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First of two parts.  Venerable John Riordan, Culver City’s most enduring and best liked plumber, is celebrating his 47th anniversary in business – with only one more year to go, he says. How did he begin? “I started at the Rand Corp., in 1960,” Mr. Riordan was saying, “and I was there for 12 years. While I was there, I … Read More

What may have bothered Mayor Jim Clarke the most about last Monday’s City Council discussion on a polystyrene ban was the dominance of hardline approaches. As a lifetime politician, Mr. Clarke is known as a masterful practitioner of the underrated art of compromise. Goals can be achieved if each side will make meaningful concessions, he says. “If anything bothered me … Read More

Second in a series.  Re: “Science Building and Cool School Air on Way” After announcing that a long-anticipated Science Building and an air conditioning system for every campus in the School District will be launched much earlier than planned, Asst. Supt. Mike Reynolds dipped into details. Speaking of parting with tradition, don’t look for clouds of dust and noisy machinery  … Read More

Second in a series. Re: “Shhh. Don’t Talk Aloud About This Protest” Whether or not the rain continues through the weekend, Bob Rosebrock and his hardy band of, uh, mature military veterans will be standing in protest in front of the National Home of the VA on Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock for the 457th consecutive week. Except for Mr. … Read More

First in a series.  Some protests gain instant attraction because they appeal to the sympathies of the liberal media. Most other protests fail because they do not appeal to the one-dimension senses of the liberal media. Every Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock, a knot of now elderly military veterans renews a three-hour protest of the refusal of the National Home … Read More

Second in a series.  Re: “’Styrene Ban Still a Ways Off” As Mayor Jim Clarke recited a breathtaking laundry list of details and exemptions to be established before the approved polystyrene ban is introduced to Culver City, the wonder is whether he still will be in office to shepherd through the changes. Among expected exceptions to the ban are meat … Read More

Because construction costs are rising faster than expected, the School District is speeding up the rate at which it will be spending the second and third portions of the $106 million schools improvement bond. That means the much anticipated Science Building and District-wide air conditioning on all campuses will happen much sooner than scheduled, like having a healthy baby several … Read More