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The Los Angeles Rams spent three days of the 2019 NFL Draft trading away their first-round pick, swapping draft choices and adding selections. Safety Taylor Rapp became the Rams top choice at No. 29 in the Second Round and 61st overall. Eventually the Super Bowl finalists settled on three third-rounders, one fourth, one fifth and two seventh picks. We didn't feel like we would get him, but through it all we're always like, 'Wow, Taylor Rapp,' because of his rare instincts, short area...
Culver High Freshman, Gregory Troyan won the Ocean League's Single's Championship last week at Santa Monica High. After easily beating SaMo's Nino Collias in the first round in a Pro set, 8-2, Troyan advanced to the round of sixteen to play his fellow Culver City teammate, #2 singles player, Noah Tyau. Since they practice together, they knew each other's game very well. Troyan defeated Tyau in straight sets: 6-1, 6-1. Advancing to the next round of eight, Troyan took on the #1 Singles player fro...
By Bruce Lebedoff Anders Special to the Observer Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me". After reading the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association president, Jon Coupal's Guest Commentary in the Observer (4/11/'19) a reader might come away with the view that contrary to Holmes' common sense, taxes have no positive function and that in California taxes are out-of-control. According to Coupal, Proposition 13 is the California taxpayer's...
This Week We feature the final 2 Honorable Mentions in the contest The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards....
Culver City Mayor Thomas Small was beaming as he delivered his "State of the City" address to more than 600 members of the community. "Our city remains socially, culturally and economically diverse while our school district was recently named the fourth most diverse in the country," Small said during last week's address, which was presented in the evening at the newly-remodeled Robert Frost Auditorium. Small talked about his tenure on the Council and the city's accomplishments and major...
Culver High Freshman, Gregory Troyan won the Ocean League's Single's Championship last week at Santa Monica High. After easily beating SaMo's Nino Collias in the first round in a Pro set format, 8-2, Troyan advanced to the round of sixteen to play his fellow Culver City teammate #2 singles player, Noah Tyau. Since they practice together, they knew each other's game very well. Troyan defeated Tyau in straight sets: 6-1, 6-1. Advancing to the next round of eight, Troyan took on the #1 Singles...
Few employees can boast that they've worked in every hospital department, but in her 33 years at Southern California Hospital at Culver City, Enid McKenzie, RN, can do just that. McKenzie's career began when she joined the hospital after moving from Belize in 1973. She always loved helping people medically; but 20 years ago, she transferred to behavioral health where she found her niche-a place where she could partner both her medical skills with her desire to help those with mental health...
Wesleyan University student and Culver City native Claire Glickman will conduct laboratory research in India this summer as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program (UISFL) grant. Glickman will work at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai. She will be working in the laboratory of Sudipta Maiti, professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences. Glickman previously attended Culver City High School. "In my mind, what is particularly exciting about thes...
Honorable Mention This Week We feature the first 2 Honorable Mentions in the contest The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon...
It is believed by many people around the NFL that the Los Angeles Chargers have one of the best rosters in the NFL. The Chargers apparently believe that as well, as they have been relatively quiet during the offseason. That will change soon with the upcoming NFL Draft, which starts on April 25th. Here is a look at a three round mock draft I created for AFC West division teams - Round 1: #4 Oakland Raiders – Clenin Ferrell, DE, Clemson, 6'4", 264 - The Raiders had the worst pass rush in the N...
3rd Place: This Week We feature the 3rd Place Winner The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards. Students were...
A unique program announced this week, every Culver City High School students in the Class of 2020 will have the opportunity to apply to at least one four-year college or trade school at no cost to them. This program, funded by through the Culver City Education Foundation, will give every eligible CCHS 2020 senior up to $100 to pay for a college or trade school application. To make sure every member of the Class of 2020 benefits from this opportunity, those enrolling in our local community colleges, West L.A. College or Santa Monica College, who...
Climate change continues to draw attention globally, from governmental debates on pollution solutions to people protesting against a lack of action. In Europe, teenage girls and young women are leading a large student environmental movement, and organizers in the U.S. are planning to join an international day of action on March 15. Against this backdrop, those engaged in environmental issues say that while there is strength in numbers during protest events, the difference often starts with individuals doing the right things daily for clean air...
