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A suspected drunk driver lost control of his car while street racing on Washington Blvd. early Wednesday morning. As the cars were rounding the bend at Kensington Road one car jumped the curb and slammed into the Seventh Day Adventist Church in the 11800 block of West Washington Boulevard. The church suffered major damage. Emergency personnel from both the Culver City Police and Fire Departments found the two people inside the vehicle were unresponsive and were taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor A new season, a new general manager, new hopes. That’s what was behind the Angels’ surprising trade last weekend which resulted in the acquisition of Andrelton Simmons, one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. The Angels traded Erick Aybar, a fixture on their team since 2008, and also gave their two best pitching prospects to the Atlanta Braves. Why are they getting only one player and giving up three? Well, there’s an important reason. Simmons is signe...
By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Whenever you see an article by Dan Walters, be sure to read it. Recently Dan wrote that the poverty rate in the Golden State for 2014 as reported by the Census Bureau was 16.3 percent. California’s jobless rate recently was 6.1 percent or 50 percent higher than Texas’ 4.1 percent. Nearly a third of California’s 39 million residents are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the federal and state tax supported health care program for the poor, and nearly 60 percent of K-12...
Hi Steve, How appropriate that your editorial regarding the demise of a valuable recreational resource, the Culver City Ice Arena, coincided with John Hartmire's loving tribute to Syd Kronenthal, the father of recreation in Culver City. Kronenthal said "Our city has lost two golf courses, horseback riding trails, go kart and auto racing tracks, a rollerdrome, numerous play fields and in general has wasted opportunities to save much needed open space. Once somebody takes away a recreational...
Former Dodgers great Maury Wills, the player most responsible for revolutionizing the stolen base in Major League Baseball, will be honored with the Player Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual “In the Spirit of the Game” Sports and Entertainment Spectacular, benefiting the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Wills, 82, showed the nation what speed can do on the bases in the big leagues as he led the league in stolen bases six consecutive seasons from 196...
Olympic gold medalists Apolo Anton Ohno and Lisa Fernandez are among six new members elected to the Los Angeles Sports Council’s board of directors for the 2016-17 term. Ohno competed in three Winter Olympic Games in short track speed skating, taking home a total of eight medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze). Fernandez, perhaps the most heralded female softball player ever, helped lead Team USA to the gold medal as a pitcher/infielder at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Games. She is currently assistant softball coach at UCLA. Also joining the board: • A...
Angels' first baseman Albert Pujols underwent a surgical procedure last week to repair the planter plate in his right foot. The surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina. "The surgery, as expected, went very well," said Angels General Manager Billy Eppler.Eppler. "Albert will continue rehabbing in the Kansas City area throughout the winter and is expected to resume full baseball activities in four-and-a-half months." Pujols, 35, finished his 15th Major League...
Point guard Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills High, regarded as the No. 1 basketball recruit in California, has chosen UCLA. Some professional scouts believe Ball is likely to enter the NBA draft after one season with the Bruins. He is the most heralded of several players who are coming to UCLA next season....
When Culver City High's Danger Zone Dance Company considers "Where It All Comes Together," you can't be certain of where they'll end up. Known for their creative dance theater work, the dance students and faculty of CCHS' Academy of Visual and Performing Arts are up to their old tricks; inventing new, lively, and imaginative expressions of western and world dance ideas for the Frost stage. "Where It All Comes Together" will be performed on Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21 at 7 pm in the...
The Culver City Symphony Orchestra Opens its 2015-16 Season with the concert: Openings and Breakthroughs, Saturday, December 5 at 8 pm at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave. and Culver Blvd. CCSO marks its return to Culver City with the opening concert of its 53rd Season, This concert is under the direction Conductor/Music Director-Frank Fetta. $10: GEN ADMN. At Veterans Memorial Auditorium the evening of the performance and on-line: www.culvercitysymphony.org $5: 13-17 years of...
Congresswoman Karen Bass will be meeting with local residents on Sunday, November 22 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at the Culver City Teen Center for her small meeting "Congressional Conversation Series: Culver City." Bass stated, "I have been visiting neighborhoods all across the 37th Congressional District, and now I am headed to Culver City. I want to hear your concerns about what's happening in your community and answer any questions you may have about what is happening in Washington." Those wishing...
I must say I was shocked to see you state in your article on the election that the voter turnout is "difficult to calculate". There were 5914 ballots cast. There were 9154 votes, which means that 2674 people "bullet voted" for only one candidate. All of this information is published on the county's website at lavote.net. Just look under "statement of votes cast". They even put it in Excel format for you, if you so choose. Steve Levin Culver City Editors Note: Steve Levin is correct. The voter...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter Despite losing to underdog Washington State last Saturday at the Rose Bowl, 31-27, the UCLA Bruin football team can still win the South division and conference championships in the Pac-12 if they win their next two games. They face Utah on the road Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and USC on November 28, at the Coliseum. The game against Utah will be televised on channel 11. If the 7-3 Bruins expect to reach those championship games they will have to cut down on their penalties, stop making mental mistakes and hold the op...
By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The USC football team has experienced a lot of ups and downs this season. This week they find themselves up at the top of the Pac-12 South division. They control their own destiny starting Saturday when they travel to Oregon to face the Ducks at 12:30 p.m. The teams have identical records of 7-3 overall and 5-2 in their divisions and the game will be televised on ESPN. The first place Trojans will be facing a team that has also found its’ way. After a slow start the Ducks, who played in the National C...
"Straight White Men," written and directed by Young Jean Lee, will open this Sunday, November 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The West Coast premiere of the production, presented in collaboration with Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, will have previews on Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m. and will run through December 20. In "Straight White Men" Young Jean Lee offers a traditionally structured take on the classic...
In what I can only describe as an epic end to a cinematic legacy, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 is the final film in what has been a global phenomenon over the past decade, as moviegoers (and readers) the world over felt like they too, were citizens of the fictional Panem. Little girls now dream of being adventurous and strong like Katniss Everdeen or confident powerful fashionistas like Effie Trinket. We have watched alliances, friendships and trusts form, only to sometimes break. We...
