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The Culver City Parks, Recreation & Community Services (PRCS) Department is excited for this year's Fiesta La Ballona taking place the weekend of August 23-25th, 2024. The application for potential live performers is now open! The deadline to submit your application is Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at 5 PM. Please be sure to allow yourself time to complete the application fully. The applications will be reviewed by a panel and the artists selected will be notified on or before Friday, June 7th,...
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: BEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. · Pico-Kenter storm drain at Santa Monica Beach. Santa Monica South Tower 20 100 yards up and down the coast from the storm drain. · Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach. Near Will Ro...
Late Saturday evening, Officers received a radio call of a non-injury traffic collision. When they arrived, Officers observed that one of the parties involved in the collision displayed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. After an investigation at the scene, the driver was arrested for suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. A few hours later, just before 4 am, Officers received a radio call of a traffic hazard at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Culver...
A woman from the San Fernando Valley was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday for her alleged actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol. Kayla Reifschneider, 27, of Northridge, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with a criminal complaint filed in Washington D.C. She faces felony charges for obstructing an official proceeding and several misdemeanor charges related to her alleged actions that day, which were described by the United States Department of Justice...
Culver City voters had only one local issue to vote on, measure E. Preliminary unofficial returns shoe the measure passing by a comfortable margin. As of Wednesday morning the raw vote totals are: YES 3,561 58.79% NO 2,496 41.21% The most controversial county issue was the race for District Attorney. Incumbent District Attorney George Gascon appears to be headed to a runoff in November against challenger Nathan GEORGE GASCÓN (N) Hochman. Preliminary totals stand at : 1748822 with 21.40%,...
Visual and performing artists will transform sections of Culver and Washington Blvds. on Oscar Sunday morning, Mar. 10, into motion picture magic commemorating a century of iconic local movies and TV shows. Walkers and runners in the Screenland 5K will retrace the steps of Hollywood's greatest stars in 100 points of motion picture lore, celebrating the centennials of MGM, Culver Hotel, and other local cinematic landmarks. "We hope you will be inspired and immersed in this grand artistic experien...
An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022 and planning to attack an electrical substation in Orange, and further admitted to plotting an attack on Dodger Stadium last year on a night celebrating LGBTQ pride. Tibet Ergul, 22, of Irvine, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility and one misdemeanor count of intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility. "This defendant's...
y This past Saturday, the Wende Museum hosted an unprecedented audience of approximately 800 attendees, the largest public program in the museum's 21-year history. They gathered for an appearance by Nadya Tolokonnikova, the trailblazing artist and activist who founded the Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, as part of her pop-up exhibition FEAR NOT, in commemoration of the recent death of Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, In an impassioned speech,...
The City Council began Monday's meeting by welcoming the Mayor of Uruapan, Mexico and the Sister City delegation. The proclamation celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Culver City and Uruapan. Gifts were exchanged between the Cities, sharing an admiration for each other's culture. "I hope this relationship continues on for 60 more years and beyond," said Uruapan Mayor Ignacio Benjamín Campos Equihua. The Sister City partnership has fostered mutual...
The President, who is up for re-election this year, appeared alongside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who hosted him at CJ's Cafe in Baldwin Hills prior to the Culver City even. tRemarks by President Biden on the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan Culver City at the Julian Dixon Library In Culver City, California. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Well, Dr. Saint-Paul, thank you very much for that introduction. But, you know, you're - you're like thousands of others who - who took...
The City Council received another update from Tevis Barnes, Director of Housing and Human Services, on Culver City's homelessness emergency. Barnes spoke about the recent Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. While numbers were not yet released, Barnes noted the number of individuals on the streets in Culver City were lower than previous years. Since the Homelessness Emergency was ratified by the City Council in January 2023, the City has dedicated over $15 million address homelessness for Fiscal...
Over the weekend, Officers responded to multiple calls for service regarding vehicles racing up and down Washington Boulevard in the area of the Costco shopping center. A crowd was forming and there were vehicles driving recklessly. Responding officers found 200-300 people gathered and based on the size of the crowd, neighboring agencies responded to assist. Officers were able to de-escalate this attempted sideshow event without any confrontation. The crowd began to disburse when officers were...