Ocean League Baseball 2019 is not a picnic. For the first time all season Culver City High baseball took a pretty good one on the chin. Visiting El Segundo High thrashed the Centaurs, 9-0, on Tuesday afternoon, April 9, the first of two games this week between the two perennially successful programs in the Westside and South Bay. Culver City also lost consecutive games for the first time this season while their record dropped to 3-2 in league. They still carry a respectable 14-4 overall record...
The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards. Students were encouraged to write a piece of fiction or poetry that shows...
New York Times bestselling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff, the NFL Players Association, Inc., filmmaker William "Michael" Barbee, and Youtube music sensation Alex Boyé will be honored at the 23rd Anniversary Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, based in Culver City, is a nonprofit which has provided free mental health, substance use and suicide prevention services for over 75 years, will confer the honors at the Beverly Hilton...
Grace Lutheran Church's April MidDay Music Jazz Concert will take place on Thursday, April 11 in the Church Sanctuary at 12:05 p.m. Featured will be Alison Lewis and Mahesh Balasooriya. Singer Alison Lewis has appeared at venues ranging from Skirball Museum in Los Angeles to Lincoln Center in New York and has shared the stage with such notables as Michael Franti and Patti Austin. She has performed/toured as a soloist and ensemble member with classical choirs, world music a cappella groups, jazz...
Culver City High baseball has opened the season with an impressive 13-2 record. Yet the Centaurs are ramping up their mid-season competition in preparation for an Ocean League title quest. This week the Centaurs will face two teams from San Fernando Valley before turning their attention towards a strong El Segundo squad next week. "League is priority but what I like best is we're going to play two really good team this week," said Centaur head coach Rick Prieto. "If these two games don't...
The Culver City Woman's Club is holding their annual Yard Sale on Friday and Saturday, April 5th and 6th, from 8:00am until 4:00pm, at 3547 Federal Avenue in West Los Angeles. There will be lots of clothes, shoes, books, jewelry, household goods and other items for sale. All proceeds will go to Meals on Wheels and to scholarships for graduating high school seniors. The Culver City Woman's Club is a non-profit philanthropic and social organization that supports a number of local charitable...
The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. This week we will feature the first-place winner Delina Melaku. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards. Students were encouraged to write a piece of fiction or poetry that shows a unique perspective of the world,...
The 2019 State of the City event will be held on Tuesday, April 9. This year's event is free and open to the public. Networking and mingling will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the program promptly starting at 5:30 p.m The city is urging those attending to consider walking, biking or carpooling. Parking is available in the Culver City High School and Culver City Middle School parking lots. Please RSVP online so event organizers can plan accordingly. "The State of the City address is for the entire Cul...
Rising visual artist, Chase Metoyer, 17, has dreams of a career in fine arts and plans to inspire and educate future artists. On Monday, January 21, the Culver City High School senior was recognized and awarded the 2019 Saul Morrison award by the Westside Coalition for her art interpretation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s, Six Concepts of Nonviolence, at the 34th Annual Celebration of Rev. Dr. King Jr., at the SGI-USA World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, in Santa Monica. Chase contemplated the concept and created a piece she felt represented the t...
The 2019 Mustang Relays once again allowed Culver City High track and field to showcase its sprinting and relay talents. The Centaurs brought home first place medals in the girls and boys events on a picture-perfect Spring day at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach last Saturday. Culver City athletes competed with students from 27 Southern California schools in the annual South Bay classic. The day-long event featured 16 events for boys and girls in the relays, individual sprinting, distance...
There are several ways to analysis local governments including school districts. State Senator John Moorlach had his staff prepare a report on the financial soundness for California’s nearly one thousand Public School Districts entitled “Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports” (CAFR). Culver City ranked 831 out of 940 K-12 school districts in the state, the UPN racking was 740 with a population of 40,345. Its UPN was negative $55,973,000 with a per capita UPN of negative $1,387. Nearly 2/3 of the school districts are running negative. By compa...
En fuego! Centaur baseball punctuated its fast start in 2019 with a very convincing 9-1 victory over archrival Santa Monica High in the Ocean League opener at Culver City High. The Centaurs improved their season record to 10-1 and play the Vikings again in the home-and-away series this Thursday afternoon at Santa Monica High. "No question a rival," said Centaur head coach Rick Prieto. "We've been look forward to the league opener for quite a while with all the rain delays and practice...
