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Ballona Creek Renaissance Environmental Group Honors Four Culver City High School Students

Ballona Creek Renaissance recently presented Awards of Excellence to Emma Kurihara, Priya Patel, Yvonne Ball, and Zacky Ezedin -- three Culver City High School students. The four students were honored for their longtime volunteer contributions to Ballona Creek Renaissance’s work on behalf of community and environment. Each received a personalized, illustrated and framed…

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Added by Scupine on July 9, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Help Clean Up Ballona Creek this Saturday

Join Ballona Creek Renaissance in their regular efforts to keep Ballona Creek clean this Saturday, June 21, from 9 to noon. Meet at the Centinela Avenue entrance to the Ballona Creek Bike Path, at Milton Street. It's a great way to celebrate the start of summer!

Gloves, trash bags, water and some tools will be provided, but sunscreen, close-toed shoes, buckets, and grabbers, if you have them are suggested as…

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Added by Scupine on June 20, 2014 at 6:30am — No Comments

Video of Japanese Tsunami Surging Up Ballona Creek

I just came across this video, taken on Friday March 11, 2011 at around 4:30 p.m.

Added by Scupine on September 1, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Join Ballona Creek Clean Up this Saturday

Help clean up Ballona Creek with Ballona Creek Renaissance this Saturday from 9 to noon. Meet at the Centinela Avenue entrance to the Ballona Creek Bike Path, just west of Culver City.

Gloves, trash bags, water and some tools will be provided, but sunscreen, close-toed shoes, buckets, and grabbers, if…

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Added by Scupine on November 3, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Culver City Will Celebrate Fiesta La Ballona on August 24, 25 and 26 This Year

Fiesta La Ballona, Culver City's "Party in the Park" is scheduled for August 24, 25 & 26 this year, in Veteran's Park, as usual. With carnival rides, live music, games, a food court, a petting zoo and pony rides, and a beer and wine garden for the adults, there'll be good times for all. Mark those calendars!

Added by Scupine on June 14, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust Files Suit Against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ballona Wetlands Land Trust has filed suit against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to resolve a months-long dispute over access to public records.  The suit is related to the Annenberg Foundation's proposal to construct a large facility in "Area C" of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. [Editor's Note: You can read much more about this project…

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Added by Scupine on September 16, 2013 at 6:00am — No Comments

Free Culver City to Ballona Bird-Watching Bicycle Tour this Saturday

The Ballona Land Trust is hosting a free bird-watching tour of the Ballona Creek and Ballona Wetlands area this Saturday. The group will meet at the Duquesne Avenue bridge at 10 am and bike at a leisurely pace to the Playa del Rey jetties, stopping to point out the many bird species in the area. The organization estimates that the group will spot between 50 and 70 different…

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Added by Scupine on March 4, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Emergency Ballona Creek Clean-up, Saturday, March 29

The recent rain has brought in lots of trash that must be picked up before it floats down to the ocean. Join  Ballona Creek Renaissance on Saturday, March 29, from 9 to noon for a last minute creek clean up. Meet at the Centinela Avenue entrance to the Ballona Creek Bike Path.

Gloves, trash bags,…

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Added by Scupine on March 18, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Culver City Helps Keep Ballona Creek Clean and Healthy

When I rode my bike down Ballona Creek this weekend, I noticed some nice new signs in the uplands section of the Ballona Wetlands (known as Area C.) Very nice, since the signs brings attention to the fact that this area is already a thing to be valued, not just an empty lot to be filled. In the picture below, you can even see an egret (I do believe) that seems to…

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Added by Scupine on March 5, 2015 at 6:30am — No Comments

Impact Report for Annenberg Foundation's Ballona Creek Wetlands Project Delayed

It was previously estimated that the state would complete its Environmental Impact Report for the restoration of Ballona Wetlands (including the visitors center proposed by the Annenberg Foundation) by this fall. Now, the latest estimate is that the report will not be completed until the spring of 2014. After the release of this report, there will be a window for public…

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Added by Scupine on November 15, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Portion of Ballona Creek Bike Path in Culver City Closed Through the End of July

