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A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while walking on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City early Monday morning, local police said. The crash occurred July 12 at 1:10 a.m. on Sepulveda south of Venice Boulevard and the motorist was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, Culver City Police Department said in a statement. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and his name was withheld, pending notification of his relatives, police said. “After a field investigation, the officers determined the driver was under the i...
A machete-wielding man was talked off a construction scaffolding in Culver City on Friday morning after a three-hour standoff with police and its crisis team, local authorities said. Culver City police were called at 11:45 p.m. Thursday to the 700 block of Wrightcrest Drive in Blair Hills, where a resident reported a man with a machete on his roof. The homeowner went onto the roof to confront the suspect and "was violently threatened with the machete," according to Culver City Police Department...
Legislation to address the growing epidemic of hate crimes has just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, AB 1126, authored by Assembly member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), would establish the first statewide commission in California to not only accurately monitor and track hate crimes and incidents, but to formally recommend policy to the Governor and State Legislature. The bill – supported by groups such as the Anti-Defamation League, Equality California, and Islamic Networks G...
The Culver City Police Department, with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol, will hold a DUI checkpoint on Friday, July 16, from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at an undisclosed location in Culver City. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests, said CCPD in a press release. "The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired." During the checkpoint, officers will look for signs...
Dear Editor, Representative democracy crashed against the rocks of political ideology when the Culver City Council voted (3-2) to push forward with upzoning almost all R1/single-family lots. Upzoning means that the city will in the future allow developers, speculators, homeowners, and builders to build up to 4 housing units on each single-family lot. (More explanation below). In short, they directed staff to study how to eliminate single-family zoning. The council majority consisted of Mayor...
By Ron Bassilian Guest Writer President,Protect Culver City Council was sued in federal court on June 22nd by Southern California Hospital of Culver City in response to their June 14th ordinance requiring an additional $5/hour “Hero Pay” for hospital employees. Councilmembers Vera and Eriksson opposed this ordinance, along with many residents, questioning the timing, legality and necessity of it. Undeterred, Council majority went along with it anyway. The lawsuit makes a serious allegation - that SEIU, the union representing hospital wor...
Culver City police are looking a suspect who committed two armed robberies within three hours in Fox Hills earlier this week. The first robbery occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. on July 13 at CVS in the Fox Hills Plaza, 6299 Bristol Parkway, authorities said. According to Culver City Police Department report, the suspect entered CVS just prior to closing. After waiting for the last customer to leave the store, police said, the suspect "then approached the cashier, pulled out a silver-colored...
Carol Schwab, the longtime City Attorney of Culver City, has announced she is leaving her post at the end of the year. Her plan to step down was announced at Monday's night Culver City Council meeting. Mayor Alex Fisch said leaving her department is "bittersweet", noting that Schwab has provided her legal expertise for decades to city councils, commissions, committees and boards, as well as all city staff." "She leaves some very big shoes to fill," he added. Schwab has been practicing law since...
With the summer demand for blood unusually high the Red Cross needs to collect more than 1,000 additional daily blood donations to meet current hospital demand. The demands are high due to an increase of to the high number of high traumatic injuries along with the need for organ transplants and elective surgeries. Red Cross Blood Donation SCHEDULE: 7/19/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Culver City Blood Donation Center, 5359 Sepulveda Blvd (Culver City) 7/20/2021: 11:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m., Culver City Blood Donation Center, 5359 Sepulveda Blvd (Culv...
Kentwood Players is getting ready to re-open our refurbished Westchester Playhouse to the public for live, indoor productions during a Grand Re-Opening weekend on August 28-29. A Fundraising Gala is planned for Saturday night with an Open House planned on Sunday afternoon at which time we will welcome our patrons, friends and neighbors inside for a tour of the Playhouse and open the box office for ticket purchase of our upcoming season, which we plan to launch this September. As such, we are...
The proposed boutique hotel development at the northeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Slauson Avenue has cleared its final hurdle. The Culver City Council this week affirmed the Planning Commission’s decision to greet light the hotel -- called “the Jeff – at 11469 Jefferson Blvd., denying late-hour appeals from local groups in regard to environmental impact. On April 28, the Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit, site plan review and an administrative use permit for the hotel development in Sunkist Park, originally propo...
After one of the most amazing NCAA basketball tournament runs in years, the UCLA Bruins fell in a heartbreaking loss to Gonzaga in overtime on a Hail Mary buzzer beater, 93-90. That left all Bruins fans wishing for another shot at the NCAA men's basketball championship. Last week, Johnny Juzang granted that wish by deciding to drop out of the NBA draft and return for another season in Westwood. Juzang posted on Twitter, "Going through the process has been an amazing experience. I was blessed to...
Although the Culver City varsity lacrosse team was beaten in the CIF Division 2 championship game by St. Francis, they still placed an unprecedented six players on the All-CIF team. St. Francis had five players named to the 18-player team. The six Culver City players are Justin Beighey, Quinten Brunson, Joey Chabola, Gabe Marotti, Walker Penchansky and Ray Sugiyama. The Centaurs finished the season 17-3 overall and 6-0 in the Ocean League....
