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On Saturday, January 9, flanked by Co-Chair of his campaign Michael Whitaker and his Walk Coordinator, Karen Gibbs, City Council candidate Jeff Cooper launched his walking tour of Culver City. Cooper was joined by 10 supporters, and walked door to door reaching out to voters in the Carlson Park neighborhood. . The weekend marked the first of many that Cooper plans to walk Culver City’s neighborhoods. He wants to also share with voters his vision for Culver City in 2010 and the many years yet to come. Cooper will be at Veterans’ Park along Cul...
Councilman Scott Malsin is hosting a “Cast Party” fundraiser to support his re-election campaign on Saturday, January 30 in the commissary of Culver Studios. Tickets are available online at www.Vote4Scott.org or by calling the campaign hotline at (310) 945-5499. “It'll be a fantastic event, and your support will help re-elect Scott to the City Council,” said Campaign Chairman Scott Wyant. “The Culver Studios is a landmark facility. It’s the site on which some of the greatest movies of all time were filmed, and it's an active part of today's...
City council candidate Meghan Sahli-Wells reports that she is meeting her fund-raising goals and will be holding a series of community events prior to the election. She filed her papers on Tuesday....
City council candidate Robert Zirgulis re-introduced a "Resolution to support President Obama’s Afghanistan plan and encourage the building of more schools to thwart the influence of ‘brainwashing’ in Taliban madrasas” to the Culver City Democratic Club. A vote was taken on the resolution but Zirgulis received no support....
The filing deadline arrived Tuesday and the four candidates who had announced they would run for two available City Council seats turned in their papers. Incumbent Scott Malsin will seek a second term as he runs against Jeff Cooper, Meghan Sahli-Wells and Robert Zirgulis. One seat becomes available because Gary Silbiger is term-limited. The candidates are confirmed for a debate on January 27 at 6:30 at Marycrest Manor – an event of the Culver Crest Neighborhood Association. The election is April 13. Cooper made an unsuccessful run for a City C...
All six candidates for the Culver City School Board were on hand for the candidates’ forum at City Hall October 8. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Culver City PTA, the two-hour forum featured questions collected from audience cards and from Facebook. The pace was rapid, with questions quickly asked and answered within a one-minute time limit. Each candidate was asked to describe how he/she differed from the other ones. Robert Zirgulis declared “I am very outspoken-some wou...
Culver City Board of Education candidate Professor Patricia G. Siever is holding the second in a series of “Meet, Greet and Share Ideas” events on Sunday from 3 p.m. to 6 in Blair Hills – 5814 Vicstone Court, Culver City. Refreshments will be served. Invited guests include Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Patricia is currently professor of history and has served in many faculty leadership positions within the Los Angeles Community College District for more than 30 years. She has held leadership positions in Sacramento on sever...
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the mailing of Vote by Mail (VBM) ballots to all registered voters for the November 5, 2024 General Election. Voters can track their ballots every step of the way with the Where's My Ballot? tool – a free subscription that sends automatic notifications by text, email, or voicemail about the ballot status. There are multiple easy return options available: • Return by mail, no postage required • Use one of 400+...
Volunteers Spend Saturday Explaining Parcel Tax An outpouring of support from over 100 volunteers thronged through the Culver City streets on Saturday to spread their enthusiastic support of Measure EE. Not only did parents turn out with kids in tow and pushing baby carriages, but they were joined by a group of CCUSD employees, administrators, elected officials, principals both retired and present, and four candidates for School Board. They all joined in the march to bring accurate information to the nearly 2500 voters who voted in the last ele...
Former Culver City Mayor and Councilman Albert Vera has announced Patricia G. Siever as his endorsement for the Culver City School Board and encourages all to support her on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. “In these challenging economic times the Culver City School District needs a board member with proven expertise and experience dealing with public school budget - finance and educational curriculum programs,” Vera said. .”I have worked with her as a member of the Brotman Medical Center Board of Governors. She is knowledgeable and an effec...
Parents of Culver City students will open their homes for two events this weekend showcasing Karlo Silbiger, candidate for the Culver City School Board. At each, Silbiger will describe his detailed plans to improve the schools. Near El Rincon Elementary School, Jeanette James will host the first reception Saturday at 2 p.m. "I hope that many parents and Culver City neighbors will come to meet Karlo and hear his plans to improve our schools. They will be able to ask questions and help to plan the future of our community. As a parent, I care...
Facing a lively audience in the auditorium of El Marino Language Immersion School, five of the six candidates in the race for seats on the Culver City School Board discussed their views in a forum last Thursday. Candidates Alan Elmont, Patricia Siever, Kathy Paspalis, Robert Zirgulis, and Karlo Silbiger answered a series of questions put to them by moderators Roberta Mailman and Judith Martin-Straw. Twenty of these questions were drawn at random from a hat and asked of two candidates each. The...
Culver City Board of Education candidate and 34-year Culver City resident, Professor Patricia G. Siever is hosting a “Meet, Greet, Relax and Share Ideas” event on Sunday afternoon, September 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 at the Carlson Park Picnic Shelter. Refreshments will be served. Siever is eager to hear from the public on ideas on Culver City Schools. All Culver City residents are welcome to attend. Carlson Park is located at the intersection of Braddock Drive and Motor Avenue. Siever’s priorities are: (1) to help expedite our schools acade...
I would like to respond to a personal attack made by Paul Ehrlich who is a leader in the campaign of my rival candidate, Kathy Paspalis for the Culver City School Board. Mr. Ehrlich not only has accused me of spreading “snake oil” and having “illegal thoughts”, he has completely misrepresented my positions on the issues. My, my, Mr. Ehrlich. Since when have you become sheriff of the “thought police”? Are you going to cover me in snake oil and pour battery acid on me to punish me for my so called “illegal thoughts”? On Sept. 9, at the Culver C...
