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The operator of the Westfield Culver City is suing Los Angeles County, seeking to reopen its malls and challenging the coronavirus shutdown in the region. In their court papers obtained this week, Westfield - which also operates the indoor malls in Topanga, Sherman Oaks, Valencia and Santa Anita - maintains that their indoor malls are safer than other large retailers and declares that there is "absolutely no public health justification" for their forced closure. "The county's arbitrary closure...
Austin-based Tito's Handmade Vodka and Los Angeles-based Tito's Tacos are teaming up for the third year in a row to host a 2020 version of Tito's Fiesta Mexicana on Sunday, October 4 to celebrate National Taco Day and National Vodka Day inhealthcare workers. Unlike previous years, Tito's Fiesta Mexicana 2020 is not a public party. Instead, the iconic Tito's brands are commemorating the day by distributing 2,000 goodie bags with one 100ml bottle of Tito's Handmade Vodka hand sanitizer and two co-...
The City Council this week formally adopted a new comprehensive rent control ordinance, offering strong tenant protections to more than 7000 renters in Culver City. However, the new law, which takes effect on October 30, could be nullified if Measure B is approved by local voters on November 3. The initiative was placed on the ballot by Protect Culver City -- a group of local business owners and landlords -- giving voters the final word on any rental control laws in the city. At its Tuesday...
Culver City needs your input to improve traffic safety. Culver City is developing a comprehensive Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) that will enable the City to determine potential traffic safety projects. “The plan’s goal is to identify traffic safety improvements needed to assist us in reducing fatal and severe injury collision to zero,” city officials said. Towards that goal, the City is conducting a comprehensive collisions analysis through the LRSP to identify high-risk corridors and intersections with the highest collisions frequ...
Los Angeles Football Club has nine matches remaining in the season to right the ship before the 2020 MLS Playoffs begin on November 20. LAFC is currently mired in seventh place in the Western Conference, only two points shy of not qualifying for the playoffs, yet only six points out of first place with the defending Champion Seattle Sounders and the contending Portland Timbers. LAFC's latest loss was a late-game collapse against the San Jose Earthquakes, who scored two goals in the waning minute...
Sometimes the football gods taketh way. The Los Angeles Rams were on the verge of their greatest comeback in team history... only to be denied by a late flag flying from the corner of the end zone. Four seconds later, a 3-yard touchdown pass allowed the undefeated 3-0 Buffalo Bills to eke out a 35-32 victory on the last drive of the game, giving the 2-1 Rams their first painful loss of the season. "There's calls that went our way that game and there's calls that went their way that game....
He plan prances like a deer but he is more powerful than a locomotive. No it's not superman it's LeBron James. At the age of 35 James is still the best player in the world and arguably the best basketball player in history. Against the Miami Heat he scored 25 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out nine assists during the Lakers 116-98 win last Wednesday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Game 2 is set for Friday at 6 p.m. on ABC. What makes James so unique is he makes his teammates better. This...
The Carolina Panthers came to Los Angeles with a ten-game regular season losing streak. They left the city with their first victory since Week Nine of last season (Nov. 3, 2019 against the Titans), a 21-16 upset win over the Chargers. The Panthers used four turnovers by the Chargers and Joey Slye kicked five field goals in the Panther victory. The Panthers used three first half turnovers to take an 18-7 halftime lead, with 12 points coming as a result of three turnovers. Defensive end Brian...
Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker has been named the 2020 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, the WNBA announced today. This is the first WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for Parker, who is in her 13th WNBA season. Parker received 16 votes from a national panel of 47 sportswriters and broadcasters. Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark finished in second place with 11 votes and Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas finished in third place with 10 votes. The other players to...
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike has been named the recipient of the 2020 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today. This is the second straight Sportsmanship Award for Ogwumike, who joins Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (2017, 2018) as the only players to earn the honor in consecutive years. The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is presented each season to a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, including ethical behavior, fair play and integrity. Th...
Chairman Steve Ballmer and Doc Rivers have reached a mutual decision that Rivers will step down as head coach of the L.A. Clippers. "Doc has been a terrific coach for the Clippers, an incredible ambassador, and a pillar of strength during tumultuous times," Ballmer said. "He won a heck of a lot of games and laid a foundation for this franchise." Rivers, 58, was the most successful head coach in Clippers history, compiling a record of 356-208 over seven seasons. Under his direction, the Clippers...
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles leader Dr. Melina Abdullah endorses Herb Wesson and speaks out against the smear campaign he is facing in the race for LA County Supervisor Lo LA City Councilman Herb Wesson received the official support of Dr. Melina Abdullah, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Dr. Melina Abdullah is a professor of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and an outspoken advocate for police reform. Herb Wesson is running to replace Mark Ridley-Th...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (3-0): The Chiefs were impressive in a 34-20 road win over the Ravens on Monday Night. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdown passes as the Chiefs established that they are the team to beat in the AFC. Mahomes was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Next: -7 vs New England Patriots - Sun, Oct. 4 – O/U 53 2. Seattle Seahawks (3-0): The Seahawks are ranked last in the NFL in defensive yardage per game, allowing a whooping 497 yards per game. Quarterback R...
