Articles from the November 9, 2023 edition


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  • ERBA Markets SPECIALS

    Nov 9, 2023

    Visit ERBA Markets in West Los Angeles for SPECIALS...

  • Homeless Encampment Responsible for Freeway Fire?

    Stephen Hadland, Culver City Observer Editor & Publisher|Nov 9, 2023

    By Stephen HADLAND Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said. In what was reminiscent of the 1994 Northridge earthquake a massive fire under Interstate 10 overpass in Los Angeles has closed the freeway for an indefinite period. fire Saturday morning under the 10 freeway has closed the interstate for 3 to 12 weeks,...

  • Gary Martin, Longtime Sony Pictures Exec and MPTF Benefactor, Dies at 79

    Nov 9, 2023

    Gary Martin, the longtime Sony Pictures executive and major supporter of the Motion Picture & Television Fund who has a historic Wizard of Oz soundstage named for him, has died. He was 79. Martin died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Sherwood Forest, California, a family spokesperson announced. When he retired as president of studio operations and production at Sony in 2013, the studio renamed its storied Stage 15 - one of the largest in the world - the Gary Martin Stage. Built in 1927, it was used for 1939's The Wizard of Oz - the...

  • 2023 NFL Power Rankings – Week 10

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Nov 9, 2023

    1. Philadelphia Eagles (8-1): The Eagles own the best record in the NFL and have a 2.5 game lead in the NFC East after beating the Cowboys in a thriller, 28-23. The Eagles have a bye this week before a matchup on Sunday Night in Week 11 at Kansas City against the Chiefs. Next: Bye – Following week: N/A at Kansas City Chiefs – Mon, Nov. 20 – O/U: N/A (ATS: 5-2-2 – O/U: 5-4) 2. Baltimore Ravens (7-2): The Ravens are on a four-game winning streak, with the last three wins coming over NFC teams,...

  • The Chargers seek to extend their winning streak against the Lions

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Nov 9, 2023

    The Los Angeles Chargers used an 87-yard punt return from rookie Derrius Davis to propel the team to a convincing 27-6 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey last Monday. The win improved the Chargers record to 4-4 for the season. The loss dropped the Jets to the same record, 4-4 for the season. The Chargers defense held the Jets to six points, had eight sacks and caused three turnovers in giving the Chargers their second consecutive win and...

  • California Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan Inspires New Earth's At-Promise Youth

    Nov 9, 2023

    California Assembly Majority Leader Isaac Bryan toured New Earth and participated in a community conversation with New Earth Co-Founder Dr. Harry Grammer and New Earth at-promise youth. Assemblymember Bryan shared his own challenging journey from foster care and failing grades, to earning his Masters in Public Policy from UCLA, and is the youngest Black Majority Leader in California history. Speaking to a group of New Earth high school students, Assemblymember Bryan shared, "I tell you that...

  • USC football fires Grinch, faces Oregon Saturday

    Eric Lambkins II, Sports Reporter|Nov 9, 2023

    It was like a heavyweight bout, with both teams slugging while staggering and stumbling while slugging. It was a tale of the reigning Heisman, Southern California's Caleb Williams elusive, evasive and efficient, versus Washington's Michael Penix Jr. who was calm, cool and calculated. Ultimately, Washington walked out of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum victorious over USC in a 52-42 bout before 72,243 fans last Saturday night. What remained was another wasted masterpiece by Williams, another...

  • Brownlow has kicked his way into Culver City HS football history

    Steve Finley, Sports Editor|Nov 9, 2023

    By Steve Finley It takes a special person to be a football kicker. Every game the pressure grows with every possession. The kicker and the holder are on an island all by themselves. From high school, college and the pros the kickers are expected to make field goals, extra points and in high school the kicker is also the punter most of the time. What makes Culver City high school's kicker and punter, Henry Brownlow so special is he is not only a great athlete, but he has taken his kicking game...

