Thomas Small — Michael Hackman — Culver City Forward governance and compensation, 2019–2021

This record establishes a substantially stronger historical Small-Hackman connection than mere event co-presence: recurring governance of the same nonprofit, Small's compensated executive role, Hackman's senior governance role, and a filing-disclosed contributor/business-interest connection involving The Culver Studios. Contemporary reporting described Culver City Forward as Michael Hackman's brainchild and reported Small discussing anticipated conflict-of-interest recusals. Kelly Kent's CCUSD role, Justinian Jampol's Wende Museum role, and Yolanda Gorman's Culver City strategic-planning consulting are institutional context; their Culver City Forward service does not by itself establish coordination among those institutions. These records do not establish that Small is participating in the September 2026 property negotiations, that the City will purchase Hackman properties, that public funds will bail out a private business, or that any negotiated property would become affordable housing, a hotel, or another particular use.