Wendy Taylor

[Editor’s Note: Mr. Stoltze is a political reporter for KPCC, 89.3 FM.]

In a sign of growing momentum for state Sen. Curren Price’s campaign for Los Angeles City Council District 9, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Culver City), County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and City Council President Herb Wesson Jr., three of the most prominent African-American leaders in Los Angeles, have announced their endorsements of the 61-year-old legislator.

When the state released the Academic Performance Index scores for California schools, every Culver City school had shown an increase.

As he winds down his final term in Sacramento while running for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council on March 5, state Sen. Curren Price (D-Culver City) is soliciting nominations of remarkable women who live or work in the 26th Senate District and/or the upcoming 30th Senate District.

Highlights of last night’s City Council meeting:

[Editor’s Note: Mr. Kimbrew, Chair of the California Friends of the African American Caucus, forwarded this story about Culver City’s state senator from today’s print edition of the Los Angeles Times by Lisa Girion and Scott Glover.]

[Editor’s Note: Given the number of national companies announcing large layoffs because of the looming perceived economic hardships on businesses, this NAACP event is well-timed.]

[Editor’s Note: Mr. Lowenfeld is a reporter for the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.]

Sip for Our Schools, the fourth annual wine tasting event of the Culver City Education Foundation, was a huge success last Saturday.

The Measure Y Committee will be hosting a “Get Out the Vote” rally Downtown on Saturday morning, beginning at 9:30, at Starbucks, across the street from City Hall.