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The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Los Angeles region, including Culver City set to begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and continue through 8 p.m. on Friday, September 6. Temperatures are expected to peak between 95 and 110 degrees, with the hottest days forecasted for Thursday and Friday. Warm overnight lows will offer little relief from the intense heat. The warning covers all valleys, mountains, deserts, and inland coastal plains of Los Angeles County, includ...
The non-profit developer of the proposed affordable housing complex at the site of the Culver Palms United Methodist Church has obtained state funding to move forward with construction. "We are thrilled to announce that our long-awaited Jubilo Village project received its final funding from the state of California," Community Corp. of Santa Monica posted on Facebook. "This has been a project put together in partnership with the Culver-Palms United Methodist Church and will feature 95 affordable...
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 453 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – District-based elections. • AB 1849 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) – Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act: services and repairs: travel trailers and motor homes. • AB 1861 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) –Pest control: Pierce's disease. • AB 1966 by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) – Human trafficking: notice: primary...
The Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Bureau Homicide detectives are asking for the public's help in providing any information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect(s) involved in the murder of a 61-year-old male. On Friday August 23, around 6:12 p.m., Topanga area patrol officers responded to a radio call of an "Ambulance Shooting," in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found the victim in the parking lot near his vehicle suffering from a...
Culver City Police Department members were recognized last week for heroic acts, dedication to service, and superior performance while serving our community. Here are the highlights: ✨Newly promoted Sergeant Barbosa was presented with his Sergeant badge and it was pinned on by his loving family. Patriot Award Recipient ✨Sergeant Grant The Patriot Award was presented to Sergeant Grant in honor of his military service while serving the City of Culver City. Life Saving Award Recipients ✨Se...
Culver City Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Breakfasts and lunches will be served free of charge every school day, but Culver City Unified School District is still required to make eligibility determinations for free and reduced-price meals. Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, children are considered eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household...
Four ex-law enforcement and military officers are scheduled to be arraigned today on a four-count superseding indictment that alleges they acted as a sham law enforcement team that entered an Irvine man's home and threatened him and his family with violence and deportation unless he turned over nearly $37 million and signed away his rights in a business – worth tens of millions of dollars – that he shared with a wealthy Chinese national who secretly financed the bogus raid. The superseding ind...
For the fourth straight week, the nation's average price of gasoline has declined, falling 6.2 cents compared to a week ago to $3.30 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 20.7 cents from a month ago and is 49.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.2 cents in the last week and stands at...
Disbarred plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi was found guilty by a jury today of leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of money that belonged to his clients, some of whom awaited payment for treatment of severe physical injuries. Girardi, 85, of Seal Beach, was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud. “Tom Girardi built celebrity status and lured in victims by falsely portraying himself as a ‘Champion of Justice,’” said Unit...
"Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City" recently filed an ex parte application with the intent to have the Judge halt MOVE Culver City modifications that are planned to begin this month. The Judge denied it immediately without allowing any oral argument and stated on the record "that is the weakest petition I've ever seen in an environmental case." "Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City" will have a 60-day window to file an appeal of the Los Angeles Superior Court's recent ruling in...
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On Wednesday, August 28, at 1:14 pm, Culver City Police responded to the report of a stabbing victim walking near Helms Avenue and Jacob Street. Officers contacted the reporting party, who stated that they had seen a man bleeding; the man told the reporting party that he had been stabbed and then walked away from the area. Police quickly found the victim and observed a significant wound to his forearm, an approximately four-inch-deep laceration. Culver City Fire personnel immediately treated...
On Tuesday, August 13th,the Court issued a Statement of Decision finding in favor of the City on all causes of action. The Court found that substantial evidence supports the City Council's determination that the modified project was exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 categorical exemption and the statutory exemption in Public Resources Code Section 21080.25. The Court also found that substantial evidence supports the City Council's findings that there are no unusual circumstances that...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: · LBEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Redondo Beach Pier in Redondo Beach 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. · Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey The entire swim area. · Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach The entire swim area. · Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove The entire swim area. · Marie Canyon Storm...
Lauren Kashi of Culver City was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Kashi earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the Office of Graduate Studies. Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett presided over the commencement ceremony. The graduates are from 46 countries, 36 U.S. states and 60-plus Nebraska communities. For the full list of August graduates, visit...
The Nova Exhibition is a privately produced, public installation memorializing the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The exhibit will be open to the public in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City beginning Saturday, August 17th through mid-October. The exhibit will take place indoors and parking will be available on-site, and throughout the area in designated lots. You can learn more about the exhibit on the Nova Exhibition website. The Nova Exhibition is taking place in a building zoned Industrial General....
The Nova Exhibition is a privately produced, public installation memorializing the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The exhibit will be open to the public in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City beginning Saturday, August 17th through mid-October. The exhibit will take place indoors and parking will be available on-site, and throughout the area in designated lots. You can learn more about the exhibit on the Nova Exhibition website. The Nova Exhibition is...
About 100 labor and racial equity activists joined Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas who represents Culver City and a group of legislative colleagues at the State Capitol West Steps today for a press conference to call on Governor Newsom to sign and fund SB 1340 to help ease the state's job crisis primarily impacting Californians from underserved communities of color. Senator MarÍa Elena Gonzalez, Asm. Liz Ortega and Asm. Isaac Bryan also attended the press conference to voice their support of the...
At the city council meeting on Monday, August 12, the council will hold a discussion and direction regarding a potential new bicycle and pedestrian ramp and pathway connecting Ince boulevard to Ballona creek....
Protect Culver City Protect Culver City is an association of Culver City residents and business owners who have formed a Political Action Committee (PAC) and endorsed Albert Vera, Denice Renteria, and Jeannine Wisnosky-Stehlin for City Council in the November 5 election. As we've said in our article "What's at Stake This Election" – we have some critical issues at stake in November: from defunding the police, to managing our transient camps, to how many lanes our roads will have. We don't n...
Culver City's party in the park will take place Friday through Sunday beginning August 23. Fiesta weekend offers 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. The event will take place at Veterans Memorial Park, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City. A listing of the entertainment will be included in the Culver City Observer; Fiesta La Ballona Program Guide to be published on...
To ensure public safety during City Council meetings, beginning Monday, August 12th, all persons entering the Mike Balkman Council Chambers during a City Council meeting must pass through a security screening, including a metal detector and bag inspection. Please plan your arrival time to the meeting accordingly. Firearms, knives, weapons (such as pepper spray, tasers, batons, etc.), and signs larger than 18 x 24 inches are prohibited from City Council Chambers and no one with any of these...
Thanks to the cooperation and diligence of California residents and local agricultural officials, CDFA, working in coordination with the USDA, the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner, and Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner, has declared an end to the Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly quarantines in Southern California following eradication of the two invasive species. The Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine ended nearly nine months after officials first detected populations in...
Following a candidate forum at which all six of the current announced candidates participated, and by an electronic vote by all members, Culver City Democrats United announced that they have endorsed Albert Vera, Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, and Denice Renteria for Culver City Council. In the race for CCUSD Board of Trustees Culver City Democrats United has endorsed Lindsay Carlson. The Political Action Committee (PAC) Protect Culver City has endorsed Albert Vera, Denice Renteria and Jeannine...
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to remove homeless encampments throughout California. The Governors order directs state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities. he move comes almost a month after the U.S. Supreme Court upended six years o...
