Wendy Taylor

[Editor’s Note: When Culver City salutes the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Saturday, Jan. 15, at 12 noon in the auditorium of the Senior Center, the documentary “Freedom Riders” will be screened. Bill Wynn of the MLK Planning Committee has forwarded this review of “Freedom Riders” from the Washington Post.]

Speaking at a packed meeting of the Board of Directors for Exposition Park and the California Science Center, state Sen. Curren D. Price, Jr., (D-Culver City), has called for more transparency in negotiations between Gov. Schwarzenegger and USC to sell state property in his district.

County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas today urged the Board of Supervisors to declare the eradication of chronic and veteran homelessness by 2016 a countywide priority.

A precise re-opening date still is not available for the Culver City Dog Park, closed since Sept. 28, due to the seepage of liquid and the presence of low concentrations of methane gas, which, according to the city’s outside consultants, do not pose a risk to public health or safety.

The Exposition Metro Rail Line Construction Authority Board of Directors moved closer yesterday to finalizing a Project Labor Agreement championed by County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas for the second phase of the downtown-to-Santa Monica light rail line. Such an agreement would ensure the majority of construction work will be performed by a mix of union workers, local residents and small businesses.

Downtown on Saturday afternoon, the Play Mountain Place Art Show will benefit the oldest humanistic pre-school and elementary school in Los Angeles.

County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas today marked the second anniversary of taking the oath of office. He looked back at major accomplishments and ahead to his strategy for the coming year.

State Sen. Curren D. Price, Jr. (D-Culver City) will join with Golden State Water and American Water for his “Operation Gobble Turkey Giveaway” event on Tuesday.

Los Angeles remains one of the least affordable residential markets in the country, creating a housing affordability gap that, if left unabated, threatens to hamper efforts for an economic rebound in 2011 and 2012, according to findings released by the Los Angeles Business Council at its Mayoral Sustainable Housing and Transportation Summit held yesterday at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

The Board of Supervisors this morning introduced an ordinance banning the sale of single-use plastic bags in Los Angeles County’s unincorporated areas, making the county becomes America’s largest government entity to enact such aggressive environmental legislation.