Articles from the December 24, 2015 edition


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  • Playwrights' Submissions Will Be Welcomed

    Dec 24, 2015

    Center Theatre Group and HUMANITAS will be accepting submissions from Los Angeles-based playwrights from January 15 to February 29, 2016, for the second edition of its PLAY LA Workshop. Writers will receive a $1,500 stipend as well as input from theatre, film and television professionals throughout the year. At the end of the process, one play will be featured as a workshop at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as part of PLAY LA’s weekend celebration of new plays in the winter of 2017. Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Shem Bitterman will o...

  • Dodgers Announce 2016 Coaching staff

    Dec 24, 2015

    The Dodgers have announced their Major League coaches for the 2016 season, with Pitching Coach Rick Honeycutt returning for an 11th season and Bob Geren joining the field staff as bench coach, Turner Ward as hitting coach, George Lombard as first base coach, Chris Woodward as third base coach, Josh Bard as bullpen coach, Tim Hyers as assistant hitting coach and Juan Castro as quality assurance coach. In addition, Steve Yeager will return for a fifth season as the club’s catching instructor. Dave Roberts – Manager (first season) Bob Geren – B...

  • Remarks by Micheál O' Leary, Mayor of Culver City On Culver CityBus Line to Playa Vista

    Dec 24, 2015

    Good morning, I am Michael O'Leary, Mayor of the City of Culver City. Thank you for having me here today. I am pleased to be here to speak today on behalf of the Culver CityBus team as we begin Saturday service and extend our line 4 to Playa Vista. Culver City is a progressive transit city that has been playing a key role improving the regions mobility and air quality and helping to reduce car trips since 1928. Our bus system transports passengers from UCLA to the airport and provides service...

  • China Makes Some Interesting News

    Neil Rubenstein|Dec 24, 2015

    By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Chinese President Xi Jin Ping said on September 26 Beijing would forgive debts owed to China by the world’s least developed nations and will give billions of dollars to poor nations to hasten their development. Addressing a United Nations summit on development goals, China also plans to assist in no fewer than 600 overseas projects in the next five years. Analysts say the moves help China to deflect criticism regarding its heavy and often exploitative t...

  • Lawry's Beef Bowl Sets The Standard For Special Events

    Myke Williams|Dec 24, 2015

    By Myke Williams Sports Reporter The are 40 college football bowls games this year and next year which will include 80 teams. Every game has special events leading up to the game that makes that particular game standout and make players, coaches and fans want to visit that city a little more than others. When it comes to special events Lawry’s Beef Bowl is the golden standard. Now in its’ 60th year the Beef Bowl rivals Disneyland as one of the highlights for the two teams who play in the Rose Bowl. This year the 12-1 Iowa Hawkeyes and the 11-...

  • UCLA Ranked #10 By Collegiate Baseball News

    Dec 24, 2015

    The UCLA Bruins have been ranked number 10 in Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s Fabulous 40 Pre-Season Poll. This marks the fourth time in the past six seasons that UCLA has been ranked inside the top-10 to begin the season. In 2016 the Bruins will face eight teams who are ranked in the top-40 including Oregon State who comes in at number eight. The remaining seven ranked teams UCLA will play are Mississippi State (11), Cal State Fullerton (12), California (13), Oregon (14), North Carolina (22), Pepperdine (30) and Texas (40). The Bruins are o...

  • Council Takes First Step To Restrict "McMansion"

    Lynne Bronstein|Dec 24, 2015

    By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter The last City Council meeting of the year, on December 14, saw a compromise on the controversial issue of oversized homes (a.k.a. "McMansions") in Culver City. The council by unanimous vote introduced an ordinance amending the municipal zoning code. The ordinance amends some definitions of building standards for single-family homes, including the floor area ratio (FAR), defined as "ratio of floor area to total lot area." It also gives standards for lot width...

  • Pete Rose Has Only Himself to Blame

    Mitch Chortkoff|Dec 24, 2015

    By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Pete Rose’s appeal for reinstatement was denied by new baseball commissioner Rob Manfred last Monday. Rose, 74, hoped for the opposite result. But it’s time for him to realize any commissioner would reject a future appeal because the truth is Rose has only himself to blame for being banned. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 that prevented him from working for a major league team or its minor league affiliates. But for 15 years he denied that he gambled on...

  • A Fantastic Holiday Outing In Culver City

    Sandra Coopersmith|Dec 24, 2015

    By Sandra Coopersmith Features Writer There's just something about holiday lights that evokes a sense of wonder and magic . . . The Tree Lighting Ceremony at Town Plaza on Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. elicited oohs and aahs from the happy throng, about 1,500 attending. I don't think anyone's eyes sparkled more brightly than those of my dear longtime friend and Culver City resident Mary ("Toni") Tyrer. Toni, a 99-year-old force of nature, is a child at heart, always avid to learn and open to new...

  • Culver City Mazda Opening

    Dec 24, 2015

    Culver City Mazda dedicates the newly constructed state of the art facility at last week's Grand Opening. The dealership is at the corner of Sepulveda and Washington Boulevards....