George Laase
Yes, Reduce Permits, but Address Student Imbalance, Too
School Board member Scott Zeidman’s suggestion to limit inter-district permits with a “soft cap” could have a profound effect on our housing and apartment market.
Before the Super Leaves, Doesn’t She Owe Us for Lack...
Regarding the impending departure of Supt. Dr. Myrna Rivera Cote, whose final day in Culver City is June 30, two weeks from today:
The School Board’s Warning About the Threat of ‘Youth and Government’
Re “An Evening of Disappointing Results”
On Being
I can relate to letter-writer Debbie Hamme’s unresolved feeling in this latest matter regarding Maya...
The $2400 a Day Question
Re “After a Summit Meeting, Maya Cohn Case Is at a Standstill” First, we need to take the personalities out of the issue...
Better Find Another Place in Line, Gary
Re “I Don’t Have to be Politically Correct”
Just finished reading Gary Abrams’ latest essay where he tries to make the best of his last place finish in last month’s School Board election.
He declared himself "the sixth Board member."
Just finished reading Gary Abrams’ latest essay where he tries to make the best of his last place finish in last month’s School Board election.
He declared himself "the sixth Board member."
The Cohn Dispute Shows Nothing Has Changed at Culver High
[Editor’s Note: Mr. Laase provides both historical and personal contexts to the weeks’-old flap between the Cohn family and Culver City High School over senior Maya Cohn’s exclusion from the girls’ soccer team last month. The given reason: By participating for the third straight year in the YMCA’s Youth and Government program, Coach Scott Mair concluded that she failed to show sufficient commitment to the soccer team.]
Student-Soccer Coach Conflict: When Will the School Ever Learn?
Re “Culver High vs. Student: Should She Be Allowed to Play” Just finished reading about the latest Youth and Gvernment/soccer...
A Crucial Fact That Measure EE Advocates Just Happened to...
Before our local officials overly sugar-coat Culver City's passage of Measure EE, the parcel tax, by comparing it to Long Beach's and Oxnard's losing efforts, a few facts need to be known.
Still the Right Thing to Do
It seems to me that some of us may have lost sight of the reasons for needing to establish public and School District safeguards over School Board members' District-paid compensation and reimbursements.
Follow the Leader
[Editor’s Note: Currently convening on a weekly basis, the School Board will meet tonight at 7 at School District headquarters, Irving Place. ccusd.org]
