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The second half of Boulevard Music’s Summer Music Festival in the Dale Jones Courtyard at City Hall starts this gypsy jazz evening at 7 when producer Gary Mandell introduces the John Jorgenson Quintet. Gypsy jazz, of course, is the fare for the concert that is free. There also is free parking in City Hall’s underground garage. The Jorgenson Quintet creates … Read More

[Editor’s Note: One half of the City Council’s two-person Oil Field Subcommittee, Mr. Clarke delivered this broad update on anticipated rules changes for the Inglewood Oil Field two weeks ago in Council Chambers.] For the past 15 months I have had the privilege to serve with my colleague Councilwoman Meghan Sahli-Wells on the Oil Drilling Subcommittee. My interest in protecting … Read More

After months of anxious anticipation, Capo d’Orlando officially has become Culver City’s newest Sister City. The City Council approved the resolution to establish the Sister City relationship with Capo d’Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy, at its Monday meeting. The unanimous verdict marked the culmination of an historic event 12 years in the making. The Culver City Sister City Committee will embark … Read More

First of two parts Counting the homeless, whether the relatively modest crowd in Culver City or the thousands across Los Angeles County, is enormously complicated, surveyors quickly learn. It isn’t even close to driving down a street and ticking off 1-2-3 people. The County and City Hall make separate counts for Culver City. Tevis Barnes, Housing Administrator for Culver City, … Read More

Two weeks after the bannered debate Council Chambers between the City Council and community on one side, Sentinel Peak Resources on the other, developed a flat tire, nagging questions remain about the state of the Inglewood Oil Field. At least Culver City’s less than 10 percent patch of the field. How stringent will the new drilling and maintenance regulations be? … Read More

The central reason religious Jewish families have banned the weekly Jewish Journal from their homes is its anti- and non-religious agendas. It is as Jewish as the ACLU. If there is a distinction, ACLU cadres attend synagogue twice a year rather than once. The Journal’s raisin d’etre is a radical left platform that embarrasses committed Jews. Last week the chest-beating, … Read More

Second in a series Re “Weissman, City Hall’s Answer Man” The question was put directly to City Councilman Emeritus Andy Weissman: Who deserves the blame for Sentinel Peak Resources’ late-hour backing out of a public debate with the City Council over tighter regulations for the Inglewood Oil Field? “Not having been on the inside,” said Mr. Weissman, “I don’t know. … Read More

According to the Culver City Unified School District records, in 2013 it had 196 classified workers, 302 classroom teachers and 50 certificated administration. Of those employees, the District had 68 employees who cost the District over $100k to employ them. Most worked in the District administration. That year the CCUSD had an average daily attendance (ADA) of 6,600 students. Three … Read More

Last Friday, surrounded by family in her home in Culver City, Madeline Ehrlich lost her two-month fight with lymphoma and leukemia. She was born in the small town of Putnam, CT, the sixth child of eight brothers and sisters. After graduating from the Cook County School of Nursing, she became a registered nurse and worked in a few of our … Read More

Our community lost a towering pillar over the weekend. Madeline Ehrlich, the quintessential citizen and activist, died. Her stature cannot be doubted. The city’s flags have been lowered to half-mast. Her large life will be celebrated on Sunday at 3 o’clock at the Vets Auditorium. Aspiring and experienced activists would profit from studying and emulating her personality and her career. … Read More