Giant machinery, assuming knockdown poses, surrounds the swiftly dying, semi-legendary Natatorium these warm mornings, which may send chills down and up the spines of oldtime swimmers. A quarter-century after talk of making the swim center disappear for budgetary reasons, it is shrinking every day. By Aug. 24, three weeks from Thursday, the Natatorium is scheduled to have vanished into the … Read More

In a cynical, gadget-driven world, authentic love is as rare as dinosaurs on Overland Avenue. No dinosaurs prowled Overland on a sunny Sunday afternoon when Madeline Ehrlich, a model community patriot for the generations, was memorialized by her husband, three children and hundreds of her most valued friends. Vets Auditorium was damp with tears, drenched in affection. Best known as … Read More

Three weeks have floated into the moonlight since the operator of the Inglewood Oil Field impersonally announced – public relations be darned – that they no longer wanted to negotiate a retooling of drilling regulations with the City Council and the Culver City community. Why did Sentinel quit talks the day of the debate? Sentinel Peak Resources, the owner since … Read More

Here is a warning reminder to Americans genuinely saddened by President Trump’s announced intention to ban transgenders from the military, courtesy of www.powerlineblog.com Cecile Richards, the frequently off-key CEO of Planned Parenthood, tweeted this unfortunate, uninformed message: “To our transgender brothers & sisters: You are welcome at Planned Parenthood & you are welcome in this country. Standing with you.” One … Read More

Second in a series   Re “Homeless in Culver City Roars Past 200” Since Los Angeles County and Culver City use different methods for tabulating the homeless population of Culver City, one indisputable conclusion is the number is rising – if not soaring. The County counts 227 in Culver City, a record. Housing Administrator Tevis Barnes was explaining why City … Read More

First of two parts Counting the homeless, whether the relatively modest crowd in Culver City or the thousands across Los Angeles County, is enormously complicated, surveyors quickly learn. It isn’t even close to driving down a street and ticking off 1-2-3 people. The County and City Hall make separate counts for Culver City. Tevis Barnes, Housing Administrator for Culver City, … Read More

Two weeks after the bannered debate Council Chambers between the City Council and community on one side, Sentinel Peak Resources on the other, developed a flat tire, nagging questions remain about the state of the Inglewood Oil Field. At least Culver City’s less than 10 percent patch of the field. How stringent will the new drilling and maintenance regulations be? … Read More

The central reason religious Jewish families have banned the weekly Jewish Journal from their homes is its anti- and non-religious agendas. It is as Jewish as the ACLU. If there is a distinction, ACLU cadres attend synagogue twice a year rather than once. The Journal’s raisin d’etre is a radical left platform that embarrasses committed Jews. Last week the chest-beating, … Read More

Second in a series Re “Weissman, City Hall’s Answer Man” The question was put directly to City Councilman Emeritus Andy Weissman: Who deserves the blame for Sentinel Peak Resources’ late-hour backing out of a public debate with the City Council over tighter regulations for the Inglewood Oil Field? “Not having been on the inside,” said Mr. Weissman, “I don’t know. … Read More