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It is with great pleasure and #CULVERPRIDE that we are announcing Elsy Villafranca as the next Principal of Culver City Middle School. Ms. Villafranca has been an Assistant Principal at Culver City Middle School since 2015 and has helped to guide student and teacher excellence in academics and achievement across a wide variety of programs since that time. Previous to CCMS, Ms. Villafranca was an intervention coordinator and English Language Learner Coordinator at Palms Elementary, as well as a...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Culver City High football team plays its first game of the 2016 season on the road this Friday, August 2, at West High in Torrance. The defending Ocean League champion Centaurs will be seeking their first win against West in five years following their last win in 2011. Last season Culver was shut out 22-0 in a game that was undecided until the fourth quarter. This year's game is expected to be a hard-hitting close game with the Centaur players having gained...
The USC women’s volleyball team, which was ranked No. 7 in the nation last week, found out that rankings do not translate into wins on the court. All three teams in the USC Baden Invitational, Marquette, UC Irvine and Santa Clara beat the Trojans. In the final game of the invitational UC Irvine swept USC 3-0. The good news is the Trojans have an opportunity to bounce back this weekend when they host the USC Radisson Classic at the Galen Center on the Trojan campus. They play Kentucky on F...
Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City's annual "Party in the Park", will be held this weekend on August 26-28, 2016 at Veterans Park located at 4117 Overland Avenue in Culver City. Fiesta will feature live performances, carnival rides and games, 80 vendor booths showcasing local groups, artisan wares and other vendors, pony rides and petting zoo, beer and wine garden, food trucks and a food court, sustainability activities and other special activities. Admission is free. Please visit...
Head Coach Jahmal Wright is very excited about this year's Culver City High's defensive unit. The defense is lead by a plethora of fast, speedy athletes in the secondary, as well as some athletic newcomers on the defensive line. It seems like the linebackers will develop into a cohesive group blending returning players with some athletic newcomers. DEFENSIVE LINE: Jr. Justin Berry (6'2 215) will be a first time starter on defense but got honorable mention from the coaches as a sophomore OL. He...
The world and especially Los Angeles is a better place because of people like Don Buford. The former major league baseball star is still an energizer bunny at the age of 79. When most people his age are working in the garden or playing golf Buford is running local youth league programs, speaking at local colleges and throwing out the first ball at local baseball events. “I feel very fortunate to still be thought of as a local hero,” said Buford after he threw the ceremonial first pitch for the West Side All-Star Classic at West Los Angeles Col...
Without a doubt the City of Inglewood defied the odds that enabled the city to become the ultimate choice of the Los Angeles Rams when they relocated back to Southern California this past January 2016. Having guided Inglewood back from financial desperation to solvency, the City Council has effectively proven itself over the past five consecutive years. Highlights include every budget balanced with a surplus in 2015. The city's reserves more than tripled from $11 million in 2011 to $38 million...
The world and especially Los Angeles is a better place because of people like Don Buford. The former major league baseball star is still an energizer bunny at the age of 79. When most people his age are working in the garden or playing golf Buford is running local youth league programs, speaking at local colleges and throwing out the first ball at local baseball events. “I feel very fortunate to still be thought of as a local hero,” said Buford after he threw the ceremonial first pitch for the...
Every July there is summer excitement brewing at the Toyota Sports Center, the Lakers headquarters and practice facility in El Segundo. No, it wasn't the news that Brandon Ingram, the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, was practicing at the Lakers’ facility. On Saturday, the excitement involved about 216 capable young women from all over the country trying-out to become a dancer for next season's Laker Girls dance squad. It was an open audition, a cattle call. The only requirements - be at least 18 years of age, have eight years of d...
The Washington Post just conducted a yearlong study on police shootings and found cops shot and killed at least 984 people in 2015, many of them under questionable circumstances. Among those killed were 248 people with serious psychological problems. Ninety of the police shooting victims were unarmed and the racial disparity in this group was glaring. While blacks make up six percent of the U.S. population they account for 40 percent of the unarmed men shot to death by police. Nearly 50 prison...
• Culver City’s Boulevard Music Summer Festival - Enjoy an evening in Culver City for the 2016 Culver City Boulevard Music Summer Festival! Boulevard Music presents a total of six free concerts on Thursday evenings at 7 pm through August 11 in the palm-lined courtyard of Culver City's City Hall. Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley performed on July 7 (at right), and Peter Mawanga and the Amaravi Movement entertained the crowd on July 14 (below). Become an entry level sponsor by purchasing one of the 100...
The Summer of '16 has been a busy but productive one for Culver City High football. The Centaurs reached the semifinals this past week in a seven-on-seven passing tournament hosted by Santa Fe High with about 40 local teams participating. They also made the semifinals the week before at a differently formatted seven-on-seven passing tournament hosted by El Rancho High. Culver had an excellent chance to make the finals but came up a few points short. For the Santa Fe Tournament there were three...
4th of July Fireworks Show! - The Culver City Exchange Club’s 50th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Show was held at West Los Angeles College on the evening of Monday, July 4. . Featuring: o Garden State Fireworks - With more than 125 years of experience entertaining crowds from the White House and Washington D.C.’s Capitol Mall to the Super Bowl and New York Harbor o The New Directions for Vets Choir - A finalist on TV’s “America’s Got Talent” o Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - Original mu...
