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Stick ‘em up. This is what Culver City told law enforcement – here and in Washington. Law-obeying residents of Culver City hope this is the year their favorite community surrenders its demeaning status as a disreputable outlaw “sanctuary city.” In spite of the tragically misplaced compassion at its roots, hosting gangs of peoples who sneaked into our country when no … Read More

You have likely seen the infomercial. It is called Flex Tape. Not only waterproof, it sticks to anything. The instructions tell you not to try to remove it. You won’t be able to. The infomercial shows the tape being slapped on, and successfully sealing, a leaky pipe, a hole in a bucket full of water, and a divided motorboat, which … Read More

“How America Destroys Black Families.” When The New York Times posted an essay under that headline the other day, I did what was intended. I allowed myself to be lured inside. Surely I will gain insights into – whatever. When I see an unfamiliar byline, I go directly to the typically slender identification lines at the end. I should have … Read More

Disappointingly, City Councilman Jim Clarke will have to wait one more time, until the Jan. 22 meeting, to probingly debate precise placements of Culver City’s three much anticipated/feared retail recreational cannabis stores. The only sexy, cannabis-related topic on Monday evening’s 7 o’clock agenda is not expected (?) to stir much opposition: A resolution to access state and federal criminal histories … Read More

Let’s talk about Fudgsicles. If you’re as old as I am, you probably ate fudgsicles when you were a kid. How about Creamsicles? How about Good Humor ice cream? How about Bungalow bar? Fudgsicles appeared in 1946, when I was six years old. I must have eaten them  until beginning high school eight years later. How did fudgsicles come back … Read More

Dateline Jerusalem – My 15½-hour non-stop flight from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles was uneventful, actually pleasant.  But when I arrived, I did not have Wifi access at first and things went downhill from there when trying to figure out what I was doing. Arriving days before Chanukah, I found most people celebrate by lighting colorful Chanukah candles and eating … Read More

At the close of 2017, no fewer than seven prominent male hosts and editors of influential government-sponsored radio and television shows were out of work amid claims of sexual harassment. According to their accusers, the alleged Malevolent Seven are powerful pervs and creeps who’ve been running wild at NPR and PBS for decades, sponsored and subsidized by taxpayers and corporate … Read More

In September 2014, Hews Media Group-Community News exclusively obtained an agreement between Sigrid Lopez and Central Basin Municipal Water that used $670,000 in taxpayer funded dollars to settle a 2013 sexual battery and harassment lawsuit filed against current Board President Bob Apodaca. Documents Confirm Central Basin Water Director Apodaca’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settled for $670,000 Mr. Apodaca, in a clear … Read More

Dateline Jerusalem – Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., glared at her colleagues at the U.N. Security Council on Dec. 18 as she cast the lone nay vote against a draft resolution presented by Egypt to nullify U.S. President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Ms. Haley then berated her U.N. colleagues for their assault against U.S. sovereignty … Read More