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High school basketball does not get any better than the State Regional final game that was played at Culver City High School last Tuesday. The gym was packed with a standing room only crowd and the fans were on their feet during the three overtime periods. It was the loudest basketball game ever played at Culver High School. The atmosphere was perfect. The only problem is Culver City's boys high school basketball team lost the game against Buena in triple overtime, 82-79. It was the first time i...
Culver City high school varsity first baseman Josh Iraheta catches the ball during a recent game at Culver City. The Centaurs host Windward at 11 a.m. on Saturday...
The City of Culver City is pleased to announce that Diana Chang is the City's new Chief Transportation Officer. Diana, who began working for the Transportation Department in 2005, has most recently served as the Department's Transportation and Mobility Planning Manager, leading the City's transportation and mobility planning and management efforts. As the Chief Transportation Officer, she will report to City Manager John Nachbar. Diana will manage a departmental budget of over $66 million. She...
The spat between Vice-Mayor McMorrin and City Manager Nachbar is escalating. McMorrin is publicly demanding an apology from Nachbar, using her identity as a cudgel while McMorrin's supporters are planning on demanding Nachbar's resignation on Monday. This is all over the Mobile Crisis Unit, a program she stalled on while on the subcommittee with Fisch. Nachbar decided to take it over to bring some professionalism to it, and she's been hounding him ever since. This tension boiled over Tuesday...
A survey published by El Segundo economic development consulting firm Kosmont Cos. and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College has pronounced Culver City as the most expensive city for businesses in both Los Angeles County and several states in the Western United States as reported by The LA Business Journal. The survey was an analysis of costs levied by cities on businesses in 150 cities which compares taxes, fees, rents for businesses and other associated costs of doing business in those 158 cities. The...
The Culver City Sister City Committee invites all interested residents to attend a free “meet and greet” gathering on Sunday, March 19, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. The event is honoring the visitors from our Sister City of Kaizuka, Japan, who will have run in the L.A. Marathon that morning. Former Culver City runners who have participated in Japan’s Senshu Marathon will also be in attendance. The evening will include dinner, beverages, live Taiko drum entertainment and more. R.S.V.P. to [email protected] in order to obtain the address...
Les Misérables is the world's longest running musical - a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo's novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores of all time with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The multi-award-winning Les Misérables is as groundbreaking today as it was when it first premiered in London in 1985. Epic, grand and uplifting, Les Misérables School Edition packs an emotional wallop that has thrilled audiences all over the world. This aut...
Last Tuesday the Culver City high school boys basketball team won their first round game in the California State Playoff against Crenshaw. The round one of the State Division III boys basketball tournament was another nail biting close game when Culver City beat Crenshaw 70-67, at Culver City inside the Del Goodyear gym. During the last few weeks the Centaurs have played one exhilarating game after another. Next up for the Centaurs is a date with Lincoln high school on Thursday, March 2, at home...
The publication will be distributed throughout Culver City, Santa Monica, and the Westside. View the vehicles. Hundreds of classic cars and hot rods will be on display at West L A College with thousands on hand to view the vehicles. Live music and gourmet food trucks....
Our global community has been shocked by the largest global crisis in a generation. COVID-19 has shown us the necessity of thinking ahead, but the next crises are already on their way. Climate change, species loss, pandemics and massive natural disasters might define the future - unless we do some- thing now. We have the solutions, both natural and technological... we just need the will. Reach thousands of Westside residents. We cover the communities of Santa Monica, Culver City, Westchester,...
The Culver City Observer welcomes Michelle Hyde. Michelle can be reached at [email protected] Please contact Michelle Hyde for Sales, Website and Accounting. Thank you Mike Penning for 25 years of dedication to the Culver City Observer and much success on your next adventure in life....
Good things happen to teams that play hard. That's what happened to Culver City high school's boys' varsity basketball team last week. Although they lost a 68-65 overtime game last Friday to Tesoro in the CIF semifinal game they still got an invitation to the big dance, the CIF State Playoffs. Their next game will be on the road next Tuesday or Wednesday. Call Culver City high school to find out the exact time, day, and location. Despite a 17-12 overall record the Centaurs use athleticism and...
It's time for Culver City High School baseball. The new look Centaurs are currently 3-3 and they are hoping to surprise some people with a new head coach and new star players but one thing remains the same. It's still one of the best looking high baseball stadiums in Southern California. Head coach Devaughn Wallace replaced long time head coach Rick Prieto last summer and Wallace is hoping to continue the winning tradition establish by Prieto. Wallace spoke to the media last Tuesday after his te...
