[Editor’s Note: Four months before the April City Council election, Ms. Brathwaite Burke, who spent 16 years on the County Board of Supervisors, is endorsing Albert Vera for one of two available seats. She was an ally of Mr. Vera’s late father, Albert Sr.] Albert Vera comes from a legacy of leadership in Culver City. He has been rolling up … Read More
Relevance of Chanukah and Jewish Hypocrites
The eight-day festival of Chanukah – which ends Wednesday — celebrates the unlikely victory of the Jews in their biblical heartland against overwhelming odds for liberation and preservation of their identity and religion. The Maccabees fought against the Syrian-Greek Empire because of the desecration of Jewish holy sites and attempts to extinguish the Jewish religion and identity. The victory it … Read More
Blameless Veterans Implicated by L.A. Times?
Homeless veteran Kevin Eugene Powell in West L.A. Photo, Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times
Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans, A front-page essay in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times is about the recent Bel-Air fire that destroyed multi-million-dollar mansions, and a homeless encampment purportedly nearby that is accused of starting it. Since the purported homeless encampment apparently vanished in the fire, the Times went across the 405 Freeway and took a photo of a homeless … Read More
Climate Changing, Says Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders / Getty Images
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) is hitting President Trump for not directing the Pentagon to make climate change its No. 1 priority. In a press release, Mr. Sanders, who took his honeymoon in the Soviet Union, said climate change is the biggest threat to military readiness. “With President Trump as commander in chief, the Dept. of Defense, which previously called … Read More
Essayist Guesses Wrong on Cause of Bel-Air Tragedy
Mr. Lopez
As a typical buck-passing Democrat, Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times yesterday posted his quarterly essay on Wealthy People Should Feel Guilty Because So Many Angelenos Are Homeless. Awww, Stevie. In the wake of the fire tragedy last week when careless bums in a homeless camp caused six grand homes to be destroyed in upscale Bel-Air, Mr. Lopez pulled … Read More
Jerusalem Belongs to the Whole World, Rabbi Says
Rabbi Comess-Daniels
First in a series As leftists and normal Americans brace for the inevitable ascension of Dougie Jones of Nowhere, AL, to the presidency, a talkative “piece-” loving Santa Monica rabbi – congenitally angry, unhappy or both – is behaving like a good little leftist. Shortly after President Trump bravely declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel and the Jewish people, Rabbi … Read More
Fracking: Tonight at 6:30
Mr. Camarella as a political activist
Ahead of an important radio program this evening on fracking in the Inglewood Oil Field, activist Dr. Suzanne de Benedittis (makeccsafe@gmail.com) issued the following statement: “Help us set the legal precedent in Culver City for all municipalities to use to protect their health and safety.” For 30 minutes at 6:30 this evening on KPFK-FM (90.7), California Solartopia host Harvey Wasserman … Read More
John Q. Public Has Pointed Question for Small
Thomas Small
Speaking from the comfort of his occasionally favorite seat in Council Chambers, the young Downtown business executive known as John Q. Public was exasperated after Monday evening’s City Council meeting. When, Mr. Public asks, will the Council respond to community opposition to cannabis retail storefronts? He had one Council member in in mind. “One hundred percent of the people who … Read More
Fired FBI Agent’s Secret
Mr. Mueller
On Wednesday, CNN published text messages between the former second-in-command in FBI counterintelligence, Peter Strzok, and his mistress and co-worker Lisa Page. Mr. Strzok was involved in the Hillary Clinton email investigation, instrumental in helping to launch the investigation into supposed collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, and staffed on the Trump-Russia investigation itself. He was fired by special … Read More
Super Lockhart Gets the Job Permanently
Leslie Lockhart
To the surprise of few and the delight of many, the School Board voted unanimously last evening to elevate the popular Leslie Lockhart from interim superintendent of the School District to permanent status. Ms. Lockhart’s widely welcomed ascension has been the Board’s plan – although it publicly said otherwise — since the dark night last June when members secretively and … Read More