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Hews Media Group-Community News has received a surveillance video providing strong evidence that Central Basin Municipal Water Director Leticia Vasquez has not been residing in the house she claims to live at within her district. Instead, she resides at the home of her husband, attorney Ron Wilson, on Northland Drive in Los Angeles. We have confirmed with the Los Angeles … Read More

Second in a series   Re “Super Enthusiasm for the New School Year” “Everything is ready for our students to come back,” says a constantly energized Leslie Lockhart, interim superintendent of the School District. Before discussing this evening’s School Board Workshop targeting the replacement for the fast-vanishing Natatorium, Ms. Lockhart turned to the immediate schedule. Registration is under way this … Read More

Depending on whether you are pro-illegal alien or pro-law, the heavily wrinkled deportation case of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez is an emotional cause. Twenty-five years ago when Our Pal Romulo was 24, he sneaked into our country. He later married and had two now-school-age daughters. Sounds like an Hispanic version of Father Knows Best. Except Robert Young was not a criminal. Since … Read More

In its uniquely heroic mission to provide labor opportunities for all persons (of one certain belief), the Los Angeles City Council is pondering a proposal that raises the notion of fairness to its loftiest level. Councilman Gil Cedillo has produced just the kind of off-base idea you would expect from a proud alum of the People’s College of Law. What … Read More

Editor’s Note: See pdf below for list of participating groups. To the surprise of exactly no Culver City residents, “Fantastic!” was the first word from Jim (The Organizer) Clarke after Saturday’s maiden Non-Profit Fair at the Vets Auditorium. Actually, the driven and intensely focused City Councilman was using that term almost from the opening bell at 11 in the morning. … Read More

Jeff Cooper enjoyed one of his favorite moments as the mayor of Culver City on Friday afternoon. He was given a rare chance to lean back and tell a touring group of Israeli mayors how he celebrates the joys of living in and leading one of the most fascinating communities in America. Mr. Cooper met with the Jewish mayors in … Read More

First of two parts There is not a doubt that the most fun Culver City person to interview this summer is smiling, always upbeat Leslie Lockhart, interim superintendent of the School District. Many parents hope that by this date next summer, the “interim” tag will have been removed. Ms. Lockhart’s enthusiasm, sincerity and intimate knowledge of the territory are identifying … Read More

What is a friar? you ask. Friar is a Hebrew term used mostly by Israelis to indicate a person who is easily taken advantage of.  IMHO, friar is a pejorative term. The friar is characterized as a weak individual. When I arrived in Israel 40 years ago, I was sized up pretty quickly as a friar. “Don’t be a friar,” … Read More

While the long-overdue takedown of baldly crooked Debbie Wasserman Schultz finally appears to be underway, the con game of sanctuary cities is in full Gen. Custer bluster. Sanctuary cities is a bait-and-switch game for illegal aliens – to the harm of America In yesterday’s Los Angeles Times, Sacramento-based essayist Georgie Skelton, arch-liberal, approvingly was quoting Gov. Brown’s latest popoff. Spurning … Read More

Dateline Jerusalem — The Festival of Love was celebrated in Israel this week. The minor religious holiday of Tu B’Av, the 15th of the month of Av, often is likened to the pagan holiday of Valentine’s Day. In reality, it is very different. It began one thousand years before St. Valentine or Sadie Hawkins days ever existed, and is called … Read More