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Residents of the 10700 block of Farragut Drive, who banded together to oppose efforts to lift the Permit only parking restrictions to facilitate easy parking for the adjacent businesses refer to March 14, 2016 as “THE MIDNIGHT MASSACRE.” That night the Culver City Council Agenda was changed to make discussion concerning Farragut Drive one of the last items to be addressed. Some residents feel that was done because KNBC-TV had expressed an interest in doing a fellow-up to their previous cov...
Tom Lloyd of Culver City may be onto something to provide affordable temporary housing for the homeless and for victims of disasters, a proliferation of which have occurred locally in California as well as in Texas, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc. A few years ago, he and friend were discussing the difficulties faced by returning military vets trying to reintegrate into civilian life. Given the shortage of housing everywhere, temporary housing would be a vital asset in smoothing...
Love, timeless, ageless. But is it good for us? It can hurt. Surely you get that from country western songs. Moon, June, tune, spoon, it's all good, and then it's not. Is it truly better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? If you're lucky enough to have someone to love, or something to love, then you are indeed lucky. "Could it be otherwise?" Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the American poet and San Francisco bookshop owner, once said to me, albeit in a different context. He looked...
In 2012 board members were bamboozled by the local teachers union and its own administrative-insider and teacher-advocate, Superintendent David La Rose--into agreeing to a five-year plan to raise teacher salaries to the LA County median salary. The cost of this long-term program, at the time, was unknown because there was really no way to know how much the other LA County unified school districts were going to increase their own teachers’ salaries over the next five years. But, I guess, not knowing the cost, it didn’t matter much to the Boa...
Let me share with you an email from our Congresswoman the Honorable and much respected Karen Bass. Washington, today, Representative Karen Bass (D-California) Ranking Member of the House Africa Subcommittee, applauded the passage of the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Millennium Challenge Act (MCA) Modernization Act, which passed by a unanimous voice vote on the House Floor. The Bill, introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-California), will make AGOA more...
My ears nearly fell off my head when I read in the Wall Street Journal the postal service has drained its $15 billion line of credit with the Treasury and defaulted on $34 billion in retiree benefit prepayments. They are looking at reducing mail delivery, raising prices, closing post offices, where possible cluster mail boxes rather than going door to door and would automatically enroll postal employees in Medicare programs. Ever wonder what are the ten best Universities as rated by the Wall Str...
By Suzanne Benedittis Please! No drone purchases until the City holds a Town Hall meeting detailing the pros and cons of having drone surveillance in Culver City. I just learned of the City's intention on NextDoor. I believe our Council intends well, but have the moral and ethical issues (plus public relations') that come with this decision been addressed? Drones are a like a “double-edged sword” with both favorable and unfavorable uses. As a Social Ethicist I ask you to pause to address mor...
The last time the community voted on a parcel tax it was back in 2009 when our state legislature thought it wise to drastically under-cut education funding to balance its own budget. That’s when the state forced our school board to turn to local property owners and ask them for a $96 parcel tax to help tide the district through the recession by offsetting at least some of the state cuts. Measure EE’s ballot description stated that it was … “To protect the quality of education in Culver City schools from deep state budget cuts by providi...
It’s official. March 29th is permanently recognized as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The statute was signed into law by President Trump. Please don’t be upset when I tell you the Council and staff will be in my opinion, working night and day to put a city tax on Netflix and probably 11 percent. Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas’s bill in Sacramento to prevent local government from putting a tax on Netflix until 2023 was stopped cold, so get out your check book. Oscar Meyer said it wi...
I am sharing an email from Congresswoman the Honorable Karen Bass. The Trump Administration has cut funding for ads encouraging enrollment for the Affordable Care Act and pulled out of assisting states with enrollment plans. We must ensure efforts to promote enrollment succeed. Our health care system is only strong if all of us participate. December 15th marked the end of open enrollment for many states, but please note that California’s health insurance open enrollment period runs until J...
Later this month schools, homeschool groups, organizations, and individuals in California and across America will work together to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in K-12 education. National School Choice Week begins on January 21 and celebrates all types of schools and education environments for children. Nationwide, 32,240 different events and activities – such as open houses, school fairs, and information sessions – are being planned, with an estimated attendance of 6.7...
The City of Culver City will present the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Saturday, January 13, 2018 noon to 3 p.m. at the Culver City Senior Center 4095 Overland Avenue. Opening ceremonies at noon, actor Gerald Rivers as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 12:30. Film screening “Agents of Change” at 1 p.m. Community conversation at 2 p.m. Additional free parking across the street at the Veteran’s Auditorium Complex. Tori Bailey Chair MLK Committee and Steven Fisher, Daniel Lee,...
