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Emerson College, the nation's premier institution for the arts, communication, and the liberal arts, awarded more than 1,000 undergraduate degrees during its 142nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 8. Alexander Torrington from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. Harrison Pettit Kiang from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. During the ceremony, the College honored three award-winning artists, innovators, and Emersonians for their contributions and efforts to the arts, communication, and...
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 The male victim had just withdrawn $1000 out of the Chase’s ATM when he turned around and a man approached him, holding a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money, police said.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...
Emerson College, the nation's premier institution for the arts, communication, and the liberal arts, awarded more than 1,000 undergraduate degrees during its 142nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 8. Alexander Torrington from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. Harrison Pettit Kiang from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. During the ceremony, the College honored three award-winning artists, innovators, and Emersonians for their contributions and efforts to the arts, communication, and...
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 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...
Culver City police are investigating the death of a man, whose body was found in Fox Hills last week. According to CCPD and the County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, the unidentified body was discovered shortly after 7 a.m. on July 12 in the 5900 block of Buckingham Parkway. The deceased man was in his 70s, said the coroner's office. Police haven’t publicly identified the man and his cause of death remains under investigation....
The nomination period for Culver City Council candidates officially began this week even though four residents have already declared their candidacy for the two open seats on the Council. The deadline for filing papers is Thursday, August 11 and Culver City residents who are interested in running for City Council will need to contact the City Clerk's office to schedule appointments to receive and return nomination papers and to review the requirements and deadlines for becoming an official...
Culver City police this week arrested a man on suspicion of impersonating a police officer. On July 18, local authorities responded to the Ramada Inn, located at 3930 Sepulveda Blvd., regarding a man who was wearing a bullet proof vest with a large "POLICE" patch on the back, according to CCPD. "During the investigation, officers located components of a rifle and a semi-automatic handgun," police said. "They also located a collapsible baton, flashlights and other miscellaneous items commonly...
The Cherness Family will be having a commemorative ceremony on Thursday, July 28th, at 2:00 pm in honor of the 100th birthday of Judge Harold I Cherness. The event will take place at the Judge Harold I. Cherness Memorial Parkway, located at 4130 Overland Avenue in front of the old Municipal Courthouse. If you have any questions, please contact Darryl Cherness at 310-570-8406....
Culver City resident turns 110 years old. Connie Lucero with her grandson Caniel Riperti celebrating her one hundred tenth birthday. She was born on July 7th 1912 in Texas on July 7, 1912. She had been a long-time resident of Venice. She has outlived 4 of her ten children....
Although filing for the November city council race had not yet opened the Culver City Democratic Club choose to move forward with endorsements. The club has endorsed City council 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...
The Wende Museum will soon start building the Glorya Kaufman Creative Community Center in the southern portion of its armory property at 10858 Culver Boulevard. Last month, the Museum and its design-build team of AUX Architecture and Shawmut Design and Construction held a groundbreaking for the project, which is named after Kaufman, one of the project's principal supporters and well-known advocate for the performing arts in Los Angeles County. The phased construction of the center will start in...
After much debate and months of delay the Culver City City Council has approved the purchase of 2 armored vehicles by the Culver City Police Department. Speaker Stephanie Benjamin spoke of the need to arrive quicky to protect children and police officers from an armed gunman. She pointed to the fact that school children were being outfitted with bulletproof Kevlar backpacks and questioned why we would be unwilling to provide out police officers with needed protection....
The CCUSD Culver City Unified School District Board of Education be holding safety and security town hall meetings beginning on Thursday June 28 town hall meetings to inform and engage the community on various safety topics. The district is planning to hold three monthly in-person town hall meetings and will be discussing topics including: Community Relationship Building SEL Preventive Support Communications COVID-19 Measures Campus Safety and Security Facilities Concerns The first meeting will...
City’s infrastructure can prevent 19 acre-feet of water per storm from overflowing to Ballona Creek and Santa Monica Bay At a June 30 event in Culver City, the West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) and City of Culver City co-hosted an event recognizing the benefits and water savings that the Culver Boulevard Stormwater Capture Project will achieve in the months and years ahead. In order to protect waterbodies like Ballona Creek and conserve precious rain water, Culver City c...
