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The Culver City Unified School District has hired Dr. Jennifer Smith as its first Assistant Superintendent of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Smith, who has nearly 23 years of experience in education, most recently served as Curriculum and Instructional Services Division Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Office of Education, where she helped develop Supporting the African Learner: A Guide to Transforming Beliefs, Systems and Practices for Black Students, and served on the panel that...
On June 1, 2022, Culver City Mayo Daniel Lee commended 12 newly certified sustainable businesses as part of Culver City's Sustainable Business Certification Program (Certification Program) at Temple Akiba in Culver City. The awards ceremony was hosted by project managers Sustainable Works and Balanced Approach as well as Temple Akiba, who received its own certification. These 12 businesses mark a total of 58 certifications since the program's inception in 2017. "We are pleased that Culver City...
Culver City Council this week approved a three-year, $12-million agreement with Exodus Recovery to serve as the lead operator, supportive service provider and property manager for the two new housing facilities for the homeless on Sepulveda Boulevard. In March, Culver City was awarded a $26.6 million Project Homekey grant from the State of California for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and operation of two motels at 3868 and 3900 Sepulveda Blvd. Combined, the motel repurpose projects will...
California Launches CalAPP to Spur Rooftop Solar Growth by Cutting Costly Red Tape that Slows Solar Installations California recently launched a first-in-the-nation initiative to spur growth in rooftop solar and reduce consumer costs by cutting red tape that impedes solar installations. The California Energy Commission’s “CalAPP” program will provide incentives to cities and counties to adopt SolarAPP+, software designed by the federal Department of Energy using innovative technology that issues building permits for rooftop solar in real time....
The sale or possession of any kind of fireworks, including the state-approved kind, is against the law in Culver City. Despite the historic drought and risk of wildfire, there are still hundreds of California cities that allow residents to set off “safe and sane fireworks.” Starting Tuesday, 296 California communities are allowing authorized vendors to sell fireworks authorized by the State Fire Marshal, known colloquially as “safe and sane fireworks.” Approved retailers will sell the firewor...
Culver City Council candidate Denice Renteria will hold a question and answer meeting on Wednesday, July 6th, 7pm. At Dinah's Family Restaurant, 6521 S Sepulveda Blvd (off Centinela). *With special guest Mark Meuser - US Senate candidate* At Denice Renteria's campaign kickoff, she had great answers on an array of issues, from homeless policy, to zoning, to policing. We are looking forward to delving deeper into these issues and getting her insights next Wednesday evening over a hearty dinner. Ma...
Culver City Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs during the July 4 holiday weekend. “If you plan on drinking this weekend, plan on a safe and sober ride home,” Culver City Assistant Police Chief Jason Sims said. “Think of your loved ones, friends, and family before thinking about driving after you’ve had a few drinks.” In 2020, nearly 500 people were killed in crashes throughout the country d...
Toscana Ogihara, of Culver City, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday, May 22, in a Commencement ceremony concluding the college's 210th year. A dance and movement studies and neuroscience major, Ogihara graduated with departmental honors in dance and movement studies. Ogihara completed a dance and movement studies thesis titled "Discrete Junctures (choreography)," and a neuroscience thesis titled "Examining the Role of Adenosine and Extracellular-Regulated Kinases via Spontaneous Field Potentials in Anoxia...
The Culver City Council has approved a request from a non-profit developer to modify a proposed affordable complex at the site of Culver Palms United Methodist Church, located at 4464 Sepulveda Blvd. The project, proposed by Community Corp. of Santa Monica, originally called for tearing down the church and pre-school building to clear the way for a new five-story, nearly 157,000-square-foot building featuring 78 residential units atop semi-subterranean parking for 127 vehicles, according to Urba...
A 23-year-old Palmdale woman was killed, and another person was injured in a violent two-car crash last Saturday in Culver City. The deadly crash occurred on June 18 around 10:15 p.m. near the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Wrightcrest Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The woman was driving a white sedan south on La Cienega when she rear-ended a second vehicle. Her sedan went off the road and slammed into a light pole, splitting the vehicle in half, said LAPD in a...
On July 3rd, Exchange Culver City will present it 52nd annual Charity Independence Day Family Picnic and Fireworks Extravaganza. This Culver City tradition will be held at West Los Angeles College. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. Plenty of parking is available and this event is handicapped accessible. This Independence Day celebration will include live music, gourmet food trucks and plenty of family fund. The fireworks will be provided by Garden State Fireworks. Garden State is a globally recognized as...
The Federal Transportation Administration has announced that the Culver City Transportation Department will receive $645,750 to analyze the city’s transit system and develop a sustainability roadmap. Culver City was one of 50 transit agencies in the country and one of nine in California to receive part of the $25 million federal grant, which aims to restore and improve service that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s an honor to be one of a small number of transit agencies in the c...
