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Culver City police are looking for a suspect who robbed at gunpoint a man withdrawing money from a Culver City ATM last Saturday. The armed robbery occurred around 1:25 a.m. on July 23 at the Chase Bank, located at 5670 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. The male victim had just withdrawn $1000 out of the Chase’s ATM when he turned around and a man approached him, holding a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money, police said. “The victim was in fea...
Emerson College, the nation's premier institution for the arts, communication, and the liberal arts, awarded more than 1,000 undergraduate degrees during its 142nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 8. Alexander Torrington from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. Harrison Pettit Kiang from Culver City received a BA in Media Arts Production. During the ceremony, the College honored three award-winning artists, innovators, and Emersonians for their contributions and efforts to the arts, communication, and...
At 6:00 p.m. on Monday August 8, the Culver City Democratic Club will hold a forum for candidates running for Culver City unified School District board. 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://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvce-hqzssGNb0VrnfIvAQDpEhJDoCAaf8 A recording will be available on the Club's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/CulverCityDemocraticClub. All...
The Culver City Council will consider at its next meeting on August 8 minor changes to the Housing Element which identifies and plans for its housing needs between 2021 and 2029. In January, the Council voted 3-2 to submit the third draft of city’s Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification prior to the February 21 deadline. The dissenting votes were cast by Councilmembers Albert Vera and Goran Eriksson. As part of the City's G...
Kentwood Players proudly presents LAUGHTER ON THE 23rd FLOOR, a Show Biz comedy by Neil Simon, Friday, July 22 through Saturday, August 6, 2022 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045. The production is directed by Stanley Brown and produced by Kathy Dershimer for Kentwood Players, with rights secured from Concord Theatricals. Featured in the cast in alphabetical order are...
For the first time in 20 years the Culver City high school boy’s lacrosse team will be led by someone not named Chabola. Jerry and his son Casey were the name and face of a program that they were instrumental in building from the ground up. The new face Is long time assistant coach Adam Eskridge. Eskridge is no stranger to city of Culver City, the Culver City school system and the high school athletic program. Growing up in the city and coaching and playing sports at the high school made E...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today the team has agreed to a contract divorce with center Liz Cambage.“It is with support that we share Liz Cambage’s decision to terminate her contract with the organization,” Sparks Managing Partner Eric Holoman said. “We want what’s best for Liz and have agreed to part ways amicably. The Sparks remain excited about our core group and are focused on our run towards a 2022 playoff berth.” Cambage, 30, was originally signed by the Sparks on Feb. 15 as a free a...
On paper, the 2022 Los Angeles Chargers look like a very good football team. The offense, which was ranked 4th in the NFL in 2021, is already very good. The defense was the reason that the Chargers were not in the playoffs last season. General Manager Tom Telesco and his staff had the team in good salary cap shape this past spring and the team was aggressive in free agency. The addition of outside linebacker Khalil Mack, cornerback J.C. Jackson, defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, nose tackle...
Culver City police are investigating the death of a man, whose body was found in Fox Hills last week. According to CCPD and the County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, the unidentified body was discovered shortly after 7 a.m. on July 12 in the 5900 block of Buckingham Parkway. The deceased man was in his 70s, said the coroner's office. Police haven’t publicly identified the man and his cause of death remains under investigation....
The nomination period for Culver City Council candidates officially began this week even though four residents have already declared their candidacy for the two open seats on the Council. The deadline for filing papers is Thursday, August 11 and Culver City residents who are interested in running for City Council will need to contact the City Clerk's office to schedule appointments to receive and return nomination papers and to review the requirements and deadlines for becoming an official...
Culver City police this week arrested a man on suspicion of impersonating a police officer. On July 18, local authorities responded to the Ramada Inn, located at 3930 Sepulveda Blvd., regarding a man who was wearing a bullet proof vest with a large "POLICE" patch on the back, according to CCPD. "During the investigation, officers located components of a rifle and a semi-automatic handgun," police said. "They also located a collapsible baton, flashlights and other miscellaneous items commonly...
Kimie Wagle, age 8 Kid Scoop Media Correspondent On Saturday, June 11, 2022, my brother and I went to report on the departure of President Joe Biden, at the LAX airport. It took some time getting into the airport. While we were waiting, we saw many amazing vehicles. My favorite was The Beast. The Beast is a special car that the President rides in. It has bullet-proofed windows, doors, and wheels. It is the most secure car in the world. I was excited when I saw the Beast. The weather in the...
The Cherness Family will be having a commemorative ceremony on Thursday, July 28th, at 2:00 pm in honor of the 100th birthday of Judge Harold I Cherness. The event will take place at the Judge Harold I. Cherness Memorial Parkway, located at 4130 Overland Avenue in front of the old Municipal Courthouse. If you have any questions, please contact Darryl Cherness at 310-570-8406....
