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Culver City Planning Commissioner has her intention to run for a seat on the city council November. She currently serves as a member of the Culver City Planning Commission. She joins councilman Albert Vera who has already announced his intention to run for a second term. Mayor and Councilwoman Yasmine McMorrin-Imani plans on running for a second term on November 5....
The Culver City Democratic Club, the city's oldest political organization, will hold a forum for Culver City City Council candidates Monday June 3, from 7 to 8:30PM. The event will be livestreamed from the annex of Village Well Books & Coffee. There will be no audience. Community members can watch live on the Democratic Club's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CulverCityDems) and YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@CulverCityDemocraticClub), and the video will be permanently available on those...
Activists who successfully placed a recall on California's ballot in 2021 and forced the Democratic governor to spend tens of millions are trying to oust him again. Newsom is often listed as a possible candidate for President of the United States in 2028. Conservative activists are launching another attempt to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking to capitalize on anger over the state's yawning budget deficit and arguing that the top White House surrogate must be stopped before he can...
Andrew Lachman, a business and ethics attorney, parent, former Congressional staff member, chair of Culver City's Finance Advisory Committee and prominent member of Culver City's Jewish community announced his candidacy for Culver City Unified School District. "I'm running for Culver City Unified School Board to focus on the best interests of the Culver City students, support teachers and staff, and create a safe and supportive environment where every student can thrive no matter their...
Activists who successfully placed a recall on California's ballot in 2021 and forced the Democratic governor to spend tens of millions are trying to oust him again. Newsome is often listed as a possible candidare for President of the United States in 2028. Conservative activists are launching another attempt to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking to capitalize on anger over the state's yawning budget deficit and arguing that the top White House surrogate must be stopped before he can...
Culver City Unified School District Measure E was on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election ballot. The latest count on LAVote.gov shows, with about 75% of the vote counted, the local proponents surpassing the 55% super-majority threshold by 469 votes; with 5,909 (60.99%) voting in favor of the measure and 3,780 (39.01%) voting against the $800M property tax increase. By passing the measure, the Culver City Unified School District is authorized to issue $358 million in bonds, levying $6...
I'm taking this opportunity to let you know that I will be running for re-election to the Culver City Council on the November ballot. And I think it is important for you to know why ... ✅ I'm running for reelection because, while we've made progress, there is still so much to be done to make Culver City the best it can be. ✅ I'm running because the unhoused in our community still do not have access to all the resources and supportive services that will enable them to get off the streets for goo...
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%,...
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...
The Presidential Primary Election will take place on March 5 but you can vote early! Your Vote by Mail ballot has been mailed so be on the lookout for its arrival in your mailbox. In the meantime, you can review your ballot online and decide how you will vote. As a reminder, you may drop your ballot off in any official Drop Box, in the mail (no postage required) or at ANY vote center in Los Angeles County. For convenience, Culver City will have an 11-Day Vote Center at City Hall's Patacchia...
yBy the time voters enter the booth to vote, voters have decide which candidates the want to vote for for national, state and local offices. The opposite is true with judicial positions . Most voters have never heard the names of the people on the ballot so they vote blind. The Culver City democratic has issued a list of the candidates they support. The list is as follows: Superior Court Office 48 Ericka Wiley Superior Court Offi ce 97 La Shae Henderson Superior Court Offi ce 124 Kimberly...
Culver City's newest political club the CCDU has endorsed Jeff Chemerinsky for Los Angeles County District Attorney by 73.9%. This is the first-ever endorsement made by CCDU in any race! As is the custom when a club endorses a candidate, below is information about how to support our endorsed candidate Jeff Chemerinsky in the March 2024 primary and, we hope, in the general election in November 2024. To learn more about Jeff's campaign, please visit: www.jeffforda.com...
Bryan "Bubba" Fish kicked-off his bid for Culver City Council on Saturday, January 27th with an event in the city's Arts District neighborhood. Over a hundred supporters were at Syd Kronenthal Park, where Bubba Fish announced his candidacy for a seat on the of Culver City City Council. Featured speakers also included Culver City Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Councilmember Freddy Puza, and Former Mayor Daniel Lee, who all gave their endorsement of his campaign. "It is so critical that we have...
The US Senate Primary Debate for California took place at the University of Southern California on January 22nd, featuring the three Democratic candidates: U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee trading barbs with the only Republican candidate, former professional baseball player Steve Garvey. I arrived on a rainy Monday before the debate, and my director and photographer met me at the debate hall entrance. We collected our press wristbands that gave us access to the...
