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The Trader Joe's in downtown Culver City was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday, April 12. The thieves collected $4800 in cash from the store manager. Another Culver City Trader Joe's store, on Slauson in the Fox Hills Mall shopping center, was robbed last year. The robbery appears to be part of a larger operation targeting Trader Joe's stores throughout the westside, and as far South as Long Beach. At least seven stores have been targeted in recent months. The robbers appear to have fled on foot...
It was a historical evening for the Los Angeles Football Club in their brand spanking new Banc of California Stadium. Defender Laurent Ciman's goal on a free kick in the 93rd and final minute of extended time gave LAFC a storybook 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday, April 29 before a sold-out crowd of 22,000. It was the fifth win in seven starts for Major League Soccer's newest franchise and gave them the best seven-game start for an expansion team in league history. LAFC earned...
Shock and disgust were evident in the council chambers Monday night. Unity and kindness flew out the window as the council skipped over the next candidate scheduled to become Vice Mayor. Goran Eriksson was bypassed, and the council installed councilmember and former Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells in the position so she could become Mayor for a second time during her last year in office. It appears the tenor of the next two years has been set and compromise is out the window. With a few exceptions...
Newly elected councilmen Alex Fisch and Daniel Lee will be sworn in and take seats on the Culver City City Council Monday night. They will replace Jim Clarke and Jeff Cooper who we step down due to term limits enacted by the voter As called for by city council policy Vice Mayor Thomas Small will be elected Mayor and it expected that Goran Eriksson will assume the position of Vice Mayor. Council policy was enacted some years ago to avoid confusion on who was in line and to assure each...
Aaron Bautista and Nicole Angileri, both from Culver City have been welcomed into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Only the top 10 percent of senior students and 7.5 percent of junior students are eligible to join; graduate students may also qualify, along with faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction. President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley are members. Phi Kappa Phi awards $1.4 million to qualifying students and members through...
Culver City High School teacher Kathleen Rowley gave her ninth-grade students an assignment to write letters to the editor based on independent research they did on subjects that matter to them. The research was peer-reviewed by fellow students; students later voted to choose the most popular subjects. Students were asked to write to the editor on topics with import for them. Here are some more of the students' letters detailing their concerns. The First part is on our website at: www.culvercityobserver.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist After all these years scientists found a new body organ. It’s called Interstitium and just might help to better understand its impact on diseases, such as cancer. A study was published in Scientific Reports on March 27th, 2018. At this time additional research is needed. Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley -Thomas agreed to pay a $3500 fine for violating campaign finance rules to California Fair Political Practices Commission for failing to properly report c...
I was not going to say anything initially about the April 10 Culver City election. However, I now feel I have to. I was very involved in working with my husband, Marcus Tiggs, as he campaigned for a seat on the Culver City City Council. It was an exciting and positive experience, until a group of people determined to malign his reputation created a flyer filled with lies and hurtful comments. They also posted these malicious comments on social media. Among the lies they posited, was that he was...
City Council members, because of our recent city council race, this has been a time of celebration for some, and a time of frustration and disappointment for others. I regret this, but it’s understandable. I hope that soon we as a community can come together over our commitment to the well-being of our city and its residents, and also celebrate the democratic process of which we’ve been a part. There is no way to adequately thank city council members for your service to this city. For all the...
Character counts. It was a gut check for the young 2018 Centaur baseball team. Following Culver City High's two tough losses to open the Ocean League the previous week against defending champs El Segundo High, the team faced a continually improving Lawndale High squad that gave the Culver boys all they could handle. The Centaurs passed with grit and determination to sweep the home-and-away series with the Cardinals by scoring the winning runs in their last at-bat in both games. Culver City score...
For the first time in many years UCLA and USC will have two players taken in the top two or three spots in the National Football League draft today (Thursday). USC’s Sam Darnold and UCLA’s Josh Rosen are two of the top quarterbacks in the draft. No one can predict what the teams will do, but if the draft experts are correct, Darnold will be the No. 1 pick, and will go to the Cleveland Browns. The Browns need a franchise quarterback who is smart, durable, and can lead them out of cellar. The Bro...
The City of Los Angeles celebrated a major venue opening like only this city can. Major League Soccer's newest franchise, the Los Angeles Football Club, unveiled its brand new home: The Banc of California Stadium on Wednesday, April 18. The inaugural match takes place at 6:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 29, when LAFC hosts the Seattle Sounders The late-morning ceremony was awash in sunshine greeting the packed audience, eager to welcome the city's latest sports and entertainment facility....
The charm that suffuses great films pervades COLCOA, the French film festival currently at the Directors Guild of America Theater, Even the name itself beguiles: City Of Light, City of Angels. This year's festival poster shows the road to LA with the city and dusky hills in the background. Where's the charm, one might ask? It's just, you see, the road to LA and the mountains happens to be passing directly under, and through, the Eiffel Tower. It's the blending of both cultures, tout à fait....
The community is invited to learn about the West LA College Film/TV Production Crafts program at a special info session May 2 at 10 a.m. The program, profiled by PBS and the LA Times, is unique among area community colleges. Participants prepare for entry-level positions in behind-the-scenes entertainment industry crafts. The instructors are entertainment industry veterans, teaching skills in work areas of grip, set lighting, costuming, set painting and set decorating, as well as more...
By Keira Mohammed, age 12 CCMS Student Kid Scoop Media Scooper As someone who has always been curious about outer space, it was the experience of a lifetime to get to see the newest Mars expedition, the InSight Lander! InSight stands for "Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport". The InSight Lander is a robot that is being sent to Mars inside an interplanetary spacecraft. The mission of this lander is to study the interior of Mars, and not the planet's surfa...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for DADDY’S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL?, by Del Shores, on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 10:00am to 1:00pm and Sunday, May 13 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 14 at 7:00pm by invitation only. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Kirk Larson and produced by Alison Boole and Elizabeth Summerer for Kentwood Players with rights secured from Samuel French, Inc. Performance dates are July 13 through August 18, 2018 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00p...
During the last few weeks Culver City residents have had the opportunity to attend more than 15 candidate forums throughout our neighborhoods where they were able hear our council candidates speak about Culver City issues and residents could ask questions and voice their concerns. But take heed, dear readers: these much needed informative sessions, a tradition for 100 years, could end and Culver City Council elections would never be the same! Why? The California State Legislature found that although the Constitutional right of Charter Cities (a...
