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By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher Culver City Voters elected Kelly Kent with 41% of the votes and Anne Allaire Burke with almost 32% to the Culver City Unified School District Board on Tuesday. They will replace Nancy Goldberg and Laura Chardiet. Burke and McVarish ran as a team endorsed and supported by an organization called United Parents of Culver City while Kent was supported by a group called Culver City Community Coalition. Both organizations appear to be a loosely organized group of...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter The second Culver City School Board's candidates' forum on October 14 had quite a different tone from the first one. It seemed a lot simpler to understand and much friendlier than most candidates' forums. Maybe that was because the questions lobbed at the candidates came from the stakeholders with the biggest concerns about school conditions-the students. The forum, held at West L.A. College's Fine Arts Auditorium, was produced by "Ask 2 Know," a program...
Anne Burke & Scott McVarish become the first candidates for elected office to ever win the endorsements of the key parent, labor and business groups. Burke & McVarish, candidates for Culver City school board, have been endorsed by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the United Parents of Culver City & the Culver City Chamber of Commerce....
The Culver City Community Coalition has endorsed Kelly Kent in her race for a seat on the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) Board of Education. The Community Coalition invited all candidates to participate in the selection process, but the other two candidates, Anne Burke and Scott McVarish, did not respond. Dr. Kent is a neuroscientist with a doctorate from the University of Southern California and a commissioner with the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission of Culver...
To prepare voters for Culver City's November 3 School Board election, League of Women Voters Culver City Unit will present a candidate forum in Mike Balkman Council Chambers at 7 p.m. on Monday October 1. Live television coverage will be provided on the City Channel and the program will be replayed several times before the election. This season's forum will be a 'roundtable' conversation led by former CCUSD Board Member Julie Lugo Cerra. Candidates will discuss current issues of greatest...
Kelly A. Kent, Ph.D., will kick-off her campaign for CCUSD School Board on Sunday, September 20, 4 pm to 7 at the home of Amy Thiel and Patrick Meighan, 4174 Higuera Street, in Culver City’s Rancho Higuera neighborhood. Kelly Kent is running for one of two open seats on the school board, and invites anyone interested to attend the event and find out more about her campaign. A respected neuroscientist, Dr. Kent’s campaign slogan is A Brain for Education. Kelly Kent is a professor, parent volunteer, and Culver City Commissioner with a lifelong pa...
A resident of Culver City for more than 20 years, Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Tiggs (Ret.) announced today his candidacy for the 2016 Culver City Council. Tiggs’ dedication to Culver City and community involvement spans almost two decades. A member of the Fiesta Ballona Planning Committee (Vice-Chair 2015) for over 10 years, eight years of service as a former Culver City Planning Commissioner, and volunteering for various local organizations. Tiggs is also a practicing bankruptcy lawyer and adjunct law professor, UWLA School of Law. According t...
A resident of Culver City for more than 20 years, Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Tiggs (Ret.) announced today his candidacy for the 2016 Culver City Council. Tiggs' dedication to Culver City and community involvement spans almost two decades. A member of the Fiesta Ballona Planning Committee (Vice-Chair 2015) for over 10 years, eight years of service as a former Culver City Planning Commissioner, and volunteering for various local organizations. Tiggs is also a practicing bankruptcy lawyer and...
Culver City School Board Candidates Scott McVarish and Anne Burke will hosta Kick-off Party for their Joint Campaign, Sunday, Aug 9 at 3-5 pm. Come meet the candidates after CicLAvia. The location is Mike Cohen’s house: 4378 Jasmine Ave., Culver City. McVarish is a Parent and Teacher Advocate, co-founder of the United Parents of Culver City, a long-time youth volleyball coach and a volunteer at El Marino. He is an attorney and advocate for teachers and parents. His daughter is one year away from Culver City Middle School. Burke is a Parent L...
Culver City parent leaders Scott McVarish and Anne Burke have declared their candidacy for the November 3 school board election in Culver City. They are the first to announce for the two open seats. Incumbents Laura Chardiet and Nancy Goldberg have both decided not to seek reelection “Creating great schools is a team effort. We currently have a leadership team in this district that is working very well together and making significant improvements to our schools. Scott and I have a great working relationship with these leaders and hope to s...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher A group claiming to be the "Progressive Slate" Swept the caucus election to represent the 54th Assembly District at the upcoming Democratic State Convention. Seven men and seven women were elected out of a field of 39 prospective delegates. Elected were Tom Camarella, Max Kanin, Nyabingi Kuti, Fred MacFarlane, Stephen Murray, Mark Ridley-Thomas, David Mielke, Suzanne De Benedittis, Lilian Carter, Denise Collier. Mary Beth Fielder, Jacquelynn Hawthorne,...
By Stephen Hadland Observer Publisher While most of the country, including West Los Angeles, exciting contested elections, Culver City was no more than a big yawner. All three legislators, Congresswoman Karen Bass, State Senator Holly Mitchell and Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas easily won their reelections on Tuesday. The only really contested seat on the ballot was for the open seat on the West Basin Water District Board. Scott Houston won the seat with 11,318 votes with Jeff Ebstein with...
