By Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin.After reading George Laase’s post regarding air filtration at El Marino Language School, it struck me that it would be a great time to re-introduce your readers to a wonderful group called…
Another School Year Needlessly Slipping by?
By Robert Zirgulis. I am disappointed that the School Board could not come together before the deadline to file papers to get a bond issue or a renewal of Measure EE on the November ballot. As a consequence, at least another school year will go by where…
Rebutting Claims About the Natatorium
By Dan O’Brien. Re “Natatorium: Why It Closed, Why It Should Be Reopened” Two points to Robert Smith's letter yesterday morning, which I have placed in quotes…
UPCC President Fires Back at Withering Criticism
By Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin. After reading George Laase’s bombardment of blog posts about United Parents of Culver City, the facilities bond, voting, the intention of the Founding Fathers, and the power of the people, it’s a great time to re-state why United Parents of Culver City was founded and continues to thrive.
Natatorium: Why It Closed, Why It Should Be Reopened
Editor’s Essay: Re-opening the Natatorium on the campus of Culver City High School – dark for two decades – has been a centerpiece of Robert Zirgulis’s earlier campaigns for the School Board. It is again this summer. Below, Mr. Zirgulis forwards a letter from community activist Robert Smith.
If No Bond Measure, Renew the Parcel Tax In November
By Robert Zirgulis. Let's end the political partisan bickering. We still have time to put a renewal of Measure EE, the parcel tax on the ballot with the support of the School Board. Four years ago, all candidates for School Board at the time came to…
Meet UPCC’s ‘Let the Voters Decide Bond Committee’
[Editor’s Note: The letter was submitted by the United Parents of Culver City’s PAC.] Culver City school facilities are in poor shape. You can see it when you walk onto any one of our campuses – termite damage, brown drinking water, missing ceiling tiles, inoperable sprinkler systems, outdated electrical systems.
The Mayor Would Green-Light Bond Measure
By Jeff Cooper. While I hesitate to get involved in school politics, I think that Culver City voters should have the opportunity to…
Stories About the Bond Issue Are Getting Twisted
By Madeline Ehrlich. After reading the entries in yesterday’s edition, I feel compelled to write. On July 1, a special School Board meeting was called and convened at 6 p.m. at the District Offices. All five members of the Board were present. The purpose was to hear from the consultants, the public and then to discuss the proposed bond issue. The consultants who have been hired were…
Dem Club Says ‘Yes’ to Zirgulis Natatorium Petition
By Robert Zirgulis. I presented my “Fix Our Culver City School Natatorium Swimming Pool” petition to the Culver City Democratic Club last night. The club overwhelmingly endorsed the petition despite School Board President Kathy Paspalis’s strong objections to the petition.