First of two parts As Jeff Cooper opens his second stroll down Culver City’s Mayoralty Lane, one of his favorite predecessors was asked how he would counsel Mr. Cooper. “Doesn’t need my advice,” protested former Mayor Andy Weissman, term-limited a year ago. “He has been there.” When Mr. Weissman, who also served two mayoral terms, was prevailed upon, he said: … Read More

The loud exhale you may have heard from City Hall two days ago could be traced to the District Court ruling blocking President Trump’s attempt to deny partial funding to sanctuary cities. When the City Council stamped Culver City a sanctuary city one month ago today, I asked City Manager John Nachbar if he was worried about potentially imperiling federal … Read More

Watching the tramps and the trampettes of the liberal media dive into their steaming pot of puerile hysteria every morning is as easy to predict as the configuration of the tires on your next car. Ill temper, not to mention distemper, explains why so many liberals are overweight, overwrought and over-single. The lonely, trampish boys and girls who dominate the … Read More

Second of two parts Re “Rotation System Is a Dumb Idea, One Man Says” Concerned that his friend Goran Eriksson, the City Councilman, will be passed by next April when the Council votes on a new mayor and vice mayor, Steve Rose, a former Councilman, is speaking out against the current rotation system. He would like to see the voting … Read More

Politically liberal Jews and their enablers in the fake news media returned to their floozy roots this week. Like an alcoholic spouse tooting his toy trumpet as he unsteadily toddles home, the liberal boys are sounding alarms where no cause for alarm exists. The occasion is President Trump’s 100th day in office, coming up Saturday. This is the latest reason … Read More

No one paying attention to City Hall will mistake the new one-year term of Mayor Jeff Cooper for the just-expired term of Jim Clarke. Their lifestyles, their personalities and their approaches to their City Council seats are markedly different. Not better or worse, just quite unalike. Mr. Cooper is a banker, Mr. Clarke is a career politician. As a bachelor, … Read More

First of two parts Re “Presumed Final Score: Mayor Cooper, Vice Mayor Small” Former Mayor Steve Rose looked and listened closely last evening from his favorite Council Chambers perch when the City Council elected a new mayor. One question gnawed at him: Was this a fair way to choose fresh leadership every year? Mr. Rose has missed few meetings since … Read More

It sounded like an afterthought last evening when departing mayor Jim Clarke inserted one of his strongest wishes into his farewell speech. Demonstrating one final time how much he loved being Culver City’s mayor for the past year, Mr. Clarke said he hopes that one day there will be a separate election for mayor for a four-year term with an … Read More