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Culver City was recently awarded a $26.6 million Project Homekey grant from the State of California for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and operation of two motels on Sepulveda Boulevard. Combined, the motel repurpose projects will create 39 interim housing units for people experiencing homelessness and 37 permanent supportive housing units for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, said city officials this week. Project Homekey is a statewide program, administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development...
Runners in the 37th annual Los Angeles Marathon runners heading down Sepulveda Blvd. Delvine Meringor of Kenya has won the women's race, and John Korir of Kenya has won the men's race. Korir also won the 2021 L.A. Marathon, which was held just four months ago after being postponed due to COVID-19 concerns...
Development plans for a proposed 3-story office building at the corner of Washington Boulevard and West Adams will have to be tweaked in order for the project to move forward. So said the Planning Commission at its last meeting. The Commission asked the project applicant, Maxam Properties, a Culver City-based real estate firm, to modify plans to respect bike and pedestrian accessibility on Washington as well as reconsider the design of an exterior elevator tower. As proposed, the project at...
Culver City police have arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint in the local mall’s parking structure last week. Mathew Loera who has an extensive arrest history was arrested on March 17 on robbery charges, according to the Culver City Police Department. He was identified as one of two suspects in the March 13 armed robbery on the fourth level parking structure of Westfield Culver City. “During the robbery, the victim was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects and...
Culver City police are seeking the public's help to identify four men who robbed a Shell gas station at gunpoint last week. Culver City police officers were called just after 11:45 a.m. Friday to the gas station at 3801 Sepulveda Blvd., near the San Diego (405) Freeway, according to a CCPD statement. Two employees told officers that three suspects entered the gas station and "began to engage the victims in conversation" before all three produced handguns and demanded money, according to the...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: • Mother’s Beach in Marina Del Rey • Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica • Pico-Kenter Storm Drain at Santa Monica Beach, South Tower 20 • Strand Street Extension at Santa Monica Beach • Inner Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro The warnings have been issued due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards w...
The family of Thomas "Tom" Ron Thomas sadly announces his passing on February 26 after a traumatic bicycle accident. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ann; daughters: Katie, husband Mike Vernoy; Elizabeth, husband Guillermo Peralta, their children Skyler and Lluvia; Maggie, husband Ryan Murphy, their children Alia and Kira; sisters Patricia McMorrow and Tina Miranda, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley and Ron Thomas, and his brother Dave....
The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Annual Report, which reported that the total net statewide county-assessed property value was $7.1 trillion, resulting in $79.9 billion of local property tax levies. Those property tax levies contributed $43 billion to schools and $36.9 billion to local government. This is an additional $4.5 billion, or a 6% increase, in property tax levies from FY 2019-20 of $75.4 billion. “The increase in property tax l...
The burglary was reported on March 5 around 6:40 a.m. at a residence in the 4400 Block of Vinton Avenue, according to the Culver City Police Department. The victim told police officers she was awakened by a noise coming from her closet. “Believing the noise may be one of her two children, the victim approached the closet,” police said in a statement. “As the victim got close to the closet, a male suspect abruptly exited, ran past her, and exited the house through the front door.” Accordi...
Spring and hot weather are in the air and for several Culver City high school athletic teams that means they are heating up with the weather. The boy's baseball team, girl's lacrosse and boy's lacrosse are in first place in their leagues and tennis has an 8-4 overall record. Boys' volleyball is struggling this year with a 2-8 record but the girls' softball team is hoping to get pass the .500 mark in the next few weeks. The softball team has an overall record of 8-11 and they play a very...
The four Culver City high school track and field teams continue to prove that they are some of the best in Southern California. In the dual meets, the tri meets and the prestigious invitational meets, the Centaur frosh/soph boys and girls and the varsity boys and girls are turning in some impressive performances every week. On Saturday, April 9, some of the varsity girls and boys will running in one of the top track and field meets in the nation, the Arcadia Invitational. On Friday and...
Last week, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law, which included millions of dollars secured by Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) to combat homelessness, support community safety efforts, and strengthen public health in Los Angeles. "I'm proud to announce that help is on the way for Los Angeles," said Bass "These investments to combat homelessness, improve community safety and assist families with the increasing costs of living in our congressional district are coming at a crucial time. Now that...
Wire Services Prices have gone up for 24 days in a row in Los Angeles County as of Friday morning, with the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline now $5.908. 3.18.22: The price of a barrel of oil has fallen about 20% from its recent high of $120 per barrel on March 12th. But gasoline prices in Southern California have risen to new levels. Prices have gone up for 24 days in a row in Los Angeles County as of Friday morning, with the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline now $5.908, according to AAA. That's up three cents since...
Ukrainsky Pravda The XII Months Contact Zoo, located in the village of Demydiv in the Kyiv region, has requested a humanitarian corridor to supply food to the wards and evacuate transportable animals. This from the owner of the park, Mykhailo Pinchuk, on Facebook "We need green corridors, we need to deliver food and diesel, help who can....we need green corridors for the delivery of rubber aid and for the evacuation of transportable animals." The zoo reported that the animals were dying of...
