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Culver City Democrats Endorse Biden And Lee
What comes as no surprise the Culver City Democratic Club launched their endorsement process for the March 2024 Primary Election last week, voting on the two Federal offices on the ballot. President Joe Biden handily won support for a second term,...
Lee Plans Run for LAUSD School Board
Former Culver City Councilman Daniel Lee has declared his intention to run for Los Angeles Unified School District Board District 1, the seat being vacated by longtime board member George McKenna....
Scott Houston To Serve As West Basin Board President
At the regular meeting of the West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors on Monday, January 23, 2023, the board elected the following officers: President Scott Houston; Vice President...
New council Elected
Dan O’Brien and Freddy Puza were elected to the Culver City Council in last month's municipal election. They will take their seats on Monday, December 12. After swearing in the council will elect a...
Puza Wins Seat on City Council; Measure VY Trailing by 3 Votes
Candidate Freddy Puza has won a seat on the Culver City Council while Measure VY has gained momentum and is only 3 votes short of passage, according to semi-official results released yesterday. The...
Freddy Puza Overtakes Denice Renteria for 2nd Place in Tight City Council Race
City Council candidate Freddy Puza received good news from the Los Angeles County Registrar this past week, but the Council race is not over as mailed-in ballots are still being counted daily. The...
OBrien, Renteria Lead in City Council Race
Two political newcomers are on the verge of winning the two open seats on the Culver City Council while the measure to lower the voting age is headed for defeat. With mail-in ballots still being...
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OBrien, Renteria Lead in City Council race
AEarly results show O'Brien leading the votes with 3,923 votes and appear to be heading toward seats on the city council. Renteria and Puza are trailing close behind with 3,244 votes and 3,110 votes...
Notable Races and Measures on Local Ballot
Culver City residents have until November 8 to vote for their candidates for the City Council and School Board as well as decide the fate of two local measures, including one dealing with new...
QUERYING CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
With six candidates campaigning to fill two open city council seats in Culver City, the political math to determine the result of six into two can be somewhat challenging. Candidates Devin M. Yaeger,...
Race Officially Starts for Culver City Council
The nomination period for Culver City Council candidates officially began this week even though four residents have already declared their candidacy for the two open seats on the Council. The...
Thirty Seventh Congressional District, Current Standings
Sydney Kamlager (Party Preference: DEM) 24,354 43.0% Daniel W. Lee (Party Preference: DEM) 9,270 16.4% Sandra Mendoza (Party Preference: DEM) 5,064 8.9% Jan C. Perry (Party Preference: DEM) 10,520 18.6% Michael Shure (Party Preference: DEM) 1,481...
O'Brien, Renteria campaign kickoffs
Council debated a number of issues Monday, but the big one was two ballot measures proposed for the November ballot. First was a business tax increase. The second was a "parcel tax" increase - this is a way local governments get around Prop 13 to...
City Council Okays Language of Ballot Measure to Lower Voting Age to 16
When Culver City voters go the polls this November, they will most likely have to decide whether or not to allow 16- and 17-year-old residents to vote in future local elections. The Culver City...
Kamlager Perry to Face Off in November
At press time State Senator Sydney Kamlager and former Los Angeles city Councilwoman Jan Perry appears in unofficial result to hold one the two spots on the general election ballot for the seat Rep. K...
Meet the Candidate
At the Thursday June 9th meeting of Protect Culver City, city council candidate Dan O’Brien will be appearing to meet the people. He will be taking questions. The meeting will take place at7pm @at...
County Vote Centers at All Nine LACCD Colleges For Primary Election
All nine colleges of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) will serve as official in-person Vote Center locations operated by the Los Angeles County Registrar- Record/County Clerk Office for eligible voters to cast ballots in the...
Villeneuva Prayer in Campaign Ad
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer Alex Villanueva is responding to controversy surrounding a campaign ad filmed in a local church. In the ad, the candidate and incumbent LA County Sheriff prays...
Ben Allen Faces Only Write In Candidates
By David Ganezer In an unexpected turn of events, California State Sen. Ben Allen is on the ballot unopposed in the June 7th Primary. However, he will probably have to run against one of two write in...
Renteria Seeks Council Seat in November
“I love Culver City, but our city is at a crossroads. We need a City Council that is truly inclusive, that can take on the difficult issues without becoming divisive and a City Council that especially puts public safety first. I believe I can make...
Larry Elder Assaulted in Venice
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer 9/8/21: In an act of political violence, a woman or girl wearing a gorilla mask hurled an egg at Larry Elder. Elder, a black Conservative , is a candidate for C...
SM Trump Supporter Arrested
(AP) The chairman of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab...
Gov Recall Election Set for September 14
On Thursday the State of California scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that threatens to drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising driven by widespread angst...
Bryan Elected in Assembly Race
The Los Angeles County Registrar Recorder's office release updated totals in the special election primary to fill the vacant seat in the 54th Assembly District. Isaac Bryan wins assembly seat passing...
Bryan Holds Lead in 54th Assembly Special election, Still Short of Majority
Isaac Bryan jumped out to a huge lead Tuesday in the six-candidate race to succeed Sydney Kamlager in the state Assembly. Preliminary results gave Democrat Bryan 49.7% of the votes in the special elec...
