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On an unexpectedly impressive evening for the entire community of Culver City, Police Chief Scott Bixby and his audience were equally weighted co-stars in an unusual program in Council Chambers. At the timely request of City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells, Mr. Bixby was invited last night to address an unknown audience — of illegal immigrants? Their sympathizers? Their opponents? The just-curious … Read More

No need to perspire over the City Council’s evident intention to formally crown Culver City a sanctuary city at its Tuesday, March 27, meeting. Even though some regard the sanctuary city concept as legally/morally marginal, City Hall is in no danger of crossing the line, says City Atty. Carol Schwab. Ms. Schwab’s office is in charge of collecting model samples … Read More

Word on the street the day before the School Board meeting was a bullseye: Summer McBride, one of the hardest working, most popular, most eloquent moms at El Rincon Elementary, would be selected by the Board to immediately replace President Sue Robins, who is moving across the country. At the sleepy hour of almost 11 o’clock last evening in Council … Read More

The most fascinating dimension of Police Chief Scott Bixby’s presentation this evening will be  the audience. How will they react? Predictably, favorably (to his message) and worriedly (about their future). At 6 o’clock in Council Chambers, responding to a request from City Councilperson Meghan Sahli-Wells, Mr. Bixby will reiterate The Statement. He will expound on the Police Dept. view of … Read More

It sounded so pristine. Polished to a high glare, a person espying it might be forced to blink. On the subject of sanctuary cities, politically correct USA Today restated its liberal position yesterday: “The aim of local leaders should be to keep law-abiding immigrants safe and allow those who could endanger public safety to be deported.” Illegal immigrants are not … Read More

Heading into this evening’s 7 o’clock School Board meeting when one of 15 applicants will be chosen to serve the last 20 months of Sue Robins’s term, we are familiar with four and would recommend any of three. Mike Eskridge, Jerry Chabola and Alan Elmont are intimately familiar with the issues. Maturity, temperament and all other significant qualifications bulge out … Read More

In the corrupt state of Illinois, where young black life tragically is cheaper than the worst Middle East watering hole, an under-accomplished senator – no, not B. Obama – produced a novel idea the other day: Establishing a state holiday honoring former President Obama. My suggestion: Choose April Fool’s Day. Honoring a slovenly president proves state Rep. Andy Thapedi, a … Read More

Since it seems neither the School Board nor the School District is in any hurry to draw public attention to its failing attempt to bring District employees up to L.A. County’s median salary figure, I guess it is left to me to report facts on why they have failed to reach their goal. There are 48 unified school districts in … Read More

Fifteen candidates have signed up to replace resigned School Board President Sue Robins, and one is scheduled to be appointed at Tuesday evening’s 7 o’clock meeting. Ms. Robins is moving to Maine with her family at the end of the month. Alan Elmont— A fiscal conservative and financial advisor, he formerly was a regular in the audience at School Board … Read More

An ignorant, undisciplined flamethrower, coldly calculating Erin Aubry Kaplan is the worst kind of black racist, an intentional professional fake victim. Her latest inartful screed, in yesterday’s op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times, “A Southern Man in the White House,” reminded you of a wild-haired, shabbily attired old lady standing, tilted, on a balcony, screaming madly at passing birds. … Read More