  • Culver City advances to the CIF quarterfinals with a victory over Ayal

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Nov 9, 2023

    The Culver City High School football team had to travel far but earned a hard fought 38-28 victory over the Ayala High School Bulldogs, in a first round CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoff game last Friday. The game was played at the Yates Field Stadium in Chino Hills, an inland empire city about 50 miles from Culver City. Now the 8-3 Centaurs advance to the CIF quarterfinals on Friday against the 8-3 Capistrano Valley Cougars at home inside Jerry Chabola Stadium on the Culver City Culver...

  • Day of the Dead Comes Alive At Hollywood Forever Cemetery

    Madison MacCarthy O Hea age 12, KidScoop Media Correspondent.|Nov 9, 2023

    As I walked up to the marigold covered front gate of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, I could hear the beat of traditional drums and smell the alluring scents and couldn't wait to get inside. Once in, there were many altars surrounding the entrance and beyond. The diversity of the ofrendas, or altars, was extraordinary. Some were for individual people and loved ones, including pets, and some were for organizations and unique themes and one had a living person in the altar. As I walked down the busy p...

  • Field of Valor-Honor our Veterans

    Nov 9, 2023

    Tribute to Heroes is an annual event by the Exchange Club of Culver City. All donations are 100% tax deductible and are received by the Exchange Club of Culver City Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, federal tax ID 54-2145774. Proceeds of this program go to our local charitable partner, New Directions for Veterans, to combat homelessness among Los Angeles-area vets. Friday, November 11, 2022 at 12:00 noon The Tribute to Heroes Ceremony will be in person outside on the...

  • Fifth Annual United Ballona Creek Cleanup Nov. 11

    Nov 9, 2023

    This is the event you've been waiting for the fifth year help to clean the Ballona Creek waterway with Friends of Ballona Wetlands and the Ballona Creek Renaissance on Saturday November 11 from 9:30 to noon. There will be two active sites – BCR will be on the north side of Ballona Creek close to UCLA Aquatic center, and FBW will be on the south side entering through the ecological reserve. As always bring a smile and a full water bottle, and wear closed-toe shoes. For the North side, parking is...

  • Visions of Transcendence: Creating Space in East and West, which opens Saturday

    Nov 9, 2023

    While imprisoned in the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1964, sculptor Léonid Nedov clandestinely rendered scenes of prison life onto broken pieces of enamel dishware in haunting detail, until his release thanks to mediation by the dissident author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Nedov's powerful creative expression in the face of terror formed the inspiration for our new exhibition Visions of Transcendence: Creating Space in East and West, which opens this Saturday! Visions of Transcendence presents...

  • The Willows School

    Nov 9, 2023

    The Willows School...

  • Culver City High School 2023 Football Scores & Schedule

    Nov 9, 2023

    eptember 8, WIN Culver City 44 - Palmdale 7 September 15, Loss Warren 36 WIN Culver City 42 September 22,WIN-Culver City 35- Dorsey 7. September 29, WIN Culver City 14 Mira Costa 13 October 6, WIN Culver City 21 Redondo Union 17 October 13, WIN Culver City 43 against Peninsula 7 October 20 LOSS Culver City 31 Palos Verdes 34 October 27WIN-Culver City27 Santa Monica26. November 2 WIN Culver City 38, Ayala 28 November 9 WIN Culver City 44- Capistrano Valley 16 T...

  • Los Angeles Lakers Unveil 'California Dream' Nike NBA City Edition Uniform

    Nov 9, 2023

    Los Angeles Lakers Unveil 'California Dream' Nike NBA City Edition Uniform The Los Angeles Lakers unveiledtheir new Nike NBA City Edition uniform for the 2023-24 season. The "California Dream" City Edition uniform is inspired by historic Lakers artwork and represents the Los Angeles dream and journey. The black uniform features a Los Angeles Lakers triangle wordmark from the 1960s when the team began playing on the west coast. The jersey trim transitions from purple to black as a nod to the sky...

  • Culver City Sued Over MOVE Modification

    Stephen Hadland, Editor & Publisher|Nov 9, 2023

    On Thursday October 19, the City of Culver City was served with legal action as "Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City" filed a lawsuit questioning the legality of the City's recent adjustments to the MOVE Culver City pilot project. During its meeting on Monday, September 11th, the City Council voted 3-2 in favor of adopting amendments to the MOVE Culver City pilot project, which included California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions. MOVE Culver City is an initiative spearheaded...

