By Laura Stuart. As some of School Board member Karlo Silbiger’s supporters have stated in the last week, we have a serious rip in the fabric of our community over the bond measure debate. The thing of it is, though, that it is Mr. Silbiger who has…
I Will Propose Natatorium for a Forum – Please Help Me
By Robert Zirgulis. Re: Open letter about using the Natatorium for a School Board candidates forum. Dear David, Thank you for your attention at the meeting we had the other day regarding the Natatorium. I was very glad to hear that…
Pop Warner Signups on Monday
By Jerry Chabola. On Monday evening from 5 o’clock until 8, the Culver City Bruins Pop Warner team will be signing up players in the dining room at Shakeys Pizza.
A Candidates Forum Inside of the Natatorium?
Some good news regarding the Natatorium on the campus of Culver City High School. Robert Smith and I met with CCUSD Supt. David La Rose and Asst. Supt. Mike Reynolds for information on the swimming pool. We gave them…
Board Should Have Approved Bond and Let the Voters Decide
By Robert Zirgulis. Ending the bond measure campaign last night is yet another example of the School Board procrastinating and seeking endless surveys, studies and reports before they can come up with a decision. It is blatantly obvious that we desperately need…
A Warning About Bond Campaign
The School Board is meeting tonight at 6 to discuss hiring Ann Marie Nock as a consultant for a proposed Bond Measure. I don't want to put a damper on things because, in principle, I do think we need to get some type of bond funding to fix our schools. However, when I Googled Ann Marie Nock, I came across…
‘Massive’ Communal Support for Fixing Natatorium, Zirgulis Says
By Robert Zirgulis. I went to the Culver City Plunge on Saturday to circulate the petition “Fix Our Culver City School Natatorium Swimming Pool.” The response was overwhelming. I ran out of petitions in less than two hours, and I collected…
Wrong About How He Died
By Judy Scott. A note of clarification on a story yesterday: Kelly Thomas was not shot and killed by the Fullerton Police. He died the same way Gerald Bennett's sister did. He was..
A Boost for Jetty Gaxiola and Juvenile Diabetes at Menchies This Weekend
By Yvonne Gaxiola. I have worked in Culver City for 16 years now, and this weekend I am doing a fundraiser at Menchies for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Three years ago, my daughter Jetty was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Since then, we have taken part in the JDRF Walk every year. This will be our fourth year, and we hope to reach our goal of $4,000.
A Devious Message from the City’s Engineering Division?
By Lee Norris. I received an envelope from the City of Culver City Engineering Division over the weekend. Upon first glance, it appeared to be merely a piece of junk mail. Upon further examination, not something to which everyone is likely to subject this piece of innocuous mail, I discovered it was…