On the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot
Vote16: voting at 16 in city and school board elections
A charter amendment that would let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in Culver City Council and CCUSD Board elections.
- Measure VY, the 2022 version, lost by 16 votes: 8,309 no to 8,293 yes.
- June 22, 2026: the Council voted 3–2 to place it on the ballot. Yes: Freddy Puza, Bryan Fish, Yasmine-Imani McMorrin. No: Albert Vera, Dan O'Brien.
- Largest individual giver in the reviewed 2022 records: Amy Thiel, $2,463.91.
Vote16 money, people and the 2026 ballot →Meighan-Thiel family in Vote16 records →
Built; lawsuit decided Aug. 2025
MOVE Culver City
The downtown bus and bike lane pilot, built in 2021 and later redesigned and extended by the Council.
- Selected 2021–2026 authorizations total about $4.87 million in contracts and maximum contingencies.
- March 2023 City survey: 13% chose keeping it as is, 47% continuing with changes, 38% ending it.
- A CEQA suit by Friends and Families for MOVE Culver City lost in trial court in Aug. 2024; the Court of Appeal upheld that in Aug. 2025.
- Streets For All PAC filings report contributions to Alex Fisch and Freddy Puza in 2022, and to Bryan Fish, Nancy Barba and Yasmine-Imani McMorrin in 2024.
MOVE Culver City record →MOVE lawsuit and money →
Ongoing
Housing and infill development
City housing commitments, and campaign money from housing and development groups.
- Sept. 2025: the Council approved a $21 million loan commitment for Jubilo Village affordable housing, including $14 million in City funds.
- California YIMBY Victory Fund gave $1,000 each to Bryan Fish, Yasmine-Imani McMorrin and Nancy Barba on Nov. 4, 2024.
- Records list Bryan Fish with Abundant Housing LA, California YIMBY, the Council of Infill Builders and other housing groups.
Infill Summit and campaign money →Bryan Fish: regional and housing roles →
2025–2026 budgets
City spending priorities
Large Council spending decisions: housing loans, school funding, crisis response and mobility.
- 2025: the Council approved a $2.5 million one-time donation to Culver City Unified School District.
- June 2026 budget changes added an expanded Mobile Crisis Team, a forgivable childcare loan fund and after-school funding.
- These are authorizations and commitments, not final spending.
City spending record →