Archive for April 29th, 2010
Transition – Permaculture Classes
If you are interested in permaculture, Transition Culver City wants to connect you with classes that will give you the techniques to create the best of green living. In a world out of balance, we are all looking for solutions that can lead to effective ways of growing healthy, organic food in urban environments. Learn about regenerative farming that can both feed a family, earn an income and [...]
It’s Up to You, by Frances Talbott-White
Culver City Crossroads is delighted to introduce our newest columnist, Frances Talbott-White, writing about non-partisan politics and the upcoming June ballot. What? Prop 13 Again? When they see Proposition 13 on their June 8, 2010, ballots, voters over a certain age may think they're experiencing déjà vu. Indeed, this year's Prop 13 reprises one small part of its 1978 forerunner. [...]
CCUSD Board Meeting- Furloughs, Budgets, Permits and Sibs in the Pipeline
With a full agenda, the Tuesday April 27 CCUSD school board meeting took the evening to try and right a few wrongs, and bring the numbers closer to reality. While the attempt to reconcile and agree on the number of furlough days being taken by the teachers, the classified employees and the administration is still at an impasse, Teacher Union representative David Mielke bemoaned the standstill. [...]
Just A Thought – Gunslingers
It makes me deeply uneasy when there are two local stories inside of a week that feature guns. First, we had the police killing a robbery suspect who was allegedly reaching for a weapon. Then, the venerable Albert Vera is up on charges of threatening to shoot a delivery truck. Please, boys, put the weapons down…let’s talk like civilized people. It may seem at first glace that these two [...]
