Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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George Mason University recently renamed its law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia -- and then quickly realized the acronym that name created was problematic. The school first announced it would change the name to The Antonin Scalia School of Law, or ASSoL, after receiving an anonymous $30 million donation on March 31. Observers took to Twitter to comment on the acronym's similarity to a vulgarity, with many of those tweeting not a fan of the...
An autopsy to determine what caused the death of iconic singer Prince was completed at 1 p.m. local time Friday (11 a.m. Pacific) in Ramsey, Minn. However, a spokeswoman from the Midwest Medical Examiner said that final test results may not be available for days or even weeks. Speaking at a press conference Friday afternoon, Carver County Sheriff's Office spokesman Jim Olson proved that you don't have to watch Dynasty, to have an attitude. He told the press nothing they...
Your dishwasher doesn't clean dishes. The nanny state took one yet further move into your bedroom last week. Well, your rooftop anyway Just one week after San Francisco became the largest U.S. city to require rooftop solar installations on new buildings, Santa Monica dittoed. On April 26, the Santa Monica City Council enacted law requiring rooftop solar systems for all new construction; residential and commercial. The measure, which goes into effect May 30th, updates the...
Update 5/14: Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki has contacted SMObserved.com, to say that this is a vegetable recall from CRF company. CRF Frozen Foods, Inc is a supplier to many grocery companies, among them Trader Joe's, she says. "The total number of our products affected by the USDA CRF/ajinomoto recall are 2. Out of more than 400 CRF frozen products recalled across numerous retailers in North America, Trader Joe's has 9 under our private label (this factors the 2...
It was something the far right warned would happen, should Obama be re-elected in 2012. "Men who think they're women will be allowed inside women's restrooms! It'll be the apocalypse!" said Glenn Beck. "What these people want, is to include everyone in everything. If you're a man, and you're curious what goes on inside the ladies' room, being born a man shouldn't disqualify you. All you need do, is wake up one morning and realize you're a woman, a woman trapped in a man's...
The Metro Train has yet to open and Santa Monica has it's second train vs car collision! Says the SMFD: "At approximately 7:30 PM, May 11, 2016, Santa Monica Fire Department received word of a train vs. car collision at the intersection of Lincoln and Colorado Blvd. 3 Engines, 1 Ladder Truck, 1 USAR Heavy Rescue Vehicle, and a Battalion Chief Supervisor responded. 1st arriving units found a train into a single vehicle. The train stayed on the tracks, and there were no...
The LA Times reports that, according to Court records, Prince saw a Minneapolis doctor the day before he died. In fact, the Doctor came to Paisley Park the morning Prince died to give the singer his test results. Family Practitioner Michael Todd Schulenberg saw Prince on April 7 and April 21. According to a search warrant, Prince Rogers Nelson was supposed to fill a prescription at Walgreens, though it remains unclear whether he had a chance to do so before he died. A Search...
Local business group Bizfeed released a poll today, in which Santa Monica was elected the most business unfriendly place in LA County. Bizfeed describes itself as a grassroots alliance which represents more than 275,000 businesses, industry trade groups, chambers of commerce, ethnic business groups, business districts and independent companies. It says its member include nearly 3 million employees across all 88 cities in Los Angeles County. Grassroots alliance of over 155...
Superintendent Sandra Lyon, who has been superintendent of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District since 2011, said that she is leaving SMMUSD on July 1, 2016 in order to become superintendent of the Palm Springs Unified School District. "I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve the Santa Monica and Malibu communities for the past five years, and am especially proud to be part of an amazing team of leaders and teachers who have worked very hard to build our...
"Dearly beloved, We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life Electric word life! It means forever and that's a mighty long time. But I'm here to tell u There's something else: the afterworld. A world of never ending happiness. You can always see the sun, day or night!" -- Prince, Let's Go Crazy Music legend Prince Nelson Rogers, who died Thursday at the age of 57, has been cremated and buried in a private ceremony. Prince is gone forever and that's a...
Ted Cruz and John Kasich suddenly issued statements that they will cooperate Sunday night. For the first time, the second and third running candidates will coordinate in a desperate bid to keep the Republican Party's presidential nomination, out of the hands of first place runner Donald Trump. The two men issued statements saying they will divide their efforts in upcoming contests. Ted Cruz focus on Indiana, and Kasich will campaign in Oregon and New Mexico. The strategy is...
CNN reports that Former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford announced Sunday that he is marrying a man 50 years his junior, almost 20 years after his wife died. Wofford, a Democrat who was also a top adviser to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., announced his marriage to Matthew Charlton in a New York Times op-ed published Sunday. "Too often, our society seeks to label people by pinning them on the wall -- straight, gay or in between," Wofford wrote. "I don't catego...
