Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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California voters recently approved prison reforms intended to release non-violent offenders. Consistent with that movement, Ridesharing application provider Uber has announced that it will allow ex-prostitutes and other non violent convicted offenders to drive. This is with the blessing of California authorities. Uber's new standards have already taken effect in California and will begin in Connecticut on January 1, 2017. Former sex workers and those convicted of harassment,...
A Stanford University Sociology professor has developed a fool proof method for converting Trump supporting relatives into Democratic voters. He urges Hillary supporters to use it on Trumper relatives they encounter at the holiday dinner table. In the old days, young university graduates would sail the world's oceans, looking for heathens to convert to Christianity. They were no doubt as earnest as Robb Willer. In a TED Talk and a Huffington Post editorial, Willer first urges...
Fake news stories did not disappear from the Internet after the election. A video on Youtube attached to a news story at US Conservativetoday.com, claims that the video shows Muslims at a US Mall tearing apart a Christmas tree. "Watch what these Muslims do when they see a Christmas tree being set up at the mall!" "Ahh, the religion of peace and tolerance. Whenever Muslims move to Western nations they try to change everything about the culture to conform to sharia law. When the...
Politico.com calls the election of Donald Trump Tuesday night "the biggest political upset in US History." Santa Monica residents and others reacted with surprise, since after all, Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton won California's electoral votes by more than 3%. Mrs. Clinton consistently out polled Mr. Trump by 4 or 5%, so his election has been described as then biggest surprise in American presidential elections since "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline in 1948. More about tha...
Well it's that time of year again, on hyper-drive. In this craziest of all elections, here are the Observer's recommendations when you go to the polls: US SENATE: Kamala Harris. What a lame choice for an incredibly important political post. Kamala Harris is cautious and always poll-tested and surprisingly unaccomplished, Loretta Sanchez comes across as a cooky flake. Harris does seem smarter, and we do give her kudos for her negotiation with the banks over the foreclosure...
In a twitter storm today under #100YearsStrong, Planned Parenthood celebrated 100 years since its founding. "No woman can call herself free, if she does not own and control her own body," said the successors to Margaret Sanger in a tweet quoting her. But not everyone on Twitter was congratulatory, of course. Planned Parenthood says that it provides wellness exams, cancer screenings, education and outreach, access to affordable medicine to millions of American women, and that's...
Santa Monica College just announced priority enrollment at SMC for Santa Monica and Malibu residents and local graduates, effective the winter semester which commences Jan. 3, 2017. This is probably due to local pressure. The school, which dropped "Junior College" from its name in 1998, seeks "a diverse student body." Which means they routinely accept people from Taiwan, reject SamoHi graduates, and expect the community to believe this is a good thing. Samohi's last president...
LA Resident Michael Fino, 44, has turned himself in to police for punching a woman and tossing other bystanders. He has been charged criminally with battery. The event occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, near the intersection of Pacific Street and Windward Avenue. This is a very busy intersection one block from the beach and Venice boardwalk, where the old "VENICE" sign is visible. The original buildings built in Venice are on that intersection. Surveillance...
Republican nominee Donald Trump seemed to be sniffling Monday night. This is ironic, as Trump asserted Hillary Clinton lacks the stamina to be President. Chuck Todd, political director of Meet the Press, said "We've just watched a very surreal debate. Mrs. Clinton was obviously very well prepared. Mr. Trump spoke with a lot of passion, but ceased answering questions directly after the first half hour. How will the American public react to it? I can't say, but it's unlike...
In Total Recall, where Arnold Schwarzenegger calls a Johnnie Cab as his get away vehicle. It doesn't understand quickly enough that Arnold wants to go "anywhere!", so he pushes down the robot and takes control of the car himself. Later, when Arnold stiffs it on the fare, Robot Johnnie blows up the cab. Clearly, the tension between robots and the drivers they replaced was foreseen. Total recall is set in 2084, but according to John Zimmer, the co-founder and CEO of Lyft, this...
Update: The Commission on Presidential Debates Monday morning stated that while each candidate is allowed a certain number of tickets for guests, Gennifer Flowers is not among the spectators certified for tonight's debate. For political junkies, the 2016 U.S. Presidential election is a lot like a high school debate between a smart but mean homecoming queen and the class bully, only better. And it just keeps getting better. Donald Trump critic Mark Cuban has front-row seats to...
Actor Jim Carrey has been sued by Cathriona White's husband, for allowing her access to his prescription drugs, such as Percocet and Fentanyl. The lawsuit was filed in California Superior Court Monday Morning, and includes causes of action for wrongful death, and for alienation of affection. On September 28, 2015, White, was found dead from a possibly intentional prescription drug overdose. Carrey's on-off girlfriend, the two met each other sometime in 2012. Carrey was a...
