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  • Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

    Sep 29, 2024

    Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Heather Geldart, of Lincoln, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Geldart has been Deputy Director of Disaster Debris Removal Operations at the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery since 2023. She was Integrated Program Manager at Arlington County Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management from...

  • Culver City Restauranteur Pleads Guilty

    Aug 29, 2024

    A Culver City man and restauranteur who owns a hospitality company that has developed restaurants and hotels in California, Tennessee, and Kentucky pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million COVID-19 economic-relief loans. Philip Frederick Camino, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. During the spring of 2020, Congress created these two federal programs to provide financial assistance to Americans suffering economic harm because of the...

  • Move Culver City plans to Appeal of Court Ruling in City's Favor Over MOVE Culver City

    Aug 29, 2024
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    "Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City" intends to appeal the Los Angeles Superior Court's recent ruling in favor of the City in a legal challenge to the City's modification of the MOVE Culver City Pilot Project. Legal counsel for the organization sent a letter to the City Council on August 26th, 2024, notifying the City Council that it "intends to appeal the Court's decision and judgement in Superior Court Case No. 23STCP03833, and Friends and Family for MOVE Culver City intends to take all...

  • ERBA Markets LABOR DAY SPECIALS Thursday thru Monday

    Aug 29, 2024

    SPIN THE WHEEL FOR DISCOUNT!!! SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY THRU MONDAY!!! VISIT ERBA MARKETS IN WEST LA!!...

  • Move Culver City Moves Down Boulevard

    Stephen Hadland, Culver City Observer Editor & Publisher|Aug 29, 2024

    Move Culver City enters next phase with signing, stripping, and traffic signal modifications are coming to Culver Blvd between Duquesne Ave and Canfield Ave and Washington Blvd between Canfield Ave and La Cienega Blvd. The improvements include: A protected, 24/7 bus-bike lane on Culver Blvd from Duquesne Ave to Canfield Ave and on Washington Blvd from Canfield Ave to Helms Ave. Extension of the existing bus-bike lanes on Washington Blvd from La Cienega Ave eastward to La Cienega Blvd (approx....

  • Affordable Housing Project at Culver Palms Church

    Aug 29, 2024

    The non-profit developer of the proposed affordable housing complex at the site of the Culver Palms United Methodist Church has obtained state funding to move forward with construction. "We are thrilled to announce that our long-awaited Jubilo Village project received its final funding from the state of California," Community Corp. of Santa Monica posted on Facebook. "This has been a project put together in partnership with the Culver-Palms United Methodist Church and will feature 95 affordable...

  • Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches

    Aug 29, 2024

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: BEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey The entire swim area. · Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach The entire swim area. · Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove The entire swim area. · Marie Canyon Storm Drain at Puerco Beach 100 yards up and down the coast from the public access steps. · Rami...

  • Governor Signs Legislation

    Aug 29, 2024

    Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 453 by Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) – District-based elections. • AB 1849 by Assemblymember Tim Grayson (D-Concord) – Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act: services and repairs: travel trailers and motor homes. • AB 1861 by Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay) –Pest control: Pierce's disease. • AB 1966 by Assemblymember Laurie Davies (R-Laguna Niguel) – Human trafficking: notice: primary...

  • California IDs coming soon in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet

    Aug 29, 2024

    What you need to know: In the coming weeks, Californians will be able to keep their driver's licenses and IDs in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Californians will soon have multiple options to have a secure and convenient mobile driver's license or state ID on their mobile devices in their Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced. These new capabilities give multiple ways to add and present California driver's licenses and ID cards using iPhone, Apple Watch, and...

  • Man Found Dead Near his Vehicle

    Aug 29, 2024

    The Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Bureau Homicide detectives are asking for the public's help in providing any information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect(s) involved in the murder of a 61-year-old male. On Friday August 23, around 6:12 p.m., Topanga area patrol officers responded to a radio call of an "Ambulance Shooting," in the 5900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found the victim in the parking lot near his vehicle suffering from a...

  • CCPD Members Receive Honors

    Aug 29, 2024

    Culver City Police Department members were recognized last week for heroic acts, dedication to service, and superior performance while serving our community. Here are the highlights: ✨Newly promoted Sergeant Barbosa was presented with his Sergeant badge and it was pinned on by his loving family. Patriot Award Recipient ✨Sergeant Grant The Patriot Award was presented to Sergeant Grant in honor of his military service while serving the City of Culver City. Life Saving Award Recipients ✨Se...

  • CCUSD Will Serve Free Meals to Students

    Aug 29, 2024

    Culver City Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Breakfasts and lunches will be served free of charge every school day, but Culver City Unified School District is still required to make eligibility determinations for free and reduced-price meals. Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, children are considered eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household...

