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The Culver City Council voted 4-1 on Thursday night to end oil drilling and remove all the gas wells in the city's 78-acre portion of the Inglewood Oil Field (OIF) by July 2026. The dissenting vote was cast by Councilman Goran Eriksson. At a special session, the council approved the Oil Drilling Subcommittee's recommendation to prohibit any drilling of new wells, remove all active wells, properly cap them, clean up and remediation of the site within the next 5 years. The new ordinance also...
The community is invited to get a free COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, June 18 between 9:30 am - 11:30 am at West Los Angeles College. Enter the college on north side at 10100 Jefferson - Culver City, CA 90230. Drive-ins and walk-ins are welcome. Bus riders can reach the 10100 Jefferson entrance on the Culver City Green Bus #4 which also stops at the Westfield Culver City Mall and the Metro Station at La Cienega and Jefferson. Guests are asked to wear facemasks and observe social distancing....
"On June 14th, an Asian American woman was allegedly violently attacked by a stranger while she walked down a Culver City sidewalk. We understand that the aggressor was yelling racist comments at the victim during the attack. I am deeply saddened by this senseless criminal act. Our City Council, Chief of Police, and all City employees stand together in our outrage. We reaffirm one of our core values: racism and hate crimes will not be tolerated in Culver City. Everyone should have the right to...
Andrew Teuthorn from Culver City, CA, graduated with a Master of Science (Chemistry) from the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University. More than 4,800 students graduated with bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees from Ohio University for spring semester 2021. The graduates represented many areas of the United States and an abundance of countries, including: Bangladesh, Canada, China, Ghana, India, Japan and the United Kingdom....
The 2020 season NFL season was a disappointment for the Los Angeles Chargers, leading to the firing of head coach Anthony Lynn and the hiring of Brandon Staley as the new head coach of the Chargers. The Chargers offensive line was rated by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as the worst in the NFL and the worst in the NFL over the past five seasons, with the exception of the 2019 Miami Dolphins. Despite this fact, the Chargers were ninth in total offensive yardage per game in the NFL in 2020. One of the...
Playing without their best player, Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to go into Utah and beat the Jazz 119-111 last Wednesday. The Clippers played one of their best games of the year behind a 37 point, 16 rebound and five assists effort by their other superstar, Paul George. After having been run out of the playoffs last year in the bubble by Denver, the Clippers have been carrying that monkey on their back. With a Game 6 win Friday at home at a full capacity Staples Center the...
The Rams welcomed their first 30,000 fans to Sofi Stadium last Thursday on the final day of minicamp. Neither the frustration of combating Los Angeles' traffic nor having his words twisted by reporters could steal the joy of Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. The practice marked the first time Sofi hosted Rams fans to watch their team. The joy and amazement of the fans and team felt as warm as clean sheets fresh out of the dryer; however, the day's celebration was not without hiccups....
On the last day of sports competition for Culver City high school the boys and girls track and field teams continued to keep Culver City high school in the Southern California sports spot light. From the award-winning football team to the CIF finalist boy's lacrosse team the Centaurs maintained athletic excellence during the pandemic shorten sports season in 2021. Last Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Division 2 Track and Field championship finals held at Moorpark high school Culver City pla...
An Asian American woman walking to work on in the early hours of Monday was attached by a white man in what Culver City police are calling a possible hate crime. The attack happened around 1 a.m. in the 13300 block of Washington Boulevard, the Culver City Police Department said. The victim was walking westbound on Washington Blvd when she was approached by the suspect who asked her for a cigarette, police said. “Fearful of the male suspect, the victim told him that she did not have a cigarette and began to walk away.’ CCPD said in a press rel...
Culver City patrol offers used Naloxone last week to revive an unconscious man "suffering from an opioid overdose" on College Avenue, authorities reported. The patrol officers received a call around 6:30 a.m. on June 10 about an overdose in the 3800 block of College Avenue, north of Washington Boulevard, Culver City Police Department said. At the scene, the officers found "an unresponsive male suffering from an opioid overdose," CCPD said in a press release. The officers quickly administered...
