Gourley Has a New Sound: Shhh

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Second in a series   Re “Gourley Being Gourley. Let the Fun Begin.”   America’s second most colorful political retiree keeps the uncharacteristic peace these days by adopting a new role.   “I don’t speak publicly if I don’t have to,” says Steve Gourley.   In a familiar spirit of candor, Mr. Gourley stepped to the podium at a City … Read More

Lack of Ladies May Be Disappointing. It Is Not Shocking

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Second in a series Re “Diversity – How Important Can It Be?”   Meghan Sahli-Wells’s audience is not demanding. They are seldom disappointed. The City Councilwoman and her crowd know the victimology drill. The script never varies, a separate subject. Like an automatic leftist, shock is her coziest value, the shortest route to attention. Two weeks ago on the dais, … Read More

‘Ride ‘em, Cowboy!,’ Gimmicky Dems Shout

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Ms. Wilson

Whether a buffoon or a cartoon, the phony Florida Congresslady Freddie Wilson not only badly overplayed her uninvited hand last week in a private matter, she did so intentionally. She went race-fishing, as many racists do. At first, however, no one could could decide whether the aging exhibitionist caught or told a whopper. Consensus: The latter. When a brassy, insecure … Read More

Gourley Being Gourley. Let the Fun Begin

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Mr. Gourley

First in a series   Re “When Gourley Presided, Truth Was in Style”   For a journalist, six years without Steve Gourley in public life is like six years without oxygen. Or orange juice.   The boldest, most colorful  politician in Culver City annals, he only is the co-most unique politician, contrary to what we reported last week.   Before … Read More

Diversity – How Important Can It Be?

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Ms. Sahli-Wells

The raging fire social concept of diversity has no more ardent champion than City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells. As far as is known, her diversity desires recognize no borders. Now, however, Ms. Sahli-Wells wonders, what good is a diverse community without diversity? Granted that Culver City High School may offer the fourth most diverse campus in America. Impressive for a community … Read More

2 Oil Field Meetings

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Inglewood Oil Field

Almost four months after an anxiously awaited July public meeting on Inglewood Oil Field regulations fell out,  City Hall has set two community meetings for presentations regarding the voluminous oil field draft environmental impact report. Tuesday evening at 6:30 at El Rincon Elementary, Monday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 at the Stoneview Nature Center, 5924 Stoneview Dr. Asst. City Atty. Heather … Read More

Consolidated Culver City Elections May Be Inevitable

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As the City Council’s newest subcommittee, Jim Clarke and Meghan Sahli-Wells next week will begin formulating  language for a Charter amendment regarding consolidation of local-state-national elections. Goal: To spike widely pathetic voter participation, especially in hometown elections. No cheerleader for the unification being hustled by attention-chasing Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra in a naked bid for higher office, Mr. Clarke believes … Read More

Breathing the Rare Air of Common Sense

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Mr. Weissman, second from right, with Councilman Thomas Small, City Atty. Carol Schwab, second from left, and attorney Lisa Vidra

Which is more important to Culver City:   Turning out uncommonly large numbers of voters or Drawing informed voters?   You decide.   It is 99 percent you won’t get both in the same election.   Culver City and every other California community is about to be forced to roll all elections into the same day so that Atty. Gen. … Read More

Dixie. Dixie. Dixie. Boo. Boo. Boo. Really?

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With Obama out of the White House, here is indisputable evidence G-d has provided a fresh batch of angry, insecure, racist, lightweight leftists to alternately horrify and amuse normal Americans.   During a solo concert performance Wednesday evening in Evanston, pianist Jacqueline Schwab invited her audience to have “a contemplative moment with ‘Dixie.’ ” That’s a tough one. “Dixie” is … Read More

Kaepernick Rings Jarring’s Bell

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Mr. Bell

As a lifelong pigeon for fairy tales, both as a listener and spinner, Jarring Jarrett Bell, by no coincidence, has been running up mileage as a spinner.   As a recently converted race-centrist black man, Jarring tells race-based stories, fatuous and otherwise, to readers of the far left USA Today.   Sports and the rest of America are racist, Jarring … Read More