Starting tonight, the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts of Culver City High School will present two spring music concerts, giving all of its instrumental and vocal ensembles a chance to share with the Culver City community works they have rehearsed and performed throughout the semester. Tonight’s performance and next Friday’s concert both start at 7 o’clock in the Robert … Read More
Clarke Makes a Plea for Coherence
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Given Jim Clarke’s reputation eclecticism as a City Councilman, what is the most interesting time of year for him? Like athletes and students, they have seasons, don’t they? The question was asked with the presumption that the answer was not the just-completed budget items, although digging into arcane as well as prominent areas of departmental work plans intrigue him. “The … Read More
Can Carson, Inglewood Skip One Crucial Step?
Proposed Carson stadium. Image: MANICA Architecture
Reform of the California Environmental Quality Act has become a mantra for many California politicians over the last several years, all the way up to Gov. Brown, who found himself frustrated by CEQA a during his years as mayor of Oakland. One person’s reform can sometimes be another’s disaster. California may be about to find out what CEQA reform could … Read More
Having a Ball
Dateline Dayton – Last Thursday evening found us at the soccer field for granddaughter Madison’s match. Her team was outstanding again, winning 13 to 2. Friday morning Pauline and our son Chris accompanied brother/uncle Joe to his weekly doctor appoint. Last time the doctor suggested removing his leg since his foot is not healing. The doctor wanted an answer. Joe … Read More
Controversial Conservancy Names a New Director, Military Guy
[Editor’s Note: For military veterans contesting disputed use of the VA grounds, operation of the Veterans Park Conservancy has been a sorely contentious locations for years.] The Veterans Park Conservancy – a local organization committed to honoring our military veterans by successfully preserving, protecting and enhancing the West Los Angeles VA property – has announced the appointment of Curtis Mack, … Read More
West L. A. College President Leaving
President Abu Ghazaleh
Dear West LA College Colleagues, I write to share with you that I have accepted an offer to serve as president of Grossmont College in San Diego County. Grossmont is an 18,000-student suburban college serving the diverse communities of the two-college Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District. I plan to complete my service at West by the end of June although I … Read More
Girls Track Team Off to CIF Finals at Cerritos
The Culver City High School girls track and field team travels to Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday for the CIF Division 2 finals. Field events start at 11, and the first race at 12. The 400 meter relay team of Destinee Augustus, Joylyn Daily, Amber Wacker and Cedrinae Thompson will have to run their best time to qualify for … Read More
Bertram and Elise — Kittens Extraordinaire!
Dateline Boston — We bought artisanal kittens. Husband, having never had kittens, was worried that we would get the attack kind. Would they bite us? Scratch us? Destroy the furniture? Someone gave me a great line — “No, they breed that out of them.” When you get kittens, you never know what you’re going to get, right? The breeder said … Read More
Of Jefferson, JFK, NFL and Dear
Former President Jefferson
Second in a series. Re “Three Mayors with Problems, but Not Dear Ex-Mayor” Dateline Carson – Among the new city clerk’s numerous professional qualifications – including salesman for two prospective NFL teams who shortly may be moving in –were his years as a government and history teacher in the South Bay. Who is Jim Dear’s favorite president of the United … Read More
A McVarish Paean to LaRose
Scott McVarish
Re “Tabbing Next Improvements for Schools” Like a rocket from the sky, an in-depth interview with School Board member Steve Levin turned up earlier this week as part of an ambitious “For Great Schools” project by activist parent Scott McVarish. A lawyer by training, a father by choice, why he decided to launch his extensive exploration turns out to be … Read More