Culver City will host a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Saturday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fire Station #1, located at 9600 Culver Boulevard. No appointment is required. The Culver City Fire Department will administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires a single dose. To get vaccinated at this clinic, you have to be at least 18 years of age. If you are between the ages of 12 and 18, you can easily find a different clinic online. You don't need to be a Culver City...
By David Ganezer Observer Staff Writer When in the Course of Human Events, a guy who grew up in San Gabriel Valley applies for the top job in Santa Monica, and gets offered it along with $440,000 a year, health care for himself and his family and a full pension for life in five years, and then said guy turns it down; you gotta ask why, right? "Stepping into Santa Monica city government doesn't look like the career move anyone would want," posted one local resident on social media. "We are...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Beachgoers, surfers, sun-worshipers, paddle boarders, fun-seekers and community members will be welcomed back to the Annenberg Community Beach House next week, the City of Santa Monica has announced. As part of its the city’s expanding in-person services, the Annenberg House will reopen next Tuesday, June 15, inviting the community members to return to the courtyard and splash pad, stand up paddleboard rentals and swim class registration for mid-July, city officials said. "Next week we continue our r...
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By Samuel Alioto Enrollment has started for all 2021-22 preschool programs and Seaside neighborhood options at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The programs include fee-based, half-day and full-day classrooms as well as state-subsidized programs offering free preschool for qualifying families, SMMUSD said in a press release. District and state preschool programs will take place at John Adams, Lincoln Child Development Center, McKinley, Muir, Rogers and Washington West. In addition, as part of its Early Learning Pathway, the dist...
By Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude At first the city simply wouldn't help the pickleball players set up their courts. Then they pushed them out of the courts they'd been setting up on their own. And now they won't let them even do that. Pickleball was invented in the 1960s as a backyard sport, using solid paddles and a light plastic wiffle ball. It uses one quarter of a standard tennis court. After setting up the nets, 16 players can use one tennis court to play pickleball. But this sport,...
By Jack Simon The Justice Department has reached an agreement with a California landlord to resolve a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging that he sexually harassed female tenants for two decades, including offering “to reduce their rental payments in exchange for sex.” Under the consent order – entered by the U.S. District Court on Thursday – Larry Nelson of San Diego must pay at least $230,000 to $205,000 in damages to 13 tenants harmed by his harassment and a $25,000 civil penalty to the United States. A judgment for an additional $350,00...
By Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer Courtesy of the brainiac who is pushing to densify our neighborhoods, California State Senator Scott Wiener, Senate Bill 519 to legalize psychedelic drugs, including LSD, was approved by the state's upper house. It will now move to the State Assembly where a similar vote is likely. Citing numerous studies touting the potential health benefits of methylene-dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Wiener said "it makes no sense to...
Summer Travel Ramps Up Unlike last summer where the entire country was stuck at home, millions of Americans are expected to travel this summer. Many will be expected to travel to Los Angeles, where the Santa Monica Pier of course is a favorite destination. In recent years, LAX has become so crowded that it can be impossible to park or even to stop. The Los Angeles Airport Authority, which runs 5 local airports, has been building a metro train line into the airport, which adds to the confusion and the tangle of ramps and concrete. JetBlue...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer A controversial pilot program calling for the closure of portions of Main Street during summer weekends has received the green light from the Santa Monica City Council despite complaints from residents that it is a "hare-brained scheme" that will negatively impact their neighborhoods. At its Tuesday night's meeting, the Council directed staff to move forward with the program to "open a 1½ block-long portion of Main Street (between Hill Street and...
As Covid Restrictions Come Off, Santa Monica High School Conducts 2021 Graduation Commencement speakers all gave thanks, noting the simple joy in just being at a graduation. SamoHi's first 2021 graduation was on a gorgeous day, as California loosened its Covid restrictions. There are still many rules to follow for everyone's safety. We were all sent the guidelines ahead of the ceremony. The principal read the rules to us ahead of the ceremony, because it was only by complying with the county gui...
