Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A water main break on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles at the west entrance to the Westside Pavilion, has shut down pico Boulevard in both directions at 11:30 AM Tuesday morning. This is located between Overland Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. A fire hydrant blew and caused this Geyser on pico near Overland in West LA. Pico was closed for 300 feet in either direction. Aging infrastructure has been discussed repeatedly in this year's election campaign both locally and at the...
At least 117 people were arrested in North Dakota on Thursday as police forcibly removed protesters from private property in the Dakota Access pipeline right of way. More standoffs against the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline continued on Friday, as questions were raised on twitter and Facebook about the fairness of police action against protestors. Comparisons were raised with the Bundy's and their standoff over the Malheur refuge. Hundreds of Native Americans staged a...
Federal authorities still consider cannabis a schedule one drug. But orthodox Jews answer to a Higher authority. Orthodox Jewish authorities have declared cannabis and Marijuana Kosher (Parve) for Passover and all year, reports the Israel National News. After sniffing the leaves, Rabbi Kanievksy and Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein said that the Cannabis plant has a "healing smell," according to the Times of Israel, and blessed the leaves. For the eight-days of Passover, Jews avoid...
update, 10/28: The Bundy brothers remained in jail Friday following a dramatic acquittal a day earlier in a courtroom that erupted into chaos after an attorney yelled at a judge for their release, resulting in him being subdued with a Taser gun and arrested. A jury delivered an extraordinary blow to the government Thursday in a long-running battle over the use of public lands when it acquitted all seven defendants involved in the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge...
In 1970 nations of the world signed a 50 year deal ending in 2020, not to exploit Antarctica's natural resources, nor to settle people there, and to keep the continent demilitarized and nuclear free. There has been cheating along the fringes of that deal. The Chileans, for example, have 3 villages on the Antarctic Peninsula, so they can claim a native population with the treat is renegotiated 3 years from now. The Russians have made a dump of Belinghausen Island. After years...
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate and former Indiana governor Mike Pence announced that his 13 year old Beagle, Maverick, died on Wednesda. "Heavy hearts today. Our beagle of 13 years passed away quietly last night. Rest In Peace, Maverick. We will miss you," wrote Pence. He also shared a photo of himself and his wife Karen sitting on their door step with Maverick. In addition to Maverick, the Pences also have two cats, Pickle and Oreo. The animals were briefly separated...
Update, Saturday Morning, 10/29: Water was restored to most of the affected homes late Friday night. 10/28: A water main break in Pacific Palisades has left hundreds of homes without water late Friday afternoon. The breach is reportedly on Sunset Blvd and Las Lomas Avenue. "It could be overnight, or even a few days," said a Department of Water & Power spokesman. Some local residents were reportedly looking for hotel rooms. Los Angeles fire Department held a press conference at...
American music executive 'Suge' Knight wants nearly one-third of the $1 billion Dr. Dre received when he sold Beats to Apple in 2014. In a lawsuit, he claims the producer hired a hitman to kill Dre in order to evade Apple making the payment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the countersuit, filed by Knight's attorney, argues the two had a lifetime management agreement, which entitled Knight to 30 percent of Dre's earnings, including...
If you've spent the last 40 years living in a rent controlled apartment in Santa Monica, you can thank Tom Hayden for it. He wrote the City's rent control charter amendment, enacted by the voters in 1978. Perhaps no single person had more influence on Santa Monica in the 20th century. He died quietly last night at his home in Santa Monica at 76 years of age. Tom Hayden, the preeminent 1960s radical who roused a generation of alienated young Americans, became a symbol of milita...
Today, the Las Vegas Review became the third major US Daily newspaper to endorse Donald Trump for President. "Yes, Mr. Trump's impulsiveness and overheated rhetoric alienate many voters. He has trouble dealing with critics and would be wise to discover the power of humility," said the Las Vegas Review Journal Sunday in an editorial. "But neither candidate will ever be called to the dais to accept an award for moral probity and character. And we are already distressingly...
At least 13 tour bus passengers are dead after the vehicle crashed into a big rig on a California highway Sunday morning, authorities said. The crash on Interstate 10 sent at least 30 passengers from the USA Holiday bus to Palm Springs area hospitals, the Desert Sun reported. The big rig driver was not hurt. The cause of the 5 a.m. crash has not been determined. The California Highway Patrol could not immediately be reached. The passengers were mostly European and Chinese...
Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning yet another conspiracy theory: Hillary had the answers in advance of last night's debate. "Why didn't Hillary Clinton announce that she was inappropriately given the debate questions- she secretly used them! Crooked Hillary." 7:56 AM - 20 Oct. 2016. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, let his last best chance to become president pass him by last night, ways Ben White of Politico. In an article entitled "240 years of Democracy...
