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We have reached that time in the City Council campaign where people write letters to the newspaper stating for whom they are voting.

I guess I will join in.

First, I am not on any campaign committee and have not given money to any candidate. (I think too much money is spent on these campaigns.)

None of the candidates I will be voting for knew I was writing this.

Back in the 1980s, the Planning Commission approved the construction of a 10-story office building on the Jefferson Bowl site.

For those who are new to Culver City, the Jefferson Bowl was on Jefferson Boulevard, adjacent to Sunkist Park. It is the si­te of the old CompUSA and future Staples.

I wrote a letter to the city outlining all the problems with that decision. Then, in accordance with established Culver City appeal procedures, I brought the letter and a check for $50 to the City Hall and filed an official appeal of the decision. The City Council heard the appeal. They overturned the Commission decision.

I lost seven hours of my life last Wednesday night.

I attended the Culver City Planning Commission meeting that dealt with the Entrada Office Tower project.

It was a long meeting, but at least I was more comfortable in blue jeans and a polo shirt than the developers’ army in their dark wool uniforms.

At 1a.m., the Commission finally reached a number of non-decision decisions.

I will tell you why I call them non-decision decisions.

For weeks I have been listening to the political campaigns, both Presidential and City Council.

I am amazed at how much they talk and how little they say. They speak in little catch phrases that people make into what they want.

The biggest nothing that has been said recently is that the candidate is for change.

The nine-month battle over the proposed South Sepulveda development is in a temporary cease fire.

In looking back over the last nine months, several thoughts come to mind.

I attended all the meetings on the proposed project South Sepulveda project.