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Angel City FC were not happy a happy lot following a physical 1-0 clean sheet loss to the OL Reign on Friday night at Lumen Field, Seattle. "It was a difficult game," said Freya Coombe, ACFC head coach. "I think the team feels disappointed and frustrated with some of the key moments that could have been potentially game-changing." "I thought we did well in the second half in terms of our possession and had some sustained pressure. Unfortunately, I don't think we did enough in the final third to...
Culver City police are looking for two men who allegedly held up at gunpoint a local gas station last weekend. The armed takeover robbery was reported about 9:35 p.m. on June 11 at a Shell gas station located at 10332 Culver Blvd, according to Culver City Police Department. Responding police officers found three victims and learned two men entered the store and one pointed a silver and black semi-automatic handgun at one of the victims, said CCPD. The men then forced two employees face down on...
A registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with multiple "peeping" incidents in Culver City after a doorbell camera captured him leering into a woman's home, police said this week. On June 7 around 8:30 p.m., Culver City Police Department received a report of a man looking into the window of a home. The female victim told officers that "after viewing the footage from her doorbell camera, she discovered the suspect had been lurking outside her window the previous evening as well,"...
At the City Council meeting on Monday, June 13, the Council voted in favor of putting a business license tax raise on the November election ballot. Action Item A3 read, “Discussion and consideration of whether to place a measure on the Nov. 8, 2022 general municipal election ballot to submit to the voters an amendment to Culver City municipal code section 11 to increase the business license tax rates and update various sections of the code; (2) (if desired) creation of an ad hoc business l...
Tashon McKeithan, a member of the Culver City School Board, has announced that she will resign her seat effective June 30 because she and her family are moving outside the Culver City limits. “It has been my honor to serve the residents of Culver City, and I am proud of the work we have done as a board,” McKeithan said in a statement. “I am especially pleased that CCUSD has made significant progress in the areas of DEI, Special Education and the arts. We still have lots of work left to do, but I am encouraged at how far we have come and how c...
At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, the Culver City Democratic Club will hold a forum for Culver City Council candidates. It will run 90 minutes and be hosted by journalist and filmmaker Maximina Juson. The forum will be held via Zoom, and is open to the public. Register at https://bit.ly/3zDy7q7 A recording will be available on the Club’s YouTube channel. Candidate questionnaires will be published on the Club’s website: www.c-c-d-c.com All candidates who are registered Democrats are inv...
On July 3rd, Culver City will kick-off the Independence Day celebrations with its 52nd annual Fireworks Extravaganza and Family Picnic at West Los Angeles College. The event includes live music, gourmet food trucks, a charity raffle and lots of family fun. Gates at West L.A. College open at 3:30. Admission is $5.00 and free for kids under five. Ample parking is available. This event is handicap accessible. For more information about this show, visit culverexchange.org....
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for NIGHT WATCH, a noir thriller by Lucille Fletcher, on Sunday, July 31 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and Monday, August 1, 2022 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. If needed, callbacks will be held by appointment only on Tuesday, August 2. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Brandon Ferruccio, and co-produced for Kentwood Players by Kim Peterson and Catherine Rahm with rights secured from Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Performance dates are Friday,...
At Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre Is Cancelled Was Set to be a Part of 2022 Block Party Due to a shift in the schedule of the creative team, the Sacred Fools Theater Company production of “The Art Couple” at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre has been cancelled. The production was previously scheduled to run August 13 through August 28, 2022, as part of the 2022 Block Party. Ticketholders will be contacted with information about exchanging into the Block Party product...
By KidScoop Media Correspondent, Ada Desai, 8 years old My Mom picked me up from school and she said she had some news for me and before she ever told me I was excited. Then she said, "We are going to the White House to report on the Easter Egg Roll for KidScoop Media." I got SUPER EXCITED and yelped, "Ahhhhh yes, Yay!! We were leaving the next day so we had to pack and plan our hotel and our plane tickets. I was a little scared because I had never been to Washington, D.C. I had never taken a...
Culver City and Sentinel Peak Resources have extended the term of the existing Tolling Agreement for an additional period of time, currently through July 29, and are continuing their discussions to explore alternatives to the Oil Termination Ordinance in an effort to avoid potential litigation. The Tolling Agreement extends the deadline for Sentinel Peak Resources “to file legal claims against the City so as to facilitate a reasonable time period to accommodate discussions between the parties a...
Sydney Kamlager (Party Preference: DEM) 24,354 43.0% Daniel W. Lee (Party Preference: DEM) 9,270 16.4% Sandra Mendoza (Party Preference: DEM) 5,064 8.9% Jan C. Perry (Party Preference: DEM) 10,520 18.6% Michael Shure (Party Preference: DEM) 1,481 2.6% Chris Champion (Party Preference: REP) 3,715 6.6% Baltazar "Bong" Fedalizo (Party Preference: REP) 2,278 4.0%...
