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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 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...
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...
On June Tuesday June 28 at approximately 7:40 pm, the Culver City Police Department responded to a call of a shooting the Westfield Culver City (6000 Sepulveda Blvd). Multiple witnesses reported two subjects shooting at another subject in the parking lot. Culver City Police Officers quickly responded to the scene but were unable to locate the suspects. Officers found vehicles at the scene that had been struck by gun fire however no gunshot victims were located. Police are looking for 2 black...
Main Street is now a car-free zone on the weekends. Last Friday, Culver City began closing Main Street between Culver Boulevard and the city limit to car traffic on weekends. Water-filled barricades are placed at both ends of the street each Friday at 6 p.m. until the following Monday at 6 a.m. All businesses on the street and downtown parking structures will remain open during the street closure. “Consider walking, biking, scooting or taking a Culver CityBus to Main Street,” said city off...
The Culver City Unified School District has hired Dr. Jennifer Smith as its first Assistant Superintendent of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Smith, who has nearly 23 years of experience in education, most recently served as Curriculum and Instructional Services Division Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Office of Education, where she helped develop Supporting the African Learner: A Guide to Transforming Beliefs, Systems and Practices for Black Students, and served on the panel that...
On June 1, 2022, Culver City Mayo Daniel Lee commended 12 newly certified sustainable businesses as part of Culver City's Sustainable Business Certification Program (Certification Program) at Temple Akiba in Culver City. The awards ceremony was hosted by project managers Sustainable Works and Balanced Approach as well as Temple Akiba, who received its own certification. These 12 businesses mark a total of 58 certifications since the program's inception in 2017. "We are pleased that Culver City...
Culver City Council this week approved a three-year, $12-million agreement with Exodus Recovery to serve as the lead operator, supportive service provider and property manager for the two new housing facilities for the homeless on Sepulveda Boulevard. In March, Culver City was awarded a $26.6 million Project Homekey grant from the State of California for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and operation of two motels at 3868 and 3900 Sepulveda Blvd. Combined, the motel repurpose projects will...
California Launches CalAPP to Spur Rooftop Solar Growth by Cutting Costly Red Tape that Slows Solar Installations California recently launched a first-in-the-nation initiative to spur growth in rooftop solar and reduce consumer costs by cutting red tape that impedes solar installations. The California Energy Commission’s “CalAPP” program will provide incentives to cities and counties to adopt SolarAPP+, software designed by the federal Department of Energy using innovative technology that issues building permits for rooftop solar in real time....
Tuesday night at about 7:15pm, CCPD Officers responded to a call of a suspicious subject in the 4000 block of Madison Ave. The resident stated that a male subject knocked on her door, peered through her window, and went into her backyard. She also provided a physical description of the suspect and added that he had attempting to enter multiple apartments through their backdoors. Near Overland Ave and Culver Blvd, Officers located and detained a subject that matched the resident's provided...
The sale or possession of any kind of fireworks, including the state-approved kind, is against the law in Culver City. Despite the historic drought and risk of wildfire, there are still hundreds of California cities that allow residents to set off “safe and sane fireworks.” Starting Tuesday, 296 California communities are allowing authorized vendors to sell fireworks authorized by the State Fire Marshal, known colloquially as “safe and sane fireworks.” Approved retailers will sell the firewor...
Culver City Council candidate Denice Renteria will hold a question and answer meeting on Wednesday, July 6th, 7pm. At Dinah's Family Restaurant, 6521 S Sepulveda Blvd (off Centinela). *With special guest Mark Meuser - US Senate candidate* At Denice Renteria's campaign kickoff, she had great answers on an array of issues, from homeless policy, to zoning, to policing. We are looking forward to delving deeper into these issues and getting her insights next Wednesday evening over a hearty dinner. Ma...
Culver City Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs during the July 4 holiday weekend. “If you plan on drinking this weekend, plan on a safe and sober ride home,” Culver City Assistant Police Chief Jason Sims said. “Think of your loved ones, friends, and family before thinking about driving after you’ve had a few drinks.” In 2020, nearly 500 people were killed in crashes throughout the country d...
