Sorted by date Results 1236 - 1260 of 1379
Culver Teens Named LA’s Emerging Leaders Two Girl Scouts who are residents of Culver City have been named Emerging Leaders by Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles in recognition of their outstanding extra-curricular and academic accomplishments. On December 5, Kennedy Green and Isabella Pando joined nearly 100 additional Emerging Leaders and hundreds of the most accomplished women in Los Angeles for a luncheon and day of mentorship at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. The event concluded a year of celebration honoring the 100th anniversary o...
November 26, 2012 City Clerk’s Office · Addition of CCTV 35 to AT&T U-verse - Staff has been working to prepare the City’s Audio/Visual Room pursuant to specifications provided by AT&T to allow U-verse to carry CCTV 35. Preparations are nearing completion and, subject to confirmation of AT&T’s installation schedule, staff expects CCTV to be added to the U-verse channel lineup shortly. Staff will continue to update the City Council as this project moves forward. · Finance Advisory Committee Application Period Now Open - The first newspap...
The Elks National Foundation gives $ 2,296,000 to high school seniors each year who are college bound. Five hundred scholarships are award at the National Level. These range from $1000 a year for four years to $ 15,000 each year for four years. Half of these are boys and half are girls. Applications are awarded on Scholarship, Leadership and Financial need. Each application is judged at the lodge level, then to the district level and on to State. Awards are given to all completed and qualified applications at the all levels. The detail and appl...
Proposition 30 Money Provides Help Maybe it was because a number of high school students were present to cover the Tuesday night Culver City School Board meeting for their civics requirement, but Mike Reynolds’ presentation on the 2012-2013 budget and how newly passed Prop 30 will affect it was remarkably easy to understand. Reynolds, who became the Culver City School District’s Assistant Superintendent for Business Services last month, outlined the history of the District’s budget in terms that...
It’s a new season and a new era for the Culver City High boy’s basketball program. Jon Chapman, the Centaurs’ head coach the last seven years, has given up the position to concentrate on being the school’s assistant principal. Adam Eskridge, Chapman’s assistant, moves up to head coach. Culver began its season in a 79-65 loss to Brentwood Monday in the Mira Costa Pacific Shores Tournament. Culver fell far behind early in the game, relied on its pressing defense to get closer, but couldn’t...
Just in time for the holidays the Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center is pleased to host an exhibit and sale of the work of Culver City resident, artist and author Francia Turner Fate. The event will be on Saturday from 2 pm to 4 at 5502 Sawtelle Blvd. Francia will donate 25% of sales to the Friends group to help support the services provided by the Health Center. For the past 10 years Francia has donated a selection of her fine art to the Health Center’s annual fundraiser. The children of Culver City have benefited from her c...
The Culver City Friends of the Library is having their annual Book Sale and Craft Fair on Saturday, November 17, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library. Thousands of titles including gently used children's books, comic books, mass market paperback and coffee table books will be available for sale. In addition, a variety of local artisans will be selling handmade gifts and holiday decorations from 9 am to 2 pm. Volunteers are needed. Set up starts at 7:30 a.m. and officials start breaking the sale down at 2:30 p.m. Sign up...
Health Center Friends’ Annual Meeting/The Terrible Teens? The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center will have their annual meeting on Thursday, November 15th from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Culver City School District Board Room. The program features a discussion of The Terrible Teens? by Sarah Carpenter, M.D. Dr. Carpenter is an Adolescent Specialist at Kaiser Permanente and a volunteer doctor at the Culver City Youth Health Center. She will address a variety of issues that families of teenagers encounter and also take questions from the a...
Sip for Our Schools, Culver City Education Foundation’s fourth annual wine tasting event, was a huge success. The entire evening was a sampling of music, wines and beer tastings accompanied by appetizers and desserts. More than 200 people were in attendance. Upon entering the event held at The Redd Collection in Culver City, attendees were greeted by the music of the Culver City High AVPA Jazz Combo. Viewing the room you saw a microcosm of the larger Culver City community mixing and enjoying each other’s company. City Council members and the...
Realizing the import of Measure Y, more than 225 concerned residents came to Vet’s Park for the Yes on Measure Y Walk this past Saturday. Mayor Andy Weissman got things started with an inspirational talk and Vice Mayor Jeff Cooper explained the importance of Measure Y, saying “Measure Y is the half-cent city sales tax on the ballet in November. If it passes, Measure Y will help maintain essential Culver City services such as 911 emergency responses, paramedics, police and fire protection. While adding just five cents to a $10 purchase, Mea...
Focus Will Be On Measure Y Funds Last week the City Council rejected the idea of a citizens’ advisory committee on fracking. But Monday night the Council approved the formation of another citizens’ committee--a finance advisory committee that would primarily have the responsibility of overseeing the use of funds accruing from the sales tax that will be enacted if Measure Y passes. The Council’s direction to city staff is to create a committee of no more than nine members. Three members will...
Bob, born April 27 1931, passed away September 24 in Oceanside. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, and was a former member of the El Segundo Police Department. He retired as Sergeant on the Culver City Police Department, followed by a term as Chief of Security for Culver City High School. Bob was a 40-year member of the Culver City Exchange Club who loved life and loved Culver City. He leaves behind his wife, Darlene Wassertheur, three sons, Robert, Randy and Jim and granddaughter Audrey as well as stepsons Dan and Michael and...