Two Culver City businesses, located less than a mile apart, were robbed at gunpoint over last weekend, local police said. The first robbery occurred about 9:25 a.m. on July 8 at Subway, located at 3817 Sepulveda Blvd., according to Culver City Police Department. The victim told police a man entered the shop, ordered a sandwich, then pulled out a handgun and demanded cash from the register. “Fearing for her life, the victim complied and filled the suspect’s bag with $200-300,” police said in a pr...
A parolee who allegedly robbed a Culver City store at gunpoint was arrested this week after leaving his car keys at the crime scene, police said. The take-over armed robbery occurred about 2:20 p.m. on July 10 at Boost Mobile, in the 4100 block of Centinela Avenue, according to the Culver City Police Department. Witnesses told police a suspect in a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue sweatpants, a white mask, and blue surgical globes came into the store and pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at two...
July 11th, Day Watch Officers of the Culver City Police Department conducted a traffic stop for several hazardous moving violations in the area of Sepulveda Blvd and Green Valley Circle. The officers contacted the driver and his two passengers. During their investigation, the driver admitted to possessing a firearm. A search of the vehicle was conducted and a loaded Ruger handgun with an extended magazine, containing 21 live rounds was recovered. Additionally, the firearm was unregistered. The...
The Culver City Police Department is looking for a man who robbed at gunpoint a 79-year-old woman near the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Indian Wood Road last Sunday. The victim was sitting on a fire hydrant after walking her dog when the suspect approached the victim from behind, wrapped his arms around her neck and threw her to the ground, according to the police department. “The suspect was holding a handgun in his left hand while forcefully removing the victim’s cell phone which was attached with a lanyard around her neck,” CCPD said...
The Culver City Unified School Board has hired Lynda Farnsworth as principal of Culver City Adult School. Her appointment was approved by the School Board at its recent meeting. “Lynda is a passionate and innovative school leader who builds strong school communities with a focus on continuing education,” said Superintendent Quoc Tran. “We are pleased to welcome her to the CCUSD family and look forward to the positive impact she will have on the students and staff at Culver City Adult Schoo...
The State of California once again finds itself in the midst of a severe drought, with historically dry conditions expected to continue indefinitely. While this news should come as no surprise to millions of Southern Californians who have become increasingly familiar with the state’s periodic dry spells, it does serve as an important reminder that we should never take for granted our limited and precious drinking water resources. Fortunately, due to decades of investments in conservation p...
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce has launched a nationwide search for a new President & CEO, following the departure of Colin Diaz earlier this year. Contracting with the executive search firm of Waverly Partners, the Chamber is seeking an outstanding and experienced executive to lead the organization going forward. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience with a proven track record of success and may come from a variety of backgrounds such as:...
By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor There’s an important date that will allow property owners to file an application that may allow for a decrease in their property tax because of a decrease in value of the very same property. The date is July 2nd and it’s for filing a Decline-in-Value Review. For those unaware of what a Decline-In-Value Review entails the following information should be helpful. Furthermore, the 2022 Decline-in-Value filing period is July 2, 2022 through November 30, 2022. Applications will be available beginning on Jul...
The Culver City Unified School Board has hired Lynda Farnsworth as principal of Culver City Adult School. Her appointment was approved by the School Board at its recent meeting. “Lynda is a passionate and innovative school leader who builds strong school communities with a focus on continuing education,” said Superintendent Quoc Tran. “We are pleased to welcome her to the CCUSD family and look forward to the positive impact she will have on the students and staff at Culver City Adult Schoo...
The State of California once again finds itself in the midst of a severe drought, with historically dry conditions expected to continue indefinitely. While this news should come as no surprise to millions of Southern Californians who have become increasingly familiar with the state’s periodic dry spells, it does serve as an important reminder that we should never take for granted our limited and precious drinking water resources. Fortunately, due to decades of investments in conservation p...
