The AAF's grant came as the district, Assemblyman Herb Wesson and other donors broke ground on the new Culver City High School Track. For 13 years of my life I coached Pop Warner football for the Culver City Lancers, and I had my kids run on that track,Wesson said. There are a lot of sentimental feelings there. The project will also include a redesign of the entrance and exit of the stadium area to allow for better circulation and security. In addition, the district will install new drinking fountains and fencing and will bring the snack bar and bleachers up to ADA requirements.
Plans also call for relandscaping the football, baseball, soccer and practice fields.
If funds are available after the above work is complete, the district will explore the possibility of adding a press box and bleachers at the stadium and relocating the existing bleachers to the baseball field. The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles is endowed with Southern California's share of the surplus from the 1984 Olympic Games. The foundation awards grants to youth sports organizations, operates its own youth sports programs and manages the Paul Ziffren Sports Resource Center Library.