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California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to remove homeless encampments throughout California. The Governors order directs state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities. he move comes almost a month after the U.S. Supreme Court upended six years o...
The final General Plan along with the zoning code and Environmental impact report are available online. The Culver City General Plan is the umbrella document that allows the City to plan for future development. The General Plan's intent is to set the City's goals for development approvals and the built environment, land use ground rules, and give the public the chance to participate in the City's planning process. Every City decision and document regulating the built environment, including the...
President Joe Biden announced today he is dropping his bid for re-election as President amidst growing pressure from fellow Democrats. Leaders in the Democratic Party had been saying that Biden's path back to the White House had disappeared. With the Democratic Convention less than one month away this has thrown the party into turmoil over who to select to lead the ticket. Leaders in the Democratic o\party have been calling for Biden' withdrawal since the embarrassing debate with Former...
L.A. Mayor Bass Slams Supreme Court's Ruling By Stephen Hadland Culver City Observer Editor & Publisher The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit cities from criminalizing sleeping outdoors. City of Grants Pass v. Johnson began when a small city in Oregon with just one homeless shelter began enforcing a local anti-camping law against people sleeping in public using a blanket or any other rudimentary protection against the elements – even i...
An armed robbery suspect was arrested Thursday after leading police on a high-speed chase across Los Angeles County with a baby in the car and live-streaming the ordeal on his Instagram account, according to police. The incident began with three suspects who were wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Beverly Hills where they allegedly stole several items including a Rolex watch.. Two were quickly taken into custody. The third suspect had his girlfriend pick him up, according to KTLA....
While speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, shots rang out in an apparent assassination attempt on the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump. First reports are thar Trump was wounded and appeared bloodied from the attack. The Washington Post has reported that the shooter has been killed and one audience member is dead another person at the event is in serious condition. No reports on the location or condition of the former President....
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in a 3-to-0 vote, approved Chair Lindsey Horvath and Supervisor Janice Hahn's motion to put forward a charter amendment on the November 2024 ballot – that, if passed by voters – will expand the Board to nine members and create a new countywide elected Executive Officer position. Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, who authored a 2023 motion with Chair Horvath for governance reform that passed with unanimous support, calling for an independent review of the...
In a 4 to 1 vote, the City Council approved conceptual plans for the Better Overland and Safer Fox Hills Project. Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Vice Mayor O'Brien, and Council Members Vera Jr. and Puza voted in favor of the motion. Council Member Eriksson abstained. City staff will now pursue grant funding for the Project. The Project's goals are to improve travel for everyone, including those who use a wheelchair, walk, bike, take transit, or drive. It begins at the intersection of Overland...
On April 4, community meeting offered by the Culver City Police Department to review the Racial Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) data for the year 2023 took close to two hours, and included opportunities to ask questions. The meeting was led by Dr. Paul Conor, a specialist in organizational psychology who consulted on the presentation. Conor TOLD THE GROUP that the California law mandates all state and local law enforcement agencies to collect and report detailed information about every person...
Activists who successfully placed a recall on California's ballot in 2021 and forced the Democratic governor to spend tens of millions are trying to oust him again. Newsom is often listed as a possible candidate for President of the United States in 2028. Conservative activists are launching another attempt to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeking to capitalize on anger over the state's yawning budget deficit and arguing that the top White House surrogate must be stopped before he can...
Authorities pieced together a series of tragic events that unfolded early on the morning of March 8, culminating in a homicide, a fatal traffic collision, and the discovery of two young children on the 405 Freeway, according to an LAPD press release. The Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Topanga Division patrol officers responded to a call for a homicide investigation in the 6200 block of Variel Avenue in Woodland Hills around 7:35 a.m. on April 8, 2024. Operations Valley Bureau (OVB) homic...
27 cents only stores announced on Thursday, April 7, it is going through a "wind-down" of business operations. The shutdown will impact all 371 store locations, the company wrote in a statement. In a related move the99 Cents Only filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Sunday, saying that it intended to close all of its 371 stores in the U.S. and sell off its real estate and remaining inventory. "This was an extremely difficult decision and is not the outcome we expected or ho...
Culver City Unified School District Measure E was on the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election ballot. The latest count on LAVote.gov shows, with about 75% of the vote counted, the local proponents surpassing the 55% super-majority threshold by 469 votes; with 5,909 (60.99%) voting in favor of the measure and 3,780 (39.01%) voting against the $800M property tax increase. By passing the measure, the Culver City Unified School District is authorized to issue $358 million in bonds, levying $6...
