Olympics, Fox Hills, Hayden Tract, and Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Hey everyone,
There’s an important Culver City Council meeting 7PM tonight at Culver City Hall!
Here’s a quick video about what went down at the last meeting and what we’ll be deciding at tonight’s.
Watch or just keep scrolling to read all about it!
Tonight’s Council Meeting
Here are a few important items on tonight’s agenda:
PH-1: A public hearing on updating our ADU policy to better align with state law
PH-2: A public hearing on our updated fee schedule
A1: A discussion of whether to grant the use of Town Plaza to Team New Zealand during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
A2: An update on the Fox Hills Specific Plan
A3: An update on the Hayden Tract Specific Plan
A4: A discussion of whether to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to pool funds for the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
As always, you can watch in person at Council Chambers (9770 Culver Blvd.) or remotely via Zoom here.
You can request to speak here or send in your comment by emailing city.council@culvercity.org.
Hope to see (or hear) you there!
What Happend at the Last Meeting
Here’s what went down at the last Culver City Council meeting:
🗳️ Sales tax ballot measure for August 2025 passed unanimously (see below for my thoughts).
🏡 Council asked staff to pursue housing and mixed use proposals for the former gun store on Washington Blvd.
🧑⚖️ The pilot program establishing a right to legal counsel for tenants facing eviction failed to pass it’s final vote. Council directed staff to bring back the program alongside a program in which the city pays landlords directly for Council to compare the two. I believe both of these programs are promising for different scenarios, and I still hope to see our right to counsel for tenants pilot program created.
Thoughts on the Sales Tax Ballot Measure
Last Monday, Council voted unanimously to place a sales tax measure on a special election ballot this August to address our city’s ongoing operating deficit.
Sales taxes are regressive — they hit low-income residents hardest and can make it harder for small businesses to get by.
So why support it? It was the only tool that had enough support from this Council to address our deficit.
At the start of the budget process, I called for us to take a closer look at our current spending. I backed Councilmember McMorrin’s proposal to adopt a model used by neighboring cities where departments propose both expanded and reduced budgets — giving the public real choices, not just one take-it-or-leave-it plan.
That proposal didn’t pass — and now, a quarter-cent sales tax measure will be on your ballot this August.
Budgets should be living, breathing documents that respond to our community’s needs — not etched in stone and unadaptable.
I supported the sales tax measure, because we need to resolve our operating deficit.
But I’ll keep pushing for a budget process where you have a real say in how Culver City invests in its future.
Because our budget isn’t just numbers on a page — it’s a reflection of who we are, and a blueprint for the kind of city we want to become.
Around Town!
Earth Day 🌎
Elenda St. went car-free for Earth Day!
For 2 hours, the street was full of families walking, skating, biking, and scooting to school.
Events like these invite us to shake up our routines and reimagine what our communities could look and feel like if we invest in safe and sustainable ways of getting around.
Hats off to Walk n’ Rollers, Jim Shanman, and the Culver City special events team!
Mental Health Resource Fair
Last week, Culver City held its 2nd Annual Mental Health Wellness Resource Fair, featuring mental health and housing services, a sound bath, art activities, and guided meditation.
The fair also marked one year since the launch of the Mobile Crisis Team which provides on-call mental health and housing services for folks in crisis Monday- Friday 10am–6pm.
The MCT and Culver City Bus’ new Ambassadors are great examples of preventative, care-based systems that meet people where they are and connect them to the support they need.
I’m committed to expanding and strengthening programs like the Mobile Crisis Team and our Ambassadors—because investing in community wellness is how we create a safe, healthy city for all of us.
Hot tip: save the Mobile Crisis Team hotline to your contacts!
📞 (310) 253-5770
Hands Off! Protests Going Strong
The energy in Culver City is still going strong.
For a second time this month, I joined neighbors who showed up at City Hall in force to stand up to bigotry and hate in all its forms.
We will keep up the fight for our free speech, for the rights of our immigrant neighbors, for reproductive freedoms, gender expression, social security, and for the safety, freedom and dignity of all people. Culver City is for everyone.
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