  • Ex-Law Enforcement and Former Military Officers Charged in Alleged Sham Raid to Extort O.C. Man at Behest of Chinese National

    Aug 29, 2024

    Four ex-law enforcement and military officers are scheduled to be arraigned today on a four-count superseding indictment that alleges they acted as a sham law enforcement team that entered an Irvine man's home and threatened him and his family with violence and deportation unless he turned over nearly $37 million and signed away his rights in a business – worth tens of millions of dollars – that he shared with a wealthy Chinese national who secretly financed the bogus raid. The superseding ind...

  • Jeffrey Chance Nader Indicted for Unlawfully Procuring Aircraft Components on Behalf of Iran

    Aug 29, 2024

    U.S.-Iranian national Jeffrey Chance Nader, 66, of Arcadia, California, was arrested on an indictment charging him with crimes related to the procurement of U.S.-manufactured aircraft components, including components used on military aircraft, in violation of U.S. economic sanctions and other federal laws. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department's National Security Division, FBI Assistant Director David...

  • National Average Price of Gasoline Continues to Drop

    Aug 29, 2024

    For the fourth straight week, the nation's average price of gasoline has declined, falling 6.2 cents compared to a week ago to $3.30 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 20.7 cents from a month ago and is 49.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.2 cents in the last week and stands at...

  • Disbarred Personal Injury Lawyer Tom Girardi Guilty of Defrauding Clients Out of Tens of Millions of Dollars

    Aug 29, 2024

    Disbarred plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi was found guilty by a jury today of leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of money that belonged to his clients, some of whom awaited payment for treatment of severe physical injuries. Girardi, 85, of Seal Beach, was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud. “Tom Girardi built celebrity status and lured in victims by falsely portraying himself as a ‘Champion of Justice,’” said Unit...

  • ERBA Markets Specials Thursday 8/22 thru Sunday 8/25

    Aug 22, 2024

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  • CCPD Seeks Assault with a Deadly Weapon Suspect

    Aug 22, 2024

    On Wednesday, August 28, at 1:14 pm, Culver City Police responded to the report of a stabbing victim walking near Helms Avenue and Jacob Street. Officers contacted the reporting party, who stated that they had seen a man bleeding; the man told the reporting party that he had been stabbed and then walked away from the area. Police quickly found the victim and observed a significant wound to his forearm, an approximately four-inch-deep laceration. Culver City Fire personnel immediately treated...

  • Court Rules For Culver City in Move Lawsuit

    Aug 22, 2024

    On Tuesday, August 13th,the Court issued a Statement of Decision finding in favor of the City on all causes of action. The Court found that substantial evidence supports the City Council's determination that the modified project was exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 categorical exemption and the statutory exemption in Public Resources Code Section 21080.25. The Court also found that substantial evidence supports the City Council's findings that there are no unusual circumstances that...

  • Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches

    Aug 22, 2024

    The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: · LBEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Redondo Beach Pier in Redondo Beach 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. · Mothers Beach in Marina Del Rey The entire swim area. · Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach The entire swim area. · Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove The entire swim area. · Marie Canyon Storm...

  • Lauren Kashi of Culver City earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln Degree

    Aug 15, 2024

    Lauren Kashi of Culver City was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Kashi earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the Office of Graduate Studies. Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett presided over the commencement ceremony. The graduates are from 46 countries, 36 U.S. states and 60-plus Nebraska communities. For the full list of August graduates, visit...

  • Nova Exhibition Comes to Culver City

    Aug 15, 2024

    The Nova Exhibition is a privately produced, public installation memorializing the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The exhibit will be open to the public in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City beginning Saturday, August 17th through mid-October. The exhibit will take place indoors and parking will be available on-site, and throughout the area in designated lots. You can learn more about the exhibit on the Nova Exhibition website. The Nova Exhibition is taking place in a building zoned Industrial General....

  • Nova Exhibition Comes to Culver City

    Aug 15, 2024

    The Nova Exhibition is a privately produced, public installation memorializing the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The exhibit will be open to the public in the Hayden Tract neighborhood of Culver City beginning Saturday, August 17th through mid-October. The exhibit will take place indoors and parking will be available on-site, and throughout the area in designated lots. You can learn more about the exhibit on the Nova Exhibition website. The Nova Exhibition is...

  • Legislators Call on Governor to Sign SB 1340 to Ease Job Crisis in Minority Communities

    Aug 15, 2024

    About 100 labor and racial equity activists joined Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas who represents Culver City and a group of legislative colleagues at the State Capitol West Steps today for a press conference to call on Governor Newsom to sign and fund SB 1340 to help ease the state's job crisis primarily impacting Californians from underserved communities of color. Senator MarÍa Elena Gonzalez, Asm. Liz Ortega and Asm. Isaac Bryan also attended the press conference to voice their support of the...

  • City Council to Review New Access to Ballona Creek

    Aug 15, 2024

    At the city council meeting on Monday, August 12, the council will hold a discussion and direction regarding a potential new bicycle and pedestrian ramp and pathway connecting Ince boulevard to Ballona creek....

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