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Culver Chamber Takes Stands on State Propositions
The Culver City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors urges a "Yes" vote on Propositions 13, 14, 15 and opposes Proposition 16. They have no position on Proposition 17. When asked why the chamber took these positions, Steve Rose offered his thoughts. According to Rose, "Proposition 13 has little financial impact on local government revenues and it would encourage retrofitting of buildings [...]
Public Hearing on Baldwin Hills Oil Field
The Assembly Committees on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials is conducting an oversight hearing on Friday May 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. in regard to the state and local regulation needed to protect the public health and environment surrounding the Baldwin Hills and Inglewood oil fields in Los Angeles County. This hearing will examine the State and local regulatory agencies responsible for [...]
Fiddler Gets dee-Lightful Presentation
Local kids ages 7-17 will be performing in a production of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." during the weekend of May 20-22 at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Culver City. The kids and teens are part of dee-Lightful Productions, a Culver City musical theater company under the direction of Dolores Aguanno, who puts on 4 musicals a year through the Culver City Department of Parks & [...]
LDS Volunteers Beautify Sid Kronenthal Park
“I’m hoping that this spreads,” said Culver City Mayor Christopher Armenta, as he looked over a sea of over 200 volunteers on Saturday morning, all dressed in yellow ‘Mormon Helping Hands’ shirts and working together to refurbish the city’s Syd Kronenthal Park. “How wonderful would that be if we saw this spread to every community. It takes just a small batch like this to get it [...]
A Mother’s Day Tribute – Small Kindnesses
Culver-Palms Methodist presents a storytelling concert with Karen Golden tonight, May 8 at 6 p.m. Come and join in a simple celebration for Mothers Day. Golden will perform tales and tunes celebrating the life of a tiny woman with an enormous heart; her mom, Dr. Evelyn "Effie" Golden. "What can we do to make the world a better place? Be the first to clap, listen more and talk less, hug [...]
Mother’s Day Tea Party at YMCA
The Culver-Palms YMCA will be hosting a mother’s day tea party this Friday May 7 from 5 to 6 at the preschool. It's tea time for all the moms, for preschool children, family, friends and YMCA members. Join us for tea, light snacks, a performance by the preschool children, and lots of fun in celebration of Mothers’ Day. Everyone is invited. A special Mommy & Me portrait session will run [...]
Council and Conciliation
It’s an important moment when someone decides that the parking ticket is worth it. The city council meeting that convened on Monday May 3 was interesting for many reasons, but one of them stood out as a moment that any city council, in any city, would want to have framed, matted and mounted on the wall for posterity. With the new council called to order, and Jeffrey Cooper installed as the [...]
Fiesta La Playa By Gabby Friedenthal
The luminarias that lit up Heather and Art Coombs-Perez's driveway this past Saturday night sparkled in a way that only something made by a child ever could. Kandinsky, Van Gogh, or Monet, to name but a few, had nothing on these paper bag candle holders decorated by the pre-school kids at the La Playa Co-Op. As I stood at the entrance to the Perez’s place, watching the lights dance at dusk, [...]
Sierra Club Presents Santa Monica Mountains
Just in time for spring, the West Los Angeles Group of the Sierra Club is proud to present “The Santa Monica Mountains, LA's Best Idea!” with photographer James Kenney. Jim is a co-author with Milt McCauley of the definitive guide to the wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is an underutilized resource of peace and tranquility located [...]
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 [...]