The owners of a dating website claim they hired Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as a programmer, but that he used the platform to solicit sex from an 8 year old girl. Assange says he was set up by Clinton partisans, and did nothing of the sort. According to the website "Bipartisan Report," the Commonwealth of the Bahamas is investigating Assange on charges of allegedly soliciting sex from an 8 year old girl. The report says this is the real reason why Ecuadorian embassy...
The two took podiums, and the first topic was the Supreme Court. Wallace: Is the Constitution a living document, Mrs. Clinton? Clinton: The Supreme Court raises the central question, which is what kind of country are we going to be? We need a Sup Court that will stand up for women's rights, take down Citizens United, up with LGBTQ rights. I have major disagreements with my opponent. But it is important not to reverse LGBTQ, that we stand up for workers rights, the S Ct should...
Comedienne Amy Schumer was booed by about 200 Trump supporters at an appearance in Tampa, Florida last night. She read a fake apology letter today in an appearance on the same Tamp stage. “Dearest Tampa,” Schumer began. “I’m sorry you didn’t want me, a comedian who talks about what she believes in, to mention the biggest thing going on in our country right now. How could I think it was okay to spend five minutes having a peaceful conversation with someone with different...
In a very contentious presidential election campaign, Americans have a hard time keeping their thoughts to themselves. First an artist executed a series of naked Donald Trump statues, most of which were torn apart. They're surviving statue, from Hollywood, is being auctioned off. Now, an artist in New York City has placed a papier-mâché naked grotesque Hillary statue on the streets of Manhattan. A face that appears to be Donald Trump appears from the corner near her naked b...
The hashtag HillaryBecause is trending on Twitter. A few of the more clever posts on either side: #HillaryBecause, if you don't like Trump's locker room talk about groping, you're gonna love when her refugees actually do it. Niko I'm With Trump #HillaryBecause 8 years of failed policies under the Obama administration may finally work in the next four years. @hillaryclinton As a gay man, it makes perfect sense to vote for open borders, more refugees, & anti-LGBT / anti-women...
Apple, Inc, makers of the iPhone, have announced that they will not longer provide repair service or parts for the iPhone 4. Apple will similarly discontinue servicing the 13-inch MacBook Air from 2010, the third-generation AirPort Extreme and the second-generation Time Capsule on October 31. While Apple generally halts servicing iPhones that are older than 5 years, California requires that manufacturers support electronic devices for 7 years. So California, where Apple is...
The Obama administration officially accused Russia of orchestrating hacking efforts to interfere with the election process on Friday. It cannot be doubted that the US administration will have to retaliate for this act of cyberwarfare. The retribution may take the form of a cyber counterattack--what the US did a few years ago to get back at the North Koreans for hacking Sony studios in Culver City, CA. We may never know what it is, or whether it's effective. "I love...
Paisley Park Studios singer Prince Rogers Nelson home and recording studio, opened to the public but only for three days. It was a test to see if the place meets local standards for traffic, parking and environmental degradation. People who've seen it get a strange sense the singer knew it was about to open, and prepared Prince's paisley palace to be opened to the public. "Even his little red corvette is still there," mused one reporter, from ET Online. "He had a vision, and...
The Iraqi Prime Minister Ahbadi has announced that the Iraqi Army is attempting to take Mosul from a 2 year long ISIS occupation. Iraq's military has launched an offensive aimed at wresting control of Mosul from Islamic State militants, according to the country's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi. Mosul, the site of a University (now closed by ISIS), once had 2 million residents. At least half escaped ISIS, a potential death penalty offense. Iraqi Army and 5000 US Special...
When we see a 68 year old woman running against a 70 year old man, do we not subconsciously think.... Once upon a time, she was an attractive blond, and he was a dapper young man, quite popular with the ladies. What if they courted each other instead? At last, it's out in the open in a Youtube video where Trump sings to Hillary: "I've Had The Time of My Life, And I Owe It All To You. Chelsea and Bill Clinton also star in the video, enjoying the show. Is it really so...
The Oregon Zoo has released a video of its female 10 month old polar bear Nora, frolicking in a pool of ice. It's difficult to imagine something cuter, involving a young ferocious predator. Anyway, the video is a sneak peak at the bear, who is too young yet to be on display to the public. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land...
Typhoon restaurant is located in the terminal at Santa Monica airport. The business has decided to respect the City's Thirty Day Notice to Quit and move out of the building on November 15, 2016. "The City of Santa Monica has nearly tripled our rent and made business conditions so difficult that it has become impossible to carry on without incurring financial ruin," said the owners in a press release Consistent with the desires of many residents, the City of Santa Monica...
At Clover Park this afternoon, Oct. 9, City Councilman Terry O'Day saw local residents canvassing for a YES vote on Measure LV, reported LV supporter and local resident Tricia Crane on her Facebook account. School Board member Oscar de la Torre, who is now running for City Council, explained to him that residents have a right to exercise their freedom of speech. O'Day called city staff to roust LV supporters but they were allowed to stay. Measure LV would require a vote of...
