Articles from the March 7, 2024 edition


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  • Kayla Reifschneider Arrested For Actions in D.C Riot

    Mar 7, 2024

    A woman from the San Fernando Valley was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday for her alleged actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the United States Capitol. Kayla Reifschneider, 27, of Northridge, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with a criminal complaint filed in Washington D.C. She faces felony charges for obstructing an official proceeding and several misdemeanor charges related to her alleged actions that day, which were described by the United States Department of Justice...

  • Gloomy skies rain in Westwood in loss to Arizona

    Eric Lambkins II, Sports Reporter|Mar 7, 2024

    As the rain cascaded down on Pauley Pavilion before tip-off last Thursday, it felt like more than just a weather pattern; it was as if the heavens were mirroring the state of the UCLA Bruins' basketball program. With four consecutive losses under their belts, the UCLA Bruins faced off against the No. 5 Arizona Wildcats, knowing it would be their final showdown in the Pac-12 against the Wildcats. But the outcome left fans and players feeling as gloomy as the stormy skies outside. The final...

  • UCLA announces the hiring of Eric Bieniemy as their new Offensive Coordinator

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Mar 7, 2024

    In a move that surprised many people in the NFL and College Football world, Eric Bienemy has agreed to become the new offensive coordinator and associate head coach of the UCLA Bruins. Bieniemy was the offensive coordinator for two Super Bowl Championship teams with the Kansas City Chiefs. "Having one of the most innovative offensive minds in football join our staff speaks volumes to the type of program we are building here at UCLA," said UCLA Football Head Coach DeShaun Foster." Bieniemy was...

  • Culver City High School baseball is making their presence felt

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Mar 7, 2024

    The season still has a long way to go but the Culver City varsity baseball team is looking like a team that has moved into the category of being a good solid high school baseball team. Under the guidance of second year head coach, Devaughn Wallace the Centaurs are currently 8-1 and appear to be ready to be competitive in the tough Bay league. Every game in the Bay league will be a dog fight. "We will take it one game at a time," said Wallace after practice last week. On Tuesday they travel a...

  • Lakers are still fighting to stay out of the play-in tournament

    Garrison Kreitenberg and Ernie Kreitenberg|Mar 7, 2024

    The Los Angeles have won five out of their last seven games and they hope to keep the momentum going and stay out of the Western Conference play-in tournament. They are currently 9th in the conference and teams 7-10 play in the play-in tournament to earn the right to play in the regular conference tournament. Although the motion picture stars were honored on Sunday the professional basketball stars came out in full force last Friday night at the Crypto.com Arena. With LeBron James sidelined...

  • Measure E Appears to Be Approved by Voters

    Stephen Hadland, Culver City Observer Editor & Publisher|Mar 7, 2024

    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%,...

  • Ocean Water Quality Rain Advisory: Advisory for all Los Angeles County Beaches in Effect Until Saturday, March 9, at 3:00 pm

    Mar 7, 2024

    Due to current rainfall, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all water contact, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to potentially higher bacteria levels in these areas. This includes any runoff that may flow onto or pond on the beach sand. Ocean and bay recreational waters, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers can be contaminated with bacteria, chemicals, debris, trash, and other public health...

  • Chargers prepare for Free Agency and the NFL Draft

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Mar 7, 2024

    The 2023 NFL season ended less than four weeks ago, but for the Los Angeles Chargers there is no rest for the weary in the offseason. The 2024 NFL league year and trading period will officially get under way beginning on Wednesday March 13, with the 2024 NFL Draft to follow on Thursday April 25 through Saturday April 27. NFL free agency will officially begin on March 13th, although teams can begin negotiations with free agents next Monday, March 11 at 9 a.m. PST and players can officially be...

  • Local Stars Shine in Screenland 5K

    Mar 7, 2024

    Visual and performing artists will transform sections of Culver and Washington Blvds. on Oscar Sunday morning, Mar. 10, into motion picture magic commemorating a century of iconic local movies and TV shows. Walkers and runners in the Screenland 5K will retrace the steps of Hollywood's greatest stars in 100 points of motion picture lore, celebrating the centennials of MGM, Culver Hotel, and other local cinematic landmarks. "We hope you will be inspired and immersed in this grand artistic experien...

  • Culver City High School Athletes in Action

    Mar 7, 2024

  • USC's Aaliyah Gayles wins Tammy Blackburn Inspiration Award

    Mar 7, 2024

    USC's Aaliyah Gayles is the recipient of the Tammy Blackburn Inspiration Award, which is presented to a Pac-12 Conference women's basketball student-athlete, coach or staff member who exhibits courage, resilience and unbreakable spirit in overcoming adversity in their life. The award was created to honor Tammy Blackburn, veteran Pac-12 Networks broadcaster and former star basketball player for San Diego State who has battled breast cancer since 2017. As a senior in high school, Gayles was the vi...

  • Irvine Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Planned Parenthood Clinic Plotting to Attack Electrical Substation in Orange County

    Mar 7, 2024

    An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa in March 2022 and planning to attack an electrical substation in Orange, and further admitted to plotting an attack on Dodger Stadium last year on a night celebrating LGBTQ pride. Tibet Ergul, 22, of Irvine, pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility and one misdemeanor count of intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility. "This defendant's...

  • LOS ANGELES RAMS ANNOUNCE TWO ADDITIONS TO 2024 COACHING STAFF

    Mar 7, 2024

    The Los Angeles Rams announced today two additions to the coaching staff for the 2024 season. SEAN DESAI will enter his first season with the Rams as a senior assistant after spending the 2023 season with the Philadelphia Eagles as their defensive coordinator. He also served as the associate head coach for the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 after a nine-year stint with the Chicago Bears (2013-21) serving in various roles. Desai spent the 2021 season as the Bears defensive coordinator after coaching...

