The mayor has not yet officially changed his stationery to read “Jim Innovation Clarke,” but innovation could be his middle name. His next departure from the norm for often invisible Culver City mayors debuts in five weeks. On Monday, Aug. 29, the City Council’s first Strategic Planning Retreat will be staged in quarters in the historic Helms District. A map … Read More
‘Nobody Does It Better,” Says Chief Bixby
Chief Bixby
Dear Community Member, In light of recent events that have strained police-community relations across our nation, it is my intent with this message to inform Culver City residents, businesses and visitors that the Police Dept. is committed to earning and maintaining a reputation of professionalism, public trust and community-oriented policing. The Culver City Police Dept. has a long and proud … Read More
In Defense of Good Cops
Mr. Clean, symbol of some police departments
What is a good cop to do? In the present masked-face environment, his relatively tiny voice is drowned out by angry people who may find it elusively challenging to spell c-o-p. Scott Bixby, the chief of the Culver City Police Dept., for the last two years, wrings his hands this morning in frustration. At 55 years old, having logged 37 … Read More
Warming up for a Possible Disaster
Ms. Parra, left, with Ms. Janmohamed, an intern
Second in a series. Re: “Just in Case There Is an Emergency” Even though the last major hometown or nearby disaster was 22 years ago, the Northridge earthquake, Culver City constantly is in anticipation/preparation mode for a disaster that could strike without warning. The city’s intensely trained and educated specialists intentionally work out of view at a rarely disclosed location. … Read More
‘To My Amazement, the Tears Actually Came’
Laurie Young
When my doctors were stumped for a diagnosis, the uncertainty was as scary as the physical symptoms. The tingling sensations in my body and the spine demyelination suggested a future of becoming wheelchair bound. My physicians narrowed it down to some variety of auto-immune disease, but not one expert could put a name on my condition. I turned toward the … Read More
Bar 9 and the Art of Coffee – No Tips Needed
Bar 9
An Interview with Bar 9’s Zayde Naquib. As the national campaign to increase the minimum wage to $15 claims victories across the country, from California and Seattle to Washington D.C., the debate in Culver City rages on. The Page has covered the perspective of local business persons as well City Council members and candidates (see http://www.thefrontpageonline.com/?s=minimum+wage), highlighting the controversial nature … Read More
No Mistaking Iran’s Intentions
Dateline Jerusalem — Iran claimed this week to have test fired two ballistic missiles with “Israel Must be Wiped Out” written in Hebrew on them. A year ago, Bibi Netanyahu spoke to the U.S. Congress about Iran’s threat to Israel’s existence. The world not only ignored the importance of the speech, various American politicians and government officials were outright insulting and … Read More
First Supermodel Endorses Marcus Tiggs
From left, Monica and Marcus Tiggs, Janice Dickinson, with fiancé Dr. Robert Gerner
At 3:30 Sunday afternoon, a tall, self-assured, familiar-looking woman, with an elegant gentleman on her arm, her fiancé, strode into the Culver Hotel. From her 5-foot-10 perch, she had to gaze down rather than up as she planted a friendly welcome greeting on Marcus Tiggs, City Council candidate and host of a lavish fundraiser. Janice Dickinson, one of those public … Read More
A Fresh Look at Black History Month
Dr. Gyi
[Editor’s Note: At this evening’s 7 o’clock meeting of the Culver City Democratic Club in the Rotunda Room of the Vets Auditorium, delegates to the state Democratic Convention will deliver reports.] When I learned that 80 years ago at the Berlin Olympics of 1936, Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals in the face of Hitler’s rhetoric, I came to … Read More
Does ‘45 Percent Renters’ Withstand Scrutiny?
Steve Rose
When City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells, the only incumbent in the April 12 election, casually mentioned last week that 75 percent of minimum wage workers are single mothers, loyal allies rushed to her defense. There were two problems with the sources of Ms. Sahli-Wells’s defenders: One citation was remarkably imprecise, rejected here before the assertion was publicly questioned. The other was … Read More