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Culver City to Hold 911 Remembrance
Saturday on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the Culver City Police and Fire Departments will hold a remembrance ceremony at Culver City Fire...
EDITORIAL
MEASURE B - YES “Shall the measure adding Culver City Municipal Code Section 15.09.100 requiring voter approval of any ordinance establishing interim or permanent rent control or prohibition on r...
Council Majority Said CCPD will not see Layoffs
Protect Culver City, a political action commitee, predicted that they may face opposition, and they were right. Culver City Action Network organized about 40-50 speakers, who got in line first at...
Eriksson Elected Mayor
The council voted unanimously to name Goran Eriksson Mayor and Alex Fisch as Vice Mayor. With the voter approved measure to move the city election from April to coincide with the general election in...
Culver City Council Extends Commercial Eviction Moratorium Through May 31
The Culver City Council met via conference call Monday night in compliance with the County Health Department's guidelines on large groups meeting in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. During the...
Wesson, Mitchell Face Runoff
In the hotly-contested Second District Supervisor race, Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson will face State Senator Holly Mitchell in a runoff at the general election on November 3. Neither...
Council Votes to Move Forward on Wende Proposal
The words of neighbors in Veteran’s park area fell on deaf ears as the council voted to demolish the now vacant AMVETS building and the community garden. While there was support to for the c...
Mayor Proposes Tax Hike for Culver City Businesses
Buoyed by sales tax initiatives on both the March and November ballots, Culver City Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells has proposed a major increase in the business tax. The city, which has a history of using...
CC Democratic Club Opposes Rescue Vehicle Purchase
The Culver City Democratic Club have unanimously approved a resolution condemning the proposed purchase of the Bearcat armored personnel carrier by the Culver City Police Department. The City Council...
Hate Crime Rears its Ugly Head
Joshua Immanuel Ebow, 30, of Los Angeles a former delivery driver pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from a series of alleged hate crime attacks on men in Culver City, West Los Angeles and...
Dead Homeless Man Was Unarmed
Los Angeles police revealed this week that the man killed during a confrontation with officers at a homeless encampment in Culver City was unarmed. The circumstances of the incident are still under in...
Shooting at Homeless Encampment Leaves One Dead
Culver City leaders drew the ire of residents this week following the deadly shooting at a homeless encampment on Venice Boulevard. Culver City and Los Angeles police received a call shortly before 1...
Drone Program Receives High Marks
The Culver City Police and Fire Departments gave council and the public an interim report on the drone pilot program. Prior to the council meeting a demonstration was held in the courtyard at city...
City Moves to Hire Homeless Czar
The Culver City Council voted Monday night to hire a Homeless Czar at the pay rate of $195,000 per year to address the city's homeless problem. Despite the fiscal emergency the city declared...
City Council Declares Fiscal Emergency
Buoyed by the words of Culver City’s Chief Financial Officer Onyx Jones who said that ”our fiscal emergency is today,” the City Council voted 5-0 to declare -- without consulting the Financial Advis...
MEASLES EXPOSURE IN CULVER CITY?
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) is investigating an additional confirmed case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident. The possible exposures occurred in Culver...
City Pulls Police Rescue Vehicle from Agenda
The agenda item to approve the purchase order for the Lenco BearCat Emergency Response Rescue Vehicle was mysteriously removed for the agenda at Monday night's council meeting. The purchase has been...
Remembering the Culver City Store's Opening and the Man of Gold
It was a ritual for the late Dave Gold, the founder of 99 Cents Only Stores to have his vendors there before the Culver City store opened the first time. I was Publisher of the Culver City News then....
Fire Destroys 99 Cents Only Store
Over 80 Firefighters from the Culver City Fire Department and nearby agencies battled a fire that totally consumed the 99 cents only store near the corner of Washington Blvd and Washington Place. The...
CULVER CITY FREEZE IS COMING
Responding to a well-orchestrated campaign to “Protect Culver City Renters,’” the City Council voted 4-1 this week to move forward on a 12-month rent freeze. At Monday night’s meeting that stretch...
Large Crowd Expected at Council Meeting Over "Rent Freeze"
Based on the public response to a proposed "Rent Freeze" a large crowd of renters and apartment owners is expected at Monday's council meeting. The discussion will include the "Rent Freeze"...
Los Angeles Fires Opening Salvo at Culver City
In their attempt to deflect a major increase in the homeless population of Los Angeles, LA Councilmen Mike Bonin and Joe Buscaino have set the stage to sue Culver City and other local cities to take...
Culver City Comes in With the Top Rental Prices in the Country
Culver City ranks 23rd in the nation for overall in average rental prices coming in at $3,958.89. That is 151.50 % above the average according to the list in Apartment Guide. Neighboring Santa Monica...
City Attacks Coyote Problem
Culver City and Loyola Marymount University have teamed up to "Study and Manage" the coyote problem in Culver City. The city council on a 4-1 vote approved a contract with Loyola Marymount...
Culver City Car Show Returns This Weekend
The 16th annual Culver City Car Show returns to Veteran's Park this Saturday. The show will run from 8am until 6pm. The opening ceremony will kick off the event at 10am followed at 10:30 by the Red...
