Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Wounded before the debate, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came out swinging in Sunday night's debate. He was on his game, and Hillary Clinton's smiles seemed a little insincere. Trump also attacked the moderators for perceived unfairness, saying it was "three against one." As they entered the debate hall to applause, Clinton and Trump did not shake hands. Clinton merely nodded at Trump, who slowed when it became clear that she would not be extending her hand....
It appears that the suspect ultimately evaded police, in a barricade situation at 201314 Roseton, Cerritos. A barricade situation in Lakewood that triggered school lockdowns and residential evacuations ended Tuesday after the suspect, who was involved in a reported assault, was not found in the home. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said they were alerted to an assault situation between a girlfriend and boyfriend in the 20300 block of Roseton Avenue around 5:30 a.m. The...
In the opening monologue of this week's Saturday night live begins with a mock Vice Presidential Debate between Pence and Kaine, and cuts to satirical video of Trump apology. "It looks like Donald Trump finally got his wish: Access to a live microphone!" Trump explains the Billy Bushgate tape to a blonde anchorwoman. "Come on Brooke, I was trying to look cool in front of Billy Bush. Back when I was just a young childish 59 year old man," says Alec Baldwin as Trump. Later, Trum...
A widespread outage on certain Google products has been reported at 1:28 am PST, October 11, 2016. Downdetector.com says it has 50 reports of inability to login into Gmail, other Google products in US, Australia. Google Adsense is reporting obviously incorrect figures. We are able to use search and Gmail functions here in Los Angeles County, California. Google is the world's largest search engine. The company also offers Youtube, Android phones, Google maps, Google Talk and th...
In his first e mail to parents, Santa Monica High School's new principal Antonio Shelton warned about Creepy Clowns. No, seriously. We can't make up stuff like this. Here's the text of the letter: A message from SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL Good afternoon. This message is to inform you that our school district is aware of what is being described as a social media hoax that is being spread to schools/school districts across the U.S. and we have now learned, directed at Samohi. As...
Three Palm Springs police officers have been shot just after 3 pm PST Saturday, said police chief Brian Reyes. The condition of the third officer is described as "critical." The three officers had been responding to a domestic disturbance call. As of 10 PM, police were still on scene surrounding the house, believing the perpetrator may still be inside. Saturday afternoon the two dead officers were identified as Jose Gilbert Vega, 53, and Leslie Zerebny, 27. More about them fro...
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Attorney General Kamala Harris faced off in their only debate Wednesday night at Cal State Los Angeles. The two candidates to replace 24 year Senator Dianne Feinstein, have largely similar views, both of them being Democrats. So they focused on each others record, which Harris accusing Sanchez of being the "number 3 most absent" person in Congress. "We've done enough on border control, now we need to give immediate status to those members...
Donald Trump released a 90 second videotape at midnight Eastern time. It's at the bottom of this page. So many controversial comments in the past 18 months have rolled off of Donald Trumps back like water off a duck. But this time it's different. There is active speculation that the Republican nominee will step down as a Presidential Candidate, and what the party would do. MSNBC, a network as rabidly pro-Clinton as FoxNews is Pro-Trump, says that many donors and elected...
A smoking samsung Galaxy Note phone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines flight on the ground Wednesday in Louisville, KY. Southwest Airlines flight 994 from Louisville to Baltimore was evacuated this morning while still at the gate because of a smoking Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. All passengers and crew exited the plane via the main cabin door and no injuries were reported, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the AP "I shut down the phone," the man who...
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation, based in Rancho Bernardo, owns and operates 123 Souplantation and Sweet Tomato restaurants in the United States. The first location opened in Grantville in 1978. The company intends to close 20 to 30 restaurants as part of its financial restructuring. None of those restaurants closing are in San Diego or the greater Southern California area.CEO John Morberg is attending court filing hearings in Delaware, where the company will seek...
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department officers shot a knife wielding man at the 4th Street and Colorado Expo Line Metro station at 12:55 pm Tuesday afternoon. The train was closed West of the 17th Street Station until 8 pm. Update from the LASD Public Information Office, 8 pm PST: "Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Homicide Investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deputy-involved shooting that occurred at...
Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Sergeant Steve Owen and his partner responded to a 911 from a woman who said there was a burglary in progress at an apartment building in the 3200 block of West Avenue J-7. Owen, a sheriff for 29 years, went to the back of the house. There, Trenton Lovell, 27 pulled out a pistol and shot Sergeant Owen in the face. He then stood over the sheriff, and pumped 4 more rounds into him, executing him. Lovell then searched Owen's body...
NBC News, Friday Morning 10/7: Hurricane Matthew is leaving a trail of damage along Florida as it continues to bear down on the eastern side of the state Friday, and Florida's governor warned the worst could is still likely to come. "We are very concerned about storm surge and the worst effects are still likely to come," Gov. Rick Scott said in a press conference Friday morning. The storm left more than 590,000 people without power, as of 9 a.m. ET on Friday. Additionally,...
