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Dear Editor, Why I Am Supporting Daniel Lee and Alex Fisch for City Council: With great enthusiasm and abundant hope I am supporting Daniel Lee and Alex Fisch in their bids for seats on our City Council. These two gentlemen are uniquely qualified to be our city councilpersons. Daniel Lee, a social worker, and Alex Fisch, an environmental attorney. Both endorsed by the Sierra Club and by countless other entities and individuals, among them the Culver City Democratic Club and the Los Angeles...
Dear Editor, It’s been a pleasure serving on Marcus Tiggs’ City Council Campaign’s “Kitchen Cabinet” in the months leading up to our April 10 election. Why? Because the Tiggs team is comprised of both liberals and conservatives who can actually sit around a table and work together cooperatively, sharing their ideas and goals for the City without resorting to rancor, but united by an appreciation for Marcus’ background, abilities, philosophy, and plans for a positive future for Culver City...
Dear Editor, Why I am supporting Albert Vera: I have spent the last two months walking with him and listening to the way he answers questions and talks to voters. Why would this 24-year resident support him? At heart Albert is Culver City born and raised. He is not running for city council because he wishes to continue a political career elsewhere, he is running because he has a deep and abiding love and concern that our city continues to thrive and evolve, yet retain as many elements as...
Dear Editor, I hope you will join me in voting for Albert Vera for Culver City Council on April 10. Albert will be a valuable voice on the city council. I have long been impressed by Albert's deep knowledge of our city and his vision to protect the character of our neighborhoods while we move our city into the 21stt Century. I have also found that Albert is practical and results-oriented with a focus on what is best for Culver City – very important and valuable now that national politics are s...
Dear Editor, I will be voting for Marcus Tiggs next week. Tiggs has the experience and wisdom in Culver City to say no, to not just be all things to all people. You want transitional housing or pot dispensaries? Great - just whose backyard are we going to put them in? Affordable housing? Sure, we all want that. But in a small city in a metropolis where millions of people are looking for a place and billions (trillions?) of investment dollars are coming in, bidding for property, just what are we going to accomplish? What part of the budget are...
Steve Hadland Observer Publisher We live on the west side of Culver City and today the horrible flyers you have taken a stand against in your last two papers were put on our porches. Unfortunately, we have no idea who delivered them and no names were on the flyers. We stand behind you and thank you for making public the divisiveness of this group of people. Culver City is better than this. Jeanne and Ken Conklin Culver City...
Culver City High School Associated Student Body Presents” Culver for a Cause run for Better Education”. What: Come be a part of the Culver for a Cause 5K Charity Run! There will be food, live music, free T-shirts, and Medals! Why: Proceeds will be directed towards the CCUSD Culver Closet, which helps provide clothing and toiletry items to CCUSD families in need. In addition, some proceeds will be given to Peruvian women to help them gain access to educational opportunities like the ones we are...
Do you miss movies you can chew? You know, the sort of movie you mull over later, that you want to kick around with friends? That's what I'm talking about. A fine film is no laughing matter. Hard to find these days midst the cluttered box office high gross heap of comic heroes, dark thrillers, and budget-eating animated crowdpleasers. "What did you think of the film? " "Yeah, it was good." "Let's talk about it." "You first." "Just let me check my email..." In this era where the need to know who...
Dear Editor, As you are aware, Mayor Jeff Cooper and I are both termed out and there are two open seats in the upcoming City Council election on April 10th. We are both in agreement that we want Albert Vera to fill one of those seats and the only way that is going to happen is if you and a lot of our friends vote for Albert. Albert was born, raised, schooled and has worked his whole life in Culver City. He bleeds Culver City and is an integral part of this community. His is also a story of an...
Letter to the Editor: In a recent article in your paper by Neil Rubenstein, he said that the Farragut parking “problem” still exists. He went on to repeat everything that was said by the residents of the 10700 block of Farragut in their campaign to keep their parking privileges. In an effort to keep their privileges, they lost 3 lawsuits against the city that cost you and me (as taxpayers) over $300,000.00 to defend. This money could have been spent on something of value rather than on def...
The cowardly, mean-spirited, anonymous flyers attacking Albert Vera and Marcus Tiggs are the epitome of everything that’s wrong with politics in this country today. It’s what I’ve come to expect from national politics but I’d hoped that Culver City—“the City of Kindness”—was better than that. It’s depressing to discover I’m wrong. Since the flyers were clearly circulated by supporters of the other two candidates, I call on Daniel Lee and Alex Fisch to disavow and urge the end of such lowly t...
Last week, we were witness to a vulgar display of free speech. I wish to repudiate in the strongest terms the profane language used against my fellow Council colleagues and the men and women of the Culver City Police Department. That behavior has no place in Culver City but especially in our Council Chambers. From a secular perspective, this room is the holy temple of public policy. This is where people of goodwill and good intentions meet to discuss and debate the critical issues that affect...
