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	Silbiger Makes the Chatter Lively at the End of Every Meeting By Ari L. Noonan @ 5:00 PM July 22, 2008 Found in: News During the 3 months that the majority new City Council has been in office, one of the holdovers, Vice Mayor Gary Silbiger, consistently has turned the closing minutes into the most entertaining portion of the meeting. First-year Councilman Mehaul O’Leary probably has been the most outspoken voice on the dais. He criticized Mr. Silbiger for his so-called harangues at the end of meetings and that he belabors certain subjects. Make your points and move on, was Mr. O’Leary’s attitude. read
	Council Makes Ochoa, Kim Surprise Choices for Commission Seats By Ari L. Noonan @ 1:00 PM July 22, 2008 Found in: News The City Council fooled every speculator in town last night with single-seat appointments to three city commissions. They blew up formfulness, which has been the Council’s trademark, whereby friendships with private persons who carry high or rising profiles around City Hall are rewarded. read
	Culver High Grad’s Body Is Found By Ari L. Noonan @ 7:00 PM July 21, 2008 Found in: News On Sunday, two days after a businessman pleaded with readers to contact the son of a Culver City family if they knew of his whereabouts in Panama, where he had been traveling on vacation for 3 weeks, a Panamanian fisherman discovered the dead body of Joey Lutz when it washed ashore about 2 miles from where he had drowned read
	No-Smoking Ban Far from a Cinch — Mayor Finds It Unnecessary By Ari L. Noonan @ 1:00 PM July 21, 2008 Found in: News The City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution next Monday night that would outlaw smoking in the outdoor dining areas of restaurants. Numerous questions remain unresolved. Would the ordinance apply to every business that serves food? Would bars be excluded? read
	Willy Wonka Comes to the Vets Auditorium By My Opinion @ 6:00 AM July 21, 2008 Found in: News From Kathy McConkey Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the candy man, Willy Wonka, and his quest to find an heir will come to life this week at the Vets Auditorium as Culver City’s Musical Theatre Summer Day Camp (ages 7-16) presents a dee-Lightful stage adaptation of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,” with songs from the classic family film “Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory.”read
	A Public Service Bulletin By Jay Handal @ 12:00 PM July 18, 2008 Found in: News Stuart Lutz, a friend who lives in Culver City, reported today that his son, who was in Panama, has disappeared. It is believed he drowned. The parents have been trying to get help from the U.S. State Dept. and the American Embassy in Panama with no luck. read
	Never Too OldNever Too Old By Garth Sanders @ 11:00 AM July 18, 2008 Found in: News Every Sunday afternoon, the intrepid World War II veteran Col. Michael Schirm (U.S. Army, ret.), 85 years old, drives from his Burbank home across the hill to Brentwood to stand with his fellow veterans when they rally, from 1 to 4 every Sunday, in front of the National Veterans Home, to save it from outside interests. Col. Schirm is Commander of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of California. read
	Running for a Commission Seat on Monday Night, Corlin Changes Directions By Ari L. Noonan @ 10:00 AM July 18, 2008 Found in: News On Monday night in Council Chambers, it may look like the regular rituals in which appointments to city commissions are cloaked, but it really will be an extraordinary occasion because of the candidacy of one of the most visible political figures in Culver City, Alan Corlin. read
	Bulldog Zeidman Will Get His Question Answered — to His Satisfaction By Ari L. Noonan @ 6:00 PM July 17, 2008 Found in: News Check yesterday’s edition for the Bernard Parks’ photo downtown at the Los Angeles City Council, and you will spot the permanently peripatetic School Board member Scott Zeidman over Mr. Parks’ shoulder. He was not there for a photo-op pass. He earned his ticket to stand behind the Councilman when Mr. Parks prodded his colleagues into taking a stand for Culver Crest neighbors, among others, in their ongoing campaign to have somebody, anybody, stand watchdog over an oil drilling company. read
	A Person Who Knows St. Patrick’s Stabbing Suspect Says the Story Has Another Side By Ari L. Noonan @ 8:00 AM July 17, 2008 Found in: News Culver City resident Justin Finizza,who allegedly went on a bizarre spree in and around two bars on South Sepulveda Boulevard late on the night of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, July 29. read