Nestled between Santa Monica and the South Bay in Los Angeles County, Culver City is a creative hub with deep film industry roots and a vibrant small-town feel. In 2025, the median home cost $1.5 million. The area’s downtown is known for its walkability, diverse restaurants, and Hollywood charm, while the local school district is considered one of the best in the county.
Needless to say, residents and officials were caught off guard when U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi took an apparent jab at the city during a congressional hearing last week. It came in response to a question from Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) about the threat of far-right extremism.
“There are violent, dangerous people out here with real threats,” Kamlager-Dove told Bondi. The Attorney General immediately shot back:
There are — in your city!”
Bondi asked for a moment to continue her point.
“[Kamlager-Dove’s] district includes Culver City, and she’s not talking about any crime in her district,” she added. “Nothing about helping crime in her district.”
The exchange left people flummoxed but amused. Here were some of the responses on X:
Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza also weighed in. He noted that the city’s already low crime rate has been declining for years, and that companies like Pinterest, Apple, and Sony are stationed there.
“My read of it is that she’s trying to deflect,” he told the Los Angeles Times. “I think she could really spend her time prosecuting the people in the Epstein files and making sure that information from the federal government is transparent.”