September 28, 2012 City Manager’s Office · Measure Y - Despite the City’s best efforts, since the 2008 recession, Culver City has lost $4.5 million in state funding, an additional $6 million in local revenues, and $40 million annually through Sacramento’s elimination of local redevelopment agencies, leaving the City unable to fund essential public services at the levels necessary to meet current and future needs. · · Additionally, at a time when revenues were declining, the City was experiencing an increase in expenses. This situation is not u...
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) All For 1 campaign has been running full force for over a month. All for 1 is designed to bring in funds at the beginning of the school year so that the Foundation can be ready to donate to the programs our schools need most, when they need it most. When directing AFO donations, CCEF wants to be responsive to community concerns. The survey we conducted last June was a part of that process. On the basis of that input, All For 1 funding this year will be targeted at math, science, technology and the...
Culver City High Girls Volleyball will benefit from a car wash on Saturday Oct. 6 from 10 am to 4 pm in front of Culver City High School. The suggested donation is $7 for one car or two cars for $12. There will be a plethora of snacks, treats, finger-foods, coffee, tea, water, etc. for waiting participants. There will also be about 40 parents helping with the activities. Culver City High has three Girls Volleyball teams, Frosh/Soph, Junior Varsity, and Varsity, coached by Joe Manzo. There are approximately 40 girls on all of the girls VB teams...
As a newly elected trustee to the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) the number one question I get asked is not “How much money did CCEF give to our schools last year?” (Answer: $339,443). It’s not “Does my child’s school have a garden?” (Answer: Yes! All of the elementary schools do – thanks to support from CCEF) Or even “How do I donate to the Ed Foundation (Answer: Go to www.ccef90230.org). The number one question I get asked is “What does CCEF do?” So let me share some of the great things the Culver City Education Foundation does and...
Tax Would Last For 10 Years The Culver City Democratic Club hosted a discussion on Measure Y, the proposed half cent sales tax increase for Culver City which will appear on the ballot in November’s general election. Mayor Andy Weissman and Councilwoman Meghan Sahli-Wells appeared to argue in favor of the tax increase while Former Culver City Planning Commissioner Marcus Tiggs argued the tax failed to solve the financial crisis the city faces. Weissman told the crowd that after years of d...
As the Principal of Culver City High School (CCHS), I see first-hand the impact the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) has on the education of Culver City students. CCEF supports all schools in the Culver City Unified School District, and our school relies on their support every year. In the past year alone, CCEF has awarded CCHS teachers grants for new computers, LCD projectors, laptops, and document cameras. Field trips and art competition fees were funded. Teachers purchased software, audio / visual equipment, microscopes and cameras....
As a parent of two middle schoolers, I know personally the impact that the funds raised, and carefully distributed, by the Culver City Education Foundation have. As a school board member serving during the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression, I know how important our local community has been to our schools, year after year in responding to our students’ needs in the face of relentless cuts from our state and federal governments. Our local print and online news sources have been full of requests to support CCEF’s All for One cam...
September 14, 2012 City Manager’s Office · City Council Correspondence on Legislative Positions – Periodically, the City Council takes positions on bills of importance to the City. Copies of the City Council’s advocacy letters are now available online at: http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Misc/CityCouncil.aspx. This report will be updated on a bi-weekly basis during the legislative session. City Clerk’s Office · Consolidated Special Municipal Election - The County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office (CC/RR) will be conducting...
7-11, Help Group Prevail The City Council endured a long meeting on Monday night, adjourning at approximately 1 a.m. But the three public hearings that took up that time yielded victories for several private schools’ plans for expansion and victory also for a planned 7-11 store at Sepulveda Boulevard and Braddock Drive. The most controversial of these victories was the denial of an appeal of Planning Commission approval of the Administrative Site Plan review for the 7-11 at 4436 Sepulveda Boulev...
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) has been positively impacting CCUSD students and schools for over 3 decades. CCEF provides materials and programs that would otherwise be out of reach for our students. As the parent of two Culver City High graduates, a former school board member and a CCEF trustee, I’ve seen the happiness on teachers’ faces upon when they receive CCEF funds that give them an opportunity to try new programs or technology with their students. I’ve seen the delight on students’ faces when engaged in arts program...
For the past three years I have spent a fair amount of time volunteering for the AVPA Foundation. The Foundation supports the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, one of the shining facets of the gem that is Culver City High School. I love the AVPA and the opportunities in Art, Dance, Film, Music & Theatre it provides our young people. Thankfully, one of AVPA’s great partners is the Culver City Education Foundation. Their consistent sponsorship is one of the pillars keeping AVPA strong. Funds from CCEF help produce high-quality shows, and a...
When our family moved to Culver City 23 years ago the Culver City Education Foundation was already here, working on behalf of all the city's students. During the years my daughter spent at Farragut, the Middle School and Culver City High, it seemed that nearly every classroom had a program, or some equipment donated or funded by the CCEF. Today our public schools face greater challenges than ever before. CCEF is rising to the occasion with the dynamic All For 1 program kicking off its second year. My daughter, my wife and I all support the...
Local Kids Make It To World Series By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Whether or not our local pro baseball teams make it to the World Series this fall, the Westside Los Angeles area can boast that it has a team that made it to the World Series of youth baseball-the Westchester Babe Ruth Boys’ 14-U baseball team. The 15 players, all 14-year olds, journeyed to Murray City, Utah for their World Series August 18-26, accompanied by their manager, John Lopatto, coaches Barry Craddolph and Alex Galaviz, and team correspondent Scott Zeidman (also k...