  • Justice Dept Cracks Down on Hate Crimes

    Nov 9, 2023

    Diamond Bar man pled guilty today to a federal criminal civil rights charge for disrupting a "Stop Asian Hate" rally in March 2021 by running a red light and driving through a crowded crosswalk of peaceful demonstrators while shouting racial slurs and epithets. On the third day of trial, Steve Lee Dominguez, 57, pleaded guilty to one felony count of bias-motivated interference with federally protected activities. "The right to political expression is a bedrock principle of this nation," said...

  • Habitual Vandalism Suspect Arrest

    Nov 9, 2023

    Earlier this week, Officers responded to the area of the 5700 block of Bankfield Avenue for a vandalism that just occurred. The Officers obtained video showing the same subject who smashed various vehicle windows near the 5800 block of Doverwood Avenue. The next day, members of the Special Enforcement Team (Bike Patrol) searched the area of Jefferson Boulevard under the 90 FWY. The SET Officers ultimately located the suspect and he was placed under arrest without incident. A witness to the...

  • Culver City Council Majority Paves the Way to Remove Dissenting Voices from City Committees

    Bubba Fish|Nov 9, 2023

    At Monday's City Council meeting, a seismic shift in city governance occurred, though if you blinked, you may have missed it. Buried inside a list of seemingly mundane proposed changes to the city's committees, boards and commissions (CBCs) was a clause to enable the removal of a CBC member "with or without cause... upon a majority vote of the City Council." The previous policy required a 4/5 vote, a much more difficult threshold to meet. The "Council majority," referring to Mayor Vera and Counc...

  • City Council to Review City Committees

    Stephen Hadland, Observer Editor & Publisher|Nov 9, 2023

    The Culver City City council meeting next Monday November 13, will address some housekeeping issues on various city committees. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7p.m. and will adjourn into closed session. Returning to the dais council will update on homelessness emergency including project homekey, safe camping, and other housing programs (this update is made pursuant to the requirements of government code section 8630(c) requiring a periodic review of the local emergency). The council will...

  • Governor Announces the 10 Freeway On Track to Reopen to Traffic in 3 to 5 Weeks

    Nov 9, 2023

    The 10 Freeway in Los Angeles remains closed due to a fire over the weekend – is on track to reopen to traffic in three to five weeks. Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles is on track to at least partially reopen to traffic in three to five weeks. The major artery that serves 300,000 vehicles daily closed in both directions this weekend after a fire caused significant damage to up to 100 support pillars. After testing samples and assessing damage from the site, state transportation officials currently b...

  • CCPD Foils Potential Burglary

    Nov 9, 2023

    Monday around 1 am, CCPD officers responded to the 4000 block of La Salle Avenue for a call of suspicious subjects possibly committing a theft. Officers arrived and quickly located a suspect matching the description provided by a caller, manipulating the gate to a residence. Officers detained the suspect and their investigation revealed that the suspect had committed a hot prowl burglary, entering a residence, where the occupant was fast asleep. The suspect admitted to checking other...

  • State of the City by Mayor Albert Vera

    Nov 9, 2023

    You are invited to attend Mayor Albert Vera's State of the City Address Thursday, November from 2-6 PM to 7:30 PM at10000 Washington Boulevard, Culver City. The Culver City community is invited to enjoy a reception with light refreshments followed by Culver City Mayor Albert Vera's State of the City Address in the Atrium at One Culver, 10000 Washington Boulevard. Program Schedule• 6 PM Reception • 6:30 PM Mayor's State of the City Address • 7:30 PM Event Ends Please RSVP using Eventbrite. Trans...

  • Meet and Greet Culver City Police Officers

    Nov 9, 2023

    Join us at Starbucks located at 6150 Slauson Avenue in Culver City for Coffee & Community on Tuesday, November 28 from 3-5 pm. There will be arts and crafts and holiday tastings provided by Starbucks. Come and meet your neighborhood officers. We will be available to chat and answer any questions you may have. Please share with your friends, family and neighbors. We would love to connect with you there!...