Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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NASA announced Saturday that the decision had been made for two astronauts who got to the station on the Boeing Starliner, to return to Earth on SpaceX's Crew Dragon in January. This leaves them in orbit for over 5 months that had not initially been planned. On the way to the Station, the Starliner's steering thrusters failed repeatedly. Due to the high risk of thruster failure on the Boeing Starliner, NASA cannot risk putting astronauts in it for the return trip to earth, NASA said. The...
In a forceful 33 minutes speech, Robert F Kennedy Jr. suspended his third party candidacy to become the next US president. "I will appear on the ballot in 40 Red and Blue states. In those states, I invite you to vote for me as a protest to both parties. But voters in swing states should vote for Donald Trump, whom I endorse." RFK Jr says Donald Trump has asked him to join his administration to work with him on combatting chronic disease in America and that Donald Trump asked him to join forces...
21: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 25 bills Friday, "aimed at setting a path to reform California's criminal justice system," his office said in a press release. Among other changes, the bills made online platforms like Craigslist legally responsible for the sale of stolen goods on their platforms. California's government hopes the reforms will head off the passage of Proposition 33. On the November ballot, the bill would reverse Prop. 47, the so called "Safe Neighborhoods Act. Prop 47 made...
You've probably noticed the white SUVs with spinning radar arrays on their roofs and with no one behind the wheel. The driverless Waymo vehicles are especially common North of Wilshire Blvd and South of Montana Avenue. Waymo Inc. has been testing the Vehicles all year in Santa Monica. Waymo announced it will expand its fleet to Bay Area freeways this week, starting with employees. This will get passengers to where they need to go faster than using city streets, the Company said. For example, it...
Update, 8.15.24: Santa Monica Police say they have found a Brazilian woman, 26, Mychelle Dias Hespanhol, in a local hospital. No other details were released. Hespanhol has green eyes and brown hair, and a tattoo on her left arm that says "Itelvina." She has been missing for 3 days and was last seen in Santa Monica after spending the night at an AIRBNB. she was last seen near 4th Street and Broadway. Her broken cell phone has been found. She may be schizophrenic or bipolar. "This is a Brazilian...
Santa Monica took part in the National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday August 6 2024, with an exhibition in front of City Hall Tuesday evening, August 7th. Various equipment was on display. What does the SMPD Mobile Command Center do? "It's for when there's a critical incident over an extended duration of time," said one officer. "We utilize the Mobile Command Center for high-risk calls," said Lt. Erika Aklufi, "including search warrants, within the city where we need to set up a command post...
Like other urban departments, the SMPD could use more qualified applicants. Last Tuesday's NNO included police recruiting. A couple of booths distributed information and answered questions from those who might want to join the 222 officers of the Santa Monica Police Dept. "We are hiring entry levels and laterals," said SMPD background investigator Pardo. "Starting salary range is $85,000 to $135,000. If you'd like to become an officer, there are 4 easy steps: A written test, physical test,...
Update, 8.5.24: "U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as part of a global market sell-off centered around U.S. recession fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 951 points, or 2.4%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 3.1%, and the S&P 500 slid 2.7%. The blue-chip Dow earlier fell as much as 1,200 points. "Fears of a U.S. recession were the main culprit for the global market meltdown after Friday’s disappointing July jobs report. Investors are also concerned that the Federal Reserve is behind in c...
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt as a rolling motion in Santa Monica, CA around 9:10 pm PST. The earthquake was centered 99 kilomers (about 61 miles) West of Mettler, California. It was at a depth of 6 miles. "I felt this quake for a change. A M5.2 located at the southern end of the Central Valley. It is near the White Wolf fault that produced a M7.5 in 1952 but does not appear to be on that fault." Tweeted Caltech's Dr. Lucy Jones. There were six aftershocks greater than Magnitude 3, within...
The Danish Navy rescued two men from a life raft after ditching their small plane in the North Atlantic Ocean. The HDMS Triton is an oceanic patrol frigate, about 368 feet in length. The two men were en route from Canada to Southern Greenland. The following statement is from the Danish Arctic Command's Facebook page: Monday 29 July at At 12.17 Flight Information Center Nuuk and Arctic Command received a MAYDAY call from a German-registered aircraft en route from Canada to Narsarsuaq in South...
16, 10 am PST: Israel has retaliated for the killing of 12 Israeli children playing soccer in Northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams. The target is said to have been Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah's second in command and the architect of the attack in Majdal Shams. Israel has not confirmed Fuad Shukr's death, or that he was in fact the target. Hezbollah has said that he was not, in fact, killed in the attack. Smoke is reportedly pouring from the bomb site, possibly caused by an Israeli Airstrike....
Nicolas Maduro, Socialist dictator of Venezuela, appears to be losing his grip on power. The armed forces and police are siding with tens of thousands of protestors who have taken to the streets of the capital. "The Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela defies Nicolás Maduro's orders to suppress the protesters, and joins them in their march toward Guarenas," tweeted George, who claims to be in Caracas. "Venezuelan military units are now greeting the protestors instead of stopping them....
