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I am writing in support of the parcel tax being voted on Nov. 6. Known as Measure K, it will add $189 to each property owner’s tax bill for each of the next seven years. Five years ago, our Culver City Unified School District agreed to ensure that teaching staff salaries would be at the median level in Los Angeles County to both recruit and retain the best teachers available. Subsequently, the legislators in Sacramento passed a bill requiring school districts to contribute more for all staff p...
The Culver City High Centaurs blanked El Segundo High Friday night by a score of 28-0. Read all the details of the game from Sports Reporter Fred Altieri in this week's Culver City Observer newspaper or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
Martin "Marty" Moosberg Jr., a longtime Culver City resident, passed away peacefully at his retirement spot in Gardnerville, Nev. He was 88. Mr. Moosberg was born March 11,1930, in New York to Martin and Ida Moosberg. At an early age, his parents moved the family to Culver City. He graduated from Hamilton High School and then joined the military, serving in the Navy for three years. Mr. Moosberg was a plumber and owned his own plumbing business for years. After retiring, he and his wife, Margare...
Michael "Mike" Nagy, a beloved and longtime fixture in Culver City's firefighting community, passed away on Sept. 18. He was 52. His wife of 12 years, Susan Preletz, was at his side. Mr. Nagy was a Battalion Chief with the Culver City Fire Department and last served as Fire Marshal. Born in Hollywood, he was a graduate of Loyola High School, a United States Air Force veteran and an alumnus of University of Redlands. In addition to wife Susan, Mr. Nagy is survived by his sister Nina (Nagy)...
California’s Public Employee Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) of 2013 has ameliorated many of the causes of concern about public employee pension costs in local school districts; however, it is a long-term set of measures which reduces the modest but not insignificant unfunded liabilities over 30 years. According to Grant Boyken, Pension Benefits Officer for the California State Treasure’s Office, neither Cal STRS (63% funded) the teachers’ pension fund or CalPers (70% funded) the public emplo...
More than 200 Culverites and others attended a gala event Saturday to celebrate the opening of the lavishly remodeled Robert Frost Auditorium, a multimillion-dollar project that has turned the venerable but aging icon on the Culver High campus into a state-of-the-art performance center. Visitors dined on appetizers and sipped champagne outside the 35-year-old building on Elenda Street as they anxiously waited to get their first glimpse of the remodeled interior. They weren't disappointed. The...
Despite sharing a name, Tito's Tacos (titostacos.com), and Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) are not related. However, they definitely have three things in common: an unquestionable commitment to presenting the best possible product to their customers; accolades and prestigious awards reflecting the excellence of those products; and a strong philanthropic streak coupled with a desire to serve the community. With 12,000 mini tacos and 3,500 mini burritos planned, Lynne Davidson, who runs...
It was a Centaur family affair worth celebrating. The 2018 Culver City High football team trounced rival Santa Monica High, 54-14, on Friday, Sept. 28 to open the Ocean League season. It was a fitting tribute to the returning members of the school's 1978 CIF Football Championship team who were honored at halftime. "Actually, Coach (Warren) Flanagan from the 1978 championship team spoke to our team before the game. He's been following us and he's proud of how we're representing Culver City High...
It wasn't the kind of Pacific Ocean sunset that the Centaurs wanted last week, but hope the night will treat them better when they play the Downey Dons on Friday. Culver City High's 12-point lead evaporated in the fourth quarter at Palos Verdes High as the Sea Kings rallied for two late touchdowns to clip the Cents, 37-36, on a warm Friday afternoon football game in the South Bay peninsula. "It was a tough pill to swallow, being up by 12 points with under 10 minutes left in the game," said...
After absorbing their first loss of the season 37-36 in their first away game at Palos Verdes, the Cents return home to face another strong and powerful winless team in the Dorsey Dons. The reason why the Dons are winless is because they have faced highly ranked schools in their first four games. Friday's game will be the third meeting between Dorsey and Culver High. In the first meeting in 2016, Culver City jumped out on top and held the lead for most of the game until Dorsey came back and notched the win. Last year, the then-undefeated Centau...
The Culver City High School varsity football team beat Dorsey on Friday night by a score of 42-0. Read the full story with all the details by Fred Altieri in this week's Culver City Observer and online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
To honor the memory of the late, great superstar singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, his chief Grammy-winning songwriter Jimmy Webb, and his youngest banjo-strumming rising country star daughter Ashley Campbell will be appearing together at Smothers theatre on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu on Saturday, September 22. In June of 2011, Glen announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six months earlier and decided to go on a farewell tour to say goodbye to all of...
It was a lightening bolt from heaven for Culver City High Football. The bleachers erupted in ecstasy when quarterback Zevi Eckhaus threw the game-winning touchdown, a 44-yard aerial bomb hitting wide receiver Kevin McGuire in the end zone with two seconds remaining in the game. The unpredictable and wild 34-28 victory over highly-ranked Warren High from Downey will go down as one of the most dramatic endings in the program's acclaimed history. For Centaur football fans the CIF Division 7 clash...
