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CCUSD Superintendent Quoc Tran Suddenly resigned at Tuesday's meeting of the Culver City Board of Education effective immediately. Current CCUSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Dr. Angela Baxter has graciously agreed to step up to serve as Acting Superintendent until we are able to appoint an Interim later this week. For that purpose, the Board will be calling an emergency meeting on Thursday, August 17, to meet interim candidates. The Board looks forward to appointing and...
The city council voted not to extend registration by landlords for a 90 day extension on rental registration deadline Monday night. Both, with McMorrin noting that there was already a 30 day grace period in place for those who did not file by July 31. Council members Dan O'Brien and Goran Eriksson (attending by phone) voted in favor of giving the landlords more time. With a two- two tie, the vote failed. Mayor Albert Vera, Jr. recused himself from voting on the item. And turned that portion of...
The City Council voted 3-2 to end the land dedicated to bicyclists in downtown Culver City. In areas of Los Angeles County along a corridor from downtown Culver City to La Cienega Boulevard, cars share the road with buses and bicyclists, each in their own protected lanes. The stretch of changes on Culver and Washington boulevards make them the first streets in L.A. County to feature a designated bus lane for 2.6 miles and a bike lane for 1.4 miles. The bus lanes are marked with cardinal red...
Following record gas price hikes and profits, Governor Newsom signed his special session bill designed to hold Big Oil accountable the latest measure the Governor has taken to rein in the industry. On Tuesday, surrounded by legislators and community leaders in the rotunda of the California State Capitol, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to implement the strongest state-level oversight and accountability measures on Big Oil in the nation – bringing transparency to California’s oil and...
AEarly results show O'Brien leading the votes with 3,923 votes and appear to be heading toward seats on the city council. Renteria and Puza are trailing close behind with 3,244 votes and 3,110 votes respectively. Incumbent Alex Fisch had 3,025 votes. Current Vote Totals DAN O'BRIEN 3,923 26.74% N DENICE RENTERIA 3,244 22.11% N FREDDY PUZA 3,11021.20% HARDEN ALEXANDER "ALEX" FISCH 3,025 20.62% KHIN KHIN GYI 733 5.00% DEVIN YAEGER 634 4 .32%...
Measure BL, on Culver City’s November ballot, is a proposal to raise the annual business license tax on Culver City businesses based on what category the business falls into and its gross revenues. Because Culver City’s business license tax is based on the gross revenue of the business – not the profit from operations – a business could be operating at a loss but still receive a huge tax bill from the city. While the proposal exempts businesses with gross revenues below $200,000 annuall...
The seven-time Super Bowl champion tweeted on Sunday that he's returning for a 23rd season overall and third with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. These past two months I've realized my place is still on the field and not in the stands. That time will come. But it's not now. I love my teammates, and I love my supportive family. They make it all possible I'm coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa....
This week the the United States Senate approved a proposal to make daylight saving time permanent, which if passed in the House and signed by President Biden, would mean Americans would never again have to set their clocks back an hour and lose an hour of afternoon daylight in the fall and winter. If enacted into law, it would also mean that early risers lose an hour of daylight in the mornings in November, December, January, and February. In New York, for example, under current law the sun...
There are two concerts coming to the Canyon Club venues that you don't want to miss. Rick Springfield takes the stage at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on October 22 and the very next day, Engelbert Humperdinck makes an appearance at the Starlight Bowl in Burbank on October 23. Over the past four decades, Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the '80's, a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has...
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 Station 1 (9600 Culver Blvd.) to honor the men, women, children, and first responders who lost their lives. Join us as we remember them on Saturday, September 11. Here is the schedule of the mornings event: 6:55 a.m. Crews assemble in front of the flag. 6:59 a.m. Time of the South Tower collapse. 7:00...
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 residential rent increases in the City of Culver City, including any ordinance establishing rent control adopted by the Culver City Council after January 1, 2019, be adopted?” Private property rights have been under attack in Culver City for over one year. With the onset of government-ordered rent con...
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 this week's City Council meeting "to discuss police policies and budget." They pushed for CCAN's position to remove 20% or more from the police budget and put it into social programs of their choosing. Council cut off the rest of the comments - about 200 of them - so they would have time to deliberate...
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 November the term for these 2 positions will be 8 months instead of a full year. The city charter calls for the reorganization of council positions to take place after the council election. Eriksson thanked his fellow council members saying, "I am honored to work with such a dedicated group of...
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 conference call, which was broadcast live on the city's website, the Council voted to extend the commercial eviction moratorium through May 31, confirming the City Manager's order of April 7. Councilmember Alex Fisch cited the orders by the governor halting evictions and foreclosures. He urged business...
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 candidate garnered over 50% of the votes to avoid a runoff. Locally, Culver City Measure CC, which extends by 10 years the sales tax increase approved by the voters in 2012, passed with a whopping 75.03 percent voting yes and 24.9 percent rejecting the extension. With its passage, the sales tax will be...
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 community center and the ultimate relocation of the Mayme Clayton Museum residents of the neighborhood voiced strong objections to establishing low income or homeless housing. Veteran Larry Laughlin spoke about the eviction from the AMVERTS building. He said to the council, “Give us back our home.” The build...
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 tax incentives to attract and keep larger businesses, has created a committee looking for ways to increase revenues. Proposals being floated could possibly triple the business tax in the next couple of years. Sahli-Wells tweeted out: "There are a lot of major companies that are locating in Culver...
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 has already approved the purchase when it adopted the 2019-20 city budget last August. But the council later put the brakes on the purchase citing the need for more community input. In its resolution, the Democratic Club accused the city "of misrepresented this military transport as an 'emergency...
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 Inglewood. Ebow, allegedly committed the crimes because he perceived the victims to be gay or members of the LGBTQ community, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Ebow, who has remained jailed at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in lieu of $135,000 bail since his Jan. 3 a...
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 investigation, but the homeless man was not carrying a gun, police said. He was holding a bicycle part that was shaped like a handgun. The shooting took place on Jan. 11 following reports that a man with a gun had exited a tent at the encampment under the 405 freeway at Venice Boulevard When LAPD Serg...
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 p.m. last Saturday that a man with a gun had just exited a tent at the homeless encampment under the 405 Freeway at Venice Boulevard. LAPD was first on the scene and a supervisor confronted the suspect. A shooting ensued and the suspect was shot, police said. Culver City and Los Angeles City...
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 hall with drones taking off, landing and hovering over the area. A Culver City Fire Department Battalion Chiefs SUV was outfitted with a large screen showing live footage from the drone overhead. The drones are used under strict guidelines to ensure proper use combining public safety and privacy. The...
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 recently, City Manager John Nachbar requested the additional funds to deal with the growing problem. "In a poll conducted a few weeks ago, homelessness was cited by our residents as one of the top issues facing the city," said Nachbar. "This issue is incredibly complex." Vice Mayor Goran Eriksson asked...
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 Advisory Committee -- a state of fiscal emergency so a special election could be called to extend the 1/2% sales tax increase the voters passed in 2012. Measure Y, as it was called, was set to sunset (expire) in 2020. In 2012, the Council promised in its statement on the sample ballot that “All tax fun...
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 at the Arclight Theaters or at the AR Cucina Restaurant both in downtown Culver City. In Santa Monica to possible exposure occurred at a commercial building at 3201 Wilshire Boulevard or at the Erewhom Market. Measles is considered among the most contagious viruses in the world. About 90% of...
