Nearby communities may have a head start, but bike share looks like a cinch to debut in Culver City – by next year. Mayor Jeff Cooper is as enthused as the most devoted cyclist about the coming long-awaited debut of a bike explosion, popular in many cities. “There has not been anything holding it up,” he said. “Nobody has been … Read More

Second in a series Re “Capo and Culver, A Love Story” Vice Mayor Thomas Small continues to glow like a klieg light over the burgeoning relationship between potential Sister Cities Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, and Culver City. Speaking slowly, equally emphasizing each syllable, the vice mayor raved. “It is going to be such a treasure for every Culver citizen in the … Read More

Did you ever think contracting with a foreign community to create a Sister City arrangement could be so complicated? It only feels as if it has been years that Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, and Culver City have been feeling out each other, governmentally speaking, of course. The most overt action yet is expected at the July 24 City Council meeting. If, … Read More

Third in a series   Re “County Throws Itself Over Homeless Steering Wheel”   Drama is building and perspiration is collecting. To the surprise of everyone except committed calendar watchers, or calendar watchers who ought to be committed, July is a scant three days away. When the seal is broken on the new month, County homeless officials have pledged to … Read More

Third in a series   Re “Why Forte Was Right Man to Break Barrier”   You can tell by the way he speaks, he is a Texas native. You can tell by the way he lives and reasons that he was raised – 77 years ago – by traditional parents devoted to traditional religious and moral principles. Twenty-two years after … Read More

The School Board members who worked most ardently to push the superintendent out of a window two weeks ago tonight have achieved their short-term goal: To smear the reputation of young Dr. Josh Arnold, who, by all outward appearances, was both popular and effective. The Board culprits could have achieved a smarter, classier outcome. Why didn’t they sit down with … Read More

By next year Culver City hopes to have caught up with progressive surrounding communities in a popular new way, and here is how: “Bike share has the potential to greatly expand transportation options for residents, employees and visitors,” the City Council was assured at last evening’s meeting. After digesting and dissecting the Bike Share Feasibility Study, the Council, just ahead … Read More

Second in a series   Re “Honoring Forte for Being One of a Kind” James Forte, honored yesterday by the African American Firefighter Museum, downtown Los Angeles, did not set out to make history in the culturally stormy 1960s. He rang up two ground-moving firsts that never will be equaled in the 100-year history of Culver City. In addition to … Read More

Xavy Becerra spent 24 quiet seasons in Washington as a harmless, mousy Los Angeles congressmen. Only his wife, children and taxman knew he was there. His chin, typically, reposed closest to his belly button. When erratic, crudity-prone Kammy Harris, the state attorney general, decided a U.S. Senate seat – which she won last November — was her quickest route to … Read More