Articles from the November 28, 2013 edition
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NEWS BULLETIN-USC Hires Sarkisian As Football Coach
USC hired former Trojan assistant Steve Sarkisian as its head football coach Monday. Sarkisian was head coach at the University of Washington the last five years, compiling a 34-29 record, including...
Supporters Turn Out For Cooper's Re-Election Campaign
Nearly 100 supporters turned out to voice their endorsement of Mayor Jeff Cooper, who is seeking re-election to a seat on the Culver City Council in the April, 2014 election. Held at the Veterans...
Culver Volleyball Loses In Playoffs
The Culver City High girls volleyball team was well on its way toward the CIF Championship match when things took a sudden detour a few nights before that. It happened just one block south of the 405...
Angels To Begin 2014 Season at Home
The Angels announce they’ll begin the 2014 season with a series at home against the Seattle Mariners March 31 and April 1 and 2. The inter-league games against the Dodgers will be August 4 and 5 at Dodger Stadium and August 6 and 7 at Angel S...
Light up the Season
Celebrate the season of goodwill at the annual Culver City Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration, presented by the Downtown Business Association and the City of Culver City on December 5 at 6...
Ridley-Thomas Garners More Endorsements
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas announces that Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin, president of United Parents of Culver City and Madeline Ehrlich, former president of the Culver City Board of Education have endorsed...
Bass' Bill to Allow Hiring Preference For Locals
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Culver City) introduced legislation that will allow transit agencies like the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to prioritize hiring local residents...
City Manager's Update
Community Development Department • Platinum Investment Group – A Building Permit has been issued for a new 13,600 square foot single-story commercial and retail building with 11,000 square feet of...
Golden State Water Company Donates 9,000 Turkeys
Golden State Water Company, which serves Culver City, (Golden State Water) announces it will donate and distribute more than 9,000 turkeys to deserving non-profit organizations this holiday season as part of its annual Operation Gobble outreach...
Former Culver Resident Lorna Stamm Dies
Lorna Stamm was received into the arms of the Lord on November 10 in McKinney, TX. The youngest of four children, she was the last surviving child of J. E. and Alma Morris of Grand Island, Nebraska....
Voting, political War chests and Police Salaries
I forgot to mark my calendar so I missed the November 5th birthday celebration of that wonderful actor, Joel McCrea. I see the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will be celebrated this year on No...
Dear Editor
It was with great sorrow that I discovered the recent campaign literature sent out to torpedo assembly candidate Sebastian Ridley-Thomas and paint him as nothing more than the product of nepotism....
Young Students Benefit From WLA Programs
For years, West Los Angeles College has been a place where kindergarten through high school students could enrich their academic skills through programs like Westside Extension, Upward Bound and the...
Dodgers Announce 2014 Coaching Staff
The Dodgers have announced their coaching staff for the 2014 season with manager Don Mattingly and nine coaches returning, Tim Wallach shifting roles to become bench coach and the addition of Lorenzo Bundy as the club’s third base coach. General Mana...
UCLA Loss Gives Arizona State South Title
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter The Arizona State Sun Devils will be playing in their first Pac-12 Championship, game as they defeated UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, 38-33. The Sun Devils go...
Santa Monica Loses, Venice Wins
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Santa Monica High's football season ended in a 42-10 loss to Lompoc. It was the third straight year Samohi reached the second round of the CIF playoffs. Santa Monica...
Kobe's New Contract Brings Excitement, Uncertainty
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor As the editor of this newspaper I urge my columnists to take a stand on issues. I don’t tell them what stand to take, but merely let readers know their position. R...
Medical Assistant Training Available at WLA
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) projects the job market for medical assistants in Los Angeles County will increase 29.2% until 2018, with an average of 876 openings per year....
Verdi Chorus Presents Fall Gala Concert
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter I know that Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is smiling with pleasure from the beyond as The Verdi Chorus presented its fall gala concerts this past weekend in...
THE DAY JFK WAS SHOT
By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of a dark moment in American and world history-the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the...
Winter Session is Reinstated at WLAC
West Los Angeles College will again offer a Winter Session, thanks to a return of more adequate funding to the accredited California community colleges. Most of the over 70 sections are transferrable...
The Recipe Spot
By Cheryl Giraud Special to the Observer At this year’s Thanksgiving Day dinner, instead of asking for the mashed potatoes, you might say, “Please pass the latkes.” Or, at your Hanukkah celeb...
Everybody Wants A Friend Like Matt Barnes
By Bosmat Eynav Sports Columnist Matt Barnes is one of the strongest defensive players in the NBA, excelling through his entire career with his determination, efficiency, his blocking abilities,...
Dear Editor
Dear Editor, I’ve known Chris Armenta for over a decade. Having served with him for four years on the Culver City Council, I know his heart is in the right place. When asked if I would endorse his c...
Dear Editor
Dear Editor, As Culver City residents we are so lucky to have our former Mayor, Councilmember and City Clerk Christopher Armenta running for the 54thDistrict State Assembly seat (that’s our District!)...
