Bill Aims to Stop Tax Hike
Leaders and Industry Call for Urgent Reforms as AB 564 Seeks to Stabilize Cannabis Tax Rates Assembly Bill 564 (AB 564), authored by Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), is making its way through the California Legislature in an effort to halt a scheduled increase in the state’s cannabis excise tax. Without intervention, the rate will […]
City Council Unanimously Approves Support for La Ballona Bike Path Extension Project – Culver City Crossroads
At the Culver City Council meeting on May 27, 2025, the council unanimously approved a budget amendment appropriating $240,000 of the Mobility Improvement fund toward the plans, specifications, and estimates design of the La Ballona Creek Bike Path Extension Project. The feasibility study notes that $3.5 million of the construction costs would be for improvements […]
Dear Editor – The Truth About Jubilo Village and Culver City’s Budget – Culver City Crossroads
Dear Editor, Some Culver City community members are characterizing the City Council’s vote to fund Jubilo Village as a reckless “giveaway” that threatens Culver City’s financial future. That framing is not only misleading – it obscures the facts and undercuts the kind of smart, justice-oriented governance Culver City needs. Let’s start with the facts. […]
Slow Tech – How is Technology Impacting Mental Health? – Culver City Crossroads
How is unregulated technology impacting the mental health of children and families? What role can schools play in creating healthy boundaries? An evening of conversation and strategizing will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at La Ballona Elementary School Cafeteria from 6:30 to 8 pm. Learn about how we can create meaningful technical boundaries, […]
CC Symphony – Wild West Theme for Concert Season Finale – Culver City Crossroads
The Culver City Symphony will conclude their 60th Concert Season on June 22 at the Robert Frost Auditorium. Music Director Clyde Mitchell will lead a celebration of America’s Wild West, with music from favorite Westerns, and Western-inspired music from favorite composers. Look for movie themes, and a Hoedown by our founder, George Berres. We change […]
LA County Library Online – Ruby Warrington “Sober Curious” – Culver City Crossroads
Join the LA County Library online on Thursday, June 5 2025, 6:00 pm in welcoming Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious, as she sits down with LA County Librarian, Skye Patrick, for a nonjudgmental discussion around alcohol consumption, wellness, and moving through our lives with more intention. For adults. Register here. Ruby Warrington’s Sober Curious is […]
Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: BEACH AREA WARNINGS: · Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. · Inner Cabrillo Beach in […]
Kamlager-Dove Attacks Budget Bill – Culver City Observer
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after House passage of the Republican reconciliation bill: “House Republicans just sold out their constituents to the highest bidders: Donald Trump and his billionaire boys club. Debated and brought to the House Floor in the dead of night, they passed a monstrosity of a bill that strips […]
USC Women’s Volleyball Adds Transfer Middle Blocker Mia Tvrdy
LOS ANGELES – The USC women’s volleyball team will add transfer middle blocker Mia Tvrdy (La Vista, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS) to its 2025 roster head coach Brad Keller announced on Friday, May 30. “Mia is a phenomenal athlete with great instincts at the net,” said Keller. “Adding her to our roster was a priority for […]
Dear Editor – Affordable Housing and Tax Credits – Culver City Crossroads
Dear Editor, Listening to [the May 27, 2025] city council meeting and the presentation by Ms. Tara Barasukas of Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM) troubled me. She reported that CCSM applied or will apply for funds from several sources to “supplant the $16m that the city council directed staff to include in the upcoming […]