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In response to a motion by County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board voted today to investigate whether the contractor hired to build the $2-billion Crenshaw-LAX light rail line is in breach of its contract after safety violations injured workers and placed others at risk. The safety violations came as Walsh-Shea Corridor Constructors began ramping up work on … Read More

A Maryland prosecutor has charged a Baltimore police officer with a major felony charge in the killing of an unarmed young black male who was not charged with any crime. The case has drawn intense media attention and stirred public rage. Prosecutors in bringing charges are confident that they can get a conviction. Why not? Many witnesses say the victim … Read More

Third in a series.  Re: “Clarke Talks of What Still Can Be”  Jim Clarke, who is hoping/planning to become the mayor of Culver City next year on the eve of the Centennial, never has sat in the chair. At 67 years old, he has been around long enough, on both coasts, to know the exasperations. This week he has been … Read More

[Editor’s Note: Mr. Price is a Los Angeles City Councilman in what he calls the New Ninth District.]  Dateline South Los Angeles — I am announcing the selection of 20 remarkable women from the New Ninth District of South Los Angeles as this year’s SHero honorees. I began this tradition while I was in the state Assembly. I continued as … Read More

Second in a series.  Re: “Meghan’s Clean Water Message to Mayors” When we left former Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells yesterday, in the midst of her clean water address on Monday to a conference of mayors at Sony Studios, she was saying: “The permits and the standards (the State Water Resources Control Board) has set for us, are much more aggressive than … Read More

One year ago this month, a daunting era ended for Culver City and for the large region covered by the West Basin Municipal Water District. The  much revered Ed Little retired, forced to the sidelines by failing health. Ninety days later, on Aug. 16, he died at 87 years old. Twenty-five years on the Water Board, Mr. Little’s shining star, … Read More

Third in a series.  Re: “Houston Sees Drought as Opportunity”  After he was elected to the board of the West Basin Municipal Water District six months ago this week, Scott Houston had no chance to warm or ease into his new complex of responsibilities. The record drought was on, and he was warned “Run. Never walk.” “This is a really … Read More