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At tonight's CCUSD School Board meeting, the five-member board of education voted unanimously to appoint Leslie Lockhart as Superintendent of the Culver City Unified School District. "Leslie Lockhart has been serving as interim superintendent for these past six months, and has demonstrated that she has the talent, vision, passion, and skills to be CCUSD's next superintendent," said School Board President Kathy Paspalis. "As a long-time employee of CCUSD, she knows the district extremely well,...
Culver’s Sequoia Sherriff Is Finalist at YoungArts YoungArts has announced its 2018 winner. They include Sequoia Sherriff (17) from Culver City High School who won for Cinematic Arts. YoungArts winners are 757 of the nation’s most promising young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts. Selected through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, the 2018 winners represent the top 10 percent of applications. Of this year’s 757 winners some have been awarded for excellence in...
The agony of defeat paid a visit to Culver City High last Friday night. The black, white and blue clad Centaurs put on a brilliant display of dynamic football while suffering a 57-56 heartbreaking loss to Covina High. A dramatic do-or-die, two-point conversion in overtime by the Colts sent the Centaurs reeling into stunned silence on the last play of the game. "Great game to be a part of and super proud of how our team played. We showed resolve, we showed heart, we showed fight and we showed pri...
He leaves his wife of 73 years, Catherine (Mascaro) Zermeno; his daughter Melissa Wyman and her husband, Ty Wyman; sisters, Susan Nemec and Eloisa Pate; two grandchildren, Lucy Wyman and Teddy Wyman; and many nieces and nephews. His was preceded in death by his parents; his son Christopher; his sisters Tema and Mary; and his brothers Gus, Rico, Bernie and Gilbert. Born in 1923 and raised in Barstow, the son of Bernardo and Carlotta Zermeno, Mr. Zermeno spent his early years as an altar boy as he...
Business owner, commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2018 election in front of a packed house on Sunday. More than 150 people attended the event at the home of Camille and Robert Greenspan, representing all corners of the Culver City community. Numerous former and current City Council members and CCUSD Board of Education members attended the function in support of Vera, who told the standing-room-on...
Many police departments throughout our country took part in celebrating National Police Week. In 2016 one hundred and thirty-five officers were killed in the line of duty according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The Department of Homeland Security recently reported a sharp drop in the number of people trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico illegally. In April 2017 the number of arrests by the Border Patrol dropped 71 percent from the same time last year. The Census Bureau...
On Saturday, November 11 the Turning Point School "Green Tornadoes" took the top spot out of 25 teams from around the Los Angeles area who were competing for the chance to advance to the regional competition in the FIRST LEGO League Hydro-Dynamics Global Challenge. Turning Point School served as the host location for the regional qualifying tournament. FIRST LEGO League is an international competition that invites elementary and middle school students to research a real-world problem and then...
On October 14 Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement after twin explosives were detonated in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. “Saturday’s attack has left more than 300 people dead, 400 people injured, and many more still missing. “The explosion was the worst single attack in the country’s history and the Somali government believes the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabaab is responsible for the attack. “Our th...
The Dodgers had 17 National League Rookies Of The Year in their history but the 18th one just did it so its real fresh in our minds. Cody Bellinger was a unanimous winner just like Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Judge who won the American League award. Bellinger started the season in the minor leagues and the Dodgers thought his swing needed refinement but he performed so well he won the praise of rivals and the news media the rest of the way. Bellinger hit 39 home runs, breaking Mike Piazza’s Dod...
Are you like everybody else seeing everything go up except wages? Can I mention the price of food, clothing, medical and let’s not forget gasoline or housing? Fortunately, Cousin Neil was driving on Overland between Washington and Venice Blvd when the red-light camera device caught my eye; as I drove past the multistoried construction project being built on the East side of Overland. You guessed right if you said, “Isn’t that in the City of Los Angeles? And you would be correct. Everyone who rec...
Business owner, commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera, announced plans today to seek election to a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2018 election. Vera, whose father served 12 years on the City Council from 1992-2000 and from 2002-2006, said he hopes to give back to the community that supported him and his family through good times and bad. Born in Culver City, Vera attended St. Augustine Elementary School and St. Bernard High School, while helping his parents,...
While watching a video of one of last month’s School Board meeting, online, something happened that set me back. At the one-hour, seven-minute mark David Mielke, the Teachers Union president, was there to address the Board about School District salaries. While he was handing out an L.A. County salary survey and before he could get to the rostrum, Kathy Paspalis set the desired tone for Mr. Mielke’s address. She chirped in with a well-placed exclamation, “We’ve moved up!” Arriving at the speaker'...
Culver City High football crowned its 2017 Homecoming Game with a 47-0 victory over visiting Hawthorne High on Friday, October 20, before an overflowing crowd of reveling students and jubilant supporters at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The 6-1 Centaurs, ranked #1 among CIF Division 11 schools, overwhelmed the 5-3 Cougars from the opening kickoff. It took all of eight seconds from the opening whistle for Culver's premier returner, Alex Smith, to attack the Cougar's spearheaded coverage, cut right and...
