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Diane Viscount Netzel passed peacefully in the morning hours of Tuesday, February 13, 2024. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, March 4, 1941. In her 82 years of living, she touched the lives of so many through her philanthropic work, volunteering, mentoring and, most recently, organizing many activities in her senior retirement community in Reno, NV. After the announcement of her passing, there was a great outpouring of love from around the world that had a common thread. All those who loved Diane...
Main street will be closed to traffic from Wednesday, February 28,through Friday, March 1, From 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM The closure will affect Main Street at Culver Blvd to the City Limit. Culver City Public Works Department will be working on the installation of automatic retractable bollards along Main St at Culver Blvd and at the City Limit. Traffic from Venice Blvd will be allowed to U-turn at the closure. Residents and the public may experience loss of street parking, construction noise,...
Emperor's College Invites You to a Lunar New Year GRAND OPENING Sunday March 3 11am to 3:30pm 200 Corporate Pointe, Suite 150A Culver City, CA...
Culver City high school Spring Sports has just started but one of the biggest sporting events in the spring in the city of Culver City will take place on Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The Culver City Track and Field Invitational will host 40 high schools that will be competing on the Centaur track. It's one of the biggest track invitationals in Southern California. "We are so excited to host this track and field meet," said Culver City's head track and field coach Jahmal Wright last Tuesday...
Senator Lola Smallwood- (D-Los Culver City) has released the following statement about her recent appointment by California Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire as the new Chairperson of the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee: "I am honored to serve as the new chair of this incredibly important committee because it uplifts legislation that helps empower and protect California's workers. From my longtime work on the frontlines of the labor movement and steadfast vision for an equitable...
The Special Strategic Planning Session discussion helped provide a framework for next year's City work plans, providing guidance to City staff on how to propose allocation of the resources available in the Culver City budget. "This is a beautiful opportunity to think of ways we can engage and work together," said Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin. "I hope we can lean into the opportunity for something new, something different, something that meets the moment." The City Council reviewed goals and...
The Culver City City Council adopted a resolution amending the Public Records Request policy. Policy 2401, which was adopted in 1996, is out of date. Today the City uses an online, web-based public records request system NextRequest. The amendment will provide a simplified overview of the definition of public records, the requirements of the Public Records Act, the process for submitting a public records request, and the City's obligations to respond to those requests. In the coming months,...
The Los Angeles Fire Department, with assistance from Culver City Fire Department battled flames in a fully-engulfed one-story single family home in DelRey that appeared to be vacant. It took 37 LAFD firefighters 41 minutes to extinguish the flames, holding the fire to the unit-of-origin. 4922 S. Sycamore Dr., near where Sepulveda Boulevard crosses Ballona Creek, After eliminating the blaze, two patients were found inside. One was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition, and sadly,...
Bryan "Bubba" Fish kicked-off his bid for Culver City Council on Saturday, January 27th with an event in the city's Arts District neighborhood. Over a hundred supporters were at Syd Kronenthal Park, where Bubba Fish announced his candidacy for a seat on the of Culver City City Council. Featured speakers also included Culver City Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Councilmember Freddy Puza, and Former Mayor Daniel Lee, who all gave their endorsement of his campaign. "It is so critical that we have...
After 23 full years, Culver City Senior Planner Susan Herbertson has retired. She reflected on helping grow and guide the City over more than two decades. "To say simply, it means a lot. I am so grateful to have helped shape the City to where it is today in terms of city planning. This was and is the best place to be a planner. I've learned so much about the community, about city planning, about co-workers. It's definitely a blessing to have worked here this long and to have got to know the...
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The City of Culver City has announced it has won three awards for excellence by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2022. Among the awards, the City earned the award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting. For Fiscal Year 2021-22, the new Popular Annual Financial Report was added to make the City's financial statements more accessible to the public. "The dedicated staff of our City's Finance Department's work every...
Lillian Dorothy Happy, nee Pike was born in Los Angeles, California on May 17, 1924. Lillian, or Lil' as her family and friends called her, lived in Palms and Culver City, CA all of her life. Lillian attended Palms Grammar School and Hamilton High School. Lillian graduated from Hamilton High School in 1943. During World War II Lillian worked at EI Segundo Douglas Company, contributing to the war effort by helping to build US Navy aircraft. Lillian married her high school sweetheart, Walter...
