Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Santa Monica police arrested a two homeless men, after one of them ran a stolen car into a tree. "A records check revealed the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Keith Dilks, a 34-year-old homeless male, had an active No Bail Felony warrant for a probation violation. He was arrested and booked on Grand Theft Auto, Conspiracy, Possession of Burglary Tools and Methamphetamine, Obstructing Arrest, Evading and the warrant," said the SMPD in a press release, which follows: The...
A Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet has crashed into a residential building in the city of Irkutsk in Siberia today. Two crew-members died as the jet went straight down into the apartment tower. A group of children on a nearby playground reacted, but were unhurt. Reportedly, the Plane had just taken off from a repair shop nearby. The 30 year old plane had been flight certified, apparently in error. The Sukhoi Su-30 (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanke...
Update: Comment from Laurie Lieberman at the bottom of this story. Laurie Lieberman has been on the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Board for the last 8 years. Now, some people are opposing a third term for the school board member and candidate. We asked Laurie Lieberman Must Go aka @liebermanmustgo, why they oppose her re-election. The anonymous Twitter account user cited her lack of civility and basic competence. "Primarily, the issue is her temperament and troub...
October 12, 2022 - Lana Negrete was appointed to the Sant Monica City Council in June 2021 to replace longtime councilmember Kevin McKeown who had resigned. She is now running for a place on the council in her own right. Why are you running for Santa Monica City Council? "To continue the work I started!" Negrete immediately answered. When she was appointed a year ago, "I told myself if I can effect change, I will get on the council and work for change." What are your...
US President Joe Biden passed through the Santa Monica Airport on Wednesday. He was only in town for a half hour, as Marine One ferried him from LAX. "Yes, I had the honor of welcoming our President to Santa Monica. What a hero and a mensch," Himmelrich posted on her Facebook page. Mensch is Yiddish for a really good guy. There were the usual traffic tie-ups on the Westside when a Democratic president passes through on the way to local fundraisers. Biden met with adoring fans...
A Su-34 crashed into apartment building in Yeysk, Russia on Monday, October 17th. The Russian military said that the fighter jet had suffered engine failure, which caused it to crash land. The Sukhoi Su-34 is an advanced Air Superiority fighter plane. Each plane costs $36 million. Russia has lost over 200 aircraft since its February 24th invasion. Numerous videos on social media showed the fiery crash demolishing a block of apartments in Russia. Russia has launched numerous...
A taco stand on Holt Avenue in Pomona was the site of a serious car vs. pushcart vendor accident. One man, a customer of the street vendor, was pronounced dead on scene. A female driver who initially fled from the scene, was taken into custody by Pomona Police. "One person was killed and eight others were injured after a car plowed through a taco stand near Holt Ave. and Dudley St. in #Pomona tonight. Police are urging the public to avoid the area as they conduct their...
6: Firemen struggled to extinguish a fire in a cave in the side of the Palisades Park cliffs Monday afternoon. It wasn't that the fire was big. It was hidden, and firemen were not immediately sure how to access it. The fire was 20 feet from a wooden stairway that leads down to Pacific Coast Highway and the beach. Firemen believed that homeless people had occupied the cave, and set the fire accidentally. They did not think that any person who set the fire remained in...
I asked Republican candidate for California Governor Brian Dahle: How would you solve the crime problem in California? "By getting rid of the revolving door in California. When there's no punishment of criminals, crime skyrockets. This is not really surprising.” He added, “We were sold Proposition 47 as "the Safe Schools and Neighborhood Act.” But releasing criminals early did not make neighborhoods safer. “We have seen a 40% increase in murder in California in two years,...
1/6/22: Parents met at SMMUSD headquarters, to protest the sudden closure of John Muir Elementary school due to mold. John Muir was abruptly closed following the District's announcement that toxic mold found at the school presented a health risk to students and staff. The school closure forced the dispersal of 280 students and 42 staff to various schools within the SMMUSD school district, said the group of parents in a press release. "If you don't listen when your employees...
There has been increasing speculation that the Ukraine Navy might have used a submarine to damage the bridge connecting Crimea to Southern Russia. Security camera video seems to show a mysterious wave below the bridge just before it exploded, as if a torpedo had arrived, or a submarine had emerged nearby. The destruction of the Nordstream II pipeline was not in the national interest of the Germans, who lost access to Russian gas. Nor was in in the Russian national interest,...
6: Russia launched its remaining inventory of medium range missiles at downtown Kyiv Monday morning. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen said there were at last 4 explosions heard. Air raid sirens went off throughout Ukraine. Shevchenko Park in central Kyiv is "probably the city's busiest park, usually packed with people and street musicians," said Michael Luxmoore, a UK civilian reporter who lives there. Shevchenko Park now has a big crater in the middle of a children's playground...
13: Santa Monica Police arrested a homeless man for brandishing a knife Saturday afternoon, in the parking lot behind the US Post Office known as Will Rogers Station. According to witnesses, the unidentified suspect threw the knife into the bushes, and several police officers were seen searching for it. Our cameraman captured the incident. It was not immediately clear who the homeless man was, or whether he would be charged with any offense. Los Angeles County is in the...
