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The Culver City Police Department Focuses on Distracted Driving Enforcement On Thursday April 29 , the Culver City Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers that are violating the state's hands-free cell phone law. Under the law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while driving. This includes talking, texting or using an app. "Distracted driving is a serious issue, but one that can be easily solved simply by putting...
Unlike last season, the Los Angeles Chargers will not be entering the 2021 NFL draft with the need for a quarterback of the future, due to the selection of quarterback Justin Herbert in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Herbert, the offensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL in 2020, had a successful rookie campaign and with his backups in place, there is no need to address this position in the 2021 NFL draft. This draft will be focused on the offensive line, the defensive secondary and replac...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has made a historic flight on Mars, marking the first powered aircraft on another planet. "Ingenuity is the latest in a long and storied tradition of NASA projects achieving a space exploration goal once thought impossible," said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk after the historic flight on Monday. "We don't know exactly where Ingenuity will lead us, but today's results indicate the sky – at least on Mars – may not be the limit." Ingenuity's initial flight demo...
On behalf of the Culver City Education Board of Directors, it is with extraordinary sadness that I announce that our fearless Executive Director, Renae Williams Niles, has accepted a senior position as the Chief Content and Engagement Officer at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the year that Renae has been charting our course, she has elevated CCEF in many ways, from helping us create a distinct identity, to raising our profile in the community, to reaching more donors than we ever thought possi...
The City Council will discuss the report from Solidarity Consulting at a special meeting on April 26. The members of the Culver City Democratic Club adopted a resolution calling for major changes in the role and size of the Culver City Police Department. The vote was 96% in favor. This resolution asks the City Council to implement the recommendations of the report from Solidarity Consulting,...
The CCUSD Board of Education this week took the first step to finding a replacement for Supt. Leslie Lockhart who announced her retirement last week. At special meeting on Tuesday, the board discussed "the process for identifying potential search firms to conduct our new superintendent search." On April 13, Lockhart announced that she was retiring from the district after 23 years and leaving from her post on June 30. Lockhart will serve as superintendent emeritus until Dec. 31. In a recent...
To kick off International Compost Awareness Week, which begins May 2, Culver City Public Works is holding a free compost giveaway event in the parking lot adjacent to the Bone Yard Dog Park next weekend. The giveaway will be held on Saturday May 01, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or while supplies last, at Bill Botts Park, 9800 Jefferson Blvd. in Culver City. This is a self-haul event so bring a shovel. Residents are responsible for shoveling and bagging their own compost in garbage bags, yard waste bags, reusable containers, pick-up bed or trailer....
Culver City police are looking for suspect in connection with an armed robbery outside a Japanese restaurant in Fox Hills. On February 14, at, 8:38 p.m., Culver City Police Department received a call about an armed robbery that occurred near California Roll and Sushi, 6251 Bristol Parkway. According to a police report, the victim was sitting outside of the business with his wife when two men approached them. One man pulled out a black handgun, pointed it at both victims and demanded their proper...
The Culver City Council will once again take up the proposals that were part of the report by Solidarity Consulting to remake the Culver City Police Department. The report called for a freeze on hiring new officers along with a reduction in police personnel. The report also addressed reallocation some of the duties of the department -- including diverting calls about mental health, homelessness and substance abuse issues --to a mobile crisis response team not affiliated with CCPD. This presumes the dispatch operator can identify issues other th...
A woman is now on the mend after she was found on Tuesday night with gunshot wounds in her arm and leg near the corner of Culver Boulevard and Motor Avenue, local police said. Around 10 p.m., Culver City police responded to an incident in that vicinity and found the woman with 2 gunshot wounds. Culver City Fire Department then transported her to a hospital. The name of the victim has not yet been released, police said. Authorities believe the shooting happened somewhere in Los Angeles. An investigation is now underway and being handled by the...
A community tip has led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man who allegedly pulled a knife on a donut shop employee in Culver City, local police said. On February 24, at approximately 5:03 a.m., Culver City Police Department received a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at the donut shot located at 13300 Washington Boulevard. “After the suspect caused a disturbance in the business, a store employee asked him to leave,” police said in a press release. “The suspect then pulled a knife on the employee and threatened to ‘cut him into pieces....
The City of Culver City, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, invites residents to participate in a virtual community workshop to discuss the revitalization of Media Park, which is located at the corner of Culver and Venice Boulevards. The workshop will take place on Thursday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required to attend the meeting. During the workshop attendees will discuss how Media Park can be utilized by a broad range of age groups and users, potential amenities and infrastructure needs among other things....