The City of Culver City and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Go Human campaign invite residents and visitors to bike, walk, skate or roll to Experience Elenda, a free community event to be held on Saturday, September 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The goal of the event is to allow residents and visitors to test out and provide feedback to the City on planned street improvements proposed in the La Ballona Safe Routes to School Project. Experience Elenda will showcase street improvements on Elenda Street between...
The 2018 Centaur scoring machine continued to rev up as it over-powered another South Bay opponent, this time Peninsula High, 61-27, on Friday, Aug. 31. The packed bleachers at Jerry Chabola Stadium celebrated nine more touchdowns, matching last week's total. Culver City High defeated West Torrance High the previous Friday, 62-20, to ignite the season. The Centaurs (2-0) used a balanced attack to punish the visiting Panthers (1-2). Despite giving up the initial touchdown, Culver surged to a...
How much do you make each year? Are you, as a popular TV and radio advertisement asks, “financially comfortable”? Perhaps you are not, but many of our taxpayer-funded City employees are. According to Transparent California, the state’s largest public pay and pension database, here is what Culver taxpayers are paying for their “public servants”: 2017 salaries for Culver City. Name Job Title Total pay & benefits total Robert Bixby Police Chief $539,278.78 David White Fire Chief $502,129....
Friday night entertainment is Culver City High Football. The Centaurs offense was on full display as they dominated West Torrance High in their season opener, 62-20, on Aug. 24. However, it was the defense that set the tone early on and smothered the Warriors' second-half chances. The onslaught began late in the first quarter and quickly ramped up to a 35-0 halftime lead. West High's defense had very few answers to Culver's speed and size as the Centaurs scored nine touchdowns in the game while...
The Culver City Centaurs thrashed Peninsula High. Read all the details later this week in Sport Reporter Fred Altieri's story on the game...
The Culver City High School Centaurs will host an improving football squad from Palos Verdes Peninsula on Friday, Aug. 31. The Peninsula Panthers opened the 2018 season in fine fashion when they derailed Oak Park, 42-21. Quarterback Ethan Gretzinger completed eight of 13 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball 12 times for 85 yards and a TD. Obviously, the Centaurs need to keep an eye on Gretzinger and also the Panthers’ strong running back, Mason O’Conner. Gretzinger is an athlete who can both run and throw well, whi...
Bruins, Trojans both Open at HThe Bruins and Trojans both kick-off their 2018 football seasons Sept. 1 at home, when USC plays UNLV at 1 p.m. at the Coliseum and UCLA facing University of Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. Both teams will have new quarterbacks and UCLA will have a new head coach, Chip Kelly. The Bruins, who are coming off a disappointing 6-7 season, are facing another major hurdle. They recently suspended six players for the game against Cincinnati for “unspecified v...
It is my firm belief that City Hall over the years has squandered city assets to pay for huge salaries and benefits. Coming soon, a startling expose. No, probably not in your neighborhood but in Fox Hills with “Those People.” When Culver Villas Apartments at 4043 Irving Place in Downtown Culver was originally proposed as a low-income housing project, an unnamed Culver City councilperson quietly approached the Culver City Community Development Office and requested that the plans be changed. The...
After several years of total frustration with West Torrance High, the Culver City Centaurs finally broke through and walloped West 58-24. Senior quarterback Jonathan Martin last year broke through with a one-game passing record by throwing for 537 yards and five touchdowns versus West. The Centaurs were ranked No. 1 all year in Division 11 but lost a heartbreaking 57-56 overtime game to Covina in the semi-finals. Culver is starting this season with a relatively experienced sophomore quarterback, Zevi Eckhaus. But he started three games last...
The Lucky Ducky Swim will again be at the Fiesta La Ballona Saturday, Aug. 25 and Sunday, Aug. 26. At 3:00 pm on Sunday, the rubber ducks will "swim" across the Culver City Plunge in two preliminary races followed by the final winning race. There will be three Lucky Ducky winners. The top prize is $500 cash, with the second prize of two tickets to a Lakers basketball game and third prize a one-year free membership to the Culver-Palms YMCA. The proceeds from the Lucky Ducky Swim will benefit...
As millions of students in Los Angeles County prepare to return to school, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is encouraging drivers to slow down and look out for people and children walking and biking. City officials, parents and children recently gathered at a special press conference at La Ballona Elementary in Culver City to raise awareness about the need for drivers to slow down and be alert as students return to school over the coming weeks. The event highlighted...
The Centaur defense performed well last season and even had three consecutive shutouts in league competition. But it got pushed around in the semi-final playoff game, when they were shredded for over 300 yards rushing by Covina, and lost 57-56 in overtime. Over the years, the Achilles heel of the defense has been stopping the run, but the coaching staff is very confident that the longstanding problem won't be an issue this year. “Our defense is filled with size, speed athleticism and experience," said Culver High Head Coach Jamal Wright. "This...
