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Hello Culver City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Culver City's new delivery robots change your sidewalk?
  • How would these three Culver City ballot measures affect you?
  • How Culver City's new housing rules could reshape key corridors

Also on today's calendar: The Wilbury Super Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Delivery Robots Are Coming to Culver City (westsidecurrent.com) — Culver City is launching a one-year pilot that will let companies like Coco and Serve Robotics run small delivery robots on city sidewalks once regulations are finalized. The program aims to cut car trips and emissions while testing how these devices share space with pedestrians, with officials closely watching safety, accessibility, and neighborhood impacts.
   

2. City Offers Information on Ballot Proposals (culvercitycrossroads.com) — Culver City voters will soon decide three major local measures on the November 3, 2026 municipal ballot, including lowering the voting age to 16, a new parcel tax for local public schools, and a higher hotel bed tax. Residents are urged to review impartial analyses, pro and con arguments, and official election materials on the city's website before casting their votes.
   

3. Culver City's Housing Policies On Track to Bring in $200 Million (culvercitycrossroads.com) — Culver City has approved an alternative housing plan that shifts new density to commercial corridors and builds on last year's decision to allow single-stair, five-story buildings. Together, these moves position the city for faster, cheaper housing construction and potentially hundreds of millions in new investment, while keeping most single-family neighborhoods unchanged.
   

4. Review: Luke Charles Stafford tips his hat to fatherhood in 'Against the Wall' short film (truehollywoodtalk.com) — A new short film, "Against the Wall," will premiere at The Culver Theater in Culver City with a red carpet, Q&A, and launch party for creator Luke Charles Stafford's production company. The heartfelt fatherhood-themed film, praised for its emotional authenticity and original music, screens as part of the 2026 VertiCon Weekend for vertical creatives.
   

5. Culver City woman's kindness toward neighbor in need captures millions of hearts online (abc7.com) — In a Culver City apartment building, a newcomer's frustration over late-night noise turned into a powerful friendship with her 86-year-old upstairs neighbor living with Parkinson's disease. By helping with daily tasks and sharing their story online, the pair has inspired millions, drawn letters from around the world, and raised tens of thousands of dollars to improve the older woman's quality of life.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for furniture repair - one of my dresser drawers broke and I'd rather not have to buy a whole new dresser.
    Edit - I think I've found the right person for this but I appreciate everyone who responded. (Nextdoor Fox Hills)
  • Super King Markets posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Culver City. Apply here.
  • Capriotti's Sandwich Shop posted a job opening for Team Member in Culver City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Culver City here.

Ok Culver City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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