By Robert Zirgulis. Last night I had the pleasure of watching David Oyelowo play the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in “Selma” at a screening at the Directors Guild. Mr. Oyelowo should have been nominated for an Academy Award for such a realistic and moving portrayal of MLK. The movie brought back memories of when …
Shining a Light on the Mayor of Inglewood
By Randall Fleming. Regarding tonight’s community meeting about a stadium in Inglewood, the mayor, James Butts, is the same Mr. Butts who fell from grace after being police chief in Santa Monica and then was head of LAX security for a couple years before being paid off and pushed out. From head of LAX security to the mayor of Inglewood?
Another Fan of Voltaire / Thank You for Accuracy
Letters to the editor from Kevin Lachoff and Sue Robins about the Chamber of Commerce Installation last Thursday.
Remembering the Late Editor of the Culver City News
By Veda Stram. In the late 1980s and early ‘90s, I transcribed lots of Glenn Esterly's interviews for TV Guide via my Veda's Magical Typing business. Glenn (late editor of the Culver City News) and I were work comrades and friends, but not really close. He was, as you say …
Ridley-Thomas’s Empowerment Congress Returns Next Month
By Mark Ridley-Thomas, County Supervisor. May this new year bring you and your loved ones happiness, health, peace and prosperity. As we embark on another new year, you are invited to come together to discuss our shared vision for genuine community empowerment and to create strategies for effective leadership at the 23rd annual Empowerment Congress Summit. We will convene on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 o’clock. Join me at…
He Changed His Protest Spot and Sony Changed Its Mind
By Robert Zirgulis.Yesterday, the second day of my protest vigil in front of Sony Studios on Overland Avenue, I decided to change my location to the Madison entry of the studio lot. I was able to have more contact with Sony employees traversing between the two studio lots, bisected by Madison. Again, I received many …
He Takes a Stand Against Sony’s Verdict
Merry Christmas: Protests at Sony Today and Tomorrow
By Robert Zirgulis. I am thoroughly disgusted with Sony Pictures for caving last week to North Korean tinhorn dictator Kim Jong-un terrorist threats by pulling “The Interview” from its Christmas release. I am calling on all citizens to join me in a protest vigil in front of Sony Studios’ Overland Avenue entrance today and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
You Are Disrespectful to the Mayor, Sexist or Both
By Nadine Province. Is there a reason why when you reference all the other male members of the City Council, you call them by their last name. But with the mayor, you refer to her by her first name?
Former Councilman Scores Mayor’s Remarks on Cooke
By Steve Rose. It was with interest that I read the comments of Culver City Mayor Sahli-Wells! Being a former elected official in Culver City and a two-term member of the city’s Civil Service Commission (1978-1987), I need to clarify a mistake in her political comments.