Culver City voters had only one local issue to vote on, measure E. Preliminary unofficial returns shoe the measure passing by a comfortable margin. As of Wednesday morning the raw vote totals are: YES 3,561 58.79% NO 2,496 41.21% The most controversial county issue was the race for District Attorney. Incumbent District Attorney George Gascon appears to be headed to a runoff in November against challenger Nathan GEORGE GASCÓN (N) Hochman. Preliminary totals stand at : 1748822 with 21.40%,...
California voters will head to the polls next Tuesday March 5th for the California Primary election. Voters will choose how many delegates President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will have at the Democratic and Republican conventions, respectively. Voters will also decide the top two candidates, who will advance to the November general election. for the United States Senate seat for California. All fifty two congressional seats will be on the ballot. Ther is no dispute that the school campuses in...
On 14 December 1963, however, signs of lining failure began showing in the dam, with water from the reservoir leaking through the dam's east abutment. Around 11:15 A.M. on December 14, 1963, during a routine daily inspection, the reservoir's caretaker noticed that water had begun draining from the pipes beneath the asphalt membrane liner. Concerned by the unusual circumstance, the caretaker and the operating engineer engaged the outlet works designed to lower the reservoir in emergency...
On Thursday January 4, through DNA evidence, the suspect in this case was identified and quickly arrested on the I-5 Freeway after leaving a downtown Los Angeles hotel and boarding a bus headed toward Bakersfield, California. Thirty-five-year-old Marcos Maldonado was arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child and booked at Culver City Police Department with a bail of 1.25 million dollars. On Tuesday December 2, Culver City Police responded to a call for service of a sexual assault in the...
The MOVE Culver City project will see modifications in the coming months as City Council approved a contractor's bid on the planned work. Modifications will merge the bike and bus lane into one along the downtown corridor portion of the pilot project. In a 3 to 2 vote, the City Council awarded the contract to Sterndahl Enterprises LLC for $1,465,075. Vice Mayor Dan O'Brien, Council Members Albert Vera and Goran Eriksson voted in favor of the motion. Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Council...
The annual rotation of the Mayoral position took place at thee city council meeting on Monday December 1 when the council elected councilwoman Yasmine Imani McMorrin to become the city's next mayor. She becomes the first woman of color to be Culver City's Mayor. McMorrin has served as the Vice Mayor for the previous year. Councilman 'Dan Brien was elected Vice Mayor at that meeting. The election takes place by the sitting councilmembers and the vote was unanimous. The mayor leads the city counci...
The annual rotation of the Mayoral position took place at thee city council meeting on Monday December 1 when the council elected councilwoman Yasmine Imani McMorrin to become the city's next mayor. She becomes the first woman of color to be Culver City's Mayor. McMorrin has served as the Vice Mayor for the previous year. Councilman 'Dan Brien was elected Vice Mayor at that meeting. The election takes place by the sitting councilmembers and the vote was unanimous. The mayor leads the city counci...
The Monday night, Culver City Council Meeting on November 13 council voted unanimously to continue to allow public comments to be heard at meetings via virtual participation. Vice Mayor Yasmine McMorrin requested that a statement be prepared by Human Resources, so that if another 'hate speech' call were to intrude at a future meeting, the council would have a statement prepared to handle the situation. While comments need to be available, there is simply no legal way to pre-screen speakers for...
Manslaughter of Jewish Protester A 50-year-old professor at Moorpark College was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, 69, a Jewish protester during a Nov. 5 demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji of Moorpark was arrested and charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery causing "great bodily injury," County DA's office. "Both charges have special allegations that Alnaji personally...
By Stephen HADLAND Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said. In what was reminiscent of the 1994 Northridge earthquake a massive fire under Interstate 10 overpass in Los Angeles has closed the freeway for an indefinite period. fire Saturday morning under the 10 freeway has closed the interstate for 3 to 12 weeks,...
On Thursday October 19, the City of Culver City was served with legal action as "Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City" filed a lawsuit questioning the legality of the City's recent adjustments to the MOVE Culver City pilot project. During its meeting on Monday, September 11th, the City Council voted 3-2 in favor of adopting amendments to the MOVE Culver City pilot project, which included California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions. MOVE Culver City is an initiative spearheaded...
The Culver City City council meeting next Monday November 13, will address some housekeeping issues on various city committees. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7p.m. and will adjourn into closed session. Returning to the dais council will update on homelessness emergency including project homekey, safe camping, and other housing programs (this update is made pursuant to the requirements of government code section 8630(c) requiring a periodic review of the local emergency). The council will...
