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Following nationwide calls to defund police departments, the Culver City Council has decided it will tackle that controversial issue at its next meeting on June 15. Across the country, many cities have started debates about defunding or disbanding their police departments in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. Those who support slashing police budgets are asking cities to redirect more monies to communities, social services, schools, housing or healthcare. Locally, several...
Culver City police are searching for a robber who shot and seriously wounded a Culver City man while he was out for a jog late Wednesday night. Police believe the victim's cell phone was stolen. The robbery and shooting occurred in the 6100 block of Washington Boulevard at around 11:20 p.m. According to Culver City police, a man in his early 30s was jogging on a sidewalk when he was approached by a male suspect....
In the 2016 NFL season, Quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled before games during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality. It was seen by many as disrespecting the flag. Since opting out of his contract with the 49ers in March of 2017, Kaepernick has remained unsigned. He did not play in a football game in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Kaepernick could not get a job in the NFL because he decided to take a stand against what he saw as racial injustice. As he stated at the...
Twenty residents in Culver City have died from COVID-19, including 10 in nursing homes, the County Health Department reported this week. As of press time Wednesday, the number of local residents with Coronavirus rose to 161 cases, a 30% increase in the past 2 weeks. According to Public Health officials, 50 cases of Covid-19 and 10 deaths were reported at Marina Pointe Healthcare and Subacute in Culver City. County-wide, the total infected now stands at 58,234 with 2489 deaths. Ninety-three...
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused shut down and delays all over society. The NBA has been shut down since March 11th and that has caused a delay for college basketball players that are early entrants to the 2020 NBA draft. Players have also been unable to do individual workouts to show teams what they can do and get an idea of where they stand in the eyes of pro scouts. Given the uncertainty of so much, it would not be a surprise if fringe players with remaining eligibility return. According to...
What's the best kept athletic secret at Culver City High School? It's the baseball field at the southwest end of the campus. It's hidden behind a canvas fence covering. When you walk through one of the gates on Harter Ave. you discover a baseball player's dream. It's one of the best kept fields in Southern California. "I have been blessed," said longtime Culver City varsity baseball coach Rick Prieto during a telephone interview last week. "My father and mother showed me how to be responsible....
By Samuel Alioto For over 1,000 years, Muslims have relied on the human voice to call the faithful to prayer. It's become tradition that wherever a mosque is built, there is a place for the muezzin, or prayer caller, said Aslam Abdullah, a Muslim scholar based in San Bernardino. On May 14, 2020, City Hall in Culver City granted a permit to issue the call to prayer at dawn (i.e. 7:49 am), from there King Fahad mosque. After four days, on May 18, the city's police department revoked the amplified noise permit, citing people congregating at the...
By Jewels Solheim-Roe For forty-seven years, Westside Ballet of Santa Monica's Biannual Spring Performances and Nutcracker Seasons have delighted Los Angeles audiences and served as a premier pre-professional performance outlet for young ballerinas. This will be the first season, due to the Covid-19, that the company's five decade legacy of performances––as well as all future performances––are under threat. The Westside Ballet's storied history starts with its first-generation direct legacy...
by David Ganezer It's 2020, and all sorts of arts and educational programs are looking for ways to continue teaching, in a time of social distancing. Santa Monica's Westside Ballet has some brave and innovative continuation plans, in the face of Covid19. "We were to have a benefit performance honoring Patricia Neary 5/15, and then 5/16, our Spring Performance, two show times, at The Broad Stage," explains Jewels Solheim-Roe, press coordinator for WB. "Up until last week, Westside Ballet was...
In February, West Basin Municipal Water District launched Change & Save, a water conservation program designed to assist communities in West Basin's service area that have historically lower participation rates in water conservation programs. To date, the Change & Save program has served more than 300 households in their service area. "In the midst of these difficult times, West Basin's Change & Save program has helped many families in our local communities by providing them with free tools and...
Culver City has launched an emergency relief food drive and is asking the public for help, citing seniors and people with medical conditions. “With many neighbors in our community over the age of 65 and/or with underlying medical conditions who don’t have the means to purchase and pickup groceries during the pandemic, we welcome your help! Let’s bridge that gap by being a neighbor that helps neighbors and donate non-perishable food items to those in need,” the Culver City wrote in a news release. The requested non-perishable items are: Rice, d...