The Ballona Creek Bike Path in Culver City will be closed between Overland Avenue and the pedestrian bridge through the end of July to accomodate the second phase of the Ballona Creek Rain Garden Project. This phase will include the installation of two new rain gardens that will use the rain water run-off from the adjacent Culver City Unified School District parking…

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Added by Scupine on May 31, 2012 at 6:00am — No Comments

How to Participate in Coastal Clean-up Day at the Ballona Creek Bike Path

The Ballona Creek Cleanup is the City of Culver City's contribution to Coastal Cleanup Day -- this Saturday, September 17, from 9:00 a.m. till noon. To participate, just show up at one of these locations, where there are gates affording access to Ballona Creek:…

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Added by Scupine on September 15, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

New Restaurant - Rocco's Tavern - Coming to Main Street Culver City

The former site of the La Ballona and Tokyo 77 restaurants -- 3843 Main Street -- will soon be home to a new restaurant and bar, Rocco's Tavern. There's another Rocco's Tavern in Studio City -- a good place to watch a game according to …

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Added by Scupine on May 24, 2011 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

Tour de Taste Offers a Bike Tour of Some of Culver City's Finest Restaurants

Join the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition as they explore Ballona Creek, Culver City, and beyond on two wheels and with thejr taste buds.

Riders will take off from Media Park (at the corner of Culver Boulevard & Venice Boulevard) in half-hour intervals, beginning at 10:00 AM on Sunday, March 4th, 2012. They will…

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Added by Scupine on February 29, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Annenberg Foundation Unexpectedly Retracts Its Controversial Proposal for Ballona Wetlands

Area C, a 64-acre portion of the Uplands area of Ballona Creek Wetlands, is a pretty but troubled piece of open, Culver City-adjacent land owned by State of California. The Annenberg Foundation had put a $50-million proposal on the table that offered to make extensive improvements to the land but also included a controversial interpretive center and domestic animal adoption component – a move that put them at odds with some local environmental groups. Now the Annenberg…

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Added by Scupine on December 9, 2014 at 6:00am — No Comments

Culver City will Close Ballona Creek Bike Path for Repairs Next Week

The Culver CIty Public Works Department has scheduled the closure of the Ballona Creek Bike Path between Overland Avenue and National Boulevard from Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27, between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm for maintenance. Maintenance, in this case, means: 

  • Removal of graffiti along the embankment adjacent to the bike path
  • Repair of cracked…
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Added by Scupine on March 20, 2015 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Culver CIty's Fiesta La Ballona 2015 Will Be Held August 28 - 30

This year, Culver CIty's Fiesta La Ballona has been scheduled from August 28 - 30. As always, it will take place at Veterans Memorial Park and will feature loads of carnival rides, live music, food vendors, and a Beer and Wine Garden (sponsored by the Exchange Club of Culver City).  Music groups have been selected with styles and genres that include swing, mariachi,…

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Added by Scupine on April 3, 2015 at 6:00am — No Comments

Man Attacked on Ballona Creek Bike Path in Culver City

On July 19 at 6 pm, Bill Fournell was riding his bike on the Ballona Creek Bike Path between Duquesne Avenue and Higuera Street when he was assaulted by three males in their late teens. One of them slung his bicycle under Fournell's tire as he was riding by, and Fournell went over the handlebars, breaking his collarbone and ribs and puncturing a lung. A tussle ensued for…

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Added by Scupine on August 5, 2013 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Ballona Creek Wetlands, PART TWO: A Prescription

Area C, a 64-acre portion of the Uplands area of Ballona Creek Wetlands, is a pretty piece of open, Culver CIty-adjacent land owned by State of California – and a battleground between the esteemed Annenberg Foundation and local environmental groups. The foundation has put a $50 million proposal on the table that offers to make extensive improvements to the land but also…

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Added by Scupine on August 14, 2013 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Ballona Creek Wetlands, PART ONE: A Century of Sabotage

Area C, a 64-acre portion of the Uplands area of Ballona Creek Wetlands, is a pretty piece of open, Culver CIty-adjacent land owned by State of California – and a battleground between the esteemed Annenberg Foundation and local environmental groups. The foundation has put a $50 million proposal on the table that offers to make extensive improvements to the land but also…

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Added by Scupine on July 31, 2013 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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