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Hi Culver City! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Culver City police closed the case in the mall attack
  • Will you hear Culver City's Hi-Lo sirens on Sept. 24?
  • What's at stake in Monday's Culver City Council meeting?

Also on today's calendar: Kids & Teens: ACTING FOR FILM & TV + IMPROVISATION & PUBLIC SPEAKING and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Culver City Police wrap up arrests in violent shopping center attack on parents (westsidetoday.com) — Culver City police have arrested the final suspect in a violent Aug. 31 robbery at Westfield Culver City, where a couple with two young children was attacked and the father critically injured. Detectives used surveillance footage and cross-city operations to track five suspects, culminating in the Sept. 8 arrest of a San Bernardino man after a brief car chase in Los Angeles.
   

2. Community Disaster Drill – Sept. 24 (culvercitycrossroads.com) — Culver City will run a communitywide disaster drill on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7–9 p.m., centered on evacuation practice around El Marino Park. Residents nearby may hear the city's Hi-Lo warning sirens and see police, fire, CERT, and CCARES volunteers coordinating, but no action is required beyond staying informed and signing up for CulverAlerts if desired.
   

3. City Council to Return Sept. 14 – Afterschool Fees, AV Fleet Ordinance on the Agenda (culvercitycrossroads.com) — Culver City Council will meet Monday, Sept. 14, to reconsider fee changes for the CCARP afterschool program and debate how to regulate autonomous vehicle fleet services. Parents concerned about program costs and residents interested in AV rules can attend the 7 p.m. regular session in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers at City Hall.
   

4. Westside communities unite for public ceremonies marking 25th 9/11 anniversary (westsidetoday.com) — Culver City residents can join a 9/11 remembrance early Friday morning at Fire Station 1 on Culver Boulevard, where police and firefighters will hold a brief flag and moment-of-silence ceremony. Similar tributes are planned across Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills, offering multiple options for quiet reflection on the 25th anniversary.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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