Articles from the November 18, 2021 edition


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  • Culver City football loses playoff game to Camarillo

    Steve Finley|Nov 18, 2021

    The Culver City varsity football team's season ended last Friday night when the No. 1 seeded team in the Division 6 CIF playoffs, Camarillo, beat the Centaurs, 23-21 in a thrilling contest on the Culver City campus. The Centaurs led 14-6 at halftime but the Camarillo Scorpions scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter to take a 20-14 lead going into the fourth quarter. Culver City scored seven points in fourth quarter to take a one-point lead. After a big turn over by Culver City late in...

  • 2021 NFL Power Rankings – Week 11

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters - PFWA Members|Nov 18, 2021

    1. Green Bay Packers (8-2): The only loss that the Packers have suffered since the opening game fiasco was against the Chiefs in Kansas City without Aaron Rodgers. After their win at Arizona and this weekend's shutout victory over the Seahawks, the Packers look like the new team to beat in the NFL. Next: -1.5 at Minnesota Vikings - Sun, Nov. 21 – O/U 47 (ATS: 9-1 – O/U: 2-8) 2. Arizona Cardinals (8-2): The Cardinals were without injured Kyler Murray for a second consecutive games and were also w...

  • "I Want To Know What Love Is," performed by a founding member of foreigner Lou Gramm at the Saban Theatre

    Steven Lieberman, Observer Reporter|Nov 18, 2021

    On November 20 at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Lou Gramm, former frontman and founding member of Foreigner, and one of the greatest singers in rock music, will be taking the stage. Gramm’s unique vocals and hit songs have placed Foreigner among Billboard’s Top Artists of all time. Their 16 Billboard Top 40 hit songs defined an era. Some of his top hits you will hear are “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Double Vision,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” among many others. Gramm also had a Top 10 s...

  • Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra to Perform November 20

    Nov 18, 2021

    The absence of live performances during the past 21 months left a void that impacted our personal, professional, and artistic lives. The award-winning Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (www.ladso.org) awakens from the constraints of COVID to return to the stage and, once again, enrich our communities through the healing power of music. This is not only a testimonial to our resilience but an affirmation that, hopefully, most of the tempus horribilis is behind us. Today’s concert, including fanfares, a serenade, and a tribute to flight, c...

  • Culver City to Host COVID-19 Booster Shot Clinic Nov. 20

    Nov 18, 2021

    Culver City will host a COVID-19 Booster Shot Clinic on Saturday, November 20, at the Senior Center, located at 4095 Overland Ave. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in partnership with Los Angeles County Public Health. Advance appointments are recommended but not required. Walk-ins will be accepted. Go to https://vaccine.fulgentgenetics.com/vaccination/screen/landing?fbclid=IwAR0cXHcfUYQcgSpgYHaR0KgV3NOg5BBMiLOsTcIV3qnkR1ML4vErVQUhoCQ and complete the medical information to schedule...

  • Dead Model Dumped in front of CC Hospital

    Nov 18, 2021

    Authorities are investigating the death of an Instagram model who was dumped outside the local hospital after a party last weekend. The model Christy Giles, 24, was found on the sidewalk outside Southern California Hospital in Culver City last Saturday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her friend, Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, 26, was left at a different hospital — Kaiser Permanente in West Los Angeles — two hours later. She remains in critical condition and fighting for her life as of...

  • Culver City Public Theatre Brings Back Plays in the Park

    Nov 18, 2021

    Culver City Public Theatre has brought back plays in the park. The Public Theatre is now presenting "Zombie Thoughts," a live outdoor performance featuring goblins and video games, at Dr. Paul Carlson Park, located at 10400 Braddock. The outdoor play will be presented at noon on Saturdays and Sundays from now until November 21. Admission is free but pre-registration is required at https://www.ccpt.org/ This family-friendly show is the west coast premiere of "Zombie Thoughts," a...

  • 11-Story Office Building Nearing Completion in West Culver City

    Nov 18, 2021

    An 11-story office building is nearing completion at the southwest corner of Culver City. Workers are wrapping work on The Entrada, a mixed-use office development from LPC West taking shape at 6163 Centinela Avenue, according to Urbanize Los Angeles The project, which replaces a parking lot on a 405-adjacent site, features approximately 280,000 square feet of offices for rent on its upper floors, with a 1,000-car garage and ground-floor retail. Designed by Gensler, the project takes the form of...

  • 'Encampments to Homes' Program Helps Westchester Park Homeless Move Indoors

    Nov 18, 2021

    Fifty-six homeless people living at Westchester Park have moved indoors in the past three weeks and are on a path to permanent housing, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced this week. The park residents participated in Bonin’s “Encampments to Homes” program, which offers homeless people a pathway to permanent housing and appropriate services to help them succeed. Bonin said that an additional 31 homeless people from Westchester Park were brought indoors in August and September throu...

  • Beth Jackson

    Nov 18, 2021

    Beth Jackson was born Elizabeth Ann Garrett on July 6, 1939 in Culver City, California. She passed away November 27 in Burbank, with her son by her side, holding her hand. Beth grew up on Madison Avenue in Culver City with her sister and best friend Natalie Garrett, both raised by their parents Josiah "J" Hubert and Betty Garrett. Beth graduated from Culver City High School in 1957 and attended California Hospital School of Nursing in downtown Los Angeles, graduating in 1962. She immediately...

  • Centaurs football season ends on a low note

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Nov 18, 2021

    The Centaurs quest for a CIF Championship ended at home last Friday, November 6, a frustrating 23-21 loss to the top-seeded Camarillo High Scorpions in the Division 6 Quarterfinal showdown. Culver City High had taken a 22-20 lead on a dramatic 88-yard drive with only 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter. Camarillo promptly delivered the game-winning field goal 91 seconds later. Two plays later, the Centaurs' last-minute comeback attempt vanquished into the night with an interception at...

  • Rams hope to get back on track after bye week

    Fred Altieri, Sports Reporter|Nov 18, 2021

    Bye Week couldn’t have come any sooner for the Los Angeles Rams. Likely, it should have arrived two weeks earlier. Following consecutive losses to teams they were favored to beat by more than a touchdown, the 7-3 Rams will have an entire week of soul searching to think about their sudden misfortunes, after having started off the season in brilliant fashion with a 7-1 record. The brunt of the responsibility falls mainly on the shoulders of head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew S...

  • Chargers face the Steelers after losing to Minnesota last Sunday

    Bill Seals, Sports Reporter|Nov 18, 2021

    The late, great Ohio State head coach Woody Hayes once said, "Three things can happen when you pass the ball, and two of them are bad." Hayes was a believer in smashmouth football and "three yards and a cloud of dust" offense. While that would not be as successful in today's wide-open college and pro-offenses, there is a time and place for that approach in football even today. The Los Angeles Chargers have become dependent on one player for success. If that player, quarterback Justin Herbert,...