1% of Precincts Reported WEST BASIN WATER DISTRICT Candidate Votes Percent SCOTT HOUSTON 11,318 45.35 JEFF EBENSTEIN 8,230 32.97 STEPHEN MURRAY 5,411 21.68 District Registration 105,574 UNITED STATES CONGRESS Voter Nominated Party Votes Percent KAREN BASS DEM 70,900 83.85 R ADAM KING REP 13,660 16.15 CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE Voter Nominated Party Votes Percent HOLLY J MITCHELL DEM 57,753 68.67 ISIDRO ARMENTA DEM 26,346 31.33 Registration 421,998 CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY Voter Nominated Party...
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announces a large-scale, innovative partnership to encourage voter registration and participation for the Nov. 4 General Election. The RR/CC is collaborating with local media outlets and the Orange County Registrar of Voters to engage and inform voters through online, social media and mobile media technologies. New and existing voters can: • Text the word "VOTE" to 69520 find out where to vote. • Request a vote by mai...
The Sierra Club has voted to endorse Culver City resident Stephen Murray for West Basin Water District Seat 4 in the upcoming November 4 General Elections. "Stephen Murray impressed us by far as the candidate who knew the most about water issues. In this time of drought and water shortage, we need to elect the best possible person to the Board of Directors for our local water agency." said Al Sattler of the Sierra Club Water Committee. All three candidates vying for the open seat answered a...
The Los Angeles Registrar's Office indicates a severe shortage of clerks to work in precincts for the November 4 election. Clerks receive $80 and an extra 425 if you attend a two-hour training class. For more information or to sign up to become a Precinct Clerk contact Precinct Captain Richard Kirkland at 310-463-3591 or the LA County Registrars Office at 562-462-2547....
The Board of Directors of the Culver4 City Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse West Hollywood Councilmember Jeff Prang for Los Angeles County Tax Assessor and El Segundo resident Scott Houston for the West Basin Water District Seat 4 in the upcoming November 4 General Elections. The Culver City Chamber held a public "Meet the Candidates" Forum for both open seats and following the forum at the Chamber monthly board meeting is endorsements were openly discussed among Chamber Board Members and a...
The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 14 from 7:30 pm until 9 at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. The group meets every second Tuesday of the month. Guests are welcome. For further information contact Amir Zedehnam (925) 451-0827 or Lady Cage-Barile (323) 251-5682....
CULVER CITY UNIF SCH SPEC MEASURE CC CC - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS YES 3,677 75.85 NO 1,171 24.15 (55% OF VOTES CAST REQUIRED TO PASS) - TOTAL PRECINCTS 26 PRECINCTS REPORTING 26 100% REGISTRATION 26,286 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 37TH DISTRICT VOTER NOMINATED KAREN BASS Pref: DEM 37,052 79.66 R ADAM KING Pref: REP 6,600 14.19 MERVIN EVANS Pref: DEM 2,859 6.15 TOTAL PRECINCTS 374 PRECINCTS REPORTING 374 100 REGISTRATION 383,577 STATE SENATOR 30TH DISTRICT VOTER NOMINATED HOLLY J MITCHELL Pref: DEM...
Culver City's recently installed Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells will be the guest speaker at the Culver City Democratic Club's monthly meeting on Wednesday June 11. She will present her views and plans for the upcoming year including a review of the 2014-15 budget. A general discussion of the California Primary Election which took place on June 3 will also be held. Sahli-Wells was elected to the city council in 2012 and was elected mayor this year by her fellow councilmembers as a part of an annual...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Measure CC, Culver City’s bond measure that would provide funds for improvements to educational facilities, passed by a wide margin in the June 3 election. The mail-in ballots showed a 76 per cent margin of “yes” even before official returns came in. Later returns showed that 3,677 votes were cast in favor and 1,171 against the measure. Although these numbers are evidence of the uniformly low turnout all over Los Angeles County, they were enough to take...
The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month. This month's meeting will be on June 10, at 7:30pm at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. (310) 475-5771 For further information contact please contact Tyler Koteskey (tylerk65@gmail.com) or call (323) 251-5682. Their website is at www.cagop54thad.com...
The Republican Party County Central Committee 54th Assembly District Board meets every second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 13, 2014 at Lenny's Deli, 2379 Westwood Blvd. from 7 pm - 9 pm. For further information contact: Tyler Koteskey (tylerk65@gmail.com) or call (323) 251-5682. The website is: www.cagop54thad.com...
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter "Our new mayor is incoming, "But wait, she is outgoing. "Her personality clearly shines through." --Dr. Janet Hoult, from "Outgoing/Incoming" a poem she read to the City Council on April 21. Residents of Culver City packed City Hall on April 28 to welcome the first female mayor the city has had in a decade-Meghan Sahli-Wells. Sahli-Wells was elected by the Council, along with Micheal Mehaul O' Leary as Vice Mayor, following the oath of office being taken by...
Supporters of Measure CC, the bond issue that will help repair a wide array of facilities across all of Culver City Unified School District's 10 school sites, held a communitywide rally and walk over the weekend of April 12 to reach out to voters and encourage them to support CC when it appears on the June 3, 2014 ballot. The Yes on CC contingent included people from every corner of Culver City. From past Culver City Chamber of Commerce Chairs Göran Eriksson and Michael Hamill to parent...