Penny Dreadful" came to a sudden conclusion in June, with central character Vanessa Ives (played by French actress Eva Green) suddenly killed by Josh Hartnett's werewolf Ethan, to prevent her from having to marry the devil. If you're still with me, it means that you'd probably like to own some of the show's props, but here's you're chance. A huge trove of props, furniture, and other art are headed to auction this week in Kildare, Ireland, with bidding to begin tomorrow. To...
When Catholic Mt. St. Charles Academy said early this year, that it would not accept nor enroll Transgender Students, the left declared war. The Rhode Island School placed itself in the center of a national debate over an LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance that would protect transgender people's access to public accommodations. On March 9, 2016, having received a petition with 1700 signatures from Change.org, and more importantly, having pissed off at least one major alum who...
8/28: A homeowner interrupted a home invasion robbery on Adelaide in Santa Monica at 6:45 AM Sunday Morning. The suspect was wearing a mask from the movie "Scream." He fled but there is no description of him because of the mask. Noah Bremen, a resident, was reportedly injured in the robbery, but his injuries are not serious. Santa Monica Police Department is investigating the robbery and as usual, is asking the public for information. In an unrelated incident at 1:45 AM, a...
A metro Expo line test train collided with a private automobile at 11th and Colorado at 9 o'clock this morning. We didn't know they were still testing the train but I guess they are. No one on the train or in the car was injured. Metro released a statement confirming the accident. The Expo Line is a light-rail line that runs between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The line is named "Expo" after Exposition Boulevard, which it runs alongside for most of its route. It is...
US Officials confirmed that the USS Squall fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolution Guard small boat only 200 yards away. Charging at a US Navy ship can only be regarded as a provocation in maritime terms; an invitation to shoot missiles. The incident happened Thursday, at 11:45 am PST. The vessels were probably revolutionary Guard vessels. Whereas the regular military defends Iran's borders and maintains internal order, according to the Iranian constitution, the...
In the midst of the greatest outbreak of fires in California history, at least one firefighters union is threatening to strike for more pay and benefits. The reason is jealousy. Firemen make more when they put out for municipal fire departments, like Santa Monica's. CAL FIRE Local 2881 represents the 6,500 firefighters of CAL FIRE. They don't feel that their $40,000 a year average annual salary, is enough. The state of California does appear to pay firefighters appreciably...
Hillary Clinton appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night. Kimmel's name and likeness have appeared on Los Angeles are buses as a candidate for Vice President. I'm not sure how serious he is. Clinton wasn't serious at all. She grimaced and feigned difficulty opening the glass jar of pickles. It would've been perfect if Bernie Sanders had walked onto the set and helped her, but he's too busy working on his political legacy. Meanwhile, the man the Washingotn Post...
Michael Jackson's addiction to the painkiller Propofol killed him. Now, a man working the investigation of Prince's death told The Associated Press that pills found in Prince's home marked as acetaminophen-hydrocodone actually contained fentanyl, suggesting they were counterfeit pills obtained illegally. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he'd be fired if his identity were to become known. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PRINCE_DEA...
Just before 3 am Sunday morning, Ethiopian cab driver Asfawosen Alemseged picked up a passenger in downtown LA. They drove to a gas station in Hollywood. A fist fight erupted over whether the cab fare was too high, because it was "more than twice what Uber charges" to drive passengers from downtown LA to Hollywood. A Lakewood man was charged today with fatally attacking Alemseged, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Witnesses say Alemseged died...
Update 8/19: Jimmy Feigen, one of the U.S. Olympic swimmers caught up in Ryan Lochte's fabricated tale of robbery in Rio reached a deal with authorities to donate $11,000 in order to leave Brazil, his lawyer said early Friday. Two American swimmers were pulled off their flight to the United States by Brazilian authorities, United States Olympic officials said Wednesday night, the latest indication that the police are skeptical of the swimmers' claims that they were held up at...
Madeleine Lebeau, an actress known best for her role as Rick's girlfriend in the classic film "Casablanca," died May 1. Coincidentally, a remake of one of the three most romantic films of all time is in the works. Paul Feig, who recently directed Ghosbusters, has been asked to direct it, but has not yet signed. The French actress played the jilted girlfriend of Rick in the legendary film. LeBeau is seen singing "La Marseillaise" while tears well up in her eyes as the French...
Longtime ESPN broadcaster John Saunders has died, ESPN's Hannah Storm announced live on the ESPN network in an emotional broadcast from the Rio Olympics. He died Wednesday at 61. The apparent cause of death is congestive heart failure. Saunders wife reportedly call local police around 4 AM, after she could not awaken him. They sent paramedics to the Saunders home, who found him non-responsive. http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/08/10/john-saunders-wife-called-9...
Update: On August 10th, Anthony (Tony) Steman aka Anthony Snow posted at some length on his Facebook account denying any relationship to dead singer Prince Nelson Rogers. This despite his having originally filed a claim with the Minnesota Superior Court. His mother, Sheila Steman left him several plaintive messages in early May, two weeks after the Singers April 21, 2016 death. "Prince might be your father, call me" she posted at 9:30 AM on May 4. Sheila Steman posted...
