Articles from the January 11, 2024 edition


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  • Culver City Celebrates the life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Jan 11, 2024

    On Saturday, January 20,Culver City will host its Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event at the Veterans Memorial Complex. The day will begin with a volunteer Service Project assembling care packages for Project HomeKey from 9am to 10am in the Teen Center. Following this, the King Day Program will commence at 10am with a free pancake breakfast, resource fair, and live performances at the Veterans Auditorium. On Sunday, January 21, 2024, volunteers can participate in the Fox Hills Park...

  • Vote at 16 Back Again

    Jan 11, 2024

    Defeated by voters in the 2022 election the Vote16 people have submitted a Notice of Intent to circulate a petition to get the Vote 16 on the 2024generalelection ballot. The ballot measure failed in 2022 with a vote of NO 8,309 or 50.05% to the yes vote of 8,293 or 49.95%....

  • Letter to the Editor re: CCUSD Budget Stabilization Plans

    Jan 11, 2024

    Letter to the Editor re: CCUSD Budget Stabilization Plans With the sunsetting of COVID relief funds, CCUSD is faced with the same budget concerns that all districts up and down the state are facing. While CCUSD currently has sufficient reserves for this fiscal year, and we are meeting our financial commitments, we anticipate that reserves will be below the state's 3% reserve requirement during the next two years. Therefore we must make adjustments and develop plans to reduce spending. As a...

  • ERBA Markets Specials

    Jan 11, 2024

    Visit ERBA Markets Locations for SPECIALS Visit ERBA Markets Stores CULVER CITY, CA at 9021 Exposition Blvd, LA Other Stores located at: 12320 West Pico Blvd, LA and 4200 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey...

  • City Council Begins 2024 Year with Council Appointments to Committees

    Jan 11, 2024

    Names, Creates and Updates a Number of Committees Council Members Chosen to Represent City on Agencies and Subcommittees The City Council approved Council Members to represent the City on various "outside agencies" and on City Council Subcommittees. Some of the outside agency boards require the adoption of a resolution to make Culver City appointments to their bodies. The appointments include: Los Angeles County City Selection Committee – Mayor Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, Vice Mayor Dan O'Brien L...

  • Chargers end the 2023 football season with a loss to the Chiefs

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Jan 11, 2024

    The late, great Hall of Fame football Coach John Madden once said about losing, "I've always said winning's the great deodorant, and conversely, when you have a bad record, everything stinks, and everything starts to unravel, and everything falls apart." For the Los Angeles Chargers season, that is exactly what the 2023 football season felt like. The Chargers started the season losing their first two games and ended the season on a five-game losing streak. The Chargers fell last Sunday to the...

  • Los Angeles Urban League Guild (Laul Guild) Spreads Holiday Cheer At City Club Event

    Jan 11, 2024

    The Los Angeles Urban League Guild (LAUL GUILD) and the Los Angeles Urban League came together in a joyous celebration of the holiday season at the prestigious City Club. Against the backdrop of the iconic Los Angeles skyline, the holiday festivities brought together individuals dedicated to promoting social justice, economic empowerment, and community development. Los Angeles Urban League execs and staff pose with the Los Angeles Urban League Guild members. As a vital pillar of the Los Angeles...

  • CCHS boys' basketball is surprising a lot of people

    teve Finley, Sports Editor|Jan 11, 2024

    This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Culver City high school boys' varsity basketball team. They have a new head coach and several new players but after a slow start the Centaurs have raised their level of play during the last month. At press time they were 10-5 and 2-1 in the tough Bay league. They beat Mira Costa (13-6) last Friday 59-49 at home but they lost to Redondo Union (14-4) 79-72 on the road last Monday after committing 22 turnovers. Their next home game is Friday...

  • Bill Walton To Be Honored As Outstanding Contributor By Atlanta Tipoff Club

    Jan 11, 2024

    Two-time NCAA champion and three-time Naismith Trophy award winner Bill Walton has been selected, along with C. Vivian Stringer, as a Naismith Award honoree for his lifetime contribution to the game of basketball, as announced on Thursday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Walton led the UCLA men’s basketball program to three consecutive Final Fours (1972-74) and back-to-back NCAA titles in 1972 and 1973. He was honored as the Naismith Trophy award winner in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Walton and longtime women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer were sele...

  • December 14 Marked The Sixtieth Anniversary of the Baldwin Hills Dam Collapse

    Stephen Hadland, Editor & Publisher|Jan 11, 2024

    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...

  • City Council Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Proclamation

    Jan 11, 2024

    The City Council began 2024 with a proclamation in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Day 2024. Culver City will host a number of events on January 20th and 21st, 2024. On Saturday, the community is invited to join the Care Package Service Project from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will assemble care packages for Project Homekey. The King Day Program will begin at 10 a.m. The event includes a pancake breakfast, resource fair, and performances. On Sunday, the community is invited to join...

  • Rams face the Lions in the NFL Playoffs on Sunday

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Jan 11, 2024

    The Los Angeles Rams travel to Detroit to battle the Lions on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. in the first round of the NFL playoffs. The game will be televised on Channel 4. This may turn out to be the most intense first round games because the contest pits quarterbacks that were traded for each a few years ago. Former Rams quarterback Jared Goff was traded for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford because both teams wanted to up grade their quarterback position and as strange as it may seem both teams...