[Editor’s Note: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Culver City/Crenshaw District, seeking her fourth term in next month’s election, will be the featured speaker at tonight’s 7 o’clock meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club in the Rotunda Room of the Vets Auditorium.] At last month’s general meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club, we were fortunate to have a presentation of … Read More
ShakeOut Drill Is Next Week
Held on the third Thursday of October each year, the Great California ShakeOut is the largest preparedness event in U.S. history. Coming up next week, it encourages and reminds everyone that as Californians who live in a place where earthquakes are an inevitable part of our future, we have one major responsibility: We must do all we can to prepare … Read More
Styrofoam – Not a Headache for Restaurants
Inside Rush Street. Photo: schmoozd.com
When the anticipated ban on Styrofoam food containers goes into effect later in the autumn, traditional Culver City restaurants are not expected to be heavily impacted. As for a presumed accompanying prohibition on polystyrene – both bans for reasons of environmental protection – the outcome is less clear. Polystyrene is said to be commonly used for the tops of coffee … Read More
Could a Refugee’s Life Be More Perfect?
Graphic: this review
Fourth in a series. Re: “Immigrant Loves America Because Everything Is Free” I was walking on the beach in Santa Monica with a friend, a recently arrived refugee from Iran, and she was talking about a dominant reason she embraces her new country. ‘I love America,” she said, “because everything is free.” Flabbergasted, I looked at her with wide eyes. … Read More
Culver City Not All Wet, And That Is Good
As the sometimes-forgotten drought ambles toward another potentially dry rainy season, Culver City residents have reason to take a bow – if not a deep one. As the community advanced from mandatory to voluntary water usage in recent months, the first reports today rate commendable grades. Under the mandatory guidelines, residents were instructed to reduce usage 16 percent below the … Read More
Public Education Always Is Answer, Mielke Says
Graphic: Dawn Hudson / publicdomainpictures.net
10th in a series Re: “Mielke Finds Holes in Charter Schools” After education labor rooms triumphed two months ago in the Vergara vs. California discrimination suit, the Teachers Union president in Culver City, a strong opponent of charter schools, says his forces have one assignment: “Our job is to keep singing the praises of public education,” David Mielke said. “We … Read More
Sailing May Be Rocky for Styrofoam Ban
Mr. Eriksson
Third in a series. Re: “Eriksson Makes Surprising Recycle Discovery” Two weeks from tonight, the City Council is scheduled to take its first look at the Styrofoam-ban findings of the subcommittee of Meghan Sahli-Wells and Göran Eriksson. “There are many aspects” to researching and formulating a ban, said Mr. Eriksson. “In the long run, though, we need to move over … Read More
Gala Centennial Evening with a Message
A sense of the atmosphere at Sony.
Nearly a week after the gala dinner at Sony Pictures Entertainment that officially launched Culver City’s Year of the Centennial, the entrancing fragrance of Centennial strongly permeates the air across the community. That was the idea behind last Saturday night’s lavish affair at Sony that attracted a capacity crowd of 600 for the outdoor event. The message: Tell your friends, … Read More
Yom Kippur Looks Different Across the World
Image: Getty Images
Dateline Jerusalem — Jews throughout the world will be observing the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement, this coming week. It occurs 10 days after the beginning of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, when G-d inscribes each person’s fate for the coming year in the Book of Life. On Yom Kippur the verdict is sealed. … Read More
This Will Make You Eat Your Heart Out
Robert Ebsen
I am ashamed of myself and at the same time proud of myself. I did something I have done in the past. Then I did something else that I have done before. Once I picked up and perused Trader Joe’s October Fearless Flyer the other day, I was hooked. I quickly told Siri to take a reminder: “Go to Trader … Read More