Culver City resident turns 110 years old. Connie Lucero with her grandson Caniel Riperti celebrating her one hundred tenth birthday. She was born on July 7th 1912 in Texas on July 7, 1912. She had been a long-time resident of Venice. She has outlived 4 of her ten children....
The Culver City Sister City Committee, a non-profit international and intercultural community organization, is looking for one male and one female runner to run the Annual Osaka KIX Senshu International City Marathon scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 and to be guests of our Sister City Kaizuka, Japan. As citizen diplomats, the two selected runners will reside with Kaizuka host families during the five-day stay. As marathon participants, they will meet other runners, not only from Japan, but from other countries around the world. Applicants...
Although filing for the November city council race had not yet opened the Culver City Democratic Club choose to move forward with endorsements. The club has endorsed City council Alex Fisch and Freddy Puza for Culver City Council. Two seats are open this November: Fisch is seeking re-election; Councilmember and current Mayor Daniel Lee has chosen not to run again and has endorsed Puza as his replacement. All Democrats running participated in a forum on June 29, which can be viewed on the Club's...
The Wende Museum will soon start building the Glorya Kaufman Creative Community Center in the southern portion of its armory property at 10858 Culver Boulevard. Last month, the Museum and its design-build team of AUX Architecture and Shawmut Design and Construction held a groundbreaking for the project, which is named after Kaufman, one of the project's principal supporters and well-known advocate for the performing arts in Los Angeles County. The phased construction of the center will start in...
by Meghann De Jesus, Age 11 KSM KidScooper An official press badge. A purple wristband. These were just a few items giving me access to my very first National Women’s Soccer League game. It was also my first time covering a live sports event as a KidScoop Media (KSM) reporter. I have played soccer since I was 5 years old. Since I love soccer, my mom thought it would be a great idea for me to cover the May 29th Angel City FC versus NJ/NY Gotham FC game at the Banc of California Stadium. So, she signed me up for the experience with KidScoop M...
BY MYKELL MATHIEU The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, after a slow start are hoping to make a run into the playoffs and hopefully do some damage. The Sparks have dealt with an array of problems this season, leading to their erratic play. They are currently 11-14. After the off season signing of 6'8 All-Star center Liz Cambage the team was hoping to make a run at a potential championship, but things haven't gone as planned. The Sparks have a new coach after general manager and head coach Derek...
The six-time national champion USC women’s volleyball program received the 2021-22 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the first time, the AVCA announced on Monday, July 18. The award—co-presented by the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association—was first initiated during the 1992-93 academic year and honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale. More than 1,200 collegiate and high school volle...
When the UCLA Bruins made the surprising decision to leave with USC and head to the Big Ten Conference, a conference located in the Midwest and the Eastern part of the nation, the Bruins had to know that the decision to leave the Pac-12 Conference was not going to be a popular decision. Sending student-athletes on long trips back east and walking away from long-time rivals was not going to go unanswered. Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom was asked about UCLA's impending conference swit...
By Jon Coupal President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA). He is a recognized expert in California fiscal affairs and has argued numerous tax cases before the courts. Here we go again. Another “study” purporting to reveal how unfair Proposition 13 is. But this time, the tax-hikers are using the progressives’ favorite catch-all justification: inequity and racism. Prop. 13 has been under constant assault for 42 years by people who want to raise property taxes without limitation. Like all their other arguments, this one won’t...
Dodgers veteran closer Craig Kimbrel has been struggling handling ninth-inning save opportunities so far this season. Even with undesirable overall numbers this year - 4.82 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, three blown saves - manager Dave Roberts has no plans to remove Kimbrel from his role as closer. "Right now, I'm not even considering that," Roberts said. "I think he's earned that. Also, just given where our bullpen's at and who we have, to have the ability to deploy guys in different spots, I think has value...
The Los Angeles Dodgers will open the second half of the 2022 season with a seven-game homestand against the San Francisco Giants (July 21-24) and Washington Nationals (July 25-27) tomorrow, just after hosting the 92nd Midsummer Classic. Tickets remain available for all games at Dodgers.com/tickets. This will be the first time the San Francisco Giants visit Dodger Stadium since the 2021 National League Division Series. The two rivals will battle through a four-game set and will kick off with a...
By Jon Coupal president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Victor Davis Hanson is a resident scholar at the Hoover Institute and lifelong Californian from the Central Valley. He recently spoke at a conference of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association members. For the naïve who want an optimistic presentation about how great California is, VDH is not your guy. He gives an accurate, if depressing, view of the current state of the state. In both his writings and speeches, he assesses just how far California has deteriorated; from...
