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CPUC Must Reject Proposed SoCalGas Rate Hike Out of Hand

Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will be holding a public forum to hear from ratepayers on the gas rate increase request from SoCalGas. If approved, this rate increase would take effect in January 2024 and impact monthly ratepa...

 

Epidemic of gun violence in California and throughout the nation

In recent months, there has been an epidemic of gun violence in California and throughout the nation. Why is this so? According to CNN, dated June 2, 2022, there are 393 million privately owned firearms in the United States. The population of the...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 26, 2023

Why should we trust the 'experts'? They always fail us when it matters

By Jon Coupal President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association There’s an old joke about the origins of the word “expert.” The story is that it is a combination of the word “ex” ...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 19, 2023

Why should we trust the 'experts'? They always fail us when it matters

By Jon Coupal President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association There’s an old joke about the origins of the word “expert.” The story is that it is a combination of the word “ex” ...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 19, 2023

Assembly Bill to Restrict local Recall Moves

By Jon Coupal and Scott Kaufman As the Legislature gavels in for another session of taxpayer abuse, we can look back at the last session and cheerfully report, it could have been worse. The...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 19, 2023

Re. "Government Transparency" letter from C. Alexander published Jan. 5, 2023.

Dear Editor, In her letter of Jan. 5, 2023, Ms. Alexander belittles the role of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, stating it is “involved in making recommendations on the use of the...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 5, 2023

What California taxpayers need to know about unemployment insurance

By Jon COUPAL President Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association I sincerely hope that readers aren’t turned off by the title of this column. While most taxpayers aren’t directly responsible for...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 5, 2023

Government Transparency

Dear Editor, In a democracy, vigilance is required. Over the last decade, the City Council has created three Advisory Committees, in the areas of Bicycle & Pedestrian, Equity and Human Relations, and...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    January 5, 2023

Pro-choice Catholics

Dear Editor, In my former life as a Catholic nun (I left the convent at 27), I dealt with a lot of difficult and controversial issues. But I didn’t really think about abortion at all — until a...

 

Teachers Unions Finally Have Some Competition In School Board Races

by Larry Sand President of the California Teachers Empowerment Network It’s no secret that the teachers’ unions have control over most aspects of public education in the U.S. The school boards, which negotiate with unions over salary, work...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    December 8, 2022

MWD Coverup

As a retired engineer, having worked for the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) for 29 years, I have been following this story along with fellow retirees and employees. I'm at a loss as to why MWD is...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 24, 2022

Dear Editor:

On November 17, 2022, our new councilmember-elect Dan O’Brien described his plan for addressing homelessness in an interview with Culver City News. It’s incomprehensible. O’Brien starts with...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 24, 2022

Avoid a Holiday Tragedy

Dear Editor, Avoid a Holiday Tragedy The holiday season comes with family gatherings, social time with friends, and office parties. These joyful events can lead to life-altering consequences, like...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 10, 2022

If It Is Not Genocide, Don't Compare It To The Holocaust

There are far too many atrocities that both have occurred in recent times and that continue to occur. They need to be reported upon, discussed, and universally condemned. Moreover, we need to do what...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

Dear Neighbors,

As a lifelong Feminist/Progressive/Pro-choice Democrat, I am writing to ask you to vote by November 8th for Dan O’Brien and Denice Renteria for Culver City Council. I believe that in our nonpartisan...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

Dear Editor,

I’m writing to voice my strong and unwavering support for Alex Fisch in this critically important upcoming election for City Council here in Culver City. The actions the next council takes on the...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

To whom it may concern,

I feel the need to share that Dan O'Brien, candidate for City Council for Culver City is incredibly responsive and involved with his residents and business owners in Culver City. I felt the need to...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

Dear Culver City Neighbors,

We are currently experiencing a ‘spiral of silence’ in Culver City. It can and should be stopped. In 1974, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, a political scientist, coined the phrase ‘spiral of silence...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

Letter to Editor;

I decided not to run for Culver City Council this year for a few reasons. In the last election cycle for Culver City Council 2020, I received 2,163 votes which in previous off years would have been a...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    November 3, 2022

Dear editor,

I feel compelled to canvass and support Dan O’Brien and Denice Renteria for the Culver City council race. They are the only candidates that can help turn the course of our city back into a safe...

 

The Culver City Observer Says Vote No on Measure BL

Measure BL, on Culver City’s November ballot, is a proposal to raise the annual business license tax on Culver City businesses based on what category the business falls into and its gross revenues....

 
 By Letters    Opinion    October 27, 2022

Developer has Endorsements

Dear Editor, A developer in Santa Monica is pushing through 4500 units of housing, and in Redondo Beach over 2300 units are proposed to replace the beachfront AES power plant, and for that reason...

 

Support for Fisch and Puza

Dear Neighbors, If you have not already voted, I ask that you vote for Alex Fisch and Freddy Puza for City Council. Electing any of the other candidates will create a conservative majority on the Council which will slow or reverse environmental...

 

Bureau of Redundancy Bureau

By Jon Coupal President Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Much of what government does is wasteful, ineffective, and redundant. For example, Senate Bill 679 was recently signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of the "housing and homelessness...

 
 By Letters    Opinion    October 27, 2022

L.A. Councilmembers are unfit

As elected leaders we are held to a higher standard, and while we should never accept racist remarks from anyone, it is particularly heinous when those remarks are made by the people, we have...

 

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