Letters to the Editor

By Dr. Janet Hoult. Dear Ari Noonan: I was at the City Council meeting last evening, and I missed seeing you. I don't know if you feel or receive my thoughts and prayers for strength for you and Diane...but please know that you are thought about daily. At the meeting, I read a poem (see below) to thank the Police Dept. for the Citizens Police Academy that Charley and I both attended.

By Bernard Parks. It’s hard to believe, but I’m nine months away from leaving office and celebrating my 50th year of public service. Election season is well underway for the state general election on Nov. 4 (you can view official candidates here and ballot measures here) and the 2015 Los Angeles city elections for even-numbered council districts will be here before you know it. The Los Angeles Times is preparing their editorial endorsements and yesterday I was ...

By Robert Greenwald. In the 1980s, we armed the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. It led to al Qaeda & the Taliban. In the 2000s, we armed Iraqis, and now ISIS is using that very gear against us. As we consider arming Syrian rebels and a rush back to war, we need you to help this country stop and think: How does this end?

By Paul Ehrlich. Yesterday you asked, “Can (anyone) explain why President Obama can justify sending 3,000 ground troops to West Africa to fight Ebola.” To be accurate, the President is sending 3,000 military personnel to three countries in sub-Sahara Africa. These are not ground troops.

By Michael Stivers. At last week’s meeting, the City Council heard a request from Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church to reduce permit-only parking to two-hour non-permit parking on Farragut Drive. The Council asked staff for the number of violations of the present parking restriction. The representative of the Police Dept. said there had been 200 violations in the last measured six-month period. At $60 a violation, that is revenue to the city of $12,000.

By Les Greenberg. Ari Noonan, as the editor, it would be nice if you reported the whole story (of the parking controversy pitting residents of the 10700 block of Farragut Drive against the leadership of Grace Lutheran Church). First, the city attorney has been asked to investigate connections between the church’s senior personnel and two City Councilpersons. Those connections are sufficient that they could influence decisions. Further, if the connections are so tenuous, why did the two Councilpersons fail to disclose them in response to a direct question concerning connections?

Ari Noonan yesterday quoted City Councilman Jeff Cooper as stating, “I have relationships with many people on both sides of this issue.” I assume that is a correct quote, as it is under Ari’s byline. Thus, there are two questions for Mr. Cooper to answer ...

By Robert Zirgulis. The people of Culver City recently passed a $106 million bond issue for the purpose of fixing the infrastructure of our schools. A new school year has begun, and it is hot like hell. Our students are sweltering in their classes. Our senior citizens are getting heat strokes. Meanwhile our Culver City School Natatorium swimming pool stands unused and neglected.

By Sandy Stivers Lazy is the new active. A couple of years ago a few residents on the 10700 block of Farragut Drive attended a Traffic Committee meeting at City Hall. The schools on Farragut had requested to relax the parking permit restrictions for graduation. No one from the school attended, only residents. What happened to part of learning is showing up?

By Nadine Mendoza-Province. I left the City Council meeting Monday night stunned, primarily because of what can only be called the cavalier attitude of all of the Council members, with the exception of the mayor, whose measured, thoughtful and extremely valuable opinion absolutely must be considered.