Here's the thing about local elections: your voice actually matters here. Culver City is small enough that you can know exactly who represents you and hold them accountable. This fall's election will have a real impact on all of us, and we're going to be a resource every step of the way, helping you and our community get informed.

A community member prepared this essential toolkit on affordable afterschool care in Culver City. City Council approved a 50% fee increase for CCARP — Culver City's most affordable after-school program for CCUSD elementary students — with a plan to raise fees 100% over two years. Because CCARP has kept other after-school programs cost-competitive, the increase could ripple far beyond CCARP families.

Together, you've sent more than a thousand letters to City Council members and the City Manager demanding they take down the Flock cameras. Culver City rarely sees an outpouring like this on anything. We need to keep it up, because things are moving fast.

Better Overland is the City's plan to redesign Overland Avenue with protected bike lanes, a new crosswalk near the library, and other safety upgrades. As the project has moved forward, a number of claims about it have circulated that don't match what's actually in the public record. We pulled the record — City Council staff reports, meeting minutes, and the project's own webpage — to check the claims against the facts. Here's what we found.

Culver City has released its draft 2026-27 Budget — and there's a lot of good news for families, students, and seniors. Affordability, community connection, and quality of life are the big winners this year.

A group of residents of The Meadows Apartments in the Fox Hills neighborhood has prevailed over their landlord’s efforts to override Culver City’s tenant protections ordinance. In 2024, the landlord sued the City of Culver City, intending to displace many of the 573 households, renovate their apartments, and then charge significantly higher rents. Renovating and removing tenants is prohibited under the ordinance and the city was intent on prohibiting it.

The Culver City Unified School District, like many others across California, faces a serious financial crisis driven by reduced state and federal funding, the end of pandemic relief funds, lower enrollment, and other factors. Raising funds from all available sources is the only way to maintain our programs and the quality of education we expect and deserve from our schools. Here are some simple things you can do to help.

Our community showed its commitment to affordability solutions on Saturday by showing up at the Wende Museum and contributing to a vital discussion on how we make an impact for families, young people, seniors, working people, and anyone else who feels the pressure of rising costs in our day-to-day lives.

We’re using our Affordability Panel on March 14 at the Wende to spotlight opportunities in Culver City and our neighboring communities so, together, we can start to bring down the high cost-of-living for seniors, families and young people trying to build a life in our community.  Here are some of the local groups joining us on the panel and a look at how they can contribute solutions for our community.

On February 17, 2026, Culver City’s Standing Housing and Homelessness Subcommittee directed city staff to apply for grant funding that would create a Right to Counsel program for low-income tenants facing eviction. Now, Culver City has the opportunity to create the first fully operational Right to Counsel program in California.

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first Culver City Trivia Night on Feburary 24! A massive SoCulver congratulations to “Costco Dogtrack” for taking home the Culver Trivia Gold (aka. The “chill homie” trophy for nerds, pictured above). Huge thanks as well to Council Member Yasmine-Imani McMorrin for MC-ing Round 2, Industry Cafe & Jazz for hosting, and Culver City Democratic Club for greeting folks at the door and providing the opportunity to sign the billionaire tax petition.

Our Culver invites you to join us for a panel discussion of affordability options in Culver City: Saturday, March 14, 3pm-4:30pm @ Wende Museum, Glorya Kaufman Community Center Classroom.

Think you know Culver City? Test your knowledge of the city’s history, cultural landmarks, current events, and public policy. Bring a team, or join one! Culver City is made up of some rad folks, and this is a great chance to grab drinks and meet ‘em. Prizes are also handed out each round - but anyone who learns something new is a winner in our books :)

Our friends in Bike Culver City are welcoming the new City Manager Odis Jones on Thursday Feb 12 with a group bicycle ride from City Hall to his “Let’s Talk, Culver City” community meeting at El Rincon Elementary School. We’ll gather at City Hall at 5pm and end the ride by 6pm. We invite you to join us for the ride, the meeting or both!

Big news on Overland Blvd: a safer, more pleasant experience is coming for everyone who walks, bikes & drives there. The Better Overland project is moving forward after City Council voiced their support at last week’s meeting.

On Tuesday, Jan 27, the CCUSD Board of Trustees in 5-0 vote advanced a redesign of the parking lot between Farragut Elementary and CCMS/CCHS to improve safety for the increasing number of students who enter the campus from the Pedestrian Bridge/Ocean Ave and the Ballona Creek Bike Lane. The new design, which is scheduled to break ground over the summer of 2026, will include two sets of protected lanes, one for pedestrians and one for cyclists beginning at the La Ballona Creek and ending at the Elenda Ave.

For over a decade, parents and students have talked about improving safety and access to our schools along Elenda and Farragut. With thousands of students converging on the site daily, managing traffic and ensuring the safe arrival to school of every student is challenging. But the opportunity to recommend improvements to Culver City officials is finally here, starting on Nov 13.