Toscana Ogihara, of Culver City, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College on Sunday, May 22, in a Commencement ceremony concluding the college's 210th year. A dance and movement studies and neuroscience major, Ogihara graduated with departmental honors in dance and movement studies. Ogihara completed a dance and movement studies thesis titled "Discrete Junctures (choreography)," and a neuroscience thesis titled "Examining the Role of Adenosine and Extracellular-Regulated Kinases via Spontaneous Field Potentials in Anoxia...
The Culver City Council has approved a request from a non-profit developer to modify a proposed affordable complex at the site of Culver Palms United Methodist Church, located at 4464 Sepulveda Blvd. The project, proposed by Community Corp. of Santa Monica, originally called for tearing down the church and pre-school building to clear the way for a new five-story, nearly 157,000-square-foot building featuring 78 residential units atop semi-subterranean parking for 127 vehicles, according to Urba...
A 23-year-old Palmdale woman was killed, and another person was injured in a violent two-car crash last Saturday in Culver City. The deadly crash occurred on June 18 around 10:15 p.m. near the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Wrightcrest Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The woman was driving a white sedan south on La Cienega when she rear-ended a second vehicle. Her sedan went off the road and slammed into a light pole, splitting the vehicle in half, said LAPD in a...
On July 3rd, Exchange Culver City will present it 52nd annual Charity Independence Day Family Picnic and Fireworks Extravaganza. This Culver City tradition will be held at West Los Angeles College. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. Plenty of parking is available and this event is handicapped accessible. This Independence Day celebration will include live music, gourmet food trucks and plenty of family fund. The fireworks will be provided by Garden State Fireworks. Garden State is a globally recognized as...
The Federal Transportation Administration has announced that the Culver City Transportation Department will receive $645,750 to analyze the city’s transit system and develop a sustainability roadmap. Culver City was one of 50 transit agencies in the country and one of nine in California to receive part of the $25 million federal grant, which aims to restore and improve service that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s an honor to be one of a small number of transit agencies in the c...
WHAT: County of Los Angeles residents will have the opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste such as antifreeze, unused pharmaceuticals, car batteries, used motor oil, paint, pesticides, home-generated sharps waste such as hypodermic needles, pen needles, syringes, lancets, and intravenous needles, universal waste including household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, and electronic waste (e-waste) such as TVs and monitors, computers, VCRs, stereos, and cell phones at the...
Culver CityBus will host a one-day, hiring event on Saturday, June 25, to fill vacant bus operator positions. To meet its goal of recruiting bus drivers, Culver CityBus will conduct same-day interviews, along with candidate assessment testing at the job fair. Prospective hires must be 18 or older, possess a valid, California Class C Driver's license and apply online at culvercity.org/jobs to participate by June 20. Culver CityBus offers competitive hourly pay and benefits, including a starting...
Life just came full circle for that 12-year-old girl who worked part-time clearing tables at Tito's Tacos, her grandfather's restaurant, in the summer of 1966. One day, exhausted after several hours of running to the tables to clear them before new customers arrived, she discovered someone had left a tip of 50 cents – twice her hourly wage! – with a note: "For the cutest little waitress." That did it, and the restaurant business has played an active, all-encompassing role in Lynne Dav...
West Basin’s SUPER-CALI-FRUGALISTIC drought campaign calls on our local communities to save water amid this unprecedented drought. We offer a variety of water saving programs to help our residents and businesses save water and money. What wasteful water uses are prohibited? To promote water conservation, the use of potable water is prohibited in this emergency regulation for the following: • Applying water to outdoor landscapes resulting in more than incidental runoff • Washing vehicles without an automatic shutoff nozzle • Washing impervi...
Culver City police are looking for two men who allegedly held up at gunpoint a local gas station last weekend. The armed takeover robbery was reported about 9:35 p.m. on June 11 at a Shell gas station located at 10332 Culver Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. Responding police officers found three victims and learned two men entered the store and one pointed a silver and black semi-automatic handgun at one of the victims, said CCPD. The men then forced two employees face down on...
A registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with multiple "peeping" incidents in Culver City after a doorbell camera captured him leering into a woman's home, police said this week. On June 7 around 8:30 p.m., Culver City Police Department received a report of a man looking into the window of a home. The female victim told officers that "after viewing the footage from her doorbell camera, she discovered the suspect had been lurking outside her window the previous evening as well,"...