By Sarah Storkin 3.18.22 The Los Angeles Unified School District announced today a deal with the United Teachers of Los Angeles Union, to end its indoor mask mandate effective next Wednesday, March 23. LAUSD has been one of the few SoCal districts to stick with masking after California State and Los Angeles County orders lifted. “Only public school kids in LA are still required to wear masks,” grumbled one parent on social media. Many parents blame United Teachers of Los Angeles, the school union. “Public school parents have so few optio...
Miramar Redevelopment Approved The California Coastal Commission has signed off on a revised plan to redevelop the century-old Fairmont Miramar Hotel on Wilshire and Ocean Avenue. The State’s coastline regulator approved a proposal by the Athens Group to greatly expand the seaside hotel at 101 Wilshire Blvd. The Phoenix-based developer, acting on behalf of property owner MSD Partners of New York, intends to intensively redevelopment the property, once owned by Sen. Jones, the founder of Santa Monica. The new design does preserve the Live Oak t...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was nominated as US Ambassador to India six months ago, but his appointment has been held up by the Jacobs Affair Naomi Seligman is LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's former communications director. The Mayor has testified that he never witnessed any inappropriate behavior from Rick Jacobs, the Mayor's Chief of Staff. Seligman, appearing on the John Phillips show on KABC, says otherwise. "Rick Jacobs would comment on people's body parts in very graphic details. He would get people...
Melissa Toomim, Candidate for Congress On Monday, March 14, 2022, the City of Santa Monica began the process of tearing down Parking Structure 3 in downtown Santa Monica. Santa Monica Bayside Owners Association (SMBOA) lost its court battle to preserve the parking garage located on 4th Street, between Arizona Ave. and Santa Monica Blvd. The demolition is the culmination of the city's battle to destroy small businesses along the Promenade and downtown, which are served by the garage. Mayor Sue Hi...
By Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer Photo: Santa Monica Bayside Owners Association is appealing the decision to close and demolish the garage 3.18.22: The City of Santa Monica prevailed against local business owners in its goal to demolish Parking Structure 3 on 4th Street downtown, but the site remains embroiled in litigation. The Santa Monica Bayside Owners Association still has a lawsuit pending against the transformation of the site from parking into supportive housing. Originally, Superior Court Judge Michael Beckloff granted an...
13 (AP) Members of the Ukrainian-American diaspora and their supporters marched through the streets of Santa Monica on Saturday, March 12, in the latest Southern California protest condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of participants in the Stand with Ukraine Rally gathered to call for an end to the bloodshed, carrying blue and yellow flags of many sizes. Some toted signs bearing such slogans as "Hands Off Ukraine," "No War" and "We Are All Ukrainians Now." Veronika Vozna,...
By Stan Greene Observer Staff Writer "Denazify Ukraine? This is not true. Ukraine is a country with a Jewish president, a Jewish president I might add whose father’s three brothers were all murdered by the Nazis" Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released a video on Social media and to youtube.com, where he speaks directly to Russian soldiers in Ukraine, telling them the truth about their invasion. "I'm sending you this video because things are being kept from you," said the actor, who is from Austria. "Terrible t...
Boldly emblazoned on the AngelCity.com website: "Day 1: It all starts now." The countdown is over as Angel City Football Club is ready to make its debut on the pitch this Saturday, March 19, against the San Diego Wave FC. Both Southern California teams are the latest franchises will begin competing in the National Women's Soccer League this season. It can't be overstated that their presence, rivalry and progress will be vital to the health and future success of NWSL. "Soccer is absolutely...
Los Angeles Kings forward Brendan Lemieux is a chip off the old block. His dad, Claude, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, was a skillful offensive threat and also a notorious pest and agitator. But there was a time when Claude wanted to steer his son, the aggressive 25 year old winger for the Kings, away from pursuing playing hockey. "I just thought it would be really hard for the son of a dad that played to follow in your father's footsteps," Claude, now 56, said. "Number one, I think it could...
Kentwood Players presents a staged reading of A COMPLICATED HOPE, an original play by John Mabey on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester, CA 90045. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Ryan Holihan, produced for Kentwood Players by Susan Goldman Weisbarth and Marty Feldman, and features Mari King (Marie), Nadia Sine (Rose Marie), and Shawn Plunkett (Arnie). Marie and daughter Rose Marie are left adrift after...
Angel City Football Club has landed! ACFC and San Diego Wave Fútbol Club's long-awaited debut was a big hit with the packed crowd at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Stadium, Saturday night. The result was a well-deserved 1-1 draw in the opener of the National Women's Soccer League 2022 Challenge Cup. The play was physical, highly skillful, and very competitive from the opening whistle. The future looks bright for both franchises as they expand the number of teams in the league to an even dozen....
