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Business owner, commissioner and lifelong Culver City resident Albert Vera, announced plans today to seek election to a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2018 election. Vera, whose father served 12 years on the City Council from 1992-2000 and from 2002-2006, said he hopes to give back to the community that supported him and his family through good times and bad. Born in Culver City, Vera attended St. Augustine Elementary School and St. Bernard High School, while helping his parents,...
Citing love for his hometown, Marcus Tiggs announces his candidacy for Culver City Council in the election to be held in April 2018. A retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and combat veteran, Tiggs detailed the importance of keeping neighborhoods safe, continuing to help Culver City attract career building jobs and opportunities, and working together to continue to make our community the best hometown. "Since I was nine years old Culver City as a community has helped shape my success and it has been...
by Keira Mohammed Kid Scoop Media Correspondent Age 11, CCMS student Dia de Los Muertos is a day to celebrate the dead and a time for the spirits to come and rejoin the living. On my first Kid Scoop Media assignment I got to experience the celebration at the annual festival at the Hollywood Forever cemetery on Saturday, October 28. However in true tradition Dia del los Muertos is always observed after Halloween on November 1st and 2nd. As I walked around the festival the first thing I noticed...
Since most of us live here there was a lot of support for the Dodgers to win their first World Series since 1988. But it didn't work out that way when the Houston Astros became World Series champions for the first time in their 56-year history. Their 5-1 victory over the Dodgers Wednesday night left no doubt they were well prepared and quite anxious to prevail for themselves and the people of Houston who were so badly battered in this year's terrible flood. For now let's put aside our...
If the NFL gave out participation awards the Los Angeles Chargers would be weekly winners. In the last 26 games the Chargers have played, 22 of them have been decided by eight points or less, with 15 of the 22 resulting in losses. But as Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers stated after Sunday's game with the Patriots: "There are no participation trophies." Every game the Chargers play in is close and Sunday's game was no exception. In a tough matchup in Foxboro, Massachusetts the Chargers fell to...
Monday night, November 6th, the Culver City Council will decide if they want to allow further discussion and comment on 1000+ pages of a Specific Plan showing where they will allow oil wells to be drilled & fracked within Culver City and its Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR and Specific Plan cost over a million dollars of Culver City taxpayers' money and took more than nine years to prepare. Have you even heard of it? What the effects will be on you, your home, your loved ones? By...
The Centaurs of Culver City High blitzed archrival Santa Monica High, 42-0, for their second consecutive Ocean League football shutout on Friday, October 27, at Corsair Field, Santa Monica College. But misfortune struck late in the first quarter when All-League Centaur quarterback Jonathan Martin left the game with an injury. "Jonathan ran into the end zone and one of their defensive players rolled up on his knee. So he's definitely out this week against Beverly and we'll see how he's...
The season is still early but the early returns looked familiar for the Clippers and Lakers. This season the teams looked like the same teams as last year. The Clippers are a good team but not a great team although they appear to be better than they were last year. The Lakers are still two or three super stars away from being a good or great team. Last Monday the Clippers gave up 74 points to the Warriors at halftime. The Clippers scored 57 points but when you give up that many points in the...
The USC men's basketball team was ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press preseason poll today (Nov. 1). It marks the highest preseason ranking for the Trojan men's basketball team since the 1974-75 season. It is also the highest ranking at any point for the Trojans since finishing the 1991-92 season at No. 8. also achieved a preseason ranking of No. 11 in the USA/TODAY Coaches poll and are listed as No. 6 in the ESPN Power Index. USC is coming off a school-record 26-win season, having won two...
Amazon has announced plans to move into The Culver Studios, one of the most iconic television and movie studios located in Culver City. Amazon Studios, IMDb, Amazon Video and World Wide Advertising will occupy more than 280,000 RSF, including The Culver Studios Mansion and Bungalows. The announcement was made in an Amazon press release on Monday. Originally developed by silent movie pioneer Thomas H. Ince, Culver Studios has been home to some of the most famous films and television shows in...
The Culver City Unified School District Board of Education will be holding a special workshop at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7 at the CCUSD District Boardroom to discuss air conditioning projects on CCUSD campuses. The Board will also take public input regarding the District's on-going superintendent search. This is the community's opportunity to express its priorities and the qualities it hopes to see in potential superintendent candidates. The board room is located in the district...
Actor Robert Creighton was born to play the part in a staged musical about the life of James Cagney, and that's just what he's doing at the El Portal Theatre in NoHo. Not only is Creighton acting, singing and tap dancing his way through this entertaining production but he also co-wrote the music and lyrics along with Christopher McGovern. Direct from its hit run in New York off-Broadway, "Cagney" is the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-nominated musical that follows the life of Cagney...