Every July there is summer excitement brewing at the Toyota Sports Center, the Lakers headquarters and practice facility in El Segundo. No, it wasn't the news that Brandon Ingram, the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, was practicing at the Lakers’ facility. On Saturday, the excitement involved about 216 capable young women from all over the country trying-out to become a dancer for next season's Laker Girls dance squad. It was an open audition, a cattle call. The only requirements - be at least 18 years of age, have eight years of d...
On June 4th, 2016, at 10:25 am Elaine Goodyear passed away at her home on Motor Avenue in Culver City. Her caregiver and her son Greg were at her side. Elaine had been in failing health for the past several years and suffered from heart disease and dementia. She was 89 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother Virginia Caroline Wellman Hackett Fitzgerald and her beloved husband of 54 years, Culver City High School Coach and Athletic Director Del Goodyear and was survived by her son...
After a comprehensive screening and interview process the Governing Board of the Culver City Unified School District has selected Joshua Arnold, Ed.D. as the sole finalist for the position of Superintendent. Pending Board approval, Dr. Arnold begins leading Culver City's schools on July 1. Dr. Arnold has been Assistant Superintendent Of Educational Services in the Los Alamitos Unified School District in north Orange County. Along with creating strong professional development programs and an...
Last week the Lakers selected Duke freshman Brandon Ingram with the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft. They're happy because the 6-foot-9 forward is a highly regarded prospect who is likely to have an outstanding professional basketball career. But there are hurdles to overcome. Most important, the Lakers are adding another very young player to their plans to rebuild following four terrible seasons. They've been promoting the idea that their most recent draftees, Julius Randle, DeAngelo Russell and...
It's been a long time since audiences have had a "killer" shark movie to bite into. Sure, we've all been swept up into the "Sharknado" frenzy of the past few years (with July 31, 2016 already circled in blood red on the calendar for "Sharknado 4"), but that speaks to our feral bloodlust and love of over-the-top implausible disaster scenarios, as do so many of the "Sharktopus", "Shark Attack", "Megashark" "Super Shark" and "Ghost Shark" entries in the genre. (Yes, shark movies are their own genre...
Former Culver City High catcher Jacob Weiner drove in three r uns to lead his Gold team to a 15 -3 win over the Blue team in the Westside Victory Custom Athl etic All-Star Classic last Saturday at West Los Angeles College. Weiner hit a bases loaded double in his second at bat that sc ored two runs and he drove in another run with a sacrifice fly. The game was hosted by West Angeles College and featured 40 player s from 28 schools. Former major league legend Don Buford, who attended Dorsey High...
City Manager’s Office Summer Heat Wave Safety Tips - During periods of extreme heat conditions, extra precaution should be taken to ensure the safety of older adults, infants and children, as well individuals who participate in outdoor activities or those who are sensitive to the heat. High temperatures mean an increased risk of heat exhaustion, heat cramps or sunstroke. Los Angeles County Extreme Heat Cool Centers are available during periods of extreme heat. Dial 211 on your phone, vis...
"On Friday morning I woke up around 9:30ish and I was with my grandma and my grandpa on my way to go lifting weights. That's when I got the call. It was kind of out of nowhere so it caught me by surprise. Honestly, I was shocked, grateful and astounded," began Nolan Martinez. Bobby De Jardin (Southern California area scout with the New York Yankees) called me and said: "We just drafted you." I told him: "Really?" To get drafted by a team of this caliber with all of its great history... I felt...
The 2016 Westside All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, June 18 at West Los Angeles College. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 and that will include parking. The second annual classic will feature some of the best local graduating senior baseball players from over 20 high schools from the CIF and City sections. Culver City, Westchester, LACERS, Dorsey, Crenshaw, Loyola and Redondo Union are just a few of the schools that will send...
The 2016 Westside All-Star Classic will take place on Saturday, June 18 at West Los Angeles College. The gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game will start at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 and that will include parking. The second annual classic will feature some of the best local graduating senior baseball players from over 20 high schools from the CIF and City sections. Culver City, Westchester, LACERS, Dorsey, Crenshaw, Loyola and Redondo Union are just a few of the schools that will send...
Aiming to be the first female president of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at a rally at West Los Angeles College on June 3 that celebrated the theme of women’s rights and women’s achievements. The speakers who preceded Clinton were all female (including a trans woman from San Francisco) and among their ranks were politicians such as Assemblywoman Christina Garcia, Congresswomen Karen Bass and Maxine Waters, and actors Mary Steenburgen, Debra Messing, and Sally Field. The WLAC gy...
Former Culver City Mayor Andrew Weissman has joined the Board of Directors of Upward Bound House, a county-wide non-profit organization that serves homeless families. Weissman served on the Culver City Council from 2008 until being termed out in 2016, including two stints as mayor of the city and has devoted more than three decades of service to the city. Prior to being elected to the City Council he served on the city's Planning, Civil Service and Human Services and Parks Commissions. He also...