The election to fill the unexpired Terms of Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018. At that time, we have the opportunity to send to Sacramento a lady who will be able to hit the floor running. Please look at her endorsements and her background of well over 15 yeas of dedicated service to our community. Sidney knows what’s important to people in our district and will work hard to accomplish those goals. If you want a tireless worker vote Sydney Kamlager you will be...
Mr. Hadland, Thank you for your article entitled “Council Race Turns Ugly”. Attached are two photos of the cowardly communist on my doorstep, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and always looking down, away from the cameras, to hide his identity. You may recall this almost identical hit piece was done two years ago against Goran Eriksson and Scott Wyant. I find these tactics revolting. The extremist, anti-business tone is particularly egregious, considering businesses provide jobs, salaries, goods, ser...
Culver City Teacher’s Pensions from Transparent California was the headline in Neil Rubenstein’s column on March 15. Within this lengthy column (tackling many subjects) was a list of retired teachers’ names and pension amounts, including ours, followed by this sentence. “In 2016, Teacher pensions paid a total of $11,390,424. In the opinion of many we need a Beverly Hills CPA and a Philadelphia lawyer to keep expenses under control, but now you know the real reason the school district needs more...
Let me share an email from Representative Karen Bass. Representative Bass: “This egregious and unprecedented action carried out by the President’s henchmen to ultimately cast doubt on Robert Mueller’s investigation could set the stage for the worst abuse of governmental oversight in this country’s history. Somewhere Putin is laughing at us as Speaker Ryan and Devin Nunes receive a slap on the back and a “job well done” from President Trump in the Oval Office.” Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif,) re...
We all want the same thing; to feel safe at school. Today, March 14, 2018, the nation is walking out of school to show their support for the 17 victims who tragically died in the Parkland shooting. We completely support more gun control. There is solid evidence that less gun control will cause more homicides, suicides, and gun deaths. So, this walkout seems great, right? It’s a place where students can protest our current, ineffective gun laws in a safe manner, and express our political o...
"This funeral is not for your mother. It's for you to say goodbye to your mother." That's what my friend P. said when I called her at three am. I'd just been told my mother died; I didn't know what to do. P. knew all about funerals; her husband died while she was pregnant; plus she and a friend planned the friend's own funeral when he learned he was dying, laughing merrily as they decided to buy theater tickets for all his friends so they'd remember him. Should you feel good after a funeral?...
An email received from Congresswoman Karen Bass. Recently teachers returned to Florida high school where gunman opened fire earlier this month. We ask a lot of teachers these days. Many pay for their own classroom supplies out of pocket. They’re responsible for young people navigating an increasingly complicated and connected world. The last thing we need to be asking of them is carry firearms in preparation for confronting school shooters. Add your name and tell Donald Trump that arming t...
Fracking near you. The largest urban oil Field in the U.S. is in “Our backyard” and may be posing dangerous threats to your health and safety! Now’s the time to weigh in our Culver City’s plan to allow drilling 30 new wells & fracking within the Culver City limits. Health effects include: Respiratory disease & asthma, heart disease, leukemia, lung & other cancers, adverse birth outcomes, endocrine disruption, cognitive disorders, neurological problems and premature death. Seismic effects...
Here are few things you may not know about Daniel Lee, who is running for City Council. Here’s what you may know: You may know that he’s very knowledgeable about matters pertaining to the Inglewood Oil Field, as well as gas and oil production in general, including the health and safety risks to which we Culver City residents are exposed. But did you know that he visited a CA State Assembly person and advocated for policy solutions? I was there, and I was so impressed by ideas—his ideas-- that...
What’s happening with the mosquito borne virus known as Zika? According to Bloomberg Oprah Winfrey age 63 has a net worth of $3.7 billion while President Trump, age 71 is worth $2.9 billion. Can you believe its been four years that MH 370, a Malaysian passenger jet carrying 239 people from Kuala Lompur to Beijing disappeared? Malaysia signed a deal last month to pay an American seabed exploration firm up to $70 million if they can find the aircraft within 90 days of starting a new search in t...
: Yesterday I was quite shocked to see my name and the amount of pension that I receive from the State Teacher’s Retirement System published in your paper. Neil Rubenstein has written an article that lists the Culver City Board of Education Pensioners’ amounts. He goes on to add an article about Long Beach that could cause the city finances to go in the red next year due to all the pensions they give out. I would like to explain to him and to your readers the difference between city pensions and...
In a Commentary in the Observer’s February 8 & 14 edition, George Laase criticizes the Culver City School District for its five-year plan to raise our children’s teachers’ salaries only to the LA County median salary? What? These teachers don’t deserve to earn what the average teacher in LA County makes? This, despite the fact that Culver’s schools are better by far than most others in the state. Mr. Laase bemoans both the retirements of veteran teachers while at the same time bemoaning the cost...
Dear editor, On Wednesday, February 21st the City of Culver City invites us all to come learn about its new proposed oil & gas regulations and their environmental impacts review (EIR). This is the time to ask where in the EIR are risks of earthquakes addressed? Can an earthquake be stopped if drilling or fracking may trigger a faultline slipping? What measures does the City's EIR propose to protect us? What research is being used to justify the plan to allow drilling and fracking from 400' to...