The UCLA men’s basketball team will take on North Carolina, and Ohio State will face Kentucky in the eighth annual CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, Dec. 18. The location for this event has not been finalized. UCLA’s showdown against the Tar Heels will begin at 12 p.m. (PT), nationally televised on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ Premium. The matchup between Ohio State and Kentucky will be the second game of that day’s doubleheader. This set of matchups – UCLA versus North Carolina and Ohio State against Kentucky – was last featured in the 2019...
USC—aided by NCAA championships from its women’s beach volleyball, water polo and track and field teams—finished second in the 2020-21 Women’s Capital One Cup standings. For its second place finish, Capital One will award USC with $100,000 to be used for student-athlete scholarships. The Capital One Cup, now in its 10th year, is awarded to each of the best men’s and women’s Division I college athletics program, based on Top 10 finishes at NCAA championships and in final official coaches’ polls. The Women of Troy scored 108 points in 2020-21, j...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer 7/2/21: The young couple were walking back to their car after a Thursday night stroll down the Pier and the Promenade. It was 1:20 am Thursday morning. For some reason, Preston B. Rochon, 30 a homeless drug addict from Texas began to shout obscenities and threats at them. “You’re not leaving until I F*#$ her!” He shouted repeatedly, referring to the young woman. The couple were attempting to get into a white jeep with no roof, when the suspect jumped out at them. "You're not leaving until I have sex w...
Summer…surf and sand, swimming pools, picnics, camping, outdoor sports and stinging insects! Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, mosquitoes and hornets can take the fun out of summer, and almost everyone has been bitten by one of these pesky creatures. Insects like these cause local skin reactions in most people. Reactions can range from itchiness to severe pain depending on the type of insect and the site of the bite. For two million Americans, however, stinging insects can be deadly because of an allergy to the venom. People who are allergic to b...
A logical opinion by Corva Corvax A law that would grant nearly all (if not all) criminal defendants the right to walk out of jail without bail is now sitting in the Public Safety Committee of the California State Assembly after passing the State Senate with a 30-9 vote. Should the bill, SB 262, get passed by the Assembly, it will be nearly (if not completely) impossible to hold any offender in jail, no matter what crime they are accused of committing. The proposed law would require bail to be set at $0 for all offenses except some serious felo...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles has sued the City of Santa Monica and its police chief over the ordered curfews that allegedly violated demonstrators' constitutional and civil rights during last year's protests over the killing of George Floyd, according to court papers. The lawsuit, filed late week in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that the citywide curfew order issued on May 31, 2020 was a “tactic used to stifle political protest against police violence” and it hindered peaceful protesters who wan...
By Samuel Alioto In a shooting that shocked Venice and the Westside, an 18 year old man named Ty Bray was shot and killed in his car, while driving with a young woman. Multiple witnesses called the LAPD to Sixth and Brooks avenues at 2:36 a.m. on July 5th, according to Los Angeles police. Officers responded to find a 1970s Cadillac which had overturned on the lawn of an apartment building. An 18-year-old male driver and a 21-year-old female passenger were inside, both with multiple gunshot...
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer A 43-year-old homeless man was arrested this week after he allegedly chased another man through traffic along Lincoln Boulevard while brandishing two knives, local police said. The incident occurred at 2:10 on July 3 in the 2800 block of Lincoln Boulevard, according to Santa Monica Police Department. On patrol in the area, an officer saw multiple vehicles slam on their brakes at the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Hill Street, SMPD said in a press release. “The officer observed a male victim being c...
James Reidy, 92 passed away on June 24, 2021. He was a long-time resident of Santa Monica and an active member of the Santa Monica Rotary Club. He was proud to serve his country as a United States Marine and was a member of "E"asy Company Tucson Detachment. He served on numerous Santa Monica Boards and Commissions and as member of the California Coastal Commission. In 1960 he was the recipient of the Santa Monica Distinguish Service award and in 1961 was selected by the California Junior...
House Fire in Pacific Palisades A fire destroyed a hillside Pacific Palisades house at 766 North Paseo Miramar early Thursday morning, reports the Los Angeles Fire Department. A resident called in the fire at 3:49 a.m. Thursday. LA Firefighters arrived to find the large, one story home with heavy fire showing, with LAFD's Margaret Stewart saying firefighters were limited in their ability to fully attack all sides of the fire "due to the instability of the structure and hillside location.” Crews continued with a defensive position, and a k...
The parent company of many online dating sites — including Tinder, Match.com, PlentyofFish and OkCupid — will pay $2 million to settle a civil lawsuit alleging customers were charged for automatic renewal without their consent, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced this week. The lawsuit was filed last November by the California Auto Renewal Task Force (CART), which includes the District Attorney’s Offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties and the Santa Monica City Attorne...
by Alyssa Erdley News with Attitude For 19 months prior to last week’s rape attempt, carjacking, and violent assault in Santa Monica's Parking Structure 8, property owner John Alle had been sounding the alarm to public officials and Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. about unsafe conditions in the parking garages that line the Third Street Promenade. In emails to Kathleen Rawson, CEO of DTSM, to the city council, and to Henry Servin, Traffic and Parking Manager for the City of Santa Monica during this time period, Alle begged for help in solving a mul...
