Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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WASHINGTON - A 31-year-old California teacher identified as Cole Tomas Allen opened fire outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night, where President Donald Trump and other administration officials were in attendance. Allen, who described himself as "half-black, half-white," was quickly subdued by law enforcement after charging a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives. One Secret Service agent was injured in the...
April 21, 2026 -- In a continued push to remedy the harms of the "War on Drugs," California, the City of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles County are operating - or actively developing - cannabis licensing programs that prioritize social equity and social justice. These initiatives aim to give individuals and communities disproportionately affected by past cannabis criminalization a meaningful shot at owning or working in legal dispensaries and other cannabis businesses. The...
A pro-Palestinian aid flotilla aiming to reach Gaza, which has featured Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg in past voyages, is facing internal controversy over allegations of sexual misconduct against one of its senior organizers. Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, 39, a member of the steering committee for the Global Sumud Flotilla (also referred to as the Gaza Freedom Flotilla), has been accused by critics of engaging in sexual relations with at least three female...
Update on Washington, D.C. Navy Yard Shooting (as of April 17, 2026, late morning/early afternoon UTC): The situation remains largely unchanged with no significant new developments reported in the hours since the initial overnight incident. Shooter remains at large: No arrests have been announced. Capitol Police and other law enforcement continue searching the area for the suspect and evidence, including shell casings. No suspect description or additional details have been...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a brazen 11-2 vote on April 13, 2026, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced AB 2624, a bill that critics are rightly calling the "Stop Nick Shirley Act." Authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, this legislation masquerades as "privacy protections" for immigrant service providers, but its real purpose appears crystal clear: to criminalize and intimidate independent journalists like myself who dare to expose massive taxpayer-funded fraud in...
A woman who volunteered on Rep. Eric Swalwell’s campaign for California governor has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, claiming two separate incidents occurred after campaign-related events in recent years. According to the accuser, who has not been publicly named, the first incident took place after she drove Swalwell home from a campaign event. She alleges that while they were in his car in a parking lot, Swalwell tried to kiss her without her consent a...
April 8, 2026In a milestone that reignites humanity's lunar dreams, the four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II mission have become the first humans to see the Moon's far side with their own eyes since the Apollo era ended more than half a century ago. Launched on April 1 aboard the powerful Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crew-NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, along with...
Washington — Unverified allegations from anonymous women have circulated widely on social media claiming that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) engaged in sexual relationships with congressional interns and staffers, including at least one who was 19 years old at the time, and required some to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to keep the relationships quiet. The claims gained significant traction on April 1, 2026, when the conservative account Right Angle News posted a v...
Santa Monica, CA — April 5, 2026The Santa Monica Pier was briefly evacuated Saturday evening following a reported bomb threat, prompting a swift police response and a search of the popular tourist destination.According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), officers received the report of a potential bomb threat directed at the pier at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. SMPD personnel arrived on scene immediately and, in coordination with specialized u...
Updated Report – April 2, 2026 Massive Explosion in Isfahan, Iran (Night of March 30–31, 2026) A powerful nighttime explosion lit up the skies over Isfahan, a major central Iranian city of roughly 2.3 million people, during the ongoing US-Israeli airstrike campaign against Iran. Video footage that quickly spread on social media (including the widely shared clip from @Osinttechnical) captured a massive fireball followed by multiple secondary blasts. Analysts and witnesses des...
Single-Family Homes and Overall MarketZillow data (through February 2026) shows the typical home value in Los Angeles at about $942,000, down 1.9% year-over-year. For broader Los Angeles County, the average home value sits around $879,000, down 1.1% over the past year. Redfin reports the median sale price in the city of Los Angeles at $1.01 million in February 2026, down 4.7% year-over-year, with homes taking longer to sell (around 80 days vs. 69 days previously). Other...
Santa Monica, CA - The fatal shooting of a man near the intersection of 4th Street and Olympic Boulevard on Saturday night, March 28, 2026, marks the third homicide in Santa Monica so far this year, according to local observers and a review of reported incidents. The latest incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. when officers responded to reports of a shooting that may have stemmed from a road rage confrontation involving two vehicles. One man was pronounced dead at the scene....
More than a year after the devastating January 2025 Palisades Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Pacific Palisades, rebuilding remains painfully slow. While city and county officials have issued thousands of permits across the fire zone — with over 3,000 residential permits approved between the Palisades and nearby areas — actual construction has lagged far behind. Only a small fraction of destroyed homes have been completed, and recent surveys show that just 13% of aff...
