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The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) is calling on residents and businesses in the service area to temporarily suspend outdoor watering for a fifteen-day period beginning Sept. 6 to Sept. 20 due to the emergency repair of a major Metropolitan Water District pipeline that delivers imported water to West Basin. Given the region’s limited water supplies, extreme drought conditions and the general need to achieve greater water savings, West Basin supports Metropolitan’s call for no...
After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID pandemic, Leadership Culver City is pleased to announce that it is seeking applicants for this year’s class, which will begin in September. Interested individuals may find additional information and apply by visiting the website www.leadershipculvercity.org. The application deadline is Friday, Sept. 2, but we encourage interested individuals to apply as soon as possible as participation in the program is limited. Leadership Culver City, which aims t...
After the 2020 cancellation of Fiesta La Ballona and the 2021 date change that moved the celebration to Halloween weekend, Fiesta returns its previous date, at the end of August. This weekend at Vets Park, Fiesta weekend will offer carnival rides and games, live performances, a beer and wine garden, food trucks, a food court, and various booths spotlighting artisan wares and local organizations. Aquacade at Fiesta La Ballona Aquacade is part of Fiesta La Ballona and allows everyone enjoying...
Aquacade is part of Fiesta La Ballona and allows everyone enjoying Fiesta to take a break from the heat and jump into the pool. Admission is free to all activities and offered on a first come first served basis. Free parking is available at the Sony Entertainment Overland Parking Structure located at Overland Avenue and Palm Court Way between Washington Boulevard and Culver Boulevard. Parking will be located on levels 2-5 with Handicapped parking available near the elevators on each level. Restrooms at the parking structure are located on...
Friday, August 26, 2022 4:30 PM - 10 PM Saturday, August 27, 2022 10 AM - 10 PM Sunday, August 28, 2022 10 AM - 6 PM Carnival Rides Friday, August 26, 2022 4:30 PM - 10 PM Saturday, August 27, 2022 10 AM - 10 PM Sunday, August 28, 2022 10 AM - 9 PM...
During a routine traffic stop, Culver City police this week arrested a man who had in his possession around 20 credit and debit cards in other people’s names, employee paychecks from a Culver City business and other likely stolen items. According to the Culver City Police Department (CCPD), on Tuesday around 3:20 a.m. a CCPD officer conducted a traffic stop for a hazardous moving violation. “The driver was unlicensed and on probation for burglary. The officer’s investigation revealed that the d...
The Culver City Council has taken a step toward “making reparations a reality.” At its recent meeting, the Council unanimously agreed to start an effort to create “a system of reparation designed to narrow the racial income and housing gap in the city.” City officials said Culver City will work with the California Reparations Task Force to make local reparations a reality, just like West Hollywood which recently approved a Request for Proposal of a Historical Context Study that would guide t...
Culver City police have arrested a man wearing an Amazon delivery vest after he allegedly tried to sell stolen Apple Airpods outside the local mall. The incident occurred on August 10 in the parking lot of Westfield Culver City, according to Culver City Police Department. The suspect was speaking with a woman and her children in the parking lot when he noticed a police officer and quickly run to his car, CCPD said in a Facebook post. “The officer learned from the woman that the subject was a...
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking nominations for its 7th Annual Women in Business Leadership Awards. “We are so proud to, once again, recognize the contributions of incredible women in our community,” said Britta Eriksson, co-chair of the Chamber’s Women in Business Council, which is organizing the event. “This has become the city’s signature event celebrating the talents and successes of female business leaders in Culver City and beyond, and we look forward to shining a...
Robert Zirgulis, president of the Culver City Kennedy Democrats, just returned from war torn Ukraine. "I went on a humanitarian mission with two large back backs to deliver a drone, 39 medical kits, and other non-lethal supplies to Ukraine," Zirgulis says. "After seeing Putin's alleged human rights violations and atrocities, the war turned me into a photojournalist and I joined Reporters without Borders and INTERNATIONAL PRESS", states Zirgulis. "I worked with various NGO (non-government...
The Culver City Planning Commission will soon consider a mixed-use development plan for a couple of vacant buildings located next door to the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The proposed project, named the Culver Theatre Residences, would rise from a site located at 9763 Culver Boulevard and 9814 Culver Boulevard and feature housing and commercial space. Plans call for the construction of a pair of buildings which would feature 34 studio and one-bedroom apartments - as small as 350 square feet and 700...
The Culver City Police Department will conduct on August 22 enforcement operations focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law. Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle. This includes talking, texting, or using an app. Using a handheld cell phone without hands-free operation while driving is punishable by a fine. A second violation of the same hands-free law within 36 months will result...