A group of young women are putting their feet to work, pedaling bicycles down the Pacific Coast, to raise awareness and funds for the struggle against sex trafficking. Hannah, Morgan, Tracy and Claire started in Seattle and will ride their bikes to San Diego to raise money for domestic sex trafficking prevention. We ran into them as they rose Sunday morning, after spending a night in Santa Monica. They were about to hit the road for the final leg of their ride down the Pacific Coast to San...
Wow. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas confirmed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack. The IRGC said that an "Airborne Guided Projectile" had struck Ismail Haniyeh's house at 2 am Tehran time. It is unclear whether it was a drone or precision guided missile. In a statement, the Islamist terror group said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who they claimed was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran." Haniyeh, along with...
In a move that cannot really be described as surprising, Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 US presidential race. He said it had been his honor to serve with Kamala Harris, but stopped short of endorsing her for the Democratic presidential nomination. Nancy Pelosi among others, had lead a campaign demanding that the President not seek the Democratic nomination, which he easily won in the primary months ago. "There's a lot of fury by those who feel Joe was forced out," "If Kamala Harris is...
Video has emerged on social media showing an Atlantic humpback whale, deliberately upending a 27 foot small boat in the ocean near Portsmouth NH on Tuesday, 7.23.24. Another boater, a young man in a small boat, watches, then turns the wheel to run. Video may be seen at: https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1815817507879399892 The whale is described as "Pissed off;" the boater who posted it suggests that small boats avoid the area. It's uncertain if any humans (or whales) were injured in the incident....
In an event likely to shake up the US election yet again, an assassin fired two or more shots at President Donald J. Trump, as he was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. "Staged" was trending on Twitter, because the photo of Trump at the rally was too good to be true. "i wonder what the shooters pronouns are?" tweeted one person. "She, her – as in Hillary." How did a shooter get into a rally, and close enough to kill Trump? The answer is apparently he was not actually in the stadium in B...
We are waiting for the identity of the deceased shooter. However, blood in the stands behind where President Trump was shot in the head, marks the spot where the deceased spectator sat. One spectator killed, two more were seriously injured in the stands behind President Trump. Aftermath of assassination attempt in Butler PA on 7/13/24. Picture of the police snipers as they are taking out the Trump shooter. Clearly the shooter was an excellent shot with high tech equi[ment. He was at a distance...
Just before 3 am EST, the FBI released a statement identifying the shooter at the Trump rally in Butler, PA as Thomas Crooks. The 20 year old white male has links on social media, to several left wing progressive organizations. This from Laura Loomer on Twitter: "The shooter was named as Thomas Crooks of Bethel Park, PA in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan area. The National Pulse has found Federal Election Commission (FEC) data matching the name to a location in Bethel Park, which–if the same p...
Hundreds of people participated in the 4th of July parade on Main Street this morning. All kinds of groups were represented in the event, which was sponsored by the Ocean Park Community Organization. Former mayor Judy Abdo was the grand Marshall. There were floats by Santa Monica College, SMC Emeritus college, Lighthouse church, as well as a Brazilian drumming group from Bahia. The Santa Monica Police Department's equestrian unit rode their horses in the parade. Sen. Ben Allen walked in the...
An effort to amend proposition 47, called the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, will be on the ballot in November 2024. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wanted to place a rival measure on the ballot which would not have tolled back. On July 2nd, Newsom abandoned such efforts. Newsom confirmed in a statement that he is scrapping his plan to qualify a competing public safety measure for the upcoming November ballot. He says he had the votes but could not meet the deadline to...
In a ruling that may seriously affect municipalities ability to regulate tent cities, The Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside, even if shelter space is lacking. "Today is a new day for California," tweeted Kevin Kiley. "The Supreme Court just gave our communities back the power to ban camping in public spaces. Homeless encampments can now be removed from our streets and parks. This overrules the disastrous Boise decision, which Newsom wanted to keep...
A homeless man attacked no less than three women in a rampage Monday morning June 24th on Santa Monica State Beach. The first victim was a 17 year old girl in a bathing suit. Garrett attacked her and tried to drown her in the surf. A second woman, a homeless woman named Gena Wilker, attempted to assist the younger female. Garrett attacked Wilker, biting her ear. In an interview with KTLA television, Wilker described Garrett. ”His eyes were devoid of humanity." The suspect, Jawann Garrett, 31, i...
Update, 6/13: Protestors left the student services building at 1:15 am, as did the University president and 12 or so members of her staff who denied having. been detained in the building. Thousands of dollars in damages were left by pro-Hamas demonstrators, in the form of graffiti, broken windows and damaged equipment. Pro Hamas students and others numbering perhaps 30, took over a major building at Cal State University Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon and evening. They demanded the University...
The Israeli Defense Force announced that they rescued 4 live hostages from the clutches of Hamas in Gaza on Saturday. The rescue is the first of live hostages since October 7th, except for one Israeli female soldier rescued about a month after the operation began on October 27th. "Shlomi Ziv (40) was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 at the Nova festival" posted the IDF to X.com. "Shlomi was working as security director at the festival when he was brutally taken hostage for 245 days. We brought hi...