Spandan Chhetri of Culver City in our readership area has been recognized on the President's List at Norwich University for the Spring 2022 semester. Full-time undergraduate students, who earned a semester grade point average of 4.0 are awarded President's List honors....
Council debated a number of issues Monday, but the big one was two ballot measures proposed for the November ballot. First was a business tax increase. The second was a "parcel tax" increase - this is a way local governments get around Prop 13 to pass property tax increases. Council decided that if they put up both, they'll be destined to failure. So they agreed to just put up the business tax. The Finance Advisory Committee said this was a bad time for either tax increase. Businesses are already struggling from the Covid lockdowns. 2. Dan...
As the statewide judicial branch Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 are set to expire on June 30 and after the Governor has lifted most of his pandemic orders since he declared a state of emergency on March 4, 2020, the Court this week is rescinding two bail-related actions adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resuming normal operations as follows: • Effective June 30, 2022, the Court’s Emergency Bail Schedule (EBS), which was adopted as a temporary modification to the county’s bail schedules in response to the COVID-19 pande...
The 2022 Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA are starting to look a lot like the 2021 Sparks. That team failed to make the playoffs and that led to general manger and head coach Derek Fisher bring in new players for the 2022 season. The roster changes have not worked so far. Fisher was fired after 12 games and assistant coach; Fred Williams was named interim head coach. His first game as the head coach the Sparks were beaten badly by the best team in the league, the Las Vegas Aces at the Crypto.com...
Angel City Football Club received the worst possible news on Monday, June 13. The club confirmed that team leader and forward Christen Press sustained a season-ending ACL injury in the 63rd minute at Racing Louisville on Saturday night. ACFC rallied to beat Louisville, 3-2, on Savannah McCaskill's penalty conversion in stoppage time, but that took a back seat to Press' injury. Undeniably, it is a cruel blow to the first-year franchise that improved its record to 4-3-1. "We are gutted that...
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Reyes Moronta and optioned right-handed pitcher Michael Grove. Moronta, 29, joins the club for his second time this season after posting a 2.25 ERA (2 ER/8.0 IP) with seven strikeouts in seven games for the Dodgers. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA, including two saves in 10 games. He is in his fifth Major League season, and he is a combined 8-9 with a 2.63 ERA (41 ER/140.1 IP) and 169 strikeouts against 76 walks with San Francisco (2017-2021) and Los A...
The Los Angeles Chargers today signed safety JT Woods to a rookie contract. The Bolts selected Woods in the third round with the No. 79 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Woods played in all 50 games over his four seasons at Baylor, starting 28 of them at safety. He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition as a junior and senior, with his nine interceptions ranking tied for most interceptions among all FBS players over those two seasons. Woods led the Big 12 with six interceptions in 2021, including a 20-yard pick-six in the season...
By LAFC Communications LAFC announced today that the Club has signed legendary Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini to a contract using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) through 2023. Chiellini will occupy an international roster slot upon the receipt of his P1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). LAFC will formally introduce Chiellini at a press conference on the morning of Wednesday, June 29 at Banc of California Stadium. Chiellini, 37, joins LAFC from Italian Serie A side Juventus FC, where he spent 17 years leading the Club in an...
Saturday, June 18, 2022 10am - 4pm Mark your calendars for Hollywood Park’s second annual Summer Bash honoring Juneteenth! This FREE event will feature fun and interactive activities for the local community including: Hiring Fair The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection "The Myth of Absence" presentation by founder Bernard Kinsey Food Trucks Fun Zone Local Business Expo The Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers and Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl Presented by Stifel activities Plus much m...
Walter Becker, may he rest in peace, has gone on to jam in the world beyond, so Donald Fagen is carrying the torch for his fallen bandmate and continuing to delight Steely Dan's adoring fans, like he did at the sold-out Hollywood Bowl with the Earth After Hours Tour. His band had great chemistry. Fagen's voice and keyboards were spot-on, while Carolyn Leonhart and the three Danettes did not disappoint as they were featured on the song "Dirty Work." And Becker would be pleased to know how...
It was "One More Saturday Night" for Bob Weir and his Dead & Company band as they brought their magical, creative, blissful music to their fleet of "Dead-Heads" at Dodger Stadium...the kick-off to their summer tour. As usual, the sound engineers created a perfect sound mix to contribute to the chemistry of the band members, which continue to be three originals - Bob Weir (vocals, rhythm guitar), Mickey Hart (drums), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), and then John Mayer (vocals, lead guitar), Oteil...
The Show is free. We feature a professionally judged Exhibition of homegrown plants, flowers, edibles, and gardening-related photography, art, crafts, etc. Club members and anyone in the community including schools can enter their favorite items for display and awards. A Plant Sale complements the Exhibition offering a variety of popular and unusual plants, whilst vendors market an eclectic mix of plants and garden-related products for sale. This year we’ll again “The Gottlieb Native Garden Art...