As we come to the tail of summer 2022, the Fiesta La Ballona Committee is continuing with the Culver City tradition of putting on one fantastic Party in the Park (including food, entertainment, vendors, and beer & wine garden) or better known as, Fiesta La Ballona (Friday, August 26th through Sunday 28th). According to Marcus G. Tiggs, Fiesta sponsorship volunteer, “without this years’ generosity of our sponsors we would be hard pressed to put on a Fiesta that we are accustomed to…what a way t...
In a vote following their July 13 meeting, the Culver City Democratic Club endorsed Alex Fisch and Freddy Puza for Culver City Council. Two seats are open this November: Fisch is seeking re-election; Councilmember and current Mayor Daniel Lee has chosen not to run again and has endorsed Puza as his replacement. All Democrats running participated in a forum on June 29, which can be viewed on the Club's YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/c/CulverCityDemocraticClub/) and completed detailed...
Culver City police recently arrested a man in connection with a hot prowl burglary soon after the victim took of a picture of him and shared it with local authorities. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on August 2 in the 8700 Block of Washington Blvd., according to the Culver City Police Department. The victim told police that he returned to his apartment and found the suspect inside standing next to an opened drawer that contained multiple watches. Asked what he was doing, the suspect...
The Culver City Council this week backed a proposal to raise the minimum wage for health care workers, approved minor changes to the Housing Element and rejected the idea to ban commercial and informational booths at Fiesta La Ballona. At its Monday night, the Council voted 3-2 to direct staff to draft an ordinance establishing a minimum wage of $25 for workers in health care facilities in Culver City. The dissenting votes were cast by Mayor Albert Vera and Councilmember Goran Eriksson. Vera mentioned he was concerned about the impacts the new...
Culver City police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who robbed at gun point on Monday morning a man withdrawing money from a local ATM, the site of a similar crime last month. The armed robbery occurred around 1:35 a.m. on August 8 at the Chase Bank, located at 5670 Sepulveda Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. The male victim has just withdrawn $400 from the Chase's ATM when he was approached by the suspect holding a black handgun and demanding his money, police...
Violent crimes and property crimes are up this year, according to the Culver City Police Department. This week, the Police Department released its 2022 Mid-Year Report, which contains crime statistics, police arrests, traffic citations, mental health related calls, coyote sightings and drone utilization logs for the first half of the year. According to the report, there was no homicides reported this year but Culver City saw a 52% increase in simple assault and a 44% increase in robbery when compared to the first six months of 2021. There was...
Culver City police are looking for a suspect who robbed at gunpoint a man withdrawing money from a Culver City ATM last Saturday. The armed robbery occurred around 1:25 a.m. on July 23 at the Chase Bank, located at 5670 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. The male victim had just withdrawn $1000 out of the Chase’s ATM when he turned around and a man approached him, holding a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money, police said. “The victim was in fea...
A traffic stop has landed a driver in prison after Culver City police officers found in his possession 20 credit cards and employee paychecks in other people’s names. A local officer arrested the driver at 3:20 a.m. on August 3 while conducting a traffic stop for hazardous moving violation, according to the Culver City Police Department. The driver was unlicensed and on probation for burglary. “The officer’s investigation revealed that the driver had several burglary tools and approximately twenty debit/credit cards as well as several piece...
When we reported the city’s approval to purchase armored vehicles for the Culver City Police Department, we had a photo of the incorrect vehicle. Below is a photo of the actual type of vehicle that will be purchased. We apologize for any confusion...
At 6:00 p.m. on Monday August 8, the Culver City Democratic Club will hold a forum for candidates running for Culver City unified School District board. It will run 90 minutes and be hosted by journalist and filmmaker Maximina Juson. The forum will be held via Zoom and is open to the public. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvce-hqzssGNb0VrnfIvAQDpEhJDoCAaf8 A recording will be available on the Club's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/CulverCityDemocraticClub. All...
The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and Boyle Heights Technology Youth Center are teaming up with Assemblymember Miguel Santiago to host a Debt-Free College Enrollment Fair in Boyle Heights this Friday, August 5, 2022, in celebration of the inclusion of AB 2266 (Santiago) in the FY 2022-23 State Budget. The “Free Community College For All” bill extends the LA College Promise program, allowing all returning full-time students to community colleges completely debt-free. A pre...
The Culver City Council will consider at its next meeting on August 8 minor changes to the Housing Element which identifies and plans for its housing needs between 2021 and 2029. In January, the Council voted 3-2 to submit the third draft of city’s Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification prior to the February 21 deadline. The dissenting votes were cast by Councilmembers Albert Vera and Goran Eriksson. As part of the City's G...
In a letter to the community, Culver city Unified School Superintendent Quoc Tran sent a message that the new school year would not be starting out by requiring indoor masking of students and staff. “As many Culver City Unified School District families are preparing for the return-to-school, we would like to provide additional details to the information that the Los Angeles County Office of Education shared during yesterday’s phone call with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Hea...
