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With the help of its Crisis Negotiation Team, Culver City police last week arrested an “unstable” woman barricaded inside a stolen truck. Around 1 p.m. on January 27, the Culver City Police Department received reports of a suspicious woman inside of a U-Haul truck in the 10100 block of Washington Blvd. The responding officers conducted a DMV check of the truck which revealed that it was stolen out of San Diego County on January 26, CCPD said in a press release. “Officers attempted to ask the f...
Micaela Trujilo Ponce, 17 KidScoop Media Correspondent Through my extracurricular work with the nonprofit organization KidScoop Media, I was able to interview Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the third woman and first Latina Justice of the United States Supreme Court who recently wrote a children's book called Just Help! The interview took place over the phone at Immaculate Heart High School. My teacher and principal let me sit out of class for 15 incredible minutes. I remember feeling extremely...
Vietnam Veteran and Culver High Grad Jerald “Jerry” Rose, a resident of Mendenhall, MS., passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 28, 2022, at the age of 71. Jerry was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Robert and MaryNell Rose. He graduated from Culver City High School in California and enlisted in the United States Navy shortly after graduation. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served as a Radioman Petty Officer 2nd Class aboard the USS Midway and USS Halsey from 1970-1978....
Tom Nakayama, a longtime math teacher at Culver City Middle School, passed away last week, according to local school officials. Affectionately known as “Coach Nak,” Nakayama helped coach and assist the trainers for Culver City High School’s football, girls’ basketball and track teams for more than 25 years. “He was well-loved by students,” said CCHS Athletic Director Tom Salter. “He always had a smile on his face and would bring snacks for all the student athletes.” Nakayama was also in charge...
Local activist Mark Lipman was removed from the Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness due to allegation of domestic abuse at the recent City Council meeting. Culver City Council member Goran Eriksson offered: "There was a resident in our city who wrote a complaint to staff, and we have to act. We can't ignore that. I don't think this is a petty issue. Our police department registered three complaints, and on one occasion brought Mr. Lipman to jail, but the D.A. decided not to...
A man who was arrested in connection with the deaths of a model and her friend last year pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he sexually assaulted four women in alleged attacks dating back as far as 2010. Deputy District Attorney Catherine Mariano told Superior Court Judge Victoria B. Wilson the charges involve allegations that David Brian Pearce, now 39, drugged and subsequently raped the alleged victims - who are named in the charges as Jane Doe 1 through 4. Mariano added that Pearce is...
Construction crews have started excavation at 9900 Venice Boulevard in Palms, where a seven-story, 54-unit apartment complex with 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space will rise within the next couple of years. The City of Los Angeles has approved the construction of the mixed-use project – located adjacent to Downtown Culver City – that will also include 70 parking spaces on a basement level and a two-story podium, according to Urbanize LA. The project sits near Sony Pictures and Culve...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the musical FUN HOME with book and lyrics by Lisa Kron, music by Jeanine Tesori, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Call backs will be held on Monday, March 7 by appointment only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Kathy Dershimer with musical direction by Cheryl Gaul, and produced by Jenny Boone and Harold Dershimer...
The football stars are aligning over Southern California. As if by cosmic design the Los Angeles Rams will be participating in their second Super Bowl in the last four years. And it doesn't get any sweeter than beating the archrival San Francisco 49ers, 20-17, in the NFC Championship game at SoFi Stadium last Sunday to get there. The Rams will now face the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, February 13, in the same Rams House in Inglewood for the NFL's crown jewel, the Vince Lombardi...
By Rachel Ganz On Wednesday evening January 19, 2022, the gorgeous model Kaia Gerber dazzled the Red Carpet with her beauty at The LA Art Show Opening Night Premiere Party at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber was the host for the event which benefits the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital .St Jude's Research Hospital is a world leader in treating and defeating childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Their mission is finding cures and...
I was unable to speak tonight after taking the time to log onto the meeting, I want to list the items that need to be addressed. 1. How does the Culver City Council intend to pay for the infrastructure needed to take care of the additional people who would inhabit the units that you are voting on tonight? That includes more police, fire firefighters, installation of sewer lines, etc. Does Culver City have a slush fund to pay for these costs? If new schools are needed, does the District have the...
Letter to the Editor, Culver City’s Proposed Housing Element Upzoning Perhaps future historians will, with the advantage of hindsight, be able to look back and dissect how a small group of clever, organized, and powerful interests engineered the transformation of Culver City from a lovely town of idyllic, family-oriented neighborhoods into a soulless, overcrowded, overpriced version of greater Los Angeles. These same historians will marvel at this group’s ability to cloak their actions in obt...
Hello Council, I have to chime in on the lack of accessibility of these ongoing online Council meetings. I’ve lost count of how many of these e-mails we’ve received at Protect Culver City complaining about inability to join the Council meeting to speak. And that’s among people with enough computer access to send an e-mail. I also get calls from people who don’t have computers. Furthermore, these Council meetings get harder and harder to join. We used to be able to send people a link to registe...
By David E. Mastagni and Taylor Davies-Mahaffey In the recent City of Tahlequah v. Bond decision, the United States Supreme Court revisited the protections officers should receive through qualified immunity (City of Tahlequah v. Bond, 2021 U.S. Lexis 5310 [2021]). Qualified immunity provides immunity from certain lawsuits raised against government officials acting in their official capacity. It is important to note that qualified immunity not only protects peace officers but any federal, state...
Dear City Council: Last night’s City Council meeting was an atrocious embarrassing mess. I have lived in Culver City all of my life, and never have I been so embarrassed by such a kangaroo Council. It did not even let Vice Mayor speak about the Housing Element before the vote, a decision made by the Council that will irrevocably harm the City. I am used to being muted and muzzled by the YIMBY Council majority, but it was painful to see it being done by Mayor Lee to Vice Mayor Vera so he could c...
By Chanin Victor In the heart of Temecula Valley Wine Country and surrounded by 63 acres of beautifully tended vines, you’ll find family-owned South Coast Winery Resort and Spa. Bask in an idyllic setting and experience Southern California’s wine country for a peaceful sojourn. Delight in an unforgettable wine-tasting occasion. Bring the kids (and dog), stay for the weekend, and immerse yourself in a complete wine country adventure. Temecula Valley is the inland oasis to enjoy when looking for a weekend getaway. You’ll find incredible dining, e...
By Samuel Alioto, facts from Reuters. January 14th's eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. The audible report carried some 2,300 kilometers away in New Zealand, a distance of over 1,430 miles. It was widely reported (including by seismologist Lucy Jones), that this was "a once in 1000 year event." Actually, the eruption was a once in 1000 year event at this particular undersea volcano,...
When you play in the super competitive Bay league you expect challenges. That’s what happened to one of the best Culver City boys’ soccer teams in the last 10 years. With one game to play at press time the Centaurs are hoping to advance to the prestigious CIF playoffs next week. Culver City placed third in the Bay league with a 2-2-1 league record. Their overall record is 6-5-4. If this was a regular high school soccer season the Centaurs would be a lock to make the playoffs but because of the...
Dear CCUSD Community, I want to thank you for your understanding, patience and cooperation as we made the difficult decision to cancel school for the remainder of this week. We realize that having your children home from school so unexpectedly undoubtedly caused hardship for many families. However, given the rapid rise in positive Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County, and among our students, faculty and staff, we believe this short-term closure was the most prudent thing to do. CCUSD’s top p...
