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“A group known as Culver City Kennedy Democrats will be holding a Free Speech Rally on Wednesday January 20 s at Culver City Veterans Memorial Park, according to Robert Zirgulis president of Culver City Kennedy Democrats. “Whether you like President Trump or not, ”our freedom of speech and first amendment rights are being attacked by social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon when they silence alternative speech that they don't like” according to Zirgulis. “The rally coincides on the same day as the inauguration of Joe Biden as...
Experiencing the same dramatic surge in the rate of infection as Los Angeles County, Culver City recorded 181 cases of Coronavirus and 8 deaths in the past week, the County Department of Health has reported. As of press time, the number of Culver City residents with Covid-19 has spiked to 1601 cases, a 210% increase in the past 7 weeks. Coronavirus-related deaths also rose by 105% over the same period – from 26 reported in November to 53 yesterday, according to Public Health. Yesterday, the s...
Los Angeles Police Department Homicide detectives have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a deadly shooting at a parking lot near Blair Hills. In a press release, LAPD officials said that around 3:15 p.m. on December 16, a male victim was shot during a robbery after exiting a business near the 3500 block of South La Cienega Boulevard in a Target parking lot. Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital where he later died. Through the course of...
New estimates by county scientists show that 1 in 3 Los Angeles County residents have been infected with the coronavirus. The estimates reveal how rapidly the virus is the county which has recorded more than 13,000 Covid-19 deaths in the past 10 months. Backed by scientific modeling, county officials believe that 3 million of the County's 10 million residents have been infected with Coronavirus, which represents more than three times the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. County officials...
Statement of Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen issue he following statement Thursday morning, “Yesterday, our Nation watched in disbelief as a mob breached the Capitol Building and required federal and local law enforcement to help restore order. The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that those responsible for this attack on our Government and the rule of law face the full consequences of their actions under the law. Our criminal prosecutors have been working throughout the night with special agents and investigators from t...
To the Editor: In a letter published in the Observer (Jan. 7 – 13, 2021) Will Swaim makes the rather absurd claim that public employee unions “are by far the most powerful and lavishly overfunded political actors in California.” That dubious distinction goes to the oil and gas industry. The top lobbying clients nationally and in the state of California in the oil and gas industry are Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries Royal Dutch Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute. More illog...
One of the fascinating changes the pandemic has brought into my very sequestered life is the introduction of Zoom. I’m no techie, but with a friend patiently guiding me over the phone I managed to download Zoom onto my laptop and voila, I could have a personal visual connection to the world in real time! I quickly joined a weekly Wednesday Zoom poetry group that I enjoy immensely. After sharing and discussing our poems we decide on the subject to write about for the following week. At our D...
The season is still early but if the early returns are factual the UCLA men's basketball team, USC men's basketball team and the UCLA women's basketball team are moving in the right direction. Throw in the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers and the local basketball landscape in Los Angeles looks very impressive during this pandemic season. Despite the challenges presented by the virus these teams have been successful so far this season. The Lakers have the best record in the NBA at...
Despite closing out the 2020 regular season with a four-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Chargers have decided to part ways with head coach Anthony Lynn after four seasons at the helm. Lynn was informed Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the Chargers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on the road, 38-21. The Chargers ended the season with a record of 7-9 and the Chiefs finished at 14-2. Chargers owner Dean Spanos made the decision to go in a different direction. In a statement, Spanos...
USC junior offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker has been named the offensive winner of the 2020 Morris Trophy, presented annually to the Pac-12's outstanding offensive and defensive linemen by the Washington Athletic Club. The Morris Trophy winners are selected by their peers. Pac-12 defensive players vote for the offensive winner and offensive players choose the defensive winner. Vera-Tucker is USC's first Morris Trophy winner since offensive tackle Matt Kalil in 2011. He is USC's 17th overall...
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today the acquisition of South Korean international Kim Moon-Hwan from K League side Busan IPark. Moon, who will occupy an international spot, was acquired using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and will be added to LAFC's roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P1 Visa. "Moon is a dynamic, exciting player who also brings top international experience to our team," said LAFC Co-President & General Manager John Thorrington. "He is an intelligent and versatile...