WHAT: County of Los Angeles residents will have the opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste such as antifreeze, unused pharmaceuticals, car batteries, used motor oil, paint, pesticides, home-generated sharps waste such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, syringes, lancets, and intravenous needles, universal waste including household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and electronic waste (e-waste) such as TVs and monitors, computers, VCRs, stereos, and cell phones at the...
Culver CityBus will host a one-day, hiring event on Saturday, June 25, to fill vacant bus operator positions. To meet its goal of recruiting bus drivers, Culver CityBus will conduct same-day interviews, along with candidate assessment testing at the job fair. Prospective hires must be 18 or older, possess a valid, California Class C Driver's license and apply online at culvercity.org/jobs to participate by June 20. Culver CityBus offers competitive hourly pay and benefits, including a starting...
Kentwood Players proudly presents LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, a Show Biz comedy by Neil Simon, Friday, July 22 through Saturday, August 6, 2022 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045. The production is directed by Stanley Brown and produced by Kathy Dershimer for Kentwood Players, with rights secured from Concord Theatricals. Featured in the cast in alphabetical order are...
West Basin’s SUPER-CALI-FRUGALISTIC drought campaign calls on our local communities to save water amid this unprecedented drought. We offer a variety of water saving programs to help our residents and businesses save water and money. What wasteful water uses are prohibited? To promote water conservation, the use of potable water is prohibited in this emergency regulation for the following: • Applying water to outdoor landscapes resulting in more than incidental runoff • Washing vehicles without an automatic shutoff nozzle • Washing impervi...
Culver City police are looking for two men who allegedly held up at gunpoint a local gas station last weekend. The armed takeover robbery was reported about 9:35 p.m. on June 11 at a Shell gas station located at 10332 Culver Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. Responding police officers found three victims and learned two men entered the store and one pointed a silver and black semi-automatic handgun at one of the victims, said CCPD. The men then forced two employees face down on...
A registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with multiple "peeping" incidents in Culver City after a doorbell camera captured him leering into a woman's home, police said this week. On June 7 around 8:30 p.m., Culver City Police Department received a report of a man looking into the window of a home. The female victim told officers that "after viewing the footage from her doorbell camera, she discovered the suspect had been lurking outside her window the previous evening as well,"...
At the City Council meeting on Monday, June 13, the Council voted in favor of putting a business license tax raise on the November election ballot. Action Item A3 read, “Discussion and consideration of whether to place a measure on the Nov. 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot to submit to the voters an amendment to Culver City municipal code section 11 to increase the business license tax rates and update various sections of the code; (2) (if desired) creation of an ad hoc business l...
Tashon McKeithan, a member of the Culver City School Board, has announced that she will resign her seat effective June 30 because she and her family are moving outside the Culver City limits. “It has been my honor to serve the residents of Culver City, and I am proud of the work we have done as a board,” McKeithan said in a statement. “I am especially pleased that CCUSD has made significant progress in the areas of DEI, Special Education and the arts. We still have lots of work left to do, but I am encouraged at how far we have come and how c...
On July 3rd, Culver City will kick-off the Independence Day celebrations with its 52nd annual Fireworks Extravaganza and Family Picnic at West Los Angeles College. The event includes live music, gourmet food trucks, a charity raffle and lots of family fun. Gates at West L.A. College open at 3:30. Admission is $5.00 and free for kids under five. Ample parking is available. This event is handicap accessible. For more information about this show, visit culverexchange.org....
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for NIGHT WATCH, a noir thriller by Lucille Fletcher, on Sunday, July 31 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Monday, August 1, 2022 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. If needed, callbacks will be held by appointment only on Tuesday, August 2. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Brandon Ferruccio, and co-produced for Kentwood Players by Kim Peterson and Catherine Rahm with rights secured from Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Performance dates are Friday,...
Culver City and Sentinel Peak Resources have extended the term of the existing Tolling Agreement for an additional period of time, currently through July 29, and are continuing their discussions to explore alternatives to the Oil Termination Ordinance in an effort to avoid potential litigation. The Tolling Agreement extends the deadline for Sentinel Peak Resources “to file legal claims against the City so as to facilitate a reasonable time period to accommodate discussions between the parties a...
Spandan Chhetri of Culver City in our readership area has been recognized on the President's List at Norwich University for the Spring 2022 semester. Full-time undergraduate students, who earned a semester grade point average of 4.0 are awarded President's List honors....
As the statewide judicial branch Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 are set to expire on June 30 and after the Governor has lifted most of his pandemic orders since he declared a state of emergency on March 4, 2020, the Court this week is rescinding two bail-related actions adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming normal operations as follows: • Effective June 30, 2022, the Court’s Emergency Bail Schedule (EBS), which was adopted as a temporary modification to the county’s bail schedules in response to the COVID-19 pande...
