Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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4/19/18: Three people were hospitalized early Thursday morning after their vehicle was struck by a Metro Expo Line Train at Lincoln Blvd and Colorado, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said. An SUV collided with the Expo Line train in the intersection, said Sgt. Frederico of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. That intersection does not have armatures separating traffic from the train. The vehicle's occupants were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. At least one train passeng...
4/19: A 32 year old homeless man was killed by a hit and run driver early Thursday morning, police said. Like the victim, the only witnesses to the post midnight incident were other homeless people known to the police. Witnesses say the driver of an SUV discovered he was traveling the wrong way on Speedway, a one way alley paralleling Ocean Front Walk. He suddenly did a U Turn at Wavecrest Way to bring the SUV into the correct direction. But in doing so, he struck and killed...
The Museum of Flying has confirmed the attendance of the 2018 inductees into the California Aviation Hall of Fame. They are Angela Masson, Mike Melvill, Dick Rutan, and Barry Schiff. The Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 with a 6:00 pm reception and Dinner and Program to follow at the Museum. Hall of Fame Selection Committee member Ramona Cox will serve as the Master of Ceremony as long-time Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chairman, Nissen...
Update, 3 pm: After investigating multiple reports of a methane or other oder in the 500 block of Venice Blvd, the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Southern California Gas Company, determined the source of the leak to be natural. The investigation began at 10 am approximately, when mutliple reports of people smelling gas came in. But it was determined to be natural, perhaps methane from the Pacific Ocean. At 3 pm the investigation concluded. This from the City of Santa...
California Attorney General's office today announced that defendant Carl Ferrer, Chief Executive Officer of online sex advertising website Backpage.com, has pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy and three counts of money laundering. The defendant entered the guilty plea in Sacramento County Superior Court, resolving charges against him in the criminal case People of the State of California v. Carl Ferrer, Michael Lacey, and James Larkin. This plea follows the permanent...
The City Clerk confirms that former City Councilmember Bob Holbrook is undergoing chemo therapy. The City Council's office would not state anything else definitive about Holbrook's health, except that he has been undergoing treatment for about a year. Holbrook served on the Council on and off over a 35 year period, ending in 2014. In February, the Council allocated $20,000 to establish a scholarship fund "for a Santa Monica student interested in pursuing an education in civic...
Work Well Win, a company founded by Frank Bistrian, has announced that they will convert the former bookstore at 1201 Third Street Promenade, into co-working space. Some people (of a certain age) refer to this arrangement as a "Fegen Suite," others call it an executive suite. The 30,000 square foot space will be available for subleasing tenants in the Fall of 2018 "Work well win is unlike existing co-working solutions: its designed from the ground up with wellness...
An earthquake measured at a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, struck in the seas off Santa Cruz Island on Thursday afternoon just after 12:30 Office workers in downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach felt a shaking movement, some said it lasted 20 seconds. On Santa Cruz Island, a live webcam captured a bald eagle's jolted reaction at the epicenter. The temblor occurred just before 12:30 p.m. and was centered south of Santa Cruz Island" said the LA Times. "It was...
New Shoes: Joan Holly Padeo dances with Carissa Songhorian in a rehearsal for New Shoes Dances 17, at Highways Performance Space. Joan Holly Padeo's "HELMET | GOLIATH" (created in collaboration with Carissa Songhorian) exists where right and wrong reside within a spectrum with no definitive edges. Two women fuse, destroy, and rebuild classical lines with an experimental and contemporary approach. The duet canvasses an exploration of temptation versus conscience into an...
New Shoes: Joan Holly Padeo dances with Carassa Songhorian in a rehearsal for New Shoes Dances 17, at Highways Performance Space. Joan Holly Padeo’s “HELMET | GOLIATH” (created in collaboration with Carissa Songhorian) exists where right and wrong reside within a spectrum with no definitive edges. Two women fuse, destroy, and rebuild classical lines with an experimental and contemporary approach. The duet canvasses an exploration of temptation versus conscience into an uninh...
At least one witness has attributed the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, to a snapped cable. Speaking on Fox TV, eyewitness Jose Mejia says that he saw a blue cable holding equipment in a blue box, snap. It fell onto the pedestrian bridge, causing the bridge to collapse. The bridge fell on at least 5 vehicles. It was intended to connect 2 sides of Miami's Florida International University. A local congressman confirms that a stress test was underway at the time of the...
The California Heritage Museum presents Rock & Roll Legends: The Lost Negatives of Michael Friedman. Between 1969 and 1973 Friedman shot over 1,000 photographs, but before he even printed most of the photos, he packed the negatives away, and then lost track of them, eventually considering them lost. Then, in 2017, after 45 years, the long lost negatives were discovered in Friedman's attic. Michael Friedman, former Manager and Music Producer, will present these never-before-see...