Last night, the Black History Month Event in Culver City was a powerful and emotional celebration of Black joy, culture, and history. The event was hosted by Vice-Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, School Board Member Triston Ezidore, and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove at a small business bookstore called Village Wells. The venue was transformed into an art gallery that showcased the incredible artwork of 18 Black high school students from Culver City Unified School District. The space was...
In recent months, there has been an epidemic of gun violence in California and throughout the nation. Why is this so? According to CNN, dated June 2, 2022, there are 393 million privately owned firearms in the United States. The population of the United States as of 2021 was 331.9 million. In other words, there are more firearms than people in the United States! In a study conducted by the American Journal of Public Health, dated November 2013, they stated, "We find a robust relationship between gun ownership and firearm homicide rates." What...
On Tuesday November 5, Culver City voters will go to the polls to elect a new President of the United State, United States Senator from California and will fill 5 city council seats. Running for re-election are Albert Vera, and Yasmine-Imani Morrin. Seeking to fill the empty seat are Denice Renteria, Nancy Barba and Jeannie Wisnosky Stehlin, who will be vying for the seat currently filled by being vacated by Göran Eriksson, who is barred from seeking a third consecutive term. In the contentious...
On February 25 from noon until 2p.m.the Culver City Rotary Club will be offering "Empty Bowls" as a fundraiser for Grace Diner. Empty Bowls events are held around the country to raise funds for local food charities and educate people about issues of poverty and hunger in their community. Culver City Rotary's Empty Bowls Project raises awareness for providing FOOD SECURITY for those in need, which is a significant problem in our local community. Food Banks and Food Programs are taxed each week...
On Wednesday, January 31, at approximately 8:29 pm, Culver City Police Officers, along with personnel from the Culver City Fire Department (CCFD) responded to Jefferson Boulevard west of Hetzler Road regarding a radio call of a solo vehicle traffic collision with occupants entrapped in the vehicle. Upon arrival, they located a Toyota Camry that had collided with a tree. Officers discovered a male adult driver, female adult front passenger, and male adult rear passenger entrapped within the vehic...
The bitterly divided City Council this week voted 3-2 to adopt an anti-camping ordinance, which allows only bedding and pillows for people sleeping on streets. The dissenting votes were cast by Vice Mayor Yasmine Ismani-McMorrin and Councilmember Freddy Puza, who blasted the ordinance as unnecessary and cruel. The new ordinance – very similar to Santa Monica’s antic-camping law – does not take effect until several goals are met by Culver City over the next few months. According to city officials, these goals include the opening of 73 new units...
The Lady Centaurs basketball season ended last Wednesday night when a very good Leuzinger team beat Culver City 60-35 in the CIF quarter-finals at Culver City. They finished the season with a record of 23-7 overall and 6-4 in the Bay league. They placed third in league play behind Redondo Union and Santa Monica. Leuzinger is one of the best teams in Southern California and they were at the top of their game against the Centaurs. They used their height and speed to over power Culver City....
It's a question that most people around the world have been asking for years, with evidence considered for the answer becoming more and more grim. Print circulation had dropped 30 percent in the last 30 years, and the number of newspaper employees has declined by 50 percent in the last 15 years. In those same years, newspaper advertising shrank to less than 20 percent of what it was in 2005. As a result, it's no wonder two thirds of the counties in the United States today have no daily newspaper...
Centaur second baseman Marcos McVey stays focused and completes the double play against Leuzinger last Saturday in their season opener. They won that game game 24-2 but lost their game last Tuesday to North Torrance 3-2. Their next home game is Tuesday against Hawthorne at 3:15 p.m....
And you thought the Super Bowl was exciting. The Culver City high school boys basketball team played one of the most exciting games in school history when they beat Windward 57-55 last Tuesday inside the Del Goodyear gym on the Culver City campus. The boisterous crowd stormed the court after junior forward Achebe Thompson made a layup as the horn sounded to end the game. Hollywood could not have written a better script. "It felt really good," said Thompson outside the locker room right after...
Today, Abundant Housing LA is releasing a map of housing element quality in Los Angeles County. The map, which scores cities based on our assessment of their housing element, HCD certification, past performance with housing production, and the prevalence of single family housing, represents the culmination of years of advocacy and work with local advocates and policymakers to plan for housing growth in a fair, sustainable way. Moving forward, these housing elements promise to guide the Los...
On February 14th, the Culver City Unified School District's board of education voted unanimously in favor of the Black Student Achievement Plan Resolution. The resolution aims to address opportunity gaps that have long hindered African American/Black students in the school district. The resolution acknowledges the school district's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the need to ensure that all students develop strong academic knowledge, skills, and dispositions to prepare them...
