Reflections of living life in Culver City by Judith Martin-Straw
At the City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Culver City Democrats United, the moderator asked a great closing question, “What will you do if you lose?” I was completely surprised to hear Albert Vera, Jr. …[READ MORE]
It’s all been a lot of confusing language; kiosks, signage, way-finding, surveillance, data gathering, billboards, public space and advertising. All these terms have been a part of the argument both for and against adding a …[READ MORE]
There are so many sign issues happening in Culver City, the topic seems ripe for an essay. Changing the rules around what kind of signs the city allows, taking the long-time restrictions off placing signs …[READ MORE]
It’s a human conundrum; when we attempt to solve a problem working in the wrong direction, we often succeed in making that problem much worse. The MOVE project in downtown Culver City is about to …[READ MORE]
Sometimes, the knowledge picked up in one field of study can be very effectively applied to another. Some of the things I’ve learned from simple housewifery carry nicely into political analysis. If you saw the …[READ MORE]
Every morning that I wake up and they have not repealed the 19th Amendment, I am convinced that we have a chance to turn this thing around. Things are going to be alright. But only …[READ MORE]
Juneteenth, we are told, is a commemoration of the day when the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas got the news that they had been legally free for more than two years. While the three-year old …[READ MORE]
When the 2024 Academy Awards nominations were announced, a post online noted “No nomination for Greta Gerwig? No nomination for Margot Robbie? But Ryan Gosling gets a nomination? Did anyone else notice that is, in …[READ MORE]
Beginning in 1910, March 8 became annually observed as International Women’s Day. At the time, most American women did not have the right to vote. The push for the observation was about women in the …[READ MORE]
As happens in the run-up to every election, CulverCityCrossroads gets a lot of letters. It’s always a compliment when a publication gets a lot of correspondence; it means that people care enough to write down …[READ MORE]
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