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Third in a series   Re “Finding, Counting Homeless Is Complicated” Like housed people, Tevis Barnes was saying, “those who are homeless have the same basic desires. They want to sleep in a nice, quiet neighborhood like everybody else. “They wait for everyone else to go to sleep. Or to go away.” Routinely the homeless hide, said Culver City’s Housing … Read More

Do you think it is blind coincidence that two absurd California imams – distant from urban settings — on the same day last month, urged their followers to annihilate all Jews? Next question: How soon will be the twin theological thugs be offered writing gigs by the anti-religious Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles? By lunch? Dinner? The two Islamic … Read More

Third in a series Re “How Sentinel Pullout Was Good News” After declaring that the end game at the Inglewood Oil Field is not to be extracting any so-called black gold from the ground, Vice Mayor Thomas Small shifted to a thornier calculation: Explaining how last month’s withdrawal by Sentinel Peak Resources from an oil field rules debate with the … Read More

Giant machinery, assuming knockdown poses, surrounds the swiftly dying, semi-legendary Natatorium these warm mornings, which may send chills down and up the spines of oldtime swimmers. A quarter-century after talk of making the swim center disappear for budgetary reasons, it is shrinking every day. By Aug. 24, three weeks from Thursday, the Natatorium is scheduled to have vanished into the … Read More

In a cynical, gadget-driven world, authentic love is as rare as dinosaurs on Overland Avenue. No dinosaurs prowled Overland on a sunny Sunday afternoon when Madeline Ehrlich, a model community patriot for the generations, was memorialized by her husband, three children and hundreds of her most valued friends. Vets Auditorium was damp with tears, drenched in affection. Best known as … Read More

Three weeks have floated into the moonlight since the operator of the Inglewood Oil Field impersonally announced – public relations be darned – that they no longer wanted to negotiate a retooling of drilling regulations with the City Council and the Culver City community. Why did Sentinel quit talks the day of the debate? Sentinel Peak Resources, the owner since … Read More

Here is a warning reminder to Americans genuinely saddened by President Trump’s announced intention to ban transgenders from the military, courtesy of www.powerlineblog.com Cecile Richards, the frequently off-key CEO of Planned Parenthood, tweeted this unfortunate, uninformed message: “To our transgender brothers & sisters: You are welcome at Planned Parenthood & you are welcome in this country. Standing with you.” One … Read More

Dateline Jerusalem — Israel is the quintessential melting pot.  My small city of 150,000 is comprised of 70 nationalities, resulting in a gathering of different cultures, traditions, customs, religions, languages, and food. Although keeping their distinctive identities, they blend into a cohesive “Israeli” community.  Therefore, living in Israel is like going on a tour of the world without the hassle … Read More

Second in a series   Re “Homeless in Culver City Roars Past 200” Since Los Angeles County and Culver City use different methods for tabulating the homeless population of Culver City, one indisputable conclusion is the number is rising – if not soaring. The County counts 227 in Culver City, a record. Housing Administrator Tevis Barnes was explaining why City … Read More

I’m having a lot of fun creating three games for my Alexa.  I estimate that I am only days away from completing the first game, and publishing it on the Alexa Skills platform (https://developer.amazon.com). Each of the three games I am making has dynamic content. That means, even after the game is published, I can make modifications to the program … Read More