In response to rising complaints about roaring jet noises over Los Angeles and Culver City, the operator of LAX has announced it launched an interactive website providing access to information about aircraft operations and how they affect air traffic noise in the Southland. "I have been working for years to compel the FAA to effectively regulate low-flying air traffic over our community," said Culver City Mayor Göran Eriksson. "This website is a major step towards giving us the information we...
One way or another, pandemic notwithstanding, the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Baldwin Hills, which includes the communities of Culver City, Ladera Heights, View Park, Windsor Hills, Crenshaw, and Leimert Park, was going to take place again this year. It just needed to be reimagined. And that it was (and very successfully!), as a drive-through Luminaria Celebration on Saturday, September 12th between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the parking lot of the Yvonne B. Burke Athletic Complex...
By Stan Greene Culminating a ten year struggle, the Santa Monica City Council approved a massive new development for the North East corner of Ocean Avenue and Wilshire Blvd on Tuesday night. The project will include 60 incredibly expensive condominiums, 300 or so luxury hotel rooms, and 22 units of affordable housing across Second Street. Many people spoke out against the project, which hired Councilmember Gleam Davis' husband as a consultant. Davis recused herself, and the Council voted 4 to 2...
By Sarah Storkin Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler warned California Gov. Gavin Newsom that his recent executive order to ban sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 is unrealistic, and possibly illegal. The EPA granted California a waiver in 1975, which allows the State to set its own, stricter standards on vehicles. The EPA could presumably reverse the waiver at anytime. Wheeler sent California the warning in a letter on September 28, 2020. Wheeler wrote...
By Jewels Solheim-Roe Westside Ballet of Santa Monica announces a drive-in film event for arts advocacy at the Santa Monica College Bundy Campus' East Parking lot, to be held Friday & Saturday, October 9th & 10th, at 7:30 & 10pm as a Drive-In Movie venture in conjunction with Santa Monica College's Public Policy Institute Annual Arts Forum and the SMC Dance Department. A 50-minute compilation of Santa Monica's most celebrated dance companies, choreographers, and dancers includes the preeminent...
Rent prices continued to plunge across the U.S. last month, with San Francisco leading the decline, according to data from Zumper, a real-estate start-up. Los Angeles rents declined by 11% year over year, with an average median one bedroom apartment now renting for a measly $2,020. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco dropped more than 20% from a year ago, to $2,830, according to the report. That's the largest decline the company has recorded. Month-to-month, the price...
by Observer Staff Dhun May immigrated to the US from India when she was nine years old. She is Zoroastrian, a minority religion in that country. She has an adult son who passed away named Daniel, and a daughter who is a veterinarian. The daughter, Armiati May, is an activist for veganism and opposes 5G. She is "over 50" in age, a small woman. On a good day she's five feet tall, she says. Why did you decide to run for SMMUSD? "I have ideas no one else has," says May. "There are simple things...
According to a sign on the door the former location of Staple's office supplies, will soon reopen as a Target city store. This is also reflected on the Staples.com Upcoming Stores page. The store, located at 16th Street and Wilshire near the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, will be smaller than most Targets, but still one of the largest retail stores located on pricey Westside real estate. It will be a "CityTarget." As of 2019, Target operated 1,844 stores throughout the United States. The company is ranked No. 37 on 2020 Fortune 500 list of...
Police need help to identify two more suspects in a shooting at a Venice Beach sports bar. Police say a man and a woman were wounded last Wednesday while they were with family and friends in the outdoor patio of a sports bar on Washington Boulevard, just west of Pacific Avenue in the Venice Beach area. A verbal dispute turned into a physical fight with three suspects, one of whom fired a gun, according to the LAPD. The woman was treated at the scene. The man who was hit was taken to a hospital in stable condition. The gunman, who is from Los...
Preferential parking and street sweeping tickets were briefly suspended during Covid-19. But that's over. Street sweeping has started again, and will continue each first full week of each month. In October, street sweeping starts Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. "Please remember to move your car as enforcement has resumed," city officials said. "You can mark your calendar with the street sweeping dates through the end of the year."...
The Santa Monica Public libraries (some of them anyway) are allowing patrons to pick up books curbside. The intention is for pickup to be contactless during Covid-19. "No appointments are necessary. You will receive notification that your holds are ready for pick up by your preferred method (email, text, or phone). Once you have been notified pick up your items at the location you selected when you reserved the items," says the library in a press release. The idea is to order books online. You...