For the second time in a month, the area between Wilshire Blvd and Montana Avenue is again dark in Santa Monica. Not all of it though. It appears to be mostly east of 10th Street and West of 14th Street, as of 7 pm. Power provider Southern California Edison now says the power will be back on sometime between 9 pm and 10:30 pm PST. Depending presumably, on where exactly you live. On Montana Avenue, the Aero Theater was open and people were in line waiting to see a movie. But...
Update, 10/8/22: The Russian proxy governor of Crimea announced late Saturday, that vehicle traffic across the bridge had resumed. The claim is unverified, but there are 2 undamaged lanes, so it is possible. Early Saturday morning, the Ukraine military hit the Kerch Bridge with a missile strike or other explosion that took out a span of the bridge. This is the only direct connection (i.e. not through Ukraine or occupied territories) between Russia and Ukraine. Russian media in...
A homeless man has been arrested for setting no less than 7 dumpster fires in five days in Santa Monica. He is now in the Los Angeles County Men's Central Jail after being charged with seven separate incidents of arson. One fire was behind the Silvercrest aged living facility. The press release reads as follows On September 26, 2022, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office filed seven counts of Arson against John Dean Thomason, a 51-year-old homeless male. Santa Monica...
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be loathed on Twitter. Elon Musk posted a peace plan on Twitter, and boy do people hate him for it. The 4 point peace plan invites people to vote yes or no. The proposal has 1.5 million votes, about 2/3rds of which oppose the plan. The peace plan says : 1. Ukraine-Russia Peace: 1- Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people. 2- Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been...
Last week the Ukraine Army pushed the invading Russians out of Kharkhiv province. Today, we are hearing of Ukraine military successes in the South. "Reportedly, Ukrainian defenders broek through the Russian line of defense in Dudchany and advanced on Beryslav. According to Pro-Russian channels, the situation in Beryslav for the Russian invaders is dire, Ukrainian defenders are fiercely attacking," writes Giorgi Revishvilli, a Fulbright scholar at the Bush School of TAMU....
The death toll in Saturday's soccer riot in East Java has been revised down to 125, Indonesian police said. About 300 are still in area hospitals with injuries, authorities said. These are confirmed deaths; the actual death toll is said to be over 180. When a team called Persebaya Surabaya defeated Arema for the first time in 23 years, disappointed Arema fans rushed the field. Police fired tear gas, causing a panic and a stampede. "Supporters of Arema FC and rival Persebaya...
Authors note: These are my notes from a phone conversation with Albin Gielicz, candidate for Santa Monica City Council The political climate for the last few years has not been fully functional, which inhibits solving problems. Our two main problems are how to improve public safety, and how to bring the homeless home. I'm a Recreation and Parks Commissioner running for City Council on issues like public safety and homelessness, as well as economic recovery. I meet many local...
24: "A Russian collapse in the Lyman-Yampil sector is almost imminent now," tweeted Illia Ponomarenko. "The pocket is about to be closed off if this is not the case yet. Russians need to leave before it’s too late, but now it would be hard as Ukraine can target their withdrawal route." "Truthful information isn't being communicated up the command chain and spread along the line, i.e. the field officers are lying to HQ about the real risks at Lyman, so they may be u...
Former KABC Talk Radio Host Ira Fistell has died at the age of 81, his family said. Fistell was at KABC radio from 1977-95; KKGO/KNNS, 1996-98; KRLA, 1999-2000; KABC, 2000-06. He was at times, a newspaper editor, adult education educator, newswriter, radio and tv personality, lecturer and writer. Fistell grew up fascinated by the radio industry and as a child enjoyed pretending to be on the radio. Coupled with his affinity for reading, he found that in college he could...
In a remarkable video, a female Russian officer instructs newly mobilized men, that they will need to source their own gear such as sleeping bags, and medical packs. She tells them to go buy tampons and sanitary pads from pharmacies in order to use as bandages. "The only thing the army gives you in uniforms, armor. That's it. Don't laugh at this, but ask your wives, mothers and sisters to buy tampons. YOu know why? Because you can use them to stop a bullet hole from bleeding....
A Ft. Myers Florida resident filmed a shark swimming in storm surge on his front lawn on Wednesday, September 28. This after Hurricane Ian came ashore on the West Coast of Florida, with storm surges of 15 feet. "my friend in naples just sent me this 😭 my man has a shark in his front yard," tweeted @techbropicasso. https://twitter.com/techbropicasso/status/1575153390425964552?s=20&t=SfZ49xAehMJS15NIToGQ_A Reactions on twitter ranged from "Shit! That's scary" to "That poor sh...
24: US VP Kamala Harris today visited the Demilitarized Zone between the North and South Korea. Harris committed a major gaffe even for the Biden administration, delivering a speech in which she said "The United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea. And it is an alliance which is strong and enduring." The US has been in alliance with South Korea since the 1953-56 Korean War. 47,000 US servicemen died in that...