It was nightmarish, but also dreamlike, as a 32 year old female first tried to run over her parents. Failing that, the lady left in her SUV and led multiple law enforcement agencies from Pasadena, to Thousand Oaks and Downtown Los Angeles. When she got out of the vehicle and began, Police decided they had had enough. They arrested and booked her. The female suspect – whose identity has still not been released – was booked on several charges, including assault with a dea...
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CA- Sport Chalet is closing all its stores and shutting down its online sales, the La Cañada Flintridge sporting goods company announced Saturday. The decision affects more than 40 stores in California. Competition with online retailers such as Amazon is believed to be the company's deathnell. Sports Authority, a competitor, is also closing. A statement on the company's website said the stores will remain open until at least April 29 to accommodate g...
The Board of Directors of Advocates for Malibu Public Schools (AMPS) has decided not to be part of a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit filed against the City of Santa Monica. In an attempt to force the City to change its Charter from city-wide to districted Council and School Board elections, several groups last week sued Santa Monica alleging civil rights violations. Board member Oscar de la Torre's wife, Mary Loya, was the organizer of the lawsuit. The Pico Neighborhood...
During the first Quarter or 2016, Santa Monica had more luxury homes sales than any area except Beverly Hills, said Sotheby's real estate in a report. Santa Monica tied with Pacific Palisades, for 24 "Luxury Home" sales in January, February and March. Only 13 such homes were sold in the same period last year. Beverly Hills had 27 luxury home sales in first quarter 2016, Sotheby's said. A luxury home is one sold for more than $3,000,000. Sotheby's Western Region COO Frank...
The SpaceX Dragon docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. Its cargo includes a Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the ISS in its cargo, which will dock to the station and expand out to create a new workspace for scientists, NASA explained in a blog post. In the future, the BEAM could be used for setting up living quarters on Mars. Mars is 100 times further than the Earth's moon, and so supplies need to be compacted as efficiently as possible. An...
The California Highway Patrol found a kidnapped 2-year-old boy who was the subject of a statewide Amber Alert, in a Monterey County barn. A thief had stolen the car with the boy in the back seat. The car was found abandoned, and no suspects were apprehended. A 911 caller reported seeing the Honda in a barn on River Road south of Salinas, said CHP spokesman Officer Oscar Loza. Monterey County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene, where the caller led them to the car and fo...
Will Smith, 34, former defensive end for the NFL's New Orleans Saints, died of "multiple gunshot wounds" after a traffic accident in the City's Lower Garden District. New Orleans City Police Department said in a statement that Smith had bumped into Cardell Hayes, 29, and the matter escalated. The Courthouse website indicated that Hayes pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and weapons in 2014. The Smith family released a statement through a PR firm: "On behalf of...
After several unsuccessful attempts to land an unmanned rocket on a football field-sized floating barge in the Atlantic Ocean, Elon Musk's SpaceX finally successfully completed it Friday afternoon. This follows its first resupply of the International Space Station, since the company's Dragon rocket exploded in 2015. The landing, the first ever of a rocket's first stage at sea is a step toward the future for the commercial spaceflight industry, and for Hawthorne's SpaceX....
A small earthquake has rattled parts of Southern California, but there have been no reports of damage or injury. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.4 magnitude quake hit at 9:50 p.m. Monday and was centered about 4 miles south of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County. A sheriff's deputy in Santa Clarita says there have been no calls as a result of the quake. Interestingly, the quake comes at the same time that a volcano in Mexico erupted, 400 miles to the south of...
A shallow magnitude 2.6 earthquake was reported Friday morning six miles from Malibu, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 7:11 a.m. PDT at a depth of 9.3 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was eight miles from Thousand Oaks, nine miles from Agoura Hills, and 11 miles from Agoura. In the last 10 days, there have been three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday...
It's always such fun when President Barack Obama's motorcade is in town. As he and his entourage visit rich Hollywood celebrities to raise money for "House and Senate campaigns," you will be expected to wait patiently in traffic, possibly for hours. Of course, you do that on normal days, so what's the diff? Obama is due to arrive in Los Angeles tonight and leave Friday around midday. Mostly he will be in Westwood, Brentwood and Bel Air. Although the president's exact travel...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 struck 7 miles west southwest of Port Hueneme in Ventura County early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 4:44 a.m. and had a depth of 0.7 miles. Observer readers in Ventura and Oxnard reported feeling the temblor. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Interestingly, the quake comes at the same time that a volcano in Mexico erupted, 400 miles to the south of the Santa...
Police are investigating after a member of staff at Disneyland Paris was reportedly found dead in the theme park's haunted house. The 45-year-old technician is thought to have been electrocuted in the Phantom Manor on Saturday morning between 8am and 9am, just before the park opened to the public. The employee is believed to have been working on lighting at the attraction, which was immediately closed. The ride features zombies, a ghostly dog and a skeletal bride and promises...