  • Record Crowd at the Wende Museum for Pussy Riot Founder's Speech on Navalny and Democracy

    Mar 7, 2024

    y This past Saturday, the Wende Museum hosted an unprecedented audience of approximately 800 attendees, the largest public program in the museum's 21-year history. They gathered for an appearance by Nadya Tolokonnikova, the trailblazing artist and activist who founded the Russian feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, as part of her pop-up exhibition FEAR NOT, in commemoration of the recent death of Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, In an impassioned speech,...

  • Sister City, Uruapan, Mexico, Honored with Proclamation

    Mar 7, 2024

    The City Council began Monday's meeting by welcoming the Mayor of Uruapan, Mexico and the Sister City delegation. The proclamation celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Culver City and Uruapan. Gifts were exchanged between the Cities, sharing an admiration for each other's culture. "I hope this relationship continues on for 60 more years and beyond," said Uruapan Mayor Ignacio Benjamín Campos Equihua. The Sister City partnership has fostered mutual...

  • President Biden Announces $1.2 Billion in Student Debt Cancellation in Culver City

    Mar 7, 2024
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    The President, who is up for re-election this year, appeared alongside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who hosted him at CJ's Cafe in Baldwin Hills prior to the Culver City even. tRemarks by President Biden on the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan Culver City at the Julian Dixon Library In Culver City, California. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Well, Dr. Saint-Paul, thank you very much for that introduction. But, you know, you're - you're like thousands of others who - who took...

  • City Shares Update on Local Homelessness Emergency

    Mar 7, 2024

    The City Council received another update from Tevis Barnes, Director of Housing and Human Services, on Culver City's homelessness emergency. Barnes spoke about the recent Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. While numbers were not yet released, Barnes noted the number of individuals on the streets in Culver City were lower than previous years. Since the Homelessness Emergency was ratified by the City Council in January 2023, the City has dedicated over $15 million address homelessness for Fiscal...

  • CCPD Puts Brakes on Street Racing

    Mar 7, 2024

    Over the weekend, Officers responded to multiple calls for service regarding vehicles racing up and down Washington Boulevard in the area of the Costco shopping center. A crowd was forming and there were vehicles driving recklessly. Responding officers found 200-300 people gathered and based on the size of the crowd, neighboring agencies responded to assist. Officers were able to de-escalate this attempted sideshow event without any confrontation. The crowd began to disburse when officers were...

  • Sister City, Uruapan, Mexico, Honored with Proclamation

    Mar 7, 2024

    The City Council began Monday's meeting by welcoming the Mayor of Uruapan, Mexico and the Sister City delegation. The proclamation celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Culver City and Uruapan. Gifts were exchanged between the Cities, sharing an admiration for each other's culture. "I hope this relationship continues on for 60 more years and beyond," said Uruapan Mayor Ignacio Benjamín Campos Equihua. The Sister City partnership has fostered mutual...

  • Kentwood Players Present Steel Magnolias at the Westchester Playhouse

    Mar 7, 2024

    Kentwood Players proudly presents STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling. Performance dates are Friday, March 15 through Saturday, April 6, 2024, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm. Saturday matinees at 2:00pm will be added on March 23 and continue through the rest of the run. This is a non-equity, all-volunteer production directed by Jon Sparks and produced by Alison Boole and Kirk Larson for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Dramatists Play Service. Featured in the...

  • Alumni Helen and Morgan Chu pledge $10 million to benefit UCLA Institute of American Cultures

    Mar 7, 2024

    Longtime donors to UCLA, the Chus participated in student-led protests in the 1960s that brought about the creation of UCLA's ethnic studies centers. Their latest gift is intended to create four endowed chairs and provide wider support for the work of the UCLA Institute of American Cultures. The funding will help the campus remain a leader at a critical time for research and programs related to race and ethnic studies and Native and Indigenous studies. Helen and Morgan Chu, whose student...

  • Kentwood Players Announces Open Auditions for Once On This Island

    Mar 7, 2024

    Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty on Saturday, March 16 from 10:00am to 1:00pm and Sunday, March 17 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Callbacks will take place by appointment only on Monday, March 18 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. This is a non-equity, all-volunteer production directed by Cece Suazo and assistant...

  • The Los Angeles CountyDistrict Attorney has Announced Nearly 200 Cases Filed to Combat Organized Retail Theft in Los Angeles County

    Mar 7, 2024
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    Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that nearly 200 organized retail theft cases involving adult and juvenile defendants have been filed by the office. These cases were filed through the efforts of the regional organized retail task forces which is comprised of regional law enforcement agencies and the District Attorney's Office partnering together to prosecute these crimes. "Organized retail theft is not a victimless crime, it harms our community's sense of...

  • ECF Golf Benefit March 18

    Mar 7, 2024

    ON the Monday, March 18, for the 2nd Annual ECF golf benefit at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale for a day of golf benefiting children, students and adults with special needs! Each golfer's entry includes: lunch, hosted cocktails/beverages before, during and after the tournament, Competitive, fun contests Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dinner immediately following the tournament Not a golfer? Join us for cocktails and dinner by purchasing a dinner ticket. Questions? Contact Lisa Kelly at lkel...

  • Teacher Will Carry Baby, Again, in Race

    Mar 7, 2024

    If the Screenland 5K presented "Lifetime Achievement" Oscars, the Academy Awards Day event on March 10 at Ivy Station would honor its "Legacy Runners" for their "exceptional contributions." Some 35 guests, about half from Culver City, have run the race each year. Legacy runner Chloe Flores will have a baby in tow this year after running six months pregnant in last year's event. "I love Culver City and plan to participate in the Screenland 5K as long as I can," said the Linwood Howe teacher, a...

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