex Fisch. Accor...
Culver City has released a positive “mid-point’ pilot report on the MOVE project. The report shows bus ridership up by 52%, cycling activity up by 32% and pedestrian activity up by 18%, according to city officials, who added that. the intersection at Culver Boulevard and Main Street has seen a 98% increase in cycling activity. Despite street improvements, the MOVE project did contribute to a two-minute increase in drive time through the project during ‘peak periods’, according to the report....
Veterans’ Day marked the start of the fourth annual Culver Tribute to Heroes – Field of Valor. Organized and sponsored Exchange Club of Culver City, this event honors military veterans and first responders through the installation of 500 full-sized American flags. Each flag is adorned with a yellow ribbon showing the name and service branch for each of the individuals being honored. The flags honoring vets and first responders are installed at Veterans Memorial Park in Culver City. At ope...
Two men who allegedly committed two armed robberies in Culver City were arrested by Beverly Hills police last week after a brief standoff with authorities. According to the Culver City Police Department, the two suspects went on a crime spree on the afternoon of November 9. The first robbery occurred around 1:45 p.m. near Washington Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, where the two suspects had rear-ended a woman's vehicle and approached her at gunpoint, said CCPD. They took her phone and drove away before committing a similar crime minutes...
Culver City police have begun an investigation following the recent discovery of human skeletal remains inside an empty water pipeline near Venice and Sepulveda Boulevards. The remains were found on November 5 by employees of the Metropolitan Water District conducting an inspection of the water pipeline, according to the Culver City Police Department. The Water District employees told police that while “inspecting an empty water pipeline, they found skeletal remains,” CCPD said in a statement. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has confi...
After an extensive national search, the Board of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring today of entrepreneur and former Dodgers executive Jesse Nuñez as the new Chamber President & CEO. Nuñez, who has founded and run two of his own businesses, was most recently founder and CEO of 5MX Incorporated, a mobile digital brand development platform startup. In that role, he led fundraising efforts; secured a variety of athletes, actors and celebrities for development of individual b...
Dinah's Family Restaurant, the iconic restaurant in Westchester, will have new neighbors in the next year or two. The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a plan to demolish buildings surrounding the restaurant at 6501 S. Sepulveda Boulevard to make way for the construction of an eight-story edifice featuring 362 apartments above approximately 3,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 520-car garage. According to development proposals, Dinah's and its signage will be preserved...
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health conducted an inspection of the Culver City High School campus and cafeteria on October 27 and a follow-up examination on November 3. While most of the campus and its restroom facilities were found to "meet standards," Culver City School District officials said there were a few items requiring corrective action that staff has already begun to address. The inspection was prompted by a complaint that had been filed with the Department of Public Health,...
A Culver City police officer recently used Naloxone to revive an unconscious woman "who was possibly overdosed on drugs" in a local clothing store, authorities reported. Over the past weekend, the officer responded to a call about an unconscious woman who was not breathing victim inside TJ Maxx, located in the 11000 block of Jefferson Blvd., Culver City Police Department said in a Facebook post. At the scene, the officer saw "a good Samaritan performing CPR on the subject," police said. The...
NASCAR will kick off its 75th anniversary celebrations at the start of the new year with a vibrant display in the 2023 Rose Parade® presented by Honda, highlighting the thrills of racing in full bloom. The parade, part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses® which also features the famed college football Rose Bowl Game®, will be held Monday, Jan. 2. Hundreds of entries will process down the 5.5-mile route, including NASCAR’s display, showcasing the 75th anniversary and the upcoming Busch Light Clash at the LA Coliseum. The float is titled ‘Alw...
Culver City police broke up an illegal street takeover near La Cienega and Jefferson Boulevards on Sunday morning and arrested a motorist on "ghost gun" charges. Shortly after midnight, police units responded to that area to prevent a possible takeover/sideshow, which triggered an exodus of cars in all directions, according to the Culver City Police Department. "As vehicles were leaving the area, one driver committed several hazardous moving violations," said CCPD in a Facebook post. After...
Culver City this week arrested two suspects in the act of stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in the 9900 block of Farragut Avenue. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on November 1, according to Culver City Police Department. Alerted by residents about a theft in progress, police arrived at the scene to find “three suspects attempting to steal a catalytic converter from the victim’s vehicle,” said CCPD in a statement. Police arrested one suspect immediately while the other t...
The Culver City Council has passed a new law designed to make housing and developments cheaper, help mom ’n’ pop restaurants get started, and make the neighborhoods more walkable. At its recent meeting, the Council voted 3-2 to eliminate minimum parking requirements citywide but the new ordinance “will not preclude the provision of parking.” The dissenting votes were cast by Vice Mayor Albert Vera and Councilman Goran Eriksson. Typically, cities require every gym and office, every retail...
