Isn’t candor as refreshing as a just-opened container of chilled orange juice? The question put to 50 percent of the City Council’s Sustainability Subcommittee was: “Do you think it will be difficult for you and Meghan (Sahli-Wells) to come to a resolution on a ban for Styrofoam food containers?” “I have no idea,” said Goran Eriksson, an enthusiastic, roundly informed … Read More
Closing Night Is About the Blues
Missy Anderson
This won’t take long, did it? Closing Night is at hand in the free Summer Music Concert series in the Dale Jones Courtyard at City Hall, and when mistress of the blues Missy Andersen steps to the microphone at 7 o’clock, the audience may wish it won’t end. What her fans seem to like best is that the singer-songwriter serves … Read More
Small Promises a Painless Transition
Thomas Small
Second in a series. Re: “A Small and Useful History Lesson” There is no need to despair when Culver City enacts a Styrofoam ban in the autumn for environmental purposes, says City Councilman Thomas Small. Convinced the conversion process will be painless, he hopes elimination of Styrofoam food containers will just be the first of multiple steps to subtract nuisances … Read More
Mehaul Supports Hernandez and a Styro Ban
Mr. O’Leary, right, with Marcus Tiggs
One hundred days after stepping down as mayor – shoved out of his dais seat by term limits – Mehaul O’Leary returned to Council Chambers on Monday night, armed with two opinions. The Irish pub owner only verbalized one, siding with the overwhelming majority favoring a full ban on Styrofoam food containers, emulating Santa Monica’s ordinance. Mr. O’Leary, pondering a … Read More
We’re in a Hurry, Too – Say Clarke and Cooper
Vice Mayor Jeff Cooper, left, with Mayor Clarke
At Monday night’s City Council meeting, a lively discussion was held regarding the banning of polystyrene (Styrofoam) food containers from restaurants, grocery stores and similar establishments. The proposal was brought by the Ballona Creek Renaissance as a way to keep polystyrene food containers, which can easily break apart, from entering Ballona Creek. Eventually the debris ends up in the ocean, … Read More
Clean Water Tax: Who Should Pay?
Dr. Gyi
[Editor’s Note: Some of the numerous propositions on the Nov. 8 ballot will be examined this evening at the 7 o’clock monthly meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club. Members will convene in the Rotunda Room at the Vets Auditorium.] When I attended the City Council meeting on Monday, July 11, it was to mainly voice my opinion as a … Read More
Styrofoam Ban Plan Due in October?
Mr. Clarke
Imagine dropping 150 forks of slightly varying sizes onto a red-and-white checked table cloth. Only one has a small nick on the back of the handle. Your challenge is to identify that fork within 30 seconds. That was approximately the test for the City Council last evening – considering a ban on food-related Styrofoam pieces for purposes of cleaning up … Read More
Styrofoam Ban Bid Hits the Brakes
This container would be banned in Culver City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The opening attempt to prohibit usage of Styrofoam materials in Culver City – because of a negative effect on the environment — encountered a red light at last evening’s City Council meeting. The proposed ban, generated by the Ballona Creek Renaissance environmental group, will be sent to the Council’s two-member Sustainability Committee for further study. After a 4-1 Council vote … Read More
Voting Is a Duty and an Honor
Photo: Paul Lewis
Somewhere tonight, with the pressures of living and dying on the battlefield, a young soldier may not notice the classification on a document he is handling. He will be given no compassion by his commander and fellow soldiers. Nor will he expect any. His military life will be over, all of his hopes and dreams dashed. He will understand even … Read More
Pulido and His Case Are Different
Lindberg Park. Photo: venyooz.com
Second in a series. Re: “Closer Look at the Pulido Story” Adan Pulido is not your random summer camp coach who floats in when school lets out and reliably vanishes in August. At 36 years old, he is a known — and liked – personality. To the distress of parents, Coach Pulido was fired last month by the Parks and … Read More