The City Council began Monday's meeting by welcoming the Mayor of Uruapan, Mexico and the Sister City delegation. The proclamation celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Culver City and Uruapan. Gifts were exchanged between the Cities, sharing an admiration for each other's culture. "I hope this relationship continues on for 60 more years and beyond," said Uruapan Mayor Ignacio Benjamín Campos Equihua. The Sister City partnership has fostered mutual...
Longtime donors to UCLA, the Chus participated in student-led protests in the 1960s that brought about the creation of UCLA's ethnic studies centers. Their latest gift is intended to create four endowed chairs and provide wider support for the work of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures. The funding will help the campus remain a leader at a critical time for research and programs related to race and ethnic studies and Native and Indigenous studies. Helen and Morgan Chu, whose student...
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that nearly 200 organized retail theft cases involving adult and juvenile defendants have been filed by the office. These cases were filed through the efforts of the regional organized retail task forces which is comprised of regional law enforcement agencies and the District Attorney's Office partnering together to prosecute these crimes. "Organized retail theft is not a victimless crime, it harms our community's sense of...
ON the Monday, March 18, for the 2nd Annual ECF golf benefit at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale for a day of golf benefiting children, students and adults with special needs! Each golfer's entry includes: lunch, hosted cocktails/beverages before, during and after the tournament, Competitive, fun contests Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dinner immediately following the tournament Not a golfer? Join us for cocktails and dinner by purchasing a dinner ticket. Questions? Contact Lisa Kelly at lkel...
If the Screenland 5K presented "Lifetime Achievement" Oscars, the Academy Awards Day event on March 10 at Ivy Station would honor its "Legacy Runners" for their "exceptional contributions." Some 35 guests, about half from Culver City, have run the race each year. Legacy runner Chloe Flores will have a baby in tow this year after running six months pregnant in last year's event. "I love Culver City and plan to participate in the Screenland 5K as long as I can," said the Linwood Howe teacher, a...
Research offers this startling statistic: One in 14 children in the United States has a parent who either is or has been behind bars. If that number astonishes you, it's because these young people have learned by experience to keep their truths close to the vest, lest they be stigmatized and judged. There is, however, a club at Culver City High School where every week these teens have an opportunity to be seen, heard, and understood. They are members of a club known as POPS the Club. Founded as...
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California voters will head to the polls next Tuesday March 5th for the California Primary election. Voters will choose how many delegates President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will have at the Democratic and Republican conventions, respectively. Voters will also decide the top two candidates, who will advance to the November general election. for the United States Senate seat for California. All fifty two congressional seats will be on the ballot. Ther is no dispute that the school campuses in...
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has announced charges against two additional individuals, 18-year-old Joseivan Mendoza and 17-year-old Deair Fleming Delerence, for their involvement in separate shootings during a multi-city crime spree that killed six people, including a 14-year-old boy, in November 2023 and February 2024. "Last week, our office charged two men in the murders of four innocent people, including a child," District Attorney Gascón said. "This week, we have c...
The City Council did not take action on providing a letter of support to "Bike Culver City" for its grant application, though Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Council Member Freddy Puza offered support after reading through the grant request and requirements. That application is for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Go Human Community Streets Program. According to the SCAG website, the program aims to "build street-level community resiliency and increase the safety of...
The City Council received an update on the Draft General Plan and Zoning Code Framework from Planning and Development Director Mark Muenzer and his staff. The General Plan Update was initiated in 2019 and is planned for completion in Fall 2024. The process, which was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and staff vacancies, studied existing conditions to identify issues and opportunities to be addressed by the Plan. An extensive community outreach and visioning program resulted in the project's Vis...
By , Luna Luna was an amusement park where all the attractions were created by famous artists such as, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Salvador Dalí, Roy Lichenstein, Sonia Delaunay, Jean-Michael Basquiat, and many more. Called the "the world's first art amusement park" It was an idea by artist, peace activist, and pop singer, André Heller who was born in Vienna after World War II. Luna Luna opened to the public in the summer of 1987 in Hamburg, Germany. Almost 300,000 attended to see the rides, g...