I decided to spend my birthday soaking in good news. Sunshine and laughter: a lovely way to spend one's birthday. * In Quebec, a six-year-old autistic boy was so super-sensitive it hurt to have his hair touched. Franz Jacob, a barber, grabbed his tools, following the boy around his hair salon, even laying down on the floor when the boy did, to keep cutting. The boy's mother was so grateful, she put the barber's photo online. * Prison inmates around the world, competing to be the most compassiona...
Eight home runs. Both teams having a lead in extra innings. The Dodgers lose as their streak of going 98-0 when they lead after innings ends. Yes, they’re calling Wednesday night’s action at Dodger Stadium the greatest Game Two in World Series history. I haven’t seen them all through the years but I think the label fits. The Dodgers won Game One in only a little over two hours. Many fans left the ballpark believing the Dodgers looked good enough to end their World Series drought that spans...
I am a resident of Culver City and founder of Angel City Ferret Club. This past week we have requested Culver City City Council to become a Ferret Friendly City; publicly supporting the legalization effort here in California. Since 1988 ferret enthusiast have been trying to change the 1933 law banning domestic ferrets. Supporters have tried every conceivable path towards legalization; legislative, regulative, in the courts and even a ballot initiative. The plain fact is that we the people don’t have enough political power to change this unjust...
The Los Angeles Focus 20th Annual First Ladies High Tea will take place on Saturday November 11 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills. Our Congresswoman the Honorable Karen Bass will be the Focus Honoree (310) 677-6011 or firstladieshightea.com. It just seems, and rightly so, Theodorsia and I are traveling more frequently and staying away longer. While we were away visiting friends and family our Congresswoman, the Honorable Karen Bass sent us this letter regarding...
Public servant, neighborhood leader and Chair of the Culver City Committee on Homelessness Alex Fisch has officially launched his campaign for Culver City Council. "In the 13 years my wife and I have called Culver City home", said Fisch, "we've experienced the strong neighborhoods; great schools; and passionate, committed people that make our city an exemplary community – an amazing place to raise our children. "We've also witnessed and been part of the grassroots power of community – friends an...
Beverly Bebb, a resident of Roseville, CA, passed away after a long and valiant fight against ovarian cancer. She was a wife, mother, grandmother to seven great-grandmother to 3, sister, aunt, niece and a friend to many. Beverly Menzhuber was born in St. Cloud, MN on December 29, 1937 to Leone and Erv Menzhuber. In 1947, they moved to Culver City where they set down roots. Beverly grew up with her brother Bob and a very large extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandmas that all lived...
Since the beginning of time we have gone over hurdles and hurdles of different diseases. Today, many of those hurdles have already been jumped. Two of these hurdles were Measles and HIV/AIDS. Today I interviewed Dr. Katz and his wife Dr. Wilfert. Dr. Katz was part of the four Doctor team who developed the Measles vaccine while Dr. Wilfert spent her career trying to eradicate the spread of the HIV virus from mothers to their unborn children in the US and around the world (especially in Africa)....
While watching a video of one of last month’s School Board meeting, online, something happened that set me back. At the one-hour, seven-minute mark David Mielke, the Teachers Union president, was there to address the Board about School District salaries. While he was handing out an L.A. County salary survey and before he could get to the rostrum, Kathy Paspalis set the desired tone for Mr. Mielke’s address. She chirped in with a well-placed exclamation, “We’ve moved up!” Arriving at the speaker'...
Health Inspectors Comb Westfield Culver City Food Court Inspectors for the Environmental Health section of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health inspected the food court including food vendors at Westfield Culver City this week after a customer, Meeyoung Choi, who was dining with her mother saw and felt black droppings on their table and food. She also saw cracks in the ceiling tiles and saw some movement in the ceiling. She did not observe any rodents. She posted a video online showing rat feces which fell on her table. The story...
The Culver City Centennial Celebration is coming to an end. We celebrated the 100th birthday closing ceremonies with A Birthday Party in the Park held at Veterans Park, Incorporation Day held at City Hall, and the big finale Centennial Ball held at the Culver Hotel. But we're not done yet! We still have a time capsule to fill for the next generation to see what Culver City was like on its Centennial Celebration. time is limited be sure to submit your ideas before its too late. To finish the...
Culver City High beat Beverly Hills High football team by a score of 49-0. It was the third shutout in a row for Culver City, increasing their record to 9-1 this year. For the full story read Fred Altieri's story in this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com on Wednesday....
The Los Angeles Chargers have reached the halfway point of their schedule for the 2017 season. Their first half record of 3-5 is disappointing but a three-game winning streak did give Charger fans hope until the mistake-filled loss to the New England Patriots on the road. This past weekend was a bye weekend and gave the coaching staff an opportunity to do some much-needed self-scouting. As Charger head coach Anthony Lynn stated: "We're reflecting back on some self-scouting. Guys are doing projec...
