Culver City has adopted a new General Plan, a vision statement to guide the next 20 years of development and maximize the opportunities our unique city can build upon. The General Plan continues more than a century of suburban American practices dictating where changes to the built environment should and should not occur, and who should be impacted by urban change or not.

In Culver City, we're literally putting equity into our foundational city plan. The draft General Plan cites Equity + Inclusion as one of four core values shared by Culver City community members.

In our Building Community series, we're featuring stories from neighbors who are coming together to build a more inclusive and equitable Culver City community. Today, we’re hearing from Jennifer Yonda of Skate Hunnies.

Adequate funding for local schools, parks, and services seems to be a constant challenge despite the popular image of California as a high-tax state. And the cities and neighborhoods that are the most ethnically and economically diverse often have the greatest need for scarce public funds. How did we get into this mess?

Have you ever been pulled over for a broken taillight? Expired registration? Maybe you thought it was the kind of thing that could've been handled by simply mailing you a ticket?

Police make stops for minor equipment violations to investigate the car and driver for other more serious violations or crimes. In some cases, an officer might think you’ve committed a crime, but the officer lacks sufficient evidence to pull you over for that crime. So the equipment violation is used as a pretext for pulling you over. These are known as pretextual stops.

A resolution acknowledging the racial history of Culver City was approved 3-2 by the City Council on June 17, 2021.