Letters to the Editor
Please Don’t Park in My Neighborhood
The Culver City Car Show is coming to Downtown tomorrow, and ads have been placed in a local newspaper stating: “No parking in residential neighborhoods. Permit parking will be enforced. Parking available in Downtown Parking Structures…The Culver City Police Dept. will ticket.” Sounds like the neighborhood is...
An Invitation for Campers, Especially for Husky Boys and Girls
In response to the health challenges facing youth in Service Planning Area 6, our organization, Falcons Youth and Family Services, along with staff members from County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’s office, developed Camp H.O.P.E. (Helping the Obesity Problem End). What makes Camp H.O.P.E. unique is...
Who Knew There Was an Election? Why Keep It a Secret?
By Jose Nunez. I recently came across your article on the elections last week in Compton. I currently have lived in this city for 25 years now, and this most recent election, that apparently took place, was not even mentioned at all. I was aware that it would happen.
Artworks! Online Auction Countdown – Almost Over
Farragut School’s Artworks! Online Auction closes on Wednesday evening at 10. If you have your eye on something, it is time to make sure you have the winning bid!
Smiling for the Birdie, ‘I Was Right’ About Red Light Cameras
Zirgulis was right about Red Flex and the red light cameras. The Red Flex bribery scandal in Chicago confirms my suspicions that I smelled a dead rat when I complained about the City Council's support of the infernal red light camera program that Red Flex provides to Culver City. Has there been a conflict of...
Talking Back to Rocha – It’s Time for You to Quit
Editor’s Note: Addressed to “Dear Fellow Faculty Members,” the Board Action Committee, composed of faculty members at Pasadena City College, forwarded the following letter from an anonymous colleague to the rest of the faculty this week after President Mark Rocha issued a written plea for peace – toward him – in a letter published here two days ago.
Of Course I Want the City Council to Revisit Gun Control
Thank you for publishing the report from City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells on the disappointing outcome of the Gun Control item on Monday evening’s City Council agenda. As one of the people who spoke up at a prior Council meeting asking for action from our City Council, I am surprised that...
Rocha War – PCC Faculty Member Counts His Sins, One by...
Editor’s Note: In the sixth month of a campaign by fulltime faculty and students to oust Pasadena City College President Dr. Mark Rocha over his controversial governing methods, we present the first in a series of letters of protest that were read to the PCC Board of Trustees at last week’s meeting.
Clarke Makes One Final Plea for CicLAvia Donations
Excitement is building for CicLAvia on Sunday, April 21, as we anticipate being able to welcome more than 10,000 participants to the Culver City Hub. Our event committee is hard at work at planning for the large number of visitors and everything that is needed – traffic control, signage, bike repair facilities, bike valet, first aid station, info booths and, lest we forget, porta-potties.
Dems Offer Healthcare Truths at Club’s Next Meeting
At our next monthly meeting, Wednesday, April 10, the Culver City Democratic Club will present a free screening of “The Healthcare Movie” followed by a discussion with Dr. Bill Honigman of Progressive Democrats of America. This fascinating, 65-minute documentary, narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, tells the real story of...