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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 University. Residents in Carlson Park have documented over 50 cats that went missing last year. The problem is city wide and many communities throughout Southern California have been reporting the same problem. It was acknowledged that coyotes have been around for many years and have ventured into...
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 Surf Band. The band hails from Manhattan Beach and are considered an American instrumental surf rock band. They have had an enduring impact on the development and continued voice of classic instrumental surf music. Christopher Ameruoso is up next at noon with his 'Swamp Rock Music,' Ggod old foot...
The acrimonious selection of the vice mayor last year was no where in evidence as the council voted unanimously to elect Meghan Sahli-Wells as Mayor and Goran Eriksson as Vice Mayor. Outgoing Mayor Small thanked all his fellow councilmembers, "I think we worked together in a fantastic way." Last year's mayoral election was a "painful and divisive process" according to Eriksson when he was passed over for vice mayor even though he was next in line according to council policy and Sahli-Wells had a...
Culver City Mayor Thomas Small was beaming as he delivered his "State of the City" address to more than 600 members of the community. "Our city remains socially, culturally and economically diverse while our school district was recently named the fourth most diverse in the country," Small said during last week's address, which was presented in the evening at the newly-remodeled Robert Frost Auditorium. Small talked about his tenure on the Council and the city's accomplishments and major...
Herb Rosenberg left us on April 2, 2019, but he and his wife Diane left us a legacy of love, commitment and a sense of devotion many of us strive to achieve. Like so many people the Rosenberg's and I were bound together by this place called Culver City. Friendly and affable they were always happy to greet me and Herb was especially fond of talking about his beloved wife Diane. Rarely in my life have I seen a couple so devoted to each other. The facts and statistics do not tell the complete...
The Culver City Police Department has resumed its search of the El Sobrante Landfill for the remains of Jacsun Manson, on Tuesday, March 26th. Kianna Williams and Adam Manson were formally charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office felony child endangerment resulting in death, with no bail. Both Kianna Williams and Adam Manson were arraigned at the Criminal Courts Building, a preliminary hearing has not yet been set. Culver City Police now believe he died while his parents, A...
Following the attacks on 2 Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand where fifty were murdered with scores more injured the Culver City Police Department wasn't taking any chances and deployed 4 patrol cars with numerous officers clearly visible at the King Fahad Mosque. CCPD Lt. Troy Dunlap said that they would do this for any threats and that police presence would continue. He said in situations like this the police department would, "Do anything we can for anybody." He pointed to the good working...
The search for 6-month-old Jacsun Manson has changed to a search for his body. Culver City Police now believe he died while his parents, Adam Manson and Kiana Williams were doing drugs. Both are being held without bail by the Los Angeles County Sheriff on a murder warrant issued by CCPD. Formal charges of felony child endangerment resulting in death were filed on February 27.A massive search began Monday at the El Sobrante Landfill in Corona. Police said the baby's body is believed to be at the...
State Senator Holly J. Mitchell has officially announced her campaign for the Second District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. If elected, she will replace current Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas who will be termed out next year. California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared on Tuesday at the Culver City Senior Citizens Center to throw his support behind Mitchell. "There are certain core tenants of leadership. They take responsibility; they are not bystanders in the world," said...
It was 10 years ago this week that word spread about a fiery head-on collision on the 10-freeway involving a local police officer. Then Sgt. Curtis Massey, a 17-year veteran of the Culver City Police Department. died instantly when the wrong-way driver slammed head-on into his unmarked patrol car while he was on his way to work on January 28, 2009. As word spread through the city that morning, my phone rang constantly as people woke up to the news that a Culver City Police Officer had died....
On Friday November 16, arrest and search warrants were executed which resulted in the arrest of a male juvenile suspect. The arrest was the culmination of an investigation into the shooting at the Studio Village Shopping Center near the Jefferson Post office. On Sunday October 11 at approximately 3:50pm, Culver City Police Department officers responded to a radio call of a shooting that had just occurred in the parking lot of the Studio Village Shopping Center, located at 10900 Jefferson Blvd....
To the surprise of few, Culver City residents approved a ¼% increase in the sales tax and a parcel tax put forward by the Culver City Unified School District Board of Trustees. Measure C which increases the sales tax in Culver City by ¼% received almost 70% of the vote. The tax increase required a 2/3 majority. Named the "Culver City Neighborhood Safety and City Services Protection Measure" the preliminary totals were; Yes 8,266 69.90% No 3,560 30.10% Measure D which will amend...
Over the past several weeks the Culver City Observer has run letters, Columns and Commentaries on the on the tax increase measures on the November 6 ballot. In order to keep the citizens of Culver City informed with the diverse n opinions on the issues we have put all of the letter we have published in our print editon on our home page this week. Be sure to check in on Tuesday night for the latest returns....
