Articles from the January 8, 2015 edition
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Council Chambers Closed For Upgrading
The audio/visual systems in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers are being upgraded. The project began on December 15 and is scheduled to be completed after a 15-week construction period. The city antici...
Culver City To Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere" is the theme for Culver City's 10th Annual Celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The day-long celebration will feature the...
New York Extends Fracking Moratorium
After spending nearly two years and 4,500 hours reviewing scientific research, New York's Department of Health concluded that fracking poses significant risks to human health and safety. With...
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Two Local Boys Will Shoot At Staples Center
By David W. Myers Contributing Editor Two local boys sponsored by the Culver City Elks will toe the free-throw line at Staples Center on Saturday, hoping to net their way into the finals of the...
Culver Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas Plans 'Budget Priorities Forum
Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas (D-Culver City) announces plans to host the California Budget Priorities Forum | 2015 – Los Angeles | Culver City, a community public policy gathering on s...
Dr. Wendy Mogel to Speak At Westside Neighborhood School
Westside Neighborhood School announces the first of its speaker series events, featuring Dr. Wendy Mogel, is scheduled for January 21 from 7 pm to 9. She will then be available to sign books. Dr. Mogel is a clinical psychologist and author...
Culver Residents Named To ASU Dean's List
Three undergraduate students from Culver City made the 2014 Spring Dean's List at Arizona State University. Vita Dipolito, Devon Edwards and Jessica Hoffman received academic honors by making earning...
Police Need to Explain Procedures
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist The Mayor and the Police Chief should be on the Culver City television station talking about procedures with choke holds, tasers, shoot-to-kill policy, etc.,...
Culver Athletic Facilities Get Major Upgrade
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The students and athletes at Culver City High are about to enjoy the benefits of the school's current renovation and installation projects as the final stages of the...
Daughter Of Lakers' GM Dies
Alina Kupchak, 15-year-old daughter of Lakers’ General Manager Mitch Kupchak and his wife, Claire, has died following a lengthy illness. The Kupchaks expressed their appreciation of well wishers but asked for privacy at this difficult time. The C...
Bachelor's Degree Proposed For WLAC Dental Hygiene Program
Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez, after consulting with the presidents of the nine LACCD schools and the LACCD Academic Senate, has selected the proposal from the...
Friends Of The Library Await Installation Dinner
The annual meeting and installation dinner for the Culver City Friends of the Library will be held on Friday, January 16 in the Garden Room at Vets Memorial Building (4117 Overland Ave) at 6:15 pm. Dinner will include a variety of chili's and side...
Kershaw, Trout Named 2014 Sportsmen of the Year
The Los Angeles Sports Council has named Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw as the 2014 Sportsmen of the Year. Each player won the Most Valuable Player Award in their...
City Manager's Update
• The Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation presents architectureTALKS, a series of three architecture talks presented by internationally renowned professionals based in Culver City. Proceeds f...
MOVIE REVIEW: The World Made Straight
A thoughtful film that places the past and its lingering effects on the present as told through feuding Appalachian families who can't or don't want to move forward in a 1970's backwoods North Carolin...
Clippers Explain Faults After Losing
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter The Clippers (23-12) failed their mid-term test on Monday by losing to the Atlanta Hawks (26-8), best record in the Eastern Conference, 107-98. The Hawks went...
Who's Best? Oregon or Ohio State?
For many years the Pac-10 champion and Big Ten champion capped a football season by playing in the Rose Bowl game. This time the conference’s best teams, Oregon and Ohio State, will also cap a season....
MOVIE REVIEW: Exodus: Gods and Kings
The finger of God seems to have descended on Hollywood the past few years with a resurgence in the spectacle of the Old Testament and teaching of the New, on both the big and small screens. Perhaps a...
