Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: I am surprised at my apathy towards the change to R1 zoning that is being proposed by the Culver City Council. Since I skew conservative, I thought about how I arrived at …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor, I’d like to share the following open letter to Culver City and its leaders from UC Berkeley climate and energy professor Daniel Kammen, whose research has confirmed Culver City’s climate imperative to “re-evaluate …[READ MORE]

Dear Mayor Fisch, I ask that you immediately remove my name from your website, listing me as a supporter. You will recall, I endorsed your candidacy and walked Blair Hills with you to meet my …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor,  On June 28th, 2021 the majority on the City Council voted to up zone such that R1 zoning would be eliminated and accommodate 4-plexes on a single family lot. This, in spite of …[READ MORE]

To the Editor– In the past, Culver City had a shameful record of excluding people of color from homeownership. Fortunately in recent decades the record is better, with people of color now representing a substantial …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor, Representative democracy crashed against the rocks of political ideology when the Culver City Council voted (3-2) to push forward with upzoning almost all R1/single-family lots. Upzoning means that the city will in the …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor,     The vestiges of discrimination associated with R1 zoning, e.g., restrictive-deed covenants, were long-ago made illegal and unenforceable. Now, to say that R1 zoning causes non-permitted discrimination is not correct. It’s as logical …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor,      There have been coyote sightings recently in Culver City, serving as a reminder to us to keep our pets (especially cats) inside and make sure that our yards are free of food …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor,  My cousin, Leah Pressman who lives in Culver City recently told me about the efforts of local activists and the City Council to shut down a portion of the Inglewood Oil Field. She …[READ MORE]

Dear Editor,I am a member of the General Plan Advisory Committee (“GPAC”), but I am writing as a 27-year resident of Culver City and a native Southern Californian. We bought our single-family home in 1994 …[READ MORE]