Walk, Carefully, Into The New Year I hope 2018 will be a year when you'll stay intact. Is the reason so many people are falling the time of year, or the time of life? "There are 27,000 ankle sprains every day in the U.S.," says Glenn Pfeffer, orthopaedic surgeon and Director of the Foot and Ankle Surgery Program at Cedars-Sinai. Half of all ankle sprains happen when you're not even doing anything athletic. It could be something as innocent as stepping on an uneven surface. One story I heard...
In Inglewood the City Council confirmed an earlier decision to ban the commercial sales of marijuana in the city following a public hearing September 26, at City Hall. A discussion about the proposed zoning code amendment 2017-01 was conducted Aug. 3rd hearing, and the final ordinance regarding this statement was made public. The announcement was met with support from members of the community. “I speak today in support and appreciation of the city’s decision to modify the marijuana-cannabis reg...
Did you see that little video online with the woman feeding a baby polar bear? From a few days after birth, it jumps to a week, then lists the number of days up to about three months as we see the little polar bear being gently comforted by touch, then nurtured from a bottle. It hardly looks like a polar bear at first; then it slowly becomes the little furry image of a polar bear. Sweet to watch, it makes one's heart feel good. Have you seen the video of a man jumping up-and-down, gesticulating...
Here’s my attempt at a rebuttal to Bruce Ander’s letter written November 30-December 6, 2017.With so many dozens of brand-new teachers with little or no real classroom experience having been hired by the district in the past three years, one would think that the district’s average cost of its teaching staff would be way down. But, if you check out the CCUSD/CCFT negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreements (on the district’s website under Fiscal Services) covering this and last school years (...
Dear Editor, Thank you for your ongoing coverage of the Inglewood Oil Field. The good news for public health and safety is that both the EIR and scientific studies give our city council compelling evidence and legal grounds to adopt important safeguards including: a fracking ban; a 2500 foot buffer from homes, schools and parks; and no net new wells (i.e. an existing well must be safely closed for every new well allowed). The EIR and the science also both reach the same clear conclusion – there...
The following message is from an email to me from the offices of Congresswoman Karen Bass Do you know how many members of Team Trump have left or been forced out? Since Donald Trump took office in January he has hemorrhaged nearly a dozen high level advisers, staffers and cabinet members. From Steve Bannon to Michael Flynn to Sean Spicer to Tom Price, their abuse of power, ineptitude, dishonestly, and ties to foreign governments and white supremacists have led to their departures from the White...
Constellation Brands Inc. has agreed to take a 9.9 % stake in Canopy Growth corp., a Canadian marijuana company, and plans to work with the grower to develop and market cannabis-infused beverages. Canopy Growth is the world’s largest publicly traded cannabis company, with a market valuation of 2.2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.7 billion) on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The C$245 million deal gives Constellation a toehold in an industry that the brewer expects to be legalized nationwide in the U...
Dear Editor: Culver City schools are consistently rated as among the best in the state. This is due, in large measure, to the dedicated and talented teaching force, staff, and administration and Board, in that order. Therefore, to encounter more whining from Neil Rubenstein (11/16-22/-18) about compensation for Culver City’s public schools teachers is astonishing. Providing a safe, effective, and enjoyable education for our children is more than a generational obligation. We also reap huge benef...
Many police departments throughout our country took part in celebrating National Police Week. In 2016 one hundred and thirty-five officers were killed in the line of duty according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The Department of Homeland Security recently reported a sharp drop in the number of people trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico illegally. In April 2017 the number of arrests by the Border Patrol dropped 71 percent from the same time last year. The Census Bureau...
The velvet texture of gratitude, as comforting as that first sip of hot cocoa on a chilling day; it cossets us, suffusing mind and body. Feeling grateful is good for us; it improves physical health and extends longevity. Grateful people have fewer aches and pains, and feel happier, according to Forbes. Studies show that gratitude can reduce depression. Empathy and sensitivity increase along with gratitude. Gratitude may be effective against trauma; it helped people's resilience after 9/11....
On October 14 Representative Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement after twin explosives were detonated in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. “Saturday’s attack has left more than 300 people dead, 400 people injured, and many more still missing. “The explosion was the worst single attack in the country’s history and the Somali government believes the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabaab is responsible for the attack. “Our th...
Are you like everybody else seeing everything go up except wages? Can I mention the price of food, clothing, medical and let’s not forget gasoline or housing? Fortunately, Cousin Neil was driving on Overland between Washington and Venice Blvd when the red-light camera device caught my eye; as I drove past the multistoried construction project being built on the East side of Overland. You guessed right if you said, “Isn’t that in the City of Los Angeles? And you would be correct. Everyone who rec...
Have you ever had a tooth extracted without Novocain or some other pain killer? When facing something painful, it's always helpful to apply a numbing agent and, when administered by competent medical personnel, anesthesia provides effective relief. But when politicians try to mask pain, be skeptical. The 12 cent increase in California's gas tax which took effect this week has garnered a great deal of media attention, much of it negative. That explains why California Democrats have tried to mask...
