Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Pacific Grove, California - December 29, 2025--The body of 55-year-old Erica Fox, a dedicated triathlete and co-founder of the popular open-water swimming group Kelp Krawlers, was recovered over the weekend, bringing a tragic close to a week-long search following a suspected shark attack in Monterey Bay.Fox disappeared on Sunday, December 21, while swimming with about 17 fellow Kelp Krawlers members off Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, a scenic spot known for its rocky coves and...
San Diego, California - December 22, 2025--A federal judge in the Southern District of California issued a ruling today declaring that state-guided school policies requiring educators to withhold information about a student's gender identity changes from parents violate constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez, in the case Mirabelli v. Olson, held that such "parental exclusion" policies infringe on parents' Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process...
Boston, MA - December 17, 2025 - Federal authorities have charged two men with operating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme involving the trafficking of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through small retail stores in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood. Antonio Bonheur, 74, of Mattapan, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Haiti, and Saul Alisme, 21, of Hyde Park, a lawful permanent resident also from Haiti, were each charged with one count of food...
Los Angeles - December 19, 2025--Los Angeles Police Department officers pursued a suspect driving a stolen box truck through the West Los Angeles area, including Santa Monica, on Thursday afternoon. The pursuit began around 11:30 a.m. near the 2500 block of Stoner Avenue after reports that the suspect jumped into the box truck while an employee was unloading appliances, according to authorities. LAPD units and aerial support from SkyFOX tracked the vehicle as it traveled throu...
Los Angeles, December 15, 2025 - Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of acclaimed Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, has been booked on suspicion of murder following the deaths of his parents at their Brentwood home. The bodies were found with both throats slit and the subjects having bled to death, LAPD sources said. A former classmate of Nick's told The New York Post that the suspect - who had been in and out of rehab since age 15 -...
Los Angeles, December 15, 2025 - Federal authorities announced Monday that the FBI has thwarted a planned series of bombings in the Los Angeles area scheduled for New Year's Eve, arresting four individuals alleged to be part of a radical extremist group. FBI Director Kash Patel stated on social media that agents disrupted a "credible, imminent terrorist threat" over the weekend, apprehending four suspects connected to the Los Angeles region. The individuals reportedly...
SANTA MONICA – Caroline Torosis was officially sworn in as Santa Monica's mayor on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in a ceremony at City Hall that blended pomp with pointed public scrutiny, as residents confronted her over a contentious county-backed plan to repurpose two luxury Ocean Avenue hotels into transitional housing for individuals with severe mental illness. Administered by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla in a departure from tradition, the oath-taking drew a p...
December 9, 2025 Malibu, Calif. - In a unanimous vote late Monday night, the Malibu City Council approved a package of agreements to separate from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), marking a significant milestone in a decades-long effort by Malibu residents to establish their own independent school district. The decision, made during a 5:30 p.m. meeting at Malibu City Hall, follows a similar unanimous approval by the SMMUSD Board of Education just one...
LOS ANGELES - The great Thanksgiving getaway is officially underway, and this year it's bigger than ever. AAA projects a record 81.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more between November 20 and December 1, an increase of 1.3 million people over last year. Nearly 6 million will fly domestically, while the vast majority - more than 75 million - will hit the highways in what is shaping up to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record.At the nation's airports, t...
Washington, D.C. – November 18, 2025 -- In a significant blow to Republican efforts to reshape the U.S. House ahead of the 2026 midterms, a three-judge federal panel in El Paso, Texas, blocked the state's newly enacted congressional map on Tuesday, finding it likely constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The decision, which mandates the use of the 2021 maps for the upcoming elections, comes amid a nationwide surge in redistricting battles and could have ripple eff...
Want to find out what it's like to dance with Agnes, Enid and Wednesday Addams? Experience this and other Netflix series, in real life for yourself. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – November 12, 2025 – Netflix officially opened the doors to Netflix House, its first permanent brick-and-mortar entertainment venue in the United States, inside the King of Prussia Mall on Wednesday. The 100,000-square-foot space marks the streaming giant's boldest move yet to transform its on-screen con...
In the vast, unforgiving theater of space exploration, where heroes are forged in fire and isolation, the human heart remains a fragile engine—prone to overheating, misfiring, and exploding under pressure. Two women, both NASA astronauts, both trailblazers who touched the stars, found their orbits shattered not by cosmic debris, but by the gravity of jealousy. Their stories, separated by nearly two decades, echo like distress signals across the void: reminders that even t...
Published: November 9, 2025, 8:48 PM PSTHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has ignited a scientific firestorm, asserting that 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to enter our solar system, may not be a natural comet but an alien spacecraft. The bold claim, detailed in a report released today and shared on the X account @UAPWatchers , is backed by extraordinary new data from a deep-stacked image captured on November 9, 2025. The image reveals 3I/ATLAS, currently 326...
