Ahead of an important radio program this evening on fracking in the Inglewood Oil Field, activist Dr. Suzanne de Benedittis (makeccsafe@gmail.com) issued the following statement: “Help us set the legal precedent in Culver City for all municipalities to use to protect their health and safety.” For 30 minutes at 6:30 this evening on KPFK-FM (90.7), California Solartopia host Harvey Wasserman … Read More
John Q. Public Has Pointed Question for Small
Thomas Small
Speaking from the comfort of his occasionally favorite seat in Council Chambers, the young Downtown business executive known as John Q. Public was exasperated after Monday evening’s City Council meeting. When, Mr. Public asks, will the Council respond to community opposition to cannabis retail storefronts? He had one Council member in in mind. “One hundred percent of the people who … Read More
School Board: Was This a Drill in How to Do It Wrong?
Sweet, they ain’t. The School Board made a brilliant if obvious decision in choosing Leslie Lockhart the other evening as permanent superintendent of the School District – until their easily wounded feelings are bruised again. These gallants are not candidates for the Courage Hall of Fame. Nor will they qualify for the Ethical Hall of Fame. The School Board amateurishly … Read More
Leftist ‘Reporter’ Coughs Sour Grapes
Mr. Megerian
Not long ago, the laughable Los Angeles Times temporarily transferred young reporter Chris (I Hate Trump) Megerian from Sacramento to Washington. His lone assignment: Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia’s role in last year’s election campaign. Since landing, Mr. Megerian has been drowning. Ostensibly, he was to play investigative reporter. Instead, he just has been playing. As a hard-left … Read More
Super Lockhart Gets the Job Permanently
Leslie Lockhart
To the surprise of few and the delight of many, the School Board voted unanimously last evening to elevate the popular Leslie Lockhart from interim superintendent of the School District to permanent status. Ms. Lockhart’s widely welcomed ascension has been the Board’s plan – although it publicly said otherwise — since the dark night last June when members secretively and … Read More
Clarke to Community: It Is Your Turn
Your turn, City Councilman Jim Clarke said after Monday evening’s meeting. “I got what I wanted ,” he said after the pro-cannabis retail store majority voted to place on a future agenda his proposed amendments (see below) that would severely tighten guidelines for retail cannabis. It has less of a chance than a snowball residing on a hot stove burner. … Read More
Clarke Brings Drama to Predictable Council Votes
Mr. Clarke
With all the predictability of Tuesday following Monday, the archly divided City Council nudged over the finish line last evening two tech-laced ordinances intended to ease the community path to next year’s legalized marijuana. A so-called urgency ordinance would allow Culver City rules to take precedence over more liberal new state regulations regarding permit seekers for retail cannabis storefronts. “We … Read More
Did Mayor Choke When President Came to Town
Mr. Lumumba
Chokwe Antar Lumumba. It is not a new food or a recently discovered health threat. It is a he, the radical young mayor of Jackson, MS, an airborne star in the graybeard Democrat party. An articulate, handsome 34-year-old lawyer, he has aligned himself with the radical left. Even a child knows this is the shortest, fastest path into the largely … Read More
Contender Went Fisching…and Holy Mackerel
Mr. Camarella as a political activist
Alex Fisch’s response was both brilliant and succinct, the two smartest gifts a politician can pack. Question: How do you distinguish yourself from the field of candidates seeking two City Council seats in April? “Expertise,” said Mr. Fisch. “Expertise, and the tools that are required of a good City Council member.” A deputy state attorney general charged with safeguarding air, … Read More
Then There Was Warren’s Trumped-up Claim
Fist doubled, Sen. Warren is ready to fight
The headline on Friday morning’s essay by my friend and colleague Tom Elias (“Hate Crimes up. Trump Did It”) condenses his thesis. In a state where millions of raggedy criminal illegal aliens recklessly and fearlessly flaunt our most sacred laws daily because liberal Hispanic lawmakers have inoculated them against arrest, Mr. Elias blames President Trump. Thrashing logic nearly to death, … Read More