Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer You may have noticed the new vegan Deli in the 900 block of Montana Avenue. By opening the Deli, Brittany and Terrence Caldwell are completing their heroes' journey, and beginning where they started. "The hero's journey is to end up where you started," says Caldwell. "I never thought I would come back to this, but at the same time, I thought opening a small restaurant was what I was meant to do." B&T's Deli offers vegetarian sandwiches...
An old rusting sculpture on Venice Beach has a Notice of Pending Demolition Permit on it. The Notice was issued by the Cal. Coastal Commission, which wants to replace the artwork with other art. Some would probably prefer open space at the intersection of Windward and Ocean Front Walk in Venice. The applicant for the permit is "LA Louver," which is a closed corporation. So no one is sure who's actually behind the move or what would follow it. According to the California...
City Councilmember Lana Negrete has announced that she has breast cancer. “I was diagnosed with cancer 14 days ago.... it's Estrogen positive HER2 Negative breast cancer in my right breast and in 2 of my lymph nodes in that breast,” she wrote. Negrete, one of 7 City Councilmembers, was appointed to the council in 2021 and elected to a 4 year term in 2022. She also runs a music store in Santa Monica, and is married with children. She is also Mayor Pro Tem. Her Facebook pos...
A photo of Sam Bankman Fried in jail, with other inmates has surfaced on Social Media. The photo was released not by the New York Men's Department of Corrections, but my social media influencer Tiffany Fong who is on Twitter as @tiffanyfong_ . SBF basically used client deposits to back his company's own proprietary crypto currency, FTX. It is interesting to note that due to the increase in the value of crypto currencies such as FTX and Bitcoin, SBF's "victims" may recover all...
17: The most powerful earthquake in years hit the Westside on Friday afternoon. Magnitude 4.7 earthquake, 7 miles from Thousand Oaks, in the sea off of Malibu ·hit at 1:47 PM. In some homes dishes fell off the shelves. The ground was still shaking a minute later. Cats and dogs ran to hide under beds. By coincidence, the quake fell on the 53rd anniversary of the 1971 Northridge earthquake....
The City of Santa Monica appears to have incurred little damage from 6.63 inches of rain in an event weathermen are calling “an atmospheric river.” The 6.63 inch total is the highest two day total in the City of Santa Monica’s 150 year history. "We are experiencing minor issues but nothing of consequence,” wrote Mayor Phil Brock early Monday afternoon. "Our emergency management center is activated, and we continue to monitor weather developments constantly.” On Wilshire...
Two Eucalyptus trees fell yesterday during a storm that caused 7 inches of rain to fall over a 48 hour period. The tree fall caused an extensive power outage. Over 6600 customers of the LA Department of Water and Power (DWP) were without electricity starting at 6 am and lasting almost until 5 pm. Some units are reportedly still out The location of the tree fall was on Bundy Drive north of Sunset, an area sometimes called Brentwood Heights. Several power poles had to be...
On Sunday evening February 4th 2024, the following e mail went to SMMUSD, affirming that school will not be cancelled despite heavy rain. **Email on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton** Santa Monica schools expected to be open Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 Dear Santa Monica Staff and Families, We are monitoring weather conditions in the area and at this time we are planning for all Santa Monica schools to be in session tomorrow, Mon, Feb. 5. If this plan changes, we will...
If you live here as I do, you probably already received a flash flood warning for Western LA County on your phone. That's common in the canyons, such as Topanga. But it's a little unusual for the Santa Monica area. Santa Monica is projected to receive 5 inches of rain in a 24 hour period, while DTLA is supposed to receive 6 inches in 24 hours. In a typical year, LA County gets about 14 inches of rain. So these are surprising totals for the area. Northern Topanga Canyon was...
UPDATED 5:00 pm 1.31.24 The Santa Monica Fire Department says a structure fire was reported by multiple callers at 6:58 am on Wednesday morning. The fire was on the first floor of 2925 Main Street, a two-story commercial building. SMFD responded with a "full assignment," which consists of 4 engines, one truck company, and a battalion chief. Engine 2 arrives on the scene within 4 minutes. Firemen made a forced entry into the first floor business, "Free People Clothing...
The Los Angeles Superior Court Compton Courthouse has been closed due to flooding, according to a press release from LASC. Los Angeles County is the nation’s largest county by population, with more than 10 million residents. LASC operates 25 or so courthouses. On February 1, 2024, the Superior Court announced that the Courthouse would reopen on Friday, February 2, 2024. The press release is below. The Compton Courthouse, located at 200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, will close u...
18: The United States Air Force has sent bombers and refueling planes to the middle east, from March AFB in California. This 4 days after a suicide drone strike in far North Easter Jordan killed 3 US servicemen and injured 25. In the past, the death of a US soldier anywhere in the world has been seen as a redline. The drone was reportedly launched by an Iranian proxy in Syria, at Tower 22, a US base intended to stop ISIS. "At least 6 U.S. Air Force KC-135...
