Sales Tax Hike OKed by Voters

On Thursday, September 4, at 11:00 AM, in the City Council Chambers, the City Clerk’s Office continued the official tabulation of all Vote by Mail (VBM) election ballots for Measure CL. The public observed both in person and virtually on a livestream. Final voting results on Measure CL, which would impose a general sales tax […]
Senior Softball Player Hits Poetic Grand Slam

A life measured in innings and heartbeats, Culver City Senior Softball League player Henry Schipper felt the urgency to complete his love story after emergency double-bypass heart surgery in 2021. “It gave me a pang to think I could be gone without sharing my feelings for the game of baseball with friends, family, and even […]
Sakura – Music in the Chambers Returns with Cellos – Culver City Crossroads

The cellists of Sakura chose their name as a bit of wordplay; all were students of Ralph Kirshbaum, the Chair of the String Department at the USC Thornton School of Music. Kirshbaum translates as ‘cherry tree’ in German, so they chose the name Sakura, the Japanese word for ‘cherry blossoms.’ That’s just one reflection of […]
Senior Softball Player Hits Poetic Grand Slam – Culver City Crossroads

A life measured in innings and heartbeats, Culver City Senior Softball League player Henry Schipper felt the urgency to complete his love story after emergency double-bypass heart surgery in 2021. “It gave me a pang to think I could be gone without sharing my feelings for the game of baseball with friends, family, and even […]
Pleasure Activism @ Village Well – Sept 9 – Culver City Crossroads

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the […]
Dear Editor – Comparing Apples to Oranges is not Equity – Culver City Crossroads

Dear Editor: On August 27, 2025 the Planning Commission held their meeting to discuss 2 development proposals as follows: 1) A 508 unit Mixed Use one at 10950 Washington Blvd and 2) A 351 unit Mixed Use one at 100 Corporate Pointe in Fox Hills. Both projects got the green light from the Planning Commission. […]