Crowds were out in force on a sunny Santa Monica Sunday as people in the banana suits wheelchairs and some serious runners finish the Los Angeles Marathon. Under the watchful eyes of Santa Monica police, 10,000 runners in about five times as many spectators lined the streets of Santa Monica to watch the 26 mile race....
3/9/2018: SMPD detectives say they filed charges against Carl Marcel Nelson, 33, from Los Angeles for a shooting at 5th Street and Arizona on February 18th. That night, several men were in a fist fight after exiting a nearby nightclub called the West End. The fight ended when Nelson pulled out a pistol. "The suspect shot at a male victim and fled the location. The victim was struck multiple times in the lower leg . The victim was found in a nearby car with multiple gunshot...
Those of us who've live in Santa Monica for a while have seen new police chiefs come and go, about every 5 years in fact. That way they take home around $2 million or so, and max out their pension benefits. Undeniably, Chief of police in this town a tough job, made tougher by the massive prison release that resulted from Democratic dominance of California politics, and prop 57. Some local residents have dubbed the Expo Line "The Crime Train" on social media. I've noticed that...
Update: At least one person claiming to be a witness wrote us to say: Your article about a man being talked down off a building ledge on Wiltshire Blvd is incorrect. The police were unable to talk him down and the man did jump off the building and was severly injured and was being attended to by fire and rescue. Three fire engines, an ambulance and 10 or so Los Angeles police department officers responded to the SAG-AFTRA building at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. early Wednesday...
Neighbors report that the Los Angeles police department is conducting a major operation Tuesday night at the Westside Pavilion. Just before 10 PM, numerous police vehicles were seen in front of the West Los Angeles mall. Coincidently it was just announced this week that the 30-year-old shopping mall would be converted into offices. The Westside Pavilion is a shopping mall located in West Los Angeles. It is owned and operated by The Macerich Company. It is a three-story...
Note: This is a City Press Release by Constance Farrell, Public Information Officer, City of Santa Monica At tonight's City Council meeting, the results of the January 24, 2018 Homeless Count were released showing a 4% increase in homelessness, or an increase of 36 individuals over last year. This comes amidst a regional homeless crisis with 57,000 (2017 regional count numbers) living without permanent shelter countywide. Here's a look at top line numbers, which will be...
Santa Monica, California – Santa Monica Public Library welcomes University of Southern California Architecture Professor Kenneth Breisch for a presentation on the History of Carnegie Libraries on Saturday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the historic Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 Main Street. Professor Breisch speaks about the origins of, and philosophy behind, Andrew Carnegie's project to finance the construction of nearly 1,700 public libraries in the United States. His p...
In 2010, he robbed a Burberry store in Beverly Hills with 2 accomplices. And now, he's wanted for a Montana Avenue robbery as well. The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is seeking the public's assistance in locating the suspect believed to be involved in the armed jewelry store robbery that took place earlier this week at Curated Los Angeles, 1604 Montana Avenue. The suspect is identified as Robert Art Abalov, a 32 year- old male. Abalov is approximately 5'7" tall, 145...
What's open 24 hours, copies, scans and faxes, and will be gone by the end of the year? The Kinko's building at 6th and Wilshire Blvd has a sign on it indicating that it will be replaced by yet another luxury hotel development by year's end. It's been converted into a FedEx since 2014. The sign describes it as a 4 story, mixed use project, but that probably means empty boutique stores on the bottom floor and $895 a night hotel rooms above. Because, you know, we need more of...
Earlier today, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) located and arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a home invasion robbery that took place in Santa Monica. The suspect is identified as Rashad Devon Harris, a 25 year-old male. Friday at 3:30 am a woman residing in an apartment complex in the 1700 block of 5th Street called police to say she had been attacked. Upon arrival, officers located a female resident in a unit suffering from multiple stab wounds and lacer...
On February 23, 2018, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed charges on a suspect believed to be involved in the murder of John Hautz. The suspect is identified as Roy Antonio Davis, a 26-year old male from Los Angeles. The charges were filed with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office - Airport Division Courthouse. On January 1, 2018 at about 1:04 p.m., SMPD Officers responded to a radio call for service in the 2300 block of 34th Street regarding...
2/28 Wednesday evening, Santa Monica Police were searching for a suspect at 18th and Georgina. A man claiming to have a bomb robbed a jewelry store on Montana. He then crashed into another vehicle in the 300 block of 18th street, then dropped the "explosive device" next to his SUV and took off on foot. SMPD's K9 and SWAT Teams were called in to look for the man, but ultimately did not find him At 5:36 p.m. police say they responded to a radio call re "Suspicious...
What began as a home invasion robbery at 3:30 am in the 1700 block of 5th Street, progressed to "a violent crime scene with multiple locations." The victim, a woman in her 20's, woke up to find a man in her apartment. He attacked her, inflicting multiple injuries on the unnamed woman. Later Friday morning neighbors reported a heavily armed Santa Monica Police SWAT team at Broadway Avenue and 11th Street in Santa Monica since 6 am Friday. They focused on one yard for an hour,...
