Second in a series Re “Capo and Culver, A Love Story” Vice Mayor Thomas Small continues to glow like a klieg light over the burgeoning relationship between potential Sister Cities Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, and Culver City. Speaking slowly, equally emphasizing each syllable, the vice mayor raved. “It is going to be such a treasure for every Culver citizen in the … Read More
Capo and Culver Inching Closer Together
Did you ever think contracting with a foreign community to create a Sister City arrangement could be so complicated? It only feels as if it has been years that Capo d’Orlando, Sicily, and Culver City have been feeling out each other, governmentally speaking, of course. The most overt action yet is expected at the July 24 City Council meeting. If, … Read More
A Culver City Family on the Street
Third in a series Re “County Throws Itself Over Homeless Steering Wheel” Drama is building and perspiration is collecting. To the surprise of everyone except committed calendar watchers, or calendar watchers who ought to be committed, July is a scant three days away. When the seal is broken on the new month, County homeless officials have pledged to … Read More
God and Parents Made Forte the Right Choice
Third in a series Re “Why Forte Was Right Man to Break Barrier” You can tell by the way he speaks, he is a Texas native. You can tell by the way he lives and reasons that he was raised – 77 years ago – by traditional parents devoted to traditional religious and moral principles. Twenty-two years after … Read More
Power Struggle Could Have Ended Cleaner
The School Board members who worked most ardently to push the superintendent out of a window two weeks ago tonight have achieved their short-term goal: To smear the reputation of young Dr. Josh Arnold, who, by all outward appearances, was both popular and effective. The Board culprits could have achieved a smarter, classier outcome. Why didn’t they sit down with … Read More
Was Firing Arnold Fiscally Wise?
Dr. Josh Arnold’s contract with the School District is attached below. Note: On page 5, the letter M seems to be the section of his contract evoked by the School Board for its dismissal of Dr. Arnold. At the very end of the June 13 School Board meeting minutes, it shows that the Board did come back and reconvened in Open Session and … Read More
Sweet Victory for Bike Share in Culver City
By next year Culver City hopes to have caught up with progressive surrounding communities in a popular new way, and here is how: “Bike share has the potential to greatly expand transportation options for residents, employees and visitors,” the City Council was assured at last evening’s meeting. After digesting and dissecting the Bike Share Feasibility Study, the Council, just ahead … Read More
Has Fading UPCC’s Clock Stopped?
After an auspicious beginning five years ago, it seems that the UPCC, United Parents of Culver City, is going the way of every local parent coalition put together by a small group of citizens to achieve specific goals by getting their leaders elected to office. It appears the UPCC website has not been updated for well over a year. One … Read More
Why Forte Was Right Man to Break Barrier
Second in a series Re “Honoring Forte for Being One of a Kind” James Forte, honored yesterday by the African American Firefighter Museum, downtown Los Angeles, did not set out to make history in the culturally stormy 1960s. He rang up two ground-moving firsts that never will be equaled in the 100-year history of Culver City. In addition to … Read More
Becerra Chooses Victim Route for Sympathy
Xavy Becerra spent 24 quiet seasons in Washington as a harmless, mousy Los Angeles congressmen. Only his wife, children and taxman knew he was there. His chin, typically, reposed closest to his belly button. When erratic, crudity-prone Kammy Harris, the state attorney general, decided a U.S. Senate seat – which she won last November — was her quickest route to … Read More