A federal contractor has been arrested and charged with stealing highly classified information from the U.S. government, authorities announced Wednesday. Harold Thomas Martin III, 51, of Glen Burnie, Md., was charged with theft of government property and unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, authorities said. If convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. He was arrested in August after investigators searched his home in Glen Burnie and found...
Los Angeles police said Wednesday they were looking for a man whom a security camera filmed assaulting a woman just outside a Venice Beach store. The video is embedded below. The man not only slugged the woman, who is seen sitting on the sidewalk rubbing her jaw; he also throws a man who tries to detain him over his shoulder. The LAPD says they know the man's name. But they are withholding it from the media--meaning that Police think they know where to find him. When they do,...
1/3 Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint Sunday night inside a luxury Paris apartment by two masked men dressed as police officers, according to a spokeswoman. She was "badly shaken but physically unharmed," the spokeswoman told The Associated Press, offering no further details. The police were on guard outside the doors of the private luxury residence in central Paris on Monday morning, said the New York Times. Ms. Kardashian West, famous for her use of social media,...
Matthew is expected to scrape western Haiti on Monday as a major storm bringing 145 mile per hour (230 kph) winds and life-threatening rain to the southern coast, while simultaneously lashing Jamaica. Eastern Cuba also will feel bands of fierce wind and rains on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. They added that Matthew is closely tracking Hurricane Hazel from 1954, which damaged North Carolina after killing 1000 people in Haiti. The last time a Category 4 storm...
You may have wondered why you haven't heard much about Tiffany Trump, the only child of Donald Trump with actress Marla Maples. Well, as always, there's an internet meme that explains it. It went all over Twitter early this year: Trump: I need Secret Service protection for Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric Eric: What about Tiffany? Trump: Who? - Purify (@TheToast2016) September 20, 2016 Poor Tiffany Trump. "But I DO have a meeting with a Congressman! His name...is George! George Glass!"...
Western Exterminator Company, one of the nation's leading pest control company, has partnered with Mondo Taco to show that insects aren't always pests – sometimes they are delicious. On Saturday, October 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Western Exterminator and Mondo Taco will host a pop-up "Pestaurant" at the Santa Monica Third Street Promenade. Menu items will be made of bugs and includes "Jamaican Me Hoppy Jerked Seasoned Grasshoppers with Pineapple Salsa", "Deep South B...
Dear Ask the CPA: My wife and I have two children, ages 19 and 16. One is off at College. Our monthly budget is $5000, half of which goes to health insurance. I am 60 years old. This morning, during our morning walk, I told her we'd be better off using medicare/mediCal, and putting the $ into a Medical Savings Account. She said, the kids need health insurance, but I would assume it's much cheaper to just buy health insurance for them. What do you recommend? At what age do we...
A " suspicious package" closed the Santa Monica Courthouse on September 28th. At about 12:45, Santa Monica police warned people to stay away from Main Street and Olympic Drive near the Santa Monica Courthouse. At 1:15, police and that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Arson-Explosives Detail found a suspicious package, that they ultimately determined to be papers and documents someone had left in the hallway. They gave the all clear at 3:30 pm. Santa Monica High School students...
A commuter train loaded with people crashed through barriers and into a New Jersey terminal during the Morning commute Thursday. Officials, who had initially said 3 people were dead, now say that one person was killed and 75 are injured. A New Jersey Transit train derailed during rush hour on Thursday morning and crashed into Hoboken terminal, one of the busiest in the state, and a huge commuter hub for those traveling to and from New York City. New Jersey Governor Chris...
Breaking news: when asked by MSNBCs Chris Matthews to name a foreign leader he admires, libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson was unable to name a single foreign leader. Today's #1 campaign topic: Fat. Today's #1 campaign question: Has Gary Johnson smoked too much weed? Good Lord. This is absurd. At Stuart Rothenberg MODERATOR: Where do you stand on abortion rights? GARY JOHNSON: On the floor, usually. -- Sam Grittner gary johnson is living proof you literally don't...
Santa Monica city attorney Marsha Moutrie publicly announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year. Her 20 year reign has not been without controversy, so some are glad, some are not. But it is beyond question that the most powerful official, elected or unelected, in the City of Santa Monica will be gone at the end of the year. Moutrie blames her family. "Santa Monica is an incredible place and my 22 action-packed years as City Attorney have flown by. My husband...
Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to push back the start of school to a later date, unnamed LAUSD board members told Fox 11 News (KTTV). Parents complained that the school beginning on August 16th as it did this year, was just too early. Kids had to endure the lack of school air conditioning, and the District had to pay increased air conditioning costs. The downside: The new plan will cut into the December holiday break. And pupils will no longer get an entire...