The message which follows is the compete message received by the Culver City Observer. The Culver City Police Department is closely following the trial involving former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. We will continue to monitor the trial as it progresses. We would like to assure the community that the Culver City Police Department has an operational plan in place and is prepared to appropriately respond to any incidents occurring within our City as a result of the verdict. We will...
LAFC successfully opened their fourth MLS season with a 2-0 victory over newcomer Austin FC last Saturday afternoon, April 17, at the Banc of California Stadium. The match didn't exactly go according to script as star forwards Carlos Vela and Diego Rossi were not on the field in the second half when the Black and Gold scored both goals to spoil Austin FC's league debut. "I thought we did a really good job of starting the second half in that way," said a satisfied LAFC head coach Bob Bradley. "I...
The Lakers did not give the sparse crowd inside Staples Center much to cheer about in their second game of consecutive tilts against the Utah Jazz last Monday, but they continued to see s star in the making. Those lucky enough to land tickets saw the injury-riddled Lakers get trounced by the Jazz 111-97 but they also saw Talen Horton-Tucker continue to look like he belongs in the NBA. The play of Talen Horton-Tucker was a bright spot for the Lakers in an otherwise drab and abysmal performance....
The track and field season kicked off at Culver City high school last Saturday when the Centaurs hosted Redondo Union in a dual meet. Their next meet is Saturday at North Torrance at 9:15 a.m. "It was good for the first meet," said girl's head coach Rayfield M. Beaton. "I look at the meet to see where we are, and I liked what I saw. Our girls 4X100 relay team ran the fastest first meet time in the last seven years I have coached here. Their 49.3 time is one the fastest times in CIF right now."...
Without question, it was another highly dramatic, competitive and entertaining Friday Night Football game last week at Culver City High School to end the season. Unfortunately, the Centaurs came up just short of a perfect record, losing 49-42, as visiting Apple Valley High withstood a second-half comeback at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the Culver City campus. The Sun Devils clinched the thriller by recovering a Centaur onside kick attempt in the last minute. "It was a back-and-forth game," said...
CCUSD Superintendent Leslie Lockhart announced this week that she will be retiring from the school district after 23 years, including four years as superintendent. "As many of you know, I have had some recent health challenges, and this has been an opportunity for me to reflect on what is truly important in my life," Lockhart told the Board of Education at its Tuesday night's meeting. "Tonight, it is with mixed emotions that I announce to the board and to the community that I will be retiring...
It’s hard enough being a teenager navigating the bridge between childhood and adulthood while acclimating to a pandemic, school shutdowns, remote learning, and all the attendant anxiety of these surreal times without also having to cope with the emotional stress, stigma, and financial impact of a family member’s incarceration. Nearly three million children in this country have at least one parent in prison, jail, or detention, and author and prison rights activist Amy Friedman knows how tho...
At the end of the 2020 regular season, there was only one certainty for the Chargers. They had their franchise quarterback. Everything else was uncertain, including the status of their head coach, Anthony Lynn. That uncertainty was resolved less than 24 hours later, when the Chargers fired Lynn with one year left on his contract after a second consecutive losing season. Exactly two weeks after the Chargers final game, the question of who would replace Lynn was finally answered when the team...
Culver City Action Network(CCAN) is holding a zoom meeting on January 24, at a yet to be determined time, to discuss among other issues their efforts to defund the Culver City Police Department and a public safety report by Solidarity Consulting. At the January 25th Council meeting, in face of rising crime rates the City Council is now set to discuss and vote on public safety proposals, including how to reduce the presence of police in the community. CCAN will be hosting a review of recommendations to their subscribers via Zoom on Sunday,...
The Culver City Democratic Club will hold a virtual Candidate Forum on Wednesday January 26 at 7 PM. We have invited the three Democratic candidates running in the March 2021 Special Election for the State Senate 30th District. Club members will receive the zoom link to register for the event by email. Others are welcome to RSVP to the Club at CulverCityDemClub@gmail.com....
Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Don Sutton passed away at his home after battling cancer. Sutton was 75 years of age. Today we lost a great ballplayer, a great broadcaster and, most importantly a great person,” said Dodger President Stan Kasten. “Don left an indelible mark on the Dodger franchise during his 16 seasons in Los Angeles and many of his records continue to stand to this day. I was privileged to have worked with Don in both Atlanta and Washington, and will always cherish our time spent together. On behalf of the...
With the recent firing of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn, the Las Vegas Raiders have swooped and hired Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley to do the same job with the Raiders. Bradley has been the defensive coordinator for the past four seasons for Lynn and in that period, the Chargers have been one of the better defensive units in the NFL. The Raiders have struggled under head coach Jon Gruden over the past three seasons, ranking 30th in scoring defense in 2020, 24th in scoring defense in 2019 and 32nd or last in scoring...
