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Culver City Firefighters at all three stations gathered to remember the 2,983 people murdered at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2011. 412 first responders died including 343 New York City Firefighters. The crowd observed a moment of silence at 6;46 am (8;49 Eastern time), the time at which the first jet hit the tower....
To honor the memory of the late, great superstar singer and guitarist Glen Campbell, his chief Grammy-winning songwriter Jimmy Webb, and his youngest banjo-strumming rising country star daughter Ashley Campbell will be appearing together at Smothers theatre on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu on Saturday, September 22. In June of 2011, Glen announced that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six months earlier and decided to go on a farewell tour to say goodbye to all of...
For those who missed my commentary last week, I am once again attaching a chart to this column showing the names, positions, and total amounts that key Culver City employees earned in 2017. The figures include both wages and benefits. If I were a City employee and found that the information included in that previous column was incorrect, I would have raced over to the City’s Human Resources or Finance Department for verification and scream. But because I haven’t heard any unusual sounds, I must...
It was a lightening bolt from heaven for Culver City High Football. The bleachers erupted in ecstasy when quarterback Zevi Eckhaus threw the game-winning touchdown, a 44-yard aerial bomb hitting wide receiver Kevin McGuire in the end zone with two seconds remaining in the game. The unpredictable and wild 34-28 victory over highly-ranked Warren High from Downey will go down as one of the most dramatic endings in the program's acclaimed history. For Centaur football fans the CIF Division 7 clash...
With Autumn almost here, homeowners should act now to make sure that their property is ready to “weather” the rain that (hopefully) lies soon ahead. DEAR DAVE: I recently noticed that the paint is blistering on one of my home’s exterior walls. What causes this? ANSWER: Blistering or bubbling is triggered when the paint’s adhesive qualities begin to deteriorate, causing the paint to separate from the wood or other type of construction material that it’s covering. I’m glad that you found the b...
The powerful California Association of Realtors is stepping-up its campaign for voters to approve Prop. 5 on the statewide November ballot but reject Prop. 10. The upcoming election is “critical to addressing California’s housing crisis through the protection of homeownership and private property rights across the state,” the realty trade group said in a written statement. CAR is backing Prop. 5, the “Property Tax Fairness Initiative,” which it says would create new homeownership opportunities by generating more sales of single-fa...
Renée Lesner Barmazel, a longtime Culver City resident, passed away earlier this month in San Luis Obispo. She was 88. Ms. Barmazel was very active in Culver City politics. She once served as a moderator of the Education Committee and helped to launch Culver's award-winning Spanish Immersion Program. In her later years, she began working in the travel industry and enjoyed traveling the world with family members. An avid artist, she also enjoyed oil and acrylic painting. Renée leaves behind the love of her life, husband Mel Barmazel, sister B...
The City of Culver City and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Go Human campaign invite residents and visitors to bike, walk, skate or roll to Experience Elenda, a free community event to be held on Saturday, September 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The goal of the event is to allow residents and visitors to test out and provide feedback to the City on planned street improvements proposed in the La Ballona Safe Routes to School Project. Experience Elenda will showcase street improvements on Elenda Street between...
