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September 25, 2025
HomeCommunityJust a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Reflections of living life in Culver City by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – Help Wanted

January 30, 2012 2

When I picked up the Culver City News from my driveway on Friday evening, I thought I’d give it a glace.  What caught my attention was a change in the staff box, and far more …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just A Thought- Completely Preoccupied (81,291 Pageviews So Far…)

December 12, 2011 1

I was on the phone with Patrick Meighan last night, and we were trading numbers and sighing in disbelief. It was a week ago that he sent me his piece about getting arrested with Occupy …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – A Close Race to Last Place

November 7, 2011 4

There is something about watching the autumn rain fall that fills me with peace. While my Sunday nap is interrupted by another robo-call every 15 minutes, I recall Tuesday is Election Day and the feeling …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – Candidates and Coffee

October 11, 2011 6

When I sat down in a living room Sunday night to attend a coffee for school board candidate Nancy Goldberg, I found myself back in a familiar political scene. I had attended coffee parties for …[READ MORE]

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Just A Thought- Home and Away

July 27, 2011 0

Summer is a festival unto itself. It’s essential to have time to  change gears and do things differently for a while. I’m lucky to be a part of a community that has so much going …[READ MORE]

Culver City Crossroads

Just A Thought – Power/Play

May 23, 2011 1

There was a tense moment a few months ago at a school board meeting, when the discussion of placing solar panels on the school grounds got very heated. The head of the sustainability committee, Todd, …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – Do Something !

February 15, 2011 1

At the school board meeting on Feb. 8, the discussion of capital projects came up late in the evening, after an already emotional agenda. Proponents of the new sports complex, advocates of the needed renovations …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – For Hope, Health and Healing

January 17, 2011 1

Once again, we are commemorating the life of an American leader, whose great work was ended by a crazy man with a gun. Once again, as everyone knows, last week a crazy man with a …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Just a Thought – What a Wonderful World

December 27, 2010 0

Last week, I went to look out my front door to survey for storm damage, and I was met by a huge double rainbow arched over the wet street. This kind of thing keeps happening. …[READ MORE]

Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Another Good Thing Happens

December 22, 2010 1

Just when I thought Ballona Creek was going to bust out of her concrete bed, the Goddess Iris showed up in her finest. While many parts of LA County are still deluged (and the rain …[READ MORE]

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Culver City News

  • Planning Commission Votes to Recommend Housing & Art Gallery for 11029 Washington
    September 25, 2025 0
  • CCUSD Board Looks Towards Parcel Tax on the November Ballot
    September 24, 2025 0
  • Ballona Creek Renaissance Removes 500 Pounds of Trash on Annual Creek Clean Up
    September 24, 2025 0

Culver City Community

  • 2025 Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair
    September 23, 2025 0
  • KidScoop Media Loves Alex’s Lemonade Stand
    September 22, 2025 0
  • CC Woman’s Club Day of Service – Sept. 27
    September 22, 2025 0

Culver City Politics

  • Keep Showing Up – Aug. 30
    August 29, 2025 0
  • Book Launch – Exit from International Organizations
    August 21, 2025 0
  • Culver City Democratic Club Votes to Endorse Roy for LA City Attorney
    August 19, 2025 0

City Offers Pre-Approved ADU Designs

Culver City Arts

  • ‘Something Between Us’ @ Village Well
    September 25, 2025 0
  • Culver Arts Foundation Artist Meet-Up Sept. 29
    September 23, 2025 0
  • Last Performances for Topsy Turvy – Sept. 25 -27
    September 23, 2025 0

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CULVER CITY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

  • Culver Arts Foundation Artist Meet-Up Sept. 29
    September 29
  • Last Performances for Topsy Turvy - Sept. 25 -27
    Sept 25-27
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration @ Glorya Kaufman - Sept. 27
    September 27
  • CC Rotary Plaza to Host Holdiay Craft Fair - Oct. 18
    October 18
  • LA County Library Author Talk: Nuestra América - Oct. 2
    October 2
  • Fiesta Mexicana - Culver Arts Foundation/ Tito's Tacos/ Tito's Vodka
    October 4
  • Ballona Creek Clean-Up - Sept. 20
    September 20
  • CC Friends of the Library to Host Children's Book Sale
    Sept. 20
  • HDD to Serve Up Unique ¡Ordena! for Art Walk
    October 18
  • Sunday Jazz to Return to KDT in September
    September 14, 21, and 28
  • Marina Drum Circle Returns
    August 17 - October 19
  • Saved By a Story @ The Wende
    Ongoing - meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month
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