Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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In. a stunning defeat, Russia's Defence minister Sergei Shoigu has announced that Russia will pull its soldiers out of Kherson. The city of 300,000 is the only provincial capital taken by Russia during the 9 month Ukraine war. "Very impressive and hard fought victory for Ukraine," tweeted Rob Lee, an expert on the war. "The big question now is whether Russia can withdraw without taking heavy equipment and personnel losses. Ukraine has every incentive to make this withdrawal...
9: Lisa Marie Presley passed away in a coma after an incident at home today, where she lost consciousness in her bathroom. She was found by Danny Keough, her ex husband who gave her CPR. She survived in a hospital for a time, but never came out of a coma. "She looked awful at the Globes two days ago - dead eyes - probably heavily medicated - still in deep grief over her son Ben's suicide," said our Hollywood reporter. Lisa Marie Presley (February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2...
Our picks for the top ten local stories of 2022 come mostly from politics, Santa Monica being a political town and last year being an election year. 1. Gas, water and power prices all went through the roof. At one point it was over $7 a gallon to fill up your car. Prices did go down a little after the election. 2. Homelessness: The homeless get blamed for every crime but are responsible in fact only for some crimes. And most of those are committed against other homeless people...
The School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, has announced that Field Work" will now be referred to as "Practicum." The Field Education Department has in fact, changed its name to "Practicum Education Department." This according to a memo dated January 9, 2023 from the "Practicum Education Department (formerly the Field Ed Dept), to the USC Suzanne Dvorak Peck Practicum Education Community, Faculty, Staff and students. "We have decided to remove the...
Southern California Gas Company has put out an explanation for why Gas is so damned expensive: It's mostly the one month freeze in the Eastern part of the United States. Gas prices to consumers are believed to have doubled in the last sixty days. "There's no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high. An unprecedented cold snap across the nation in part has caused natural gas market prices in the West to more than double between December and January...
15: During a brief break in the rain Monday night, Los Angeles drivers reported that some streets near Melrose and Fairfax Avenue in Mid Wilshire, were impassable due to flooding. 3 inches of rain has fallen on LA in the last 24 hours. Local residents also pointed out on social media, that the drainage system is 100 years old in some places near DTLA. "It's not the weather that's life threatening actually, it's the poor drainage systems here. I'm from the east and there...
The deceased passenger from Thursday's plane crash on Santa Monica beach has been identified as a former city Mayor and Superior Court judge. Minter served as Santa Monica mayor 1963-1967. Later, he was elected a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. The airplane crash-landed and flipped upside down 200 yards South of the Santa Monica Pier just before 3 pm on Thursday, December 22nd, with hundreds of people watching. Two people were removed from the aircraft, police said,...
15: Veterinarians from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and CDFW officials have carried out a decision to euthanize the world's most famous mountain lion, almost a decade after he crossed 2 freeways to reside in Griffith Park. He is the cougar in the famous photograph by Steven Gentzler that made the cover of the National Geographic in 2014. Here is the press release from the Cal. Dept of Fish and Game: Mountain Lion P-22 Compassionately Euthanized Following Complete...
In a 4 to 3 vote, Gleam Davis was elected Mayor of Santa Monica. She was supported by Caroline Torosis, Jesse Zwick, Lana Negrete, and of course her own vote. Christine Parra and Oscar de la Torre supported Phil Brock for mayor. Lana Negrete will be the mayor Pro-Tem for 2022-2024. Phil Brock will become Mayor in December 2023. Gleam Davis will serve as Santa Monica Mayor now through next December. Mayor is a mostly ceremonial post, with no particular powers under the Santa...
11: About 15 protesters held signs in front of the Balenciaga Store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills Saturday. The signs protested an advertising campaign last month that appeared to feature images of child bondage and pornography. The protest lasted about 3 hours "It's hard to communicate with each other as we are mostly banned from Twitter, Facebook and all the usual suspects," said one protestor. She was referring to big tech. In November 2022, an advertising campaign...
12: In what may be an important development in the war, the Ukraine Air Force today hit a Russian airfield located 400 kilometers (about 260 miles) Southeast of Moscow. This is important because it may indicate the Ukraine armed forces now have the capability to strike Russia deep within its territory, bringing the war home to Russians. "The Russian airbase "Engels-2" has been hit. The base is located 400 km Southeast from Moscow. It hosts strategic bombers of Tu-95 and...
8: Construction caused a major gas leak on Wilshire Blvd and Chelsea in Santa Monica. The site is across Chelsea Avenue from Douglas Park, near 26th Street. Witnesses said they could smell the leak within 150 feet, and hear it within 50 feet. "The staff of VCA has been evacuated along with their animal patients and they are on the sidewalk. The weather is cold, and the staff is shivering," one witness said. Candice Lee, SoCal Gas Company Public Information Officer,...
