Dateline Dayton — Another mass shooting, this time in Oregon. What goes through a man’s mind that can allow him to kill innocent people? A friend just took a self-defense class. Here is what she was told to do in that situation: Get out of the building if possible. Take cover if available. Otherwise, charge the shooter, yelling all the … Read More
Culver City has been taking mitigation efforts in preparation for the winter season. There is a greater than 95 percent chance of a strong El Niño hitting the community. In case of emergency, it is imperative that residents know how and where to receive public safety updates – from the city, the Police Dept., the Fire Dept. For an emergency, … Read More
Laura Chardiet has been granted the most interesting vantage point in the Nov. 3 School Board election. She is a little in and a little out of the race. She scarcely drew a breath between the day she announced she would not seek a second term on the School Board and when she became campaign manager for the joint entry … Read More
With additional reporting by George Laase. The 3-2 Culver City High School football team will face its toughest test on Friday night, hosting 4-1 Lawndale at 7 o’clock at Jerry Chabola Stadium on campus. Lawndale is the highest ranked team in the Ocean League and brings one of the best quarterbacks in the Southern California, Chris Murray. In the league … Read More
The frills-free announcement from City Hall merely said “4545 Sepulveda Blvd.” was the target of the next Planning Commission meeting next Wednesday evening at 7 in Council Chambers. Who knows 4545? You may be surprised. “The intent of our meeting,” said Kevin Lachoff, Commission chair, “is to look at the zoning of the existing property, which has an R-1 zoning … Read More
Dateline Boston — Earlier this week I went to get my MRI read. I was so nervous that the doctor would tell me they didn’t find anything, and that I was just getting old. When the receptionist asked me who I was seeing, I mistakenly gave her the name of the nurse I had seen, not the doctor I was … Read More
(See CCMS Blaze Pizza Fundraiser here) Look, you are going to eat next Tuesday night anyway. Why not eat and help support the Culver City Middle School sixth grade flag football team? The undefeated football team will a fundraiser on Tuesday at Blaze Pizza at Culver Crossroads. Twenty percent of all sales (excluding tax, gift cards and alcohol) will go to the … Read More
Sadly, the sight of people sleeping on the streets, begging strangers for money and scavenging for food in the trash has become all common. In Los Angeles County, 44,000 people are homeless on any night, many of them families. This crisis has been building for decades, driven by declining incomes and rising housing costs. A startling one in four Angelenos … Read More
Don’t just do something, stand there, the old vaudeville line goes. Reliably, this is the response of the Society for the Slovenly Minded, sometimes known by its nickname, the Democrat party. When there is a mass shooting, the silly Los Angeles Times panics, drools all over the front of its dress, and stammers that guns should be taken away from … Read More
Fifth in a series. Re: “Prof. Kent Rates Peers as No. 1” One reason Prof. Kelly Kent is a fascinating candidate for the School Board on Nov. 3 is that she is throbbing with theories about education. She was ruminating the other day about the importance of peers to both students and grownups. “When I was in high school and … Read More
