Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Another Record Shattered

It’s not the direction that I was hoping to see things move, but when I notice a pattern, it’s impossible not to see where the pattern repeats.  When Daniel Lee won his seat on the

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Mission Driven Campaign Spending

For decades, it was understood that politics was about money; whoever spends the most wins. Getting your message out there was crucial to the mission, the more paper the better. Some compelling data is showing

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Rules and Respect

There is, in the art of debate, a form known as the ‘”ad hominem fallacy.” When you note someone making a statement you don’t agree with, you attack the speaker personally, and not the policy

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Pull Focus

In regard to how the CCPD needs to follow the state law AB 481, the two questions that I keep coming back to are why? And how much? With hearings on gangs in the Los

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Juneteenth in All Its Glory

It’s a multi-faceted holiday. At the first official Culver City celebration of Juneteenth at the downtown plaza, the speakers at the event had multiple names for it; Freedom Day, Kingdom Day, the End of Slavery.

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Again

With each mass murder, I am outraged by a very simple idea; anyone in this country can get a gun, and anyone can commit murder. We are ankle-deep in blood because it’s against the law

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Echo in Chambers

With the first ‘live in council chambers’ meeting in years, a considerable amount of echo hindered the process. While there were actual legal discussions at the city council meeting on April 11, the business at