Culver City Democratic Club The Culver City Democratic Club issued the following endorsement and recommendations for the March 5 primary election. After the December meeting, members voted on endorsements using the secure and confidential Election Buddy service. The first round of voting closed at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, with a required runoff from then until 5:30 p.m. Friday. It takes a 60% majority to endorse a candidate, but only a simple majority to support a ballot measure. The final...
CCDU has a 60% minimum threshold for endorsing candidates, in what could be seen as a vote of no confidence in Los Angeles' current District Attorney, George Gascon. As set forth below, CCDU has voted to endorse Jeff Chemerinsky for Los Angeles County District Attorney. This is exciting for all of us, as it is the first ever endorsement made by CCDU in any race! Jeff Chemerinsky - 73.9% John McKinney - 10.8% Jonathan Hatami - 6.5% No Endorsement - 6.5% George Gascon - 2.1% As is the custom when...
Defeated by voters in the 2022 election the Vote16 people have submitted a Notice of Intent to circulate a petition to get the Vote 16 on the 2024generalelection ballot. The ballot measure failed in 2022 with a vote of NO 8,309 or 50.05% to the yes vote of 8,293 or 49.95%....
What comes as no surprise the Culver City Democratic Club launched their endorsement process for the March 2024 Primary Election last week, voting on the two Federal offices on the ballot. President Joe Biden handily won support for a second term, with over 95% of the votes. Over half of voters chose Representative Barbara Lee to replace the late Senator Diane Feinstein, but she did not reach the 60% threshold for endorsement on the first ballot. Representative Adam Schiff finished second, with a slight lead over Representative Katie Porter....
Former Culver City Councilman Daniel Lee has declared his intention to run for Los Angeles Unified School District Board District 1, the seat being vacated by longtime board member George McKenna. Lee's recent move from Culver City into Los Angeles puts him in place to campaign for the position. According to the Los Angeles based news site 2UrbanGirls, Lee states that 'Education is under attack from ideological forces who don't care about the harm that they are causing our students. This is...
On Tuesday November 5, Culver City voters will go to the polls to elect a new President of the United State, United States Senator from California and will fill 5 city council seats. Running for re-election are Albert Vera, and Yasmine-Imani Morrin. Seeking to fill the empty seat are Denice Renteria, Nancy Barba and Jeannie Wisnosky Stehlin, who will be vying for the seat currently filled by being vacated by Göran Eriksson, who is barred from seeking a third consecutive term. In the contentious...
At the regular meeting of the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors on Monday, January 23, 2023, the board elected the following officers: President Scott Houston; Vice President Desi Alvarez; Treasurer Harold C. Williams, MSCE, P.E.; Secretary Gloria D. Gray; and Immediate Past President Donald L. Dear. “I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to ensure resiliency at the District in the year ahead and beyond,” said 2023 Board President Houston. “Together, we will...
Dan O’Brien and Freddy Puza were elected to the Culver City Council in last month's municipal election. They will take their seats on Monday, December 12. After swearing in the council will elect a new mayor and vice mayor. The final vote totals were: DAN O'BRIEN 7,535 FREDDY PUZA 6,906 HARDEN ALEXANDER "ALEX" FISCH 6,613 DENICE RENTERIA 6,401 KHIN KHIN GYI 1,517 DEVIN YAEGER 1,112...
Candidate Freddy Puza has won a seat on the Culver City Council while Measure VY has gained momentum and is only 3 votes short of passage, according to semi-official results released yesterday. The last election update from Los Angeles County Registrar shows that Puza tallied 6900 votes, surpassing incumber Alex Fisch with 6610 votes, and winning the second open seat on the City Council. Fisch conceded the race on Twitter, congratulating Puza and other winners in local races. Joining Puza on...
City Council candidate Freddy Puza received good news from the Los Angeles County Registrar this past week, but the Council race is not over as mailed-in ballots are still being counted daily. The latest election update show that Puza passed challenger Denice Renteria for the second open seat on the City Council. He also holds a small lead – 228 votes – over incumbent Alex Fisch who moved to third place in the race. According to semi-official results released yesterday afternoon, Dan O’B...
Two political newcomers are on the verge of winning the two open seats on the Culver City Council while the measure to lower the voting age is headed for defeat. With mail-in ballots still being counted countywide, Dan O'Brien leads the Council race with 3923 votes, followed Denice Renteria with 3244 votes and Freddy Puza with 3110 votes, according to preliminary results released Wednesday morning. Incumbent Alex Fisch currently sits in fourth place with 3025, trailing Puza by less than 100...