Last Thursday at about 4 PM, a group of four to five men had a confrontation near the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Machado Rd next to the Jefferson Post Office. The subjects ran into a nearby parking lot where one of the subjects was shot. The victim of the shooting, a male adult, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspects were described as male Blacks, between 18-25 years old, possibly wearing backpacks. One of the suspects, a male juvenile, was...
After seven days on the fire lines at the Cranston Fire in Idyllwild, Strike Team XLA-1075A--consisting of 22 firefighters, five engine companies and a battalion chief--wearily headed north to fight other major fires that are raging across the state. The team included eight Culver City firefighters, along with firefighters from Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. The team leader came from Los Angeles. The team headed north for a 26-hour trip to the Mendocino Complex fire in Northern California. It w...
My friend, my coworker, my editor Mitch Chortkoff lost his battle with diabetes and related illnesses this week. He was 78. Mitch was a renowned sports writer in Los Angeles for 50 years. His knowledge and zeal for writing sports was incredible. He was regarded as the "Dean of the Lakers Writers." Services for Mitch will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday July 23, at Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills - Mount Sinai Chapel, 5950 Forest Lawn Dr., Glendale. During my career, I have been blessed to work with some...
In an apparent effort to stave-off possible action by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit of alleged Brown Act violations, the Culver City Council has re-agenized a vote for the position of vice mayor and a discussion of the Council policy on mayoral rotation. The Council Chambers Monday were packed. Mayor Thomas Small, who believes that members of the Council have done nothing wrong, limited residents who wanted to publicly address the issue at the meeting to only...
In an unprecedented move, the City Council has opted to review the procedure for mayoral and vice mayor selection, according to a letter from the City Attorney's office. The move was prompted by eight Culver City residents who filed a complaint with the city attorney, alleging a secret meeting or discussions were held to pass over Goran Eriksson who was in line to become the next vice mayor. The City Attorney office's letter stated that the council did agree to: 1. Place an item on the agenda...
The City Attorney of Culver City this week addressed the controversy that was sparked at the City Council installation and the alleged Brown Act violation. In a carefully worded statement, the city attorney issued the following: "The City Council has determined that no Brown Act violations occurred; therefore, there is no need to cure or correct its actions. " "The Council has directed me, the City Attorney, to prepare a written response" to complainants "in accordance with such determination,"...
With many cities and several counties suing the State of California over the so called "Sanctuary City" law, the Culver City Council voted 3-1-1 to back the state with what is known as an Amicus Brief in its fight against the Trump administration lawsuit. The item was placed on the agenda at the last minute on May 11 as a closed session item. It was reported out in general session and was addressed at the end of the session. Mayor Thomas Small, Vice Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells and Councilman...
Is the Culver City Council embracing a progressive-elitist agenda? Last week, the new ultra-liberal council moved quickly, following the installation of the new councilmen, to control the agenda. Citing "it's just politics" by councilman Daniel Lee, the governing body skipped over Goran Eriksson who was next in line to be Vice Mayor and then Mayor in the last year of his first term. The crowd booed and hissed when the vote was taken, with many observers threatening to recall the new Vice Mayor...
The Trader Joe's in downtown Culver City was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday, April 12. The thieves collected $4800 in cash from the store manager. Another Culver City Trader Joe's store, on Slauson in the Fox Hills Mall shopping center, was robbed last year. The robbery appears to be part of a larger operation targeting Trader Joe's stores throughout the westside, and as far South as Long Beach. At least seven stores have been targeted in recent months. The robbers appear to have fled on foot...
Shock and disgust were evident in the council chambers Monday night. Unity and kindness flew out the window as the council skipped over the next candidate scheduled to become Vice Mayor. Goran Eriksson was bypassed, and the council installed councilmember and former Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells in the position so she could become Mayor for a second time during her last year in office. It appears the tenor of the next two years has been set and compromise is out the window. With a few exceptions...
Newly elected councilmen Alex Fisch and Daniel Lee will be sworn in and take seats on the Culver City City Council Monday night. They will replace Jim Clarke and Jeff Cooper who we step down due to term limits enacted by the voter As called for by city council policy Vice Mayor Thomas Small will be elected Mayor and it expected that Goran Eriksson will assume the position of Vice Mayor. Council policy was enacted some years ago to avoid confusion on who was in line and to assure each...
With almost 1600 provisional and Vote-by-mail ballots to be counted the second seat on the city council appeared to be up in the air. The second round of counting was held on Monday April 16 and Daniel Lee widened his lead over Albert Vera. Lee initially finished 170 votes ahead of Vera on election night. After the second count Lee increased his to 212 votes, capturing. The current unofficial vote count stands as follows: Alex Fisch 3,819 Daniel Lee 3,335 Albert Vera 3,123 Marcus Tiggs 2,189...
