Letters to the Editor

By Alan Elmont. The Culver City Chamber of Commerce is in business to “promote the commercial and economic growth of Culver City, and to foster civic improvements that benefit the general welfare of those who live, work and visit here…” So wherein lies the motivation to endorse Dr. Steve Levin and Sue Robins – or any candidate – for the upcoming School Board elections? How should we voting citizens weigh such an endorsement?

By Robert Zirgulis. The tremendous public support for fixing the Culver City school Natatorium building is overwhelming. Especially when I show people graphic pictures of what has happened to the formerly world class swimming pool. I have personally gathered over 1,500 signatures including...

Editor’s Note: Controversy has been swirling ever since Teachers Union President David Mielke announced here on the morning of Aug. 30 that, along with the Assn. of Classified Employees, they would be endorsing two first-time candidates and one incumbent in the School Board race. Ms. Hamme, the letter-writer, is president of the classified employees union.

By Victoria Mircheff Wells. Recently it has come to my attention that the current School Board plans to demolish the Natatorium and replace it with a multi-use structure. This is the most inane plan I have heard.

By Jamie Wallace. In regard to the recent endorsements announced by the Culver City Federation of Teachers Union and the Assn. of Classified Employees, I have some very important questions.

By Debbie Hamme. On Friday, you posted the update by President Dave Mielke of the Culver City Federation of Teachers to his members as a teachers’ endorsement of three School Board candidates. However, as you can see in the body of the update, the interviews and endorsements were done jointly with the Assn. of Classified Employees – Culver City.

By Alan Elmont. Should we support union endorsements? Is anyone surprised by the candidates the Culver City Federation of Teachers and the Assn. of Classified Employees are supporting? True to form, the Culver City Unified School District unions once again back...

By M. Lopez. I just read the Teachers Union’s endorsement of candidates for the School Board race. Sorry, but the teachers in Culver City deserve better representation.

By Nancy Goldberg. [Editor’s Note: With the immediate fate of the postponed bond measure very much in the air at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting, Board member Nancy Goldberg read a prepared statement affirming her decision announced on July 1, urging a delay in placing it on the next available ballot.]

Editor’s Note: In a note appended to her letter regarding last evening’s School Board meeting, the president of United Parents of Culver City said that parents representing numerous schools petitioned the Board “to move forward” on the temporarily delayed bond measure. She mentioned Jamie Wallace, Leslie Brazille, Angela Dyborn, Crystal Alexander, and a note from Paul Walsleben.