Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Sorted by date Results 1035 - 1045 of 1045
City Manager Rod Gould’s controversial decision last week to rescind the hiring of Communications Director Elizabeth Riel, may have been due to her membership in a slow growth coalition called SMCLC. The rescission preceded her actual assumption of any job duties. SM City Manager Rod Gould, the beneficiary of a $300,000 annual salary, the highest of any City Manager in Los Angeles County (even before you take into account astounding benefits and pension); is, naturally, d...
Theodore Greenberg lawsuit against the Art Institute of Los Angeles will proceed to trial, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg ruled Thursday. Greenberg alleges that he was sexually harassed by Mark Lowentrout, a supervisor at the school’s Santa Monica campus. In his complaint, Greenberg alleges that on December of 2011 he was employed as a teacher at the Art Institute, with Lowentrout as his supervisor. Greenberg was originally hired by the Art Institute in D...
Sandra Fluke, the women's rights activist who gave Rush Limbaugh heartburn, finished a surprise second place behind SMMUSD School Board Member Ben Allen, in Tuesday's Open primary. Fluke and her husband Adam moved to California several years ago and bought a house in West Hollywood while she was in law school at Georgetown.* Fluke and Allen both advance to the Nov. 4th General Election Fluke gained national fame in 2012 when Limbaugh called her a "slut" and a "prostitute" on...
One woman was treated for smoke inhalation and as many as 20 are left without housing after a transformer exploded in an alley behind the 800 block of Second street at around 11:30 PM on May 15. At least one apartment was destroyed, and the rest of the third floor was cordoned off limits afterward. 42 firefighters from both Santa Monica and Los Angeles were called to the scene, which is still under investigation. With wildfires raging throughout the state and extreme drought...
by David Ganezer Publisher Santa Monica streets are a mess lately. Colorado is undrivable as the Metroline is constructed. Lincoln Blvd., already narrowed in one lane near Colorado, will soon be carrying all the traffic on PCH, As California avenue closes. Road work and other construction forces increasingly impatient drivers into residential streets. In such circumstances, and as Spring Break begins, it is not surprising that the fatality and injury rates appear to be...
Nobody wants to touch this one, do they? In case you left town the last 2 days, SamoHi's wrestling couch Mark Black (Yeah, the same 60 year old dude who was involved in the whole wrestling dummy thing 2 years back), was trying to confiscate a bag of weed from an 18 year old, male student. The student refused. The story from here varies, but there's agreement that the kid put the weed back into his backpack, and the two tussled in the classroom, while another student filmed...
A petition to ban Pony rides at Santa Monica's Farmers Markets (and presumably elsewhere in town), has gathered over 200 signatures, it's MoveOn backers report. Since Sunday my Move On petition has garnered 160 signatures (39 from Santa Monica) to shut down the pony rides and petting zoo at the Sunday farmers market in Ocean Park. Signers object to ponies circling round and round for hours, tethered to a pole, with loud music playing next to them. Let's end this side show and...
Heal the Bay gave "A's" to nearly all Santa Monica beaches, in its monthly LA County Beach Report card issued on March 12, 2014. A's or A+s, went to Santa Monica Beach at Santa Monica Canyon, Montana Avenue, Wilshire Blvd, Pico Kenter Storm Drain, Ocean Park Blvd, and Rose in Venice. The Municipal pier garnered a grade of B. It's typical for the Pier to stand in dirtier water than it's Santa Monica neighbors. Marind Del Rey/Mother's Beach and the Lifeguard Tower, received F gr...
I have known Ben Allen since he worked for The Observer in 1998 gathering subscriptions. Since then, he's gone on to Berkeley Law School, and the SMMUSD Board. I caught up with the Candidate for Ted Lieu's vacant State Senate Seat today. He has gathered some major endorsements, raised over $250,000, and appears to be the leading candidate for the seat that stretches South from Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach. I asked him the following questions. Why are you running for State...
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the City of Santa Monica, on grounds that the City filed it about half a century too late. The City had tried to argue it, and not the Federal Government, owned Cloverfield, the City's airport. U.S. District Judge John F. Walter said city officials said that no only had the City failed to meet any imaginable statue of limitations applicable to Airport ownership, but that the City had not sought relief inthe Court of...
Theodore Greenberg has filed a lawsuit against the Art Institute of Los Angeles, which is located in Santa Monica. Greenberg alleges that he was sexually harrassed by Mark Lowentrout, a supervisor at the school. The complaint also names the school's parent company, Education Management Corporation. In his complaint, Greenberg alleges that on December of 2011 he was employed as a teacher at the Art Institute. Lowentrout was a supervisor. Greenberg was originally hired by the Ar...
