Letters Articles

Editor’s Note: Two Culver City Democratic Club members protested last night when City Council candidate Mehaul O’Leary showed up at the club’s Endorsement Party but was not allowed to participate because he is not a registered Democrat.

I looked at the proposed list of “green” projects by Rethink Development of Culver City, and this is my take on it.

All of Rethink’s buildings look like square boxes to me.

Why are they putting a modern square box building in Downtown right next to the “art deco at its finest” theatre complex, across the street from the historic Culver Hotel and right next to an amazing antebellum manor look at the Culver Studios.

As I look at the candidates running for City Council, I am concerned about their position on land development issues.

As a resident of the Carlson Park neighborhood of our city, my quality of life has been severely impacted by the developments that the Council chooses to approve.

Each development often comes with added traffic, pollution and population density. I’m not against development. But I want to make sure each development fits in with the needs of our city and the residents living nearby.

I was watching the City Council on television last week. They were discussing the Skateboard Park. I could not believe the decisions that were made.

First, the city isn’t going to enforce the safety rules at the Skateboard Park. The Council believes that it is the responsibility of the parents to enforce these rules.

Do other organizations in the city use this approach? No.

[Editor’s Note: In the following email to members of the Edge Swim Team, founder/coach Patrick Moran bids farewell following the City Council’s termination of an agreement with the swimmers last month.]

[Editor’s Note: Controversy over the Edge Swim Club has flared anew in recent days with the expiration of the 30-day notice to vacate The Plunge following the city’s abrupt termination of its agreement with the youth team. Founder/coach Patrick Moran and parent rep Cindy Popp addressed the City Council last Monday night. Joey Lynch, the team’s legal counsel, spoke at last week’s Council meeting. All three statements are reproduced in full here.]

Thank you for your article on the Hayden Tract project “Newest Resident vs. Builder Flashpoint Is in the Hayden Tract,” Nov. 21.

I live next to Dan Sukal. My wife and I are at our wit’s end wondering what this project will do to our property values.

The recent decision by the City Council to not supervise our new Skateboard Park is one that could only have been rendered by people with no
working knowledge of our skate park, and/or skate parks in general.

No other skate parks in our area operate without supervision. Some initially
open without supervision, but it is eventually added later on as problems
develop. It has become obvious that our park needs a gatekeeper.

[Editor’s Note: This letter is from Carlson Park residents opposed to the planned car wash at the Valero service station at the corner of Motor Avenue and Culver Boulevard that the city approved earlier this month. A copy was sent earlier today to members of the City Council.]

I live in Ravenna, Ohio, and I am trying to relocate back in my home state of California, preferably in Culver City.

Although I am a World War II veteran, at the moment, the V.A. has a waiting period of four to six months before they can help me.

I need to move now.

My doctor warns me of becoming a cripple if I remain here in Ohio another winter. Especially in view of the Freeze. The pain is something you wouldn’t believe when the Freeze hits my spine.