Launching his County Board of Supervisors’ autumn campaign, state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Culver City) on Saturday called on the Inspector General of the Metropolitan Transit Authority to launch an immediate investigation into campaign fundraising activities of his rival, MTA Board member and 8th District L.A City Councilmember Bernard Park.
A Father and a Son in the Aftermath of a School Accident
If you were Downtown this morning, you could not have missed the unusual sight:
School Board member Scott Zeidman pushing his 9-year-old son Jason, traveling in a newly acquired wheelchair, down Culver Boulevard, first to the Fire Dept., and then around the corner, onto Duquesne, to the Police Dept.
Fulwood at a Crossroads for Private Huddle with the City Council
Behind very snugly closed doors in what amounts to the bowels of City Hall, City Manager Jerry Fulwood will sit down early Monday evening with his friends and challengers on the City Council, ostensibly for that periodic exercise known prosaically as a “performance evaluation.”
In fact, this promises to be the most dramatic private session in Mr. Fulwood’s 5 1/2-year tenure because it was the City Manager himself who scheduled the session.
A Panacea for Inglewood Police: An Outside Investigation
Back-to-back-to-back-to-back fatal shootings, an astounding four in the last four months by members of the Inglewood Police Dept., suggest a leadership crisis, says a ranking former Culver City officer.
First-year Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks has been on the griddle in Inglewood for most of the summer. She has been criticized for her lack of visibility and for her persistent refusal to comment on any aspect of an investigation, of discipline or of crime-scene circumstances.
Test Scores Rise for Most of Culver City's Schools.
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction has released the Academic Performance Index (API) growth reports for the School District and, incidentally, for 6,400 California public schools.
Results show that all but two Culver City schools have reached the statewide performance target of 800. Several schools had enormous jumps in their scores.
Burke’s Office Memo to Residents: Don’t Get Hopes up for a Vote Delay
One week before the County Regional Planning Commission is to decide whether to delay its recommendation vote on drilling in Baldwin Hills, the chief deputy for County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke told the newspaper this morning postponement is “unlikely.”
Responding to a community environment that is fraught with skepticism over gaining additional time to study complicated drilling documents, Mike Bohlke said that since it is likely the oil company will seek to resume drilling late next month, regulations need to be in place.
Ridley-Thomas Lays Out His Leadership Role in Drilling Flap
In his campaign to win Yvonne Brathwaite Burke’s seat on the County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 4 election and in his role as an elected official, state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas (D-Culver City) today submitted a lengthy chronology intended to demonstrate how he has taken the initiative in leading the community during the ongoing oil drilling controversy.
Community Finds Out a Few Things About Planning Commissioners
After Wednesday’s unexpectedly illuminating meeting of the County Regional Planning Commission, the hundreds of underdog Culver City area residents who have been battling against questionably regulated oil drilling in their neighborhood, found out they are not alone in certain of their suspicions.
Laura’s Photographic Memories
As you can see from these six sunny scenes from the typically successful Fiesta La Ballona last weekend at Vets Park, photographer/Fiesta official Laura Stuart was not the only person who had a terrific time. You are likely to spot friend in any of these pictures. Just in case you did not recognize the fellow at the top, that is Mayor Scott Malsin flashing his considerable musical side.
A Shocker: Victory Looms for Residents in Oil Drilling Debate
The unlikeliest outcome of all may have just descended upon the sizzling oil drilling controversy.
A stunning turnaround early this afternoon by the County Regional Planning Commission may result in a huge longshot victory for Culver Crest/Baldwin Hills area residents.
Equally significant, the decision may deal a devastating defeat to County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke who has been banking heavily on a plottingly-timed home run moment in the final hours of her gilded political career to carry her into retirement.