No need to perspire over the City Council’s evident intention to formally crown Culver City a sanctuary city at its Tuesday, March 27, meeting. Even though some regard the sanctuary city concept as legally/morally marginal, City Hall is in no danger of crossing the line, says City Atty. Carol Schwab. Ms. Schwab’s office is in charge of collecting model samples … Read More
McBride, Long Groomed for New Board Role
Word on the street the day before the School Board meeting was a bullseye: Summer McBride, one of the hardest working, most popular, most eloquent moms at El Rincon Elementary, would be selected by the Board to immediately replace President Sue Robins, who is moving across the country. At the sleepy hour of almost 11 o’clock last evening in Council … Read More
Bixby Will Be in Spotlight Tonight
The most fascinating dimension of Police Chief Scott Bixby’s presentation this evening will be the audience. How will they react? Predictably, favorably (to his message) and worriedly (about their future). At 6 o’clock in Council Chambers, responding to a request from City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells, Mr. Bixby will reiterate The Statement. He will expound on the Police Dept. view of … Read More
What if Liberals Sneaked into Mexico?
It sounded so pristine. Polished to a high glare, a person espying it might be forced to blink. On the subject of sanctuary cities, politically correct USA Today restated its liberal position yesterday: “The aim of local leaders should be to keep law-abiding immigrants safe and allow those who could endanger public safety to be deported.” Illegal immigrants are not … Read More
Sizing up at Least 3 for School Board
Heading into this evening’s 7 o’clock School Board meeting when one of 15 applicants will be chosen to serve the last 20 months of Sue Robins’s term, we are familiar with four and would recommend any of three. Mike Eskridge, Jerry Chabola and Alan Elmont are intimately familiar with the issues. Maturity, temperament and all other significant qualifications bulge out … Read More
There Is Only One Reason to Honor Obama
In the corrupt state of Illinois, where young black life tragically is cheaper than the worst Middle East watering hole, an under-accomplished senator – no, not B. Obama – produced a novel idea the other day: Establishing a state holiday honoring former President Obama. My suggestion: Choose April Fool’s Day. Honoring a slovenly president proves state Rep. Andy Thapedi, a … Read More
She Tries to Stir War Between the Races
An ignorant, undisciplined flamethrower, coldly calculating Erin Aubry Kaplan is the worst kind of black racist, an intentional professional fake victim. Her latest inartful screed, in yesterday’s op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times, “A Southern Man in the White House,” reminded you of a wild-haired, shabbily attired old lady standing, tilted, on a balcony, screaming madly at passing birds. … Read More
Was Sen. Nguyen Treated Fairly?
First in a series Two weeks ago this morning in Sacramento, state Sen. Janet Nguyen (R-Garden Grove), in a rare action, physically was ejected from the Senate floor during a speech intensely critical of the late Sen. Tom Hayden for his fiercely controversial role in the anti-Vietnam War movement. Was that fair? Or not? Was Sen. Nguyen removed largely because … Read More
Bruni, a Slave to His Liberal Views
Not that far past the age of 21, I can remember back to the good ol’ days, seven weeks ago, when it was a racist sin to criticize a black politician. Overnight, from Jan. 19 to Jan, 20, the law was flipped – by President Obama during his final hour in office. He made it mandatory to rip on every … Read More
Sanctuary Cities: Should Line Be Drawn?
Perhaps never before in modern times have so many established politicians and government leaders spoken openly about lawbreaking, defending the once minor instance of sanctuary cities, hiding illegal immigrants from authorities. Mayor Jim Clarke is in one of the toughest positions heading into the March 27 showdown on whether Culver City officially will become a sanctuary city. As a lifelong … Read More