While watching a video of one of last month’s School Board meeting, online, something happened that set me back. At the one-hour, seven-minute mark David Mielke, the Teachers Union president, was there to address the Board about School District salaries. While he was handing out an L.A. County salary survey and before he could get to the rostrum, Kathy Paspalis set the desired tone for Mr. Mielke’s address. She chirped in with a well-placed exclamation, “We’ve moved up!” Arriving at the speaker'...
Vincent J Motyl passed away on September 13, 2017 following surgery at Cedar Sinai Hospital. He is preceded by the death of his wife of 50 Years, Linda Motyl. He is survived by his children, Debbi Catallini (Jeff), Theresa Todd (Mike Puebla) and Vincent Motyl III (Taniesha), his grandchildren, Brandon and Brianna Catallini, Nicole Chan (Kenny) and Shawn and Kassandra Ody, his great grandchildren, Cynthia and Phillip Chan, his sister, Barbara Korbeck, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins....
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse the City Council’s pitcher threw a spitter high and outside. Most of us who knew his Honor Judge Harold Cherness to be honest, fair and just; a person who had the respect and admiration of the community upon his passing the Council said no tributes could be installed for at least one year. So, we waited and waited and waited some more; until a member of the Council said they were developing a new policy and there was no telling when this phase wou...
I would like to share some information regarding our new tennis program here in Culver City. As a resident of Culver City with four children in the school district I looked into the middle school for what they offered for tennis. At the time, September 2016, there was no middle school tennis program and other than a small serving of classes being held through the parks and recreation, there was not much in terms of classes, teams or tournaments within Culver City. I am by trade a tennis coach/instructor. I have owned two tennis facilities and h...
Culver City High School football team beat El Segundo High Friday night to remain undefeated. Read the full story by Observer Sports Reported Fred Aliteri here on Wednesday afternoon or in this week's print edition of the Culver City Observer...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter There's a reason they call it football. With 6.9 seconds on the clock Carlos Barillas kicked the game winning field goal for Culver City High as they beat the Dorsey High Dons, 30-27, in dramatic fashion. The game lived up to its billing as both teams rallied and scored on dynamic plays. It all boiled down to the Centaurs' left-footed weapon. The Centaurs improved their perfect 2017 season record to 5-0 as quarterback Jonathan Martin threw three touchdowns to comp...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Centaur Football Express continued to gain steam after derailing the University High Wildcats, 59-0 at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the first night of Autumn 2017, September 22. Culver City High has opened the season with four wins for the first time since 2011, a start that propelled that team all the way to the CIF Championship game. The Centaur offense under senior quarterback Jonathan Martin swept through the Wildcat defense with dynamic aerial strikes along...
I enjoy reading my copy of Bloomberg Business Week but the March 27, 2017 – April 2, 2017 was just full of surprises. For example, the F.B.I. gave a guy that just agreed to be an informant several high-tech devices, a set of keys with a hidden recorder and realistic Starbucks gift cards that recorded audio. The bad guy working for the good guys sometimes wore a white dress shirt with a button that concealed a tiny camera. In the same magazine on page 72 was a lot about Wendy Williams, such as w...
The Culver City High's third straight win to open the 2017 football season began with swift combinations... until a rash of penalty calls in the second half brought the game to a grind. The Centaurs dismissed North High of Torrance, 42-7, completing a trifecta sweep against three Torrance high schools, including West and Torrance, to open the schedule. The visiting Centaurs took a 28-0 lead at halftime with an offensive unit that wasn't hitting on all cylinders. Regardless, quarterback Jonathan...
The Playa Vista Orioles baseball academy will conduct a very special instructional clinic at the Culver City High School baseball field, with UCLA Head Coach John Savage as the featured guest instructional speaker, on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is designed for high energy and accomplished youth baseball players, from 11 to 13 years of age, and pre-registration is recommended, as there is only a limited number of participants that will be accepted via online...
The Playa Vista Orioles baseball academy will conduct a very special instructional clinic at the Culver City High School baseball field, with UCLA Head Coach John Savage as the featured guest instructional speaker, on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is designed for high energy and accomplished youth baseball players, from 11 to 13 years of age, and pre-registration is recommended, as there is only a limited number of participants that will be accepted via online...
The Women in Business Council of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce announces the four honorees of the 2017 Women In Business Awards that will be presented October 26 at a luncheon at the Doubletree by Hilton LA Westside. Akasha Richmond, owner and Innovator Honoree of Akasha Restaurant, Bakery and Bar as well as the new AR Cucina, Italian restaurant was an early innovator in downtown Culver City along with her business partner and husband Alan Shulman. Akasha, a well-known chef prior to opening her first restaurant In Culver City, has...