New York, NY - A devastating accident at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has left multiple people dead and others critically injured after a JetBlue Airways passenger jet collided with a ground vehicle on Runway 4 during landing. The incident occurred amid foggy nighttime conditions that severely reduced visibility, contributing to the runway incursion. Air traffic control audio captured urgent commands from controllers ordering the vehicle to stop immediately, but the collision could...
California's Medi-Cal program, the state's version of Medicaid, has seen its spending more than double in recent years, jumping from $108 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year to projected levels of $222 billion in 2026-27. The sharp rise has sparked widespread debate over the program's sustainability amid California's transition from budget surpluses to deficits. Key drivers of the increase include a 19% rise in costs per enrollee, expansions that extended coverage to...
The Oscars, once Hollywood's premier celebration of cinematic artistry, have increasingly come under fire for prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates over pure merit and storytelling excellence. Titled "Why the Oscars Suck: Diversity, Equity Inclusion Standards Fail Art," this critique highlights how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Representation and Inclusion Standards-introduced in 2020 and fully enforced for Best Picture eligibility...
SANTA MONICA - A large fight on the Santa Monica Pier erupted into gunfire Sunday night, leaving two people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and prompting a swift arrest by Santa Monica police.The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 15, 2026, when officers responded to reports of shots fired on the iconic pier following a brawl involving multiple individuals, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the...
Mountain Lion Kittens Spotted in the Santa Monica Foothills (February 2026) Trail cam footage from the Santa Monica Mountains recently captured something rare and adorable: a mother mountain lion leading her two spotted kittens across a fire road at dusk. The family, part of the local puma population monitored by the National Park Service, appeared healthy and well-fed, likely thriving on deer in the chaparral. The sighting thrilled biologists, who note that mountain lion...
Insert the usual disclaimer her about everyone being innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But facial recognition tools like the Sherlock app have publicly identified the alleged perpetrators as Bruneil "Neil" Chamaki, Roma Akoyans, and Ramon Akoyans The brutal assault on two Israeli-American men in broad daylight at Santana Row in San Jose has shocked the Bay Area community, with San Jose police investigating the March 8, 2026, incident as a possible antisemitic...
New York City - Federal authorities have charged two teenagers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with terrorism-related offenses following an attempted bombing during a chaotic protest outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne (Middletown Township), and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, both U.S. citizens, face multiple federal counts, including attempting to provide material...
New York, March 8, 2026 – Crude oil markets continued their explosive rally today, with benchmark futures surging dramatically as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran enters its second week, severely disrupting global energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and forcing production cuts across the Gulf region. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for April delivery settled at $108.68 per barrel on March 8, up $17.78 or approximately 19.56% from the previous close, m...
Tensions reached a fever pitch in Los Angeles following the joint U.S.-Israel military strikes on Iran over the February 28–March 1, 2026 weekend, which resulted in the reported death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In Westwood-home to one of the largest Iranian American communities in the world, often called "Tehrangeles"-thousands of Iranian Americans converged near the Wilshire Federal Building (at 11000 Wilshire Blvd.) on March 1 and 2. The gatherings turned i...
3/3/26: In a move that reeks of desperation and dynasty-building, Iran's shadowy clerical elite has reportedly crowned Mojtaba Khamenei—the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—as the Islamic Republic's new Supreme Leader. It should be noted that there are contrary reports that he has been killed; what's left of the Iranian government is in no position to confirm or deny anything. According to opposition-linked Iranian media and sources close to the regime, the Ass...
March 3, 2026 – Dramatic developments in the escalating Middle East conflict emerged Monday when U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were lost over Kuwait in an apparent friendly fire incident. All six aircrew members—three pilots and their three weapon systems officers—ejected safely, were recovered by local forces and civilians, and are reported to be in stable condition. The incident occurred at appro...
Based on historical patterns from prior Israel-Iran escalations, an Israeli attack on Iran like the one reported on February 28, 2026, is more likely to lower the US stock market on Monday (the next trading day after the weekend event), at least initially, though the decline is typically short-lived and modest unless the conflict broadens dramatically. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, particularly direct Israel-Iran strikes, have consistently triggered risk-off...