On November 12, 2025, the House Oversight Committee-split along party lines-released a new tranche of over 20,000 documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Democrats selectively highlighted three emails referencing Donald Trump to underscore alleged ties to Epstein's activities, while Republicans released the full batch, including financial reports and court filings, framing the selective release as partisan theater. These documents stem from Epstein's estate production and...
Los Angeles, CA – November 7, 2025, 6:46 PM PST -- Constitutional law attorney Mark Meuser has filed a federal lawsuit challenging California's newly approved Proposition 50 congressional map, alleging it constitutes an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The lawsuit was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Friday, hours after the proposition passed with voter approval on November 5. Proposition 50, supported by the state legislature...
LOS ANGELES (November 3, 2025) – Perched like skeletal sentinels amid the glittering skyline of downtown Los Angeles, the three unfinished towers of Oceanwide Plaza have become an unlikely monument to urban decay, street art rebellion, and bureaucratic limbo. Dubbed "Tagger Towers" by locals and social media alike, the complex – once envisioned as a $1 billion beacon of luxury living – now stands as a vibrant, if illicit, canvas for graffiti artists, drawing thril...
On November 5, 2025, a disturbing incident unfolded in Toronto, where a private event featuring Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) veterans was violently disrupted by masked anti-Israel protesters. The attack, which left several attendees injured, including lacerations from broken glass, has reignited concerns about the rising tide of antisemitism in Canada and beyond. The event, organized by Students Supporting Israel (SSI) at Toronto Metropolitan University, was intended to host...
Santa Monica, CA - Two pedestrians were killed and two others injured in a hit-and-run collision on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica on Friday night, October 24, 2025, authorities said. The driver, who fled the scene on foot, remains at large as police continue their investigation. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. in the 1300 block of Wilshire Boulevard, between 14th Street and Euclid Avenue, according to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD). Preliminary reports...
On Friday, October 10, 2025, Santa Monica High School's homecoming football game against South High School turned into a thrilling display of resilience and determination, as the Vikings staged a remarkable comeback to secure a 42-31 victory. The accurate story of this night reveals a game that was on the verge of a devastating loss, only to be transformed by an extraordinary sequence of events in the final minutes. With just 3:30 remaining on the clock, Santa Monica High...
Santa Monica is marking its 150th anniversary with a series of events that, rather than celebrating the city's rich history, seem intent on rewriting it through a lens of guilt and division. The city's approach to this milestone reeks of self-loathing, as it prioritizes addressing perceived inequities over honoring the achievements that made Santa Monica a beacon of opportunity and innovation. From July to December 2025, Santa Monica is hosting a slate of community-led...
Federal authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, a French-born Uber driver now living in Melbourne, Florida, for allegedly igniting the Palisades Fire that incinerated 6,900 structures, claimed 12 lives, and scorched 23,000 acres across Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu. The January 2025 blaze, one of Los Angeles’ most destructive wildfires, has left the affluent coastal community grappling with loss and a transformed landscape. Timeline of a Catastrop...
In a bizarre turn of events that left children in tears and parents in disbelief, a man dressed as Chuck E. Cheese, the beloved mascot of the family entertainment chain, was arrested at an Orlando location on July 3, 2025, for allegedly stealing a customer's credit card. The incident, captured on newly released bodycam footage, has sparked outrage and raised questions about security at the popular pizza and arcade chain. The drama unfolded at the Chuck E. Cheese on...
California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing for a mid-decade redistricting plan to redraw the state's congressional maps, aiming to secure five additional Democratic seats in the U.S. House for the 2026 midterms. This move is a direct response to Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas, where lawmakers are attempting to add five GOP-favorable seats. Newsom's proposal involves a temporary shift from California's independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, established...
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is once again under scrutiny for alleged insider trading after her husband, Paul Pelosi, sold 2,000 shares of Visa stock worth over $500,000 in early July, just weeks before the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against the company on September 24. The lawsuit, accusing Visa of monopolizing the debit card market, led to a dip in its stock value, prompting critics, including former President Donald Trump, to call...
Clearwater, Florida – July 24, 2025, 9:17 AM PDT** The world of professional wrestling mourns the loss of one of its most iconic figures, Hulk Hogan, who passed away at the age of 71 at his home in Clearwater, Florida. The legendary wrestler, born Terry Gene Bollea, succumbed to health complications that have been linked to a decades-long career marked by physical toll and recent surgeries, according to reports from TMZ Sports. Hogan's death comes as a shock to fans, e...
