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Residents on the westside of Culver City and Mar Vista are growing increasingly nervous after a shooting Monday at a homeless encampment underneath the freeway bridge at the corner of Venice Blvd. and Globe Ave. While in Los Angeles the encampment is directly across the street from Culver City. While Culver City is quick to remove tents and other structures the homeless put up, Los Angeles appears to lack the resources to deal with the growing problem. Residents have long reported increases in...
The Culver City Fire Department has advise drivers to stay out of the area of Braddock & Irving Pl. due to a downed tree. They recommend using alternate routes until further notice. The unstable tree is at Braddock and Irving Place, across the street from Linwood Howe Elementary School. CCFD is on scene awaiting Public Works crew to safely remove tree. They recommend using alternate routes of entry into neighborhood. i.e. Farragut to Irving or Culver to Irving before Braddock. Once the tree has...
The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards. Students were encouraged to write a piece of fiction or poetry that shows...
Dispose of your old, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs safely and for free by bringing them to our prescription drug take back day. The event will be held on Saturday April 27th, 2019 from 10 AM to 2 PM. at the Culver City Police Department located at 4040 Duquesne Avenue in Culver City. No Needles will be accepted....
Former Culver City resident Benjamin James, formerly of Culver City receives the highest honor in scouting. Benjamin was awarded Eagle Scout on Saturday, March 16. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout requires dedication and hard work. Only 4% of scouts qualify to be Eagle Scouts.He joins a long list of young men who have earned the highest rank in scouting including former President Gerald Ford, Steven Spielberg, and Neil Armstrong the first person to walk on the moon. He is the son of former Parks...
Michael Rodriguez of Culver City has been named to the Dean's List at John Carroll University for the Fall 2018 semester. Students eligible for the Dean's List must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours within one semester and have a quality grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. John Carroll University is located in University Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Its mission inspires individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and around the world. One of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in...
What does Albert Vera, Jr. Disa Lindgren, Alex Fisch and Trisha Hailston have in common? Find out this Saturday, April 6th from 3-6pm at West Los Angeles - Fine Arts Auditorium. Free Parking on level One of the South Structure. Spoiler - it's about the escalating climate crisis. Hopeful? Hopeless? Where do they stand? Where do YOU stand? Waiting for a magical solution to drop down from the sky? Or ready to collaborate to reign in damages and hopefully begin regenerative processes? We need your...
It’s raining candies! California Senator Kamala Harris, who is vying for the Democratic nomination for president, has proposed a 10-year, $315 billion plan to boost teacher pay across the country. According to her estimates, this plan would increase the average teacher salary by $13,500. Her campaign admits that this proposed 56% increase in federal spending on education won’t cover the plan’s cost. The feds will provide 3 to 1 matching funds to states that chip in their share. Just a few though...
I’ve come to know the L.A. Area Chamber as an organization with a deep legacy, grounded in a value system that demonstrates our care of community. Those values are reflected in our commitment to investing in public education, dating back to our beginning. The Chamber is a founder of L.A. Trade Tech and with LAUSD, we’ve supported more than $20 billion in facility bonds, raised more than $10 million and contributed thousands of volunteer hours for L.A.’s Cash for College programs. We strive to ensure a quality public education for L.A....
New York Times bestselling authors David Sheff and Nic Sheff, the NFL Players Association, Inc., filmmaker William "Michael" Barbee, and Youtube music sensation Alex Boyé will be honored at the 23rd Anniversary Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, based in Culver City, is a nonprofit which has provided free mental health, substance use and suicide prevention services for over 75 years, will confer the honors at the Beverly Hilton...
Baroque orchestra, Kontrapunktus, will be returning to Culver City for the second time this spring with its new classical music production, Il Barocco. The concert will be held at Seventh-Day Adventist Church on May 4th and begins at 7:30 PM. The church is located at 11828 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, 90066. Admission is open to the public and parking is free. For more information, please call (310) 382-0300 or visit their website at www.kontrapunktus.com Il Barocco celebrates the influence that acclaimed Italian Baroque composers (a.k.a....
Grace Lutheran Church's April MidDay Music Jazz Concert will take place on Thursday, April 11 in the Church Sanctuary at 12:05 p.m. Featured will be Alison Lewis and Mahesh Balasooriya. Singer Alison Lewis has appeared at venues ranging from Skirball Museum in Los Angeles to Lincoln Center in New York and has shared the stage with such notables as Michael Franti and Patti Austin. She has performed/toured as a soloist and ensemble member with classical choirs, world music a cappella groups, jazz...
Culver City High baseball has opened the season with an impressive 13-2 record. Yet the Centaurs are ramping up their mid-season competition in preparation for an Ocean League title quest. This week the Centaurs will face two teams from San Fernando Valley before turning their attention towards a strong El Segundo squad next week. "League is priority but what I like best is we're going to play two really good team this week," said Centaur head coach Rick Prieto. "If these two games don't...
The UCLA baseball and softball teams are ranked No. 1 in the latest college polls. Add to that list the Bruins No. 1 ranked beach volleyball team and the Bruins are riding high in the spring despite the recent admissions scandal that included the UCLA soccer coach. The softball team is 32-1 and they travel to Arizona State for a three game series against the Sun Devils on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They return home on April 12, 13 and 14 against Oregon. The softball team is a fun team to...
Just when you thought you had the NBA all figured out the two professional basketball teams in Los Angeles left you scratching your head? The Lakers season will be over next week and the Clippers will move on in the playoffs. The Clippers are currently in sixth place in the Western Conference with three games to play in the regular season. Their record is currently 47-31 and if the playoffs started today they would probably play the Houston Rockets. Two out of their three remaining games are at...
NFL free agency is underway, and the early returns may signal some significant changes in the race to succeed the Kansas City Chiefs as the best team in the AFC West. The Chiefs have suffered the most losses in free agency of any team in the AFC West, and quite possibly the NFL. Here is a summary of free agency in the AFC West to this point: Oakland Raiders – The Raiders had the worst roster going into the off-season and have made some significant additions in free agency and through a few t...
The artistry of Carlos Vela was on full display Saturday afternoon during LAFC's 5-0 thrashing of the San Jose Earthquakes. The shutout placed LAFC at the top of the MLS Western Conference standings with 13 points at 4-0-1. And a golden opportunity looms on the horizon: an early-season matchup at Eastern Conference leader D.C. United this Sunday afternoon. Carlos Vela, who scored his first career MLS hat trick at San Jose, has taken his game to another level. He leads the league with six goals...
