Culver City Council Meeting
Jazz Bakery Sounds Closer to Home
The best news from the Culver City City Council meeting on Monday Jan. 10 is that the plan to bring the Jazz Bakery back has cleared another hurdle. The space at 9814 Washington Blvd. will be the new home of the world famous venue. Five ayes from the council members passed the redevelopment agency's new design for the complex, and all the lights are green. Ruth Price, the president and [...]
The Next Development- Parking at the Hayden Tract
Among the most often discussed pieces of real estate in Culver City are the 242 parking spaces available in the site known as the Hayden Tract. After last night’s City Council vote, they will be increased by 54 spaces via a redrawing of lines to create tandem parking. But the 298 parking spaces that will be available for the six businesses that use the space are still considered like a form of [...]
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 [...]
Week at a Glance – February 8 to February13
Week at a Glance Here is a quick look at events going on around town for February 8 to February13 . . Monday, February 08, 2010 Joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Council Chamber: Culver City, 90232 Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Definiens Project Musical Adventures - Perfect Gift Time: 11:30 am Venue: 4117 Overland Av, Culver City, [...]
City Council Will Talk About Involvement Tonight
This Monday, January 11, the City Council of Culver City will be starting the New Year by holding its meeting with seven important topics that need your perspective. These topics include: 1. Public Notification – who, when, and how our City must inform the community of important issues; and Public Involvement – ways of encouraging the community to participate in our City; 2. [...]
Malsin Signs the Papers for City Council Race
Proving the official paperwork is just part of the job, Culver City Councilmember Scott Malsin is the first candidate to file to be on the April 13 ballot for Culver City Council. Monday, Dec. 21 was the first day candidates could officially file for the spring election, and Malsin picked his up early. More than 30 supporters greeted him at Starbucks Coffee across from City Hall to sign his [...]
Just a Thought- Time is of the Essence
At the Culver City Council Meeting on Dec. 14, the issue was time. An item on the agenda in regard to clarifying the amount of time that public speakers would be allotted to address the council brought a lot of comments. The need for public comment, the right to free speech, all came very close to home. Is there anything else as important? Isn’t time all we really have? There is something [...]