Throughout major cities in China, crowds of people are marching and chanting for the Chinese Communist Party to resign. These are the biggest anti government demonstrations since the 1989 anti government demonstration. People are chanting “down with the Chinese Communist Party” and “step down Xi”, wrote Jennifer Zheng, a respected journalist based in Hong Kong. "This is happening in cities across the country. Something big is brewing." "Incredible scenes from China" writes...
9. SBF: I made a lot of mistakes. But I didn't try to commit fraud on anyone. “Obviously that was a pretty big oversight. I was nervous because of the conflict of interest of being too involved. But that shouldn’t have meant that I didn’t have real oversight. I lived with one or two Alameda people, but I don't live with them anymore." “I haven’t been thinking about Alameda’s oversight or its finances.” But you ran it, said the interviewer. “Yes, I had a lot of exposure...
13. Jennifer Zeng, a Hong Kong based reporter, has tweeted that a woman in China delivered a baby standing in front of the hospital today, because she did not have a valid Covid negative test and therefore could not be admitted to the hospital. "Graphic warning! I cried when watching this. Woman forced to labor standing in front of Gulan People's Hospital in Gulan County, Luzhou City, #Sichuan Province, #CCPChina as she didn't have a #COVID test report! This is a shame to...
11: Several hundred needy people were given free food and clothing at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica on Wednesday afternoon. Volunteers assisted in both projects. St. Monica's conducts monthly food collections. But on Thanksgiving, is the public invited for free meals. Recipients also were given sleeping bags and clothing. The line reached down the block and around the Church. "Today was absolutely amazing," wrote City Councilmember Lana Negrete, who...
11: Hundreds of workers protested at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China Wednesday. Several videos posted to social media showed rioting workers and others, throwing barricades at authorities. The Covid authorities were wearing head to foot white plastic coveralls. They covered their heads as pipes and metal barriers were thrown at them. Footage posted online shows people smashing surveillance cameras and windows and clashing with hazmat-clad police, over Covid...
13-- A full 8 days after the US midterm elections, the Republicans have captured the House of Representatives. This according to the website RealClearPolitics.com, considered a reliable source of information about election results. The House of Representatives has 434 voting members. 217 is half of 434, and 218 is a majority. According to the website, the House now stands at 218 for the Republicans, 210 for the Democrats with 6 House races still too close to call. Nancy...
11: Gasoline sells for around $6.99 a gallon in my neighborhood in Santa Monica. Filling my stupid Chevy Cruze with gas is now around $80. Gas is so expensive in California, mostly due to regulation that isn't necessary any more, or never was. Meanwhile, an election looms. President Joe Biden is way down in the polls. While he's not running himself, he's dragging down Dems in congressional and local races across the US. So why in the heck are you people planning to re-el...
12. One Twitter user tweeted that some Twitter employees have been selling verification for $15,000 per account. Presumably he means former employees who have since been terminated. "For certain accounts, mine include, they would refuse to verify you through the normal standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes," he wrote. "An investigation is needed," he continued. "Yep," tweeted Elon Musk, in a one word reply. The account...
Twitter's new owner has announced that in exchange for $8 per month, anyone can have a blue checkmark and be verified. "Twitter's current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit," tweeted Musk. "Power to the people! Blue for $8/month." "You will also get:- Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam- Ability to post long video & audio. - Half as many ads," tweeted Musk. "And paywall bypass for...
9 There is yet another electrical power outage in Santa Monica, 90403 starting at about 7 pm. But this time, we probably know the cause: Wind. "SMFD responding to a Transformer Fire 900 Block of 17TH. Avoid the area, possible delays, hazards. Inc.#22015959" tweeted the official account of the Santa Monica Fire Department "The wind is blowing hard in #SantaMonica," tweeted Frosty AKA Austin. "That’s three power outages in the last three hours," tweeted...
A California resident was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday morning at 2 am, announced the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. On the date of the attack, Depape was homeless, an illegal immigrant from Canada, and addicted to drugs. Yet he is being called a radicalized Republican by the mainstream media,...
The Brentwood Golf Course was shut down Thursday afternoon, as authorities looked for a mountain lion who had been spotted on the course. A mountain lion was seen sprinting across the golf course at the Brentwood Country Club after an initial sighting prompted the lockdown of a nearby elementary school, the LAPD said. Authorities eventually caught, tranquilized and removed the cougar, who had been spotted by several groups of golfers. It was unclear whether or not the big cat...
1/26/22: A homeless man with a knife barricaded himself after threatening customers and staff at the T-Mobile store on the Third Street Promenade. The following description of the incident from an anonymous source: "A man came in and shortly after the cops showed up which is when the man pulled a fishing size knife out. The cops pulled their guns out and Customers and employees evacuated for a couple hours while negotiations took place between the suspect and the police",...