Veo scooter company has paused operations in Los Angeles as of January 27, 2024. Santa Monica is unaffected. “Heads up: Veo will pause operations in the City of LA for a month starting on 1/27. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will see you soon!” said the company in a text message sent to riders. "Veo experienced some operational challenges that delayed our required response time with 311 inquiries as outlined in our contract with the City of Los Angeles,” expla...
A private automobile struck and killed A homeless woman pushing a cart on Lincoln Blvd Saturday morning, Santa Monica police said. The press release, as it appeared on Twitter, is below. Fatal Traffic Collision-Auto v. Pedestrian On January 13, 2024, at approximately 1:50 am, Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to the scene of a fatal traffic collision in the 2900 block of Lincoln Boulevard. A vehicle was heading southbound on Lincoln Boulevard in the number one...
The body of a man was found in Palisades Park just North of the Santa Monica Pier. This on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024. Santa Monica Police are investigating and released no further information at this time. About 2 or 3 deceased homeless people are found in Santa Monica every week. Santa Monica has a homeless population of around 3000 at any given day....
Have you ever noticed the men in blue with yellow vests, opening fire hydrants, so that perfectly good water flows into the Santa Monica streets? Well, we were curious, and there is in fact, a good reason. So we asked one of the workmen. “We test the valves every three months by opening them, and allowing water in the system to flow out,” John Ramirez of Santa Monica Public Works explains. "The valves are 100 years old in Santa Monica, and it’s essential that we know before th...
Anti-Israel protesters spray painted a U.S. military cemetery where 85 000 soldiers from WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam and other wars are laid to rest. Marchers in Westwood spray painted the signs at the entrance to the Veterans Administration cemetery in Westwood Sunday afternoon with slogans including "Free Gaza" and "intifada." The Los Angeles National Cemetery was defaced after hundreds of protesters gathered. They also shut down Wilshire Blvd, a main East West boulevard in...
Sweet Lady Jane bakery closed all 7 of its locations on Sunday December 31, including it’s location at 17th Street and Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. The chain issued a press release that said: "We did not come to this decision lightly nor quickly. While the support and loyalty of our customers has been strong, sales are not enough to continue doing business in the state of California, allowing us to service our lease obligations and pay our treasured employees a living w...
The Harvard Crimson newspaper reports today that President Claudine Gay has resigned. This following controversy over her apparent plagiarism of academic appers, and a disastrous testimony before Elise Stefanik at the house of representatives last month, in which Gay said whteher or not calling for the genocide of Jews violates Harvard's student conduct policy "depends on the context." "TWO DOWN," tweeted rep. Elise Stefanik, who’s questioning lead to the resignation. The p...
8: Using a drone, the IDF killed senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri and a number of aides as they were meeting with Hezbollah officials in Beirut, Lebanon. This on Tuesday evening local time. Netanyahu vowed on October 7, 2023 to kill every senior leader in Hamas. This after Hamas' elite Nukba force killed 850 Israeli civilians, mostly women and children, and 342 Israeli soldiers, policemen and border guards in a raid lasting several days in Southern Israel. Saleh...
"My home is now partially in rubble," tweeted Rudik. "I have no windows on one side anymore. I have minor injuries but I am alive. The fires are everywhere. Russia you will pay." She also said that her cat Michelle was lost for a while due to the damage to her apartment. But Rudik found the feline a few hours later, unharmed. Kira Rudik is a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament of the 9th convocation, Leader of the Liberal Party Holos, Vice President of the Alliance of Liberals...
17: 12 pm PST: Pro-Palestine anarchists are now blocking the entrance to LAX Airport on Century Blvd. Some passengers have decided to walk to the airport, so as to avoid missing their flights. At Los Angeles International Airport, rioters have armed themselves with weapons and are currently attacking the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD are wearing Riot Gear. In just the last week, during one of the busiest traveling weeks of the year, extremists have blocked 3...
Update 12.27: On December 26, 2023, Novocherkask was struck by Ukrainian cruise missiles and damaged while it was in a naval base in the city of Feodosia in occupied Crimea. Videos posted to social media reportedly show very large explosions seen at the Feodosia port after the attack. Russian officials confirm the attack, during which one person was killed and two injured, and described the ship as 'damaged'. Russian officials also claimed that two Ukrainian Su-24s were shot...
13: According to a tweet from the Los Angeles Police Department, propalestine protestors were deflected from the Beverly Center and confined to the intersection of Third Street and La Cienega Saturday evening. In contrast to Palestine demonstrations over a month ago which drew thousands of people, recent LA Hamas marches have drawn fewer than 1000. This one drew 425. The statement form the LAPD reads: Earlier this evening approximately 425 protesters who began in...
Update, 12.18: James Cooper, a 46-year-old man, was charged with DUI after crashing his car into President Joe Biden's motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, as Biden was leaving dinner last night. Later, police determined it to have been an accidental collision, and Cooper was released from custody. 12.17: A car has crashed into President Joe Biden's parked motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, leaving Biden "shocked." According to the Daily Mail, Biden's Secret Service agents pulle...