For Sims, a multi-sport athlete, the Screenland 5K on March 10 is "right up his alley because he enjoys physical fitness and competition," said CCPD Community Engagement Manager Jennifer Atenza. A recipient of the department's Special Recognition Award and the Distinguished Service Medal, Sims has won several gold medals in submission wrestling and played on ranked softball teams in the California and Nevada Police Olympics. Hired to the department in 2000, Sims has run on the city's Baker to Ve...
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
CicLAvia has partnered with Los Angeles Ale Works to kick off the 2024 season and launch a beer collaboration with a West Coast IPA affectionately named seek-la-VEE-ah. This venture is all about the "miles of smiles" that Los Angeles' extremely popular open streets events create. Where: Los Angeles Ale Works, at the Ivy Station Complex, 8809 Washington Blvd, Culver City When: Friday, February 16, Culver City Arts District Night Market is open 5-10 pm, LA Ale Works open 12 pm– 2 am This event i...
The Westside Urban Forum (WUF) will present the Annual Westside Mayors Forum, bringing together mayors of the Westside cities for a discussion of their land use priorities for 2024 and the ways cities are responding to pressing and long-term issues. In 2024, our mayors will face a myriad of civic issues, including the ever-present need to advance social and racial equity. We'll be sure to discuss a variety of topics and touch on each city's efforts to: Manage the growing trend of pre-emption of...
The last Culver City winter sports team that made the CIF playoffs was eliminated last Tuesday. The boys' basketball team was beaten by Rolling Hills Prep 74-62 in a very loud gym at Los Angeles Harbor Community College. The Centaurs could not overcome untimely miss shots and bad free throw shooting against a fundamentally sound and taller Huskie team. "They executed better, and their overall scheme was a little bit better than ours," said Culver City head coach Ray Singleton after the game....
In professional sports they call it the Playoffs and the Super Bowl. In college basketball they refer to it as March Madness and in California high schools this reporter calls it February Madness. Whatever term you use the intensity level raises to the top because every team is hoping to win a CIF championship and a state title. Three out of five Culver City winter teams made February Madness. The boys' basketball, girls' basketball and girls' water polo teams are playing games this week....
In response to the ongoing inclement weather conditions and the increased risk of mudslides, Culver City has declared a local emergency and issued an evacuation warning for certain areas of the Culver Crest neighborhood. Difference Between Evacuation Warning and Evacuation Order • An evacuation warning means that it is time to prepare to leave your home and the area, gather your family, pets, basic needs and important paperwork and listen for instructions from local officials. • An eva...
On Thursday February 1,, at 11:07 pm, a Culver City Police Officer on patrol in the area of Culver Boulevard and Ince Boulevard was alerted by victims of an armed robbery that had just occurred. The Officer quickly put out a broadcast and requested additional units to assist in searching the area for the suspect involved. Still, after an extensive search, the suspect was not located. Officers immediately began investigating and learned that three adult victims had arrived at the 9000 block of...
Weather officials are warning that flash flooding will occur in Culver as storm batters the region with heavy rainfall. The National Weather Service at 3:41 p.m. issued a Flash Flood Warning for central and western LA County that will be in effect until midnight. The warning comes as heavy rain showers pound the area; between a half-inch and 2 inches of rain had fallen so far. Additional rainfall of between 1 and 4 inches is possible in the impacted area Sunday, the NWS said. "Flash flooding is...
Culver City high school has five winter sports teams competing in the last weeks of the regular season but only one team is guaranteed to go to the big dance which is the CIF Southern Section playoffs. The boys' basketball team is currently in second place in the Bay league and that puts them in position to go to the playoffs. At press time (last Tuesday) the girls basketball team was in 4th place in the Bay league, the girls' soccer team was in 4th place, the boys' soccer team was in 5th place...
Culver City has announced the recipients of the 2024 Performing Arts Grants, totaling $244,960, during its meeting on December 11th. The grants aim to support thirty non-profit arts organizations in presenting a diverse array of music, dance, and theatre performances throughout the year. The Performing Arts Grant Program, part of the City's Art in Public Places initiative, bases its awards on independent evaluations by arts experts and recommendations from the Cultural Affairs Commission. These...