The Los Angeles Doders have announced the passing of the Iconic Baseball Manager Tommy LaSorda with the following statement, Tommy Lasorda, the son of Italian immigrants and a professional pitcher who became a legendary Dodgers manager, global baseball ambassador and national treasure, died on Thursday. He was 93. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement: "Tommy Lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known. He loved life as a Dodger. His...
he US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection" at last week's Capitol riot. The Yeas were 221 and the Nays were203 with 8 not voting.Culver City Congresswoman Karen Bass voted to impeach. He is the first president in US history to be twice impeached - to be charged with crimes by Congress. Mr Trump, a Republican, may now face a trial in the Senate, where if convicted he could face being barred from ever holding office again. The impeachment...
Destiny comes in different forms. For Culver City volleyball player Brandon Horn-Bostel his destiny was to be a volleyball player and his story started many years ago when his grandfather attended Culver High School and played sports. Then it was his mother's turn to continue the athletic excellence at Culver City. Now Brandon completed the third-generation cycle at Culver City high school. Horn-Bostel accepted a scholarship offer from Charleston University in West Virginia a few months ago to...
Natalie Chou has earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, the Conference office announced Monday. It's the first-career weekly honor for Chou and the 64th all-time for UCLA Women's Basketball. UCLA has now earned back-to-back Player of the Week accolades, as senior Michaela Onyenwere secured the award last week (Jan. 4) after scoring a career-high 33 points in the Bruins' win over then-No. 8 Oregon in Eugene. Sophomore guard Charisma Osborne won the first Pac-12 Player of the Week award of the...
On January 12-24, the legendary L.A. Performance Space and Gallery Highways will present its Second Annual Film Maudit 2.0 festival to showcase and celebrate new outré, unusual and startling films. The Film Maudit 2.0 festival features over 125 works of cinema from 25 countries including films rarely if ever, seen in festivals: works addressing socio-political issues and taboo subject matter that challenges conventional artistic assumptions and sexual mores. The festival will present virtual, online screenings of 18 feature films, 21 shorts...
Local Students in Grades 3-12 Are Encouraged to Create Water-Smart Artwork West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) announced the launch of its 2021 Water is Life student art contest today. Program information is available at www.westbasin.org/waterislife. West Basin fosters student creativity and innovation throughout its service area by hosting the annual art contest. Student artists help inspire their communities to support water conservation as a way of life by creating thought-provoking water-smart pieces of art. Submissions are...
January 11 – January 17, 2021 "Love's Labour's Lost" premieres Thursday, January 14 at 2 p.m. Pacific and is available on demand through April 14, 2021. The lavish Stratford Festival film will be free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters and $10 for all others at www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/videos/the-stratford-festival-loves-labours-lost/. Four young men swear off women to devote themselves to learning-only to fall for four attractive newcomers. Shakespeare's l...
Aaron vs. Aaron. The intriguing NFC second round Divisional playoff matchup this Saturday at Lambeau Field at 1:35 p.m. on Channel 11 will feature the Los Angeles Rams and defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the best defensive player in the NFL versus the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers, one of the best offensive players in the league. Due to a rash of injuries, the Rams with the NFL's No. 1 defense is a 6.5 underdog to the Packers and Rodgers who directs the league's No. 1 scoring offense. The...
The Pac-12 conference is back. Five-star defensive end Korey Foreman has decided to take his talents to USC and become a Trojan. Foreman, the top ranked player in the nation according to the 247sports.com football recruiting rankings, played his high school football at Centennial High School in Corona. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound prospect will enroll in the fall at USC. The signing of Foreman and the addition of Ceyair Wright of Loyola, the top ranked cornerback in the state of California, has...
The Los Angeles Kings opened up their 56-game, COVID-19-shortened, 2020-21 season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild at STAPLES Center. With no fans in attendance, recorded crowd-sounds were pumped into the arena to simulate the reactions of the fans, especially during eventful moments. i.e. a great save, a goal, etc. A very surreal atmosphere. Since the NHL disallowed preseason games this year, this first game of the regular season might be considered the Kings "preseason" game, a...
