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City Planner Susan Herbertson Retires

After 23 full years, Culver City Senior Planner Susan Herbertson has retired. She reflected on helping grow and guide the City over more than two decades. "To say simply, it means a lot. I am so...

 

LA Escrow Association Honors Coopersmith

Our Features Writer, Sandra Coopersmith, is shown holding the Lifetime Achievement Award she received on Nov. 18th at the annual Los Angeles Escrow Association installation dinner held at Killer...

 

Germany Kent Honored with Shero of the Year Award

After a remarkable year of career breakthroughs and humanitarian efforts, Germany Kent is getting shown big love for her many contributions to the Los Angeles County community, and beyond. The hall of fame media communications professional, renowned...

 

City of Los Angeles and HACLA to be recognized in All-America City Award Presentation

Who: Doug Linkhart, President, National Civic League Doug Guthrie, President & CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) Councilmember Curren Price, Council District 9, Los Angeles City Council LAUSD Board District 7 Josh Myles,...

 

JACKSON LEWIS ELEVATES BENJAMIN C. LAU TO PRINCIPAL IN LOS ANGELES

Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce that Benjamin C. Lau of the firm's Los Angeles office has been elevated to principal, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Ben focuses his...

 

Culver City's Torrington & Kiang Graduate from Emerson College

Emerson College, the nation's premier institution for the arts, communication, and the liberal arts, awarded more than 1,000 undergraduate degrees during its 142nd Commencement at Agganis Arena in Boston, MA on Sunday, May 8. Alexander Torrington...

 

Memorial Celebrating Judge Cherness' 100th Birthday

The Cherness Family will be having a commemorative ceremony on Thursday, July 28th, at 2:00 pm in honor of the 100th birthday of Judge Harold I Cherness. The event will take place at the Judge Harold...

 

Culver City Resident Celebrates 110th Birthday

Culver City resident turns 110 years old. Connie Lucero with her grandson Caniel Riperti celebrating her one hundred tenth birthday. She was born on July 7th 1912 in Texas on July 7, 1912. She had...

 

Olé, Lynne Davidson!

Life just came full circle for that 12-year-old girl who worked part-time clearing tables at Tito's Tacos, her grandfather's restaurant, in the summer of 1966. One day, exhausted after several hours...

 

LA City Council Wants to Ban Homeless Encampments 500 Feet from Schools

The Los Angeles City Council this week supported a proposal by five council members to amend the city's law against homeless encampments in certain areas of the city to extend to within 500 feet of...

 

Coping Creatively Through POPS Clubs

Enlightening, thought-provoking, intriguing, profound, insightful, funny, heartbreaking, hopeful, inspiring – you name it. That describes Dear Friends, which was published in April and is the...

 

CONGRATULATIONS, DR. HOULT!

The Energizer Bunny could likely learn a thing or two from Dr. Janet Cameron Hoult who, on Monday, May 9th, was presented a commendation by the City Council as 2022 Senior of the Year. She has...

 
 News    May 5, 2022

WWII Airman's Request for 100th Birthday

Victor Butler is believed to be the last surviving Tuskegee Airman in Rhode Island. The veteran turns 100 on May 21, and he has only one wish: birthday cards. He’s asking people from around the country to send him birthday cards. It’s a small...

 

Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of a Vibrant Community 2022

April 1 – December 23 In the mid-20th century, the Broadway neighborhood was a thriving, tight-knit community in Santa Monica. Built by African American, Mexican American, and immigrant communities, the Broadway neighborhood was a haven for those...

 

Death of a Security Guard

Stan Greene 4.1.22: Malibu sheriffs were left with a mystery after Tuesday morning's discovery of a body in the back parking lot of Trancas Country Market, an upscale shopping mall along the Pacific...

 

Will Smith Resigns From Academy Following Slap Heard Round the World

(AP) Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed. Smith in a state...

 

Former Culver High Grad Thomas Killed in Bike Accident

The family of Thomas "Tom" Ron Thomas sadly announces his passing on February 26 after a traumatic bicycle accident. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ann; daughters: Katie, husband Mike...

 

Human Trafficking and The Super Bowl

By Alita Arose, Observer Staff Writer Due to an increase in both traffic and demand during the super bowl, anti-trafficking organizations are working double time to increase city wide awareness and...

 

WorldWar II Veteran Lessner Honored with Quilt From Blue Star Mothers

On Saturday, January 29, a WWII 102-year-old veteran and Culver City resident EUGENE L. LESSNER was presented a Veteran's Honor Quilt by Army LTC Marc Yim. The quilt was from Blue Star Mothers of...

 

'Encampments to Homes' Program Helps Westchester Park Homeless Move Indoors

Fifty-six homeless people living at Westchester Park have moved indoors in the past three weeks and are on a path to permanent housing, Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced this week. The...

 

Kid Reporters Watch as President heads Back to Washington D.C.

Charlotte Dichter, age 12 Kid's Scoop Media On September 14th, I arrived at a private section of Long Beach Airport to cover the departure of Air Force One as a member of the press reporting for...

 

MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN TO BE ADOPTED DURING VIRTUAL NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY EVENT

On Saturday, Nov. 20, judicial officers from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will join pro bono attorneys from the Alliance for Children’s Rights and Public Counsel, along with officials...

 

Homeless in Brentwood Veteran's Row Moved

By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Nearly 100 homeless people have decided to move from their encampment along San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood and from their tents in Westchester Park to temporary housing, Los Angeles city and county officials...

 

Westchester Park Homeless Moving Indoors

Nearly three dozen homeless people have so far decided to move from their encampment in Westchester Park on Lincoln Boulevard to temporary housing, Los Angeles city officials announced this week. “More than 30 residents of the park have moved...

 

Herrera Graduates with Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

Dante Herrera, of Culver City, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science during the 2021 Commencement Ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, held on Sunday, May 16. Herrera is the child of William A. Herrera and Paula...

 

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