Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A viral TikTok video by content creator John Hicks has once again drawn national attention to the persistent homelessness crisis in Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA), showcasing stark scenes of encampments, trash accumulation, and large numbers of unhoused individuals filling the streets, particularly in and around the Skid Row area.In the clip, titled along the lines of "What it's like in LA after dark" and posted on Hicks' account (@john_hicks ), the creator rides an e-bike...
January 25, 2026 - A massive winter storm unofficially named Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel has unleashed heavy snow, freezing rain, ice, and Arctic cold across a vast swath of the United States, impacting more than 230 million people from Texas and the Southwest to the Northeast and parts of Canada. The storm, which originated from an upper-level low developing over the Pacific near Baja California around January 22, has traversed much of the country, prompting...
San Jose, CA – A five-day rampage of armed robberies, carjackings, and high-speed pursuits came to a violent end on January 21, 2026, when 30-year-old Muhammed Hussein of Davis opened fire on San Jose police officers, seriously wounding a sergeant before being struck by a patrol vehicle and killed in a downtown shootout. According to San Jose Police Department officials, Hussein – identified following the incident – began his crime spree on January 17 in Sacramento, where...
LOS ANGELES — It took ten years just to approve the plan for a long awaited train from Van Nuys to Westwood, along the 405 Freeway. It'll add half a cent to LA's sales tax, and there still isn't nearly $25 billion to fund it. They tell us it will take eight years to build it, but it will really take say, 25. But finally the MTA said yes. On January 22, 2026, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors unanimously approved the L...
Planning life after high school isn’t easy: 4 tips for students and their families Many high school seniors are now focusing on what they will do once they graduate — or on the fact that they don’t at all know what is to come. Families trying to guide and support these students at the juncture of a major life transition likely also feel nervous about the open-ended possibilities, including starting at a standard four-year college or not attending college at all. Writing in Th...
Why auto insurance might not cover major losses Most drivers operate under a sense of security provided by a monthly premium. There is a common assumption that as long as a car insurance policy is active, the financial consequences of a collision or theft are managed. However, the reality of insurance contracts is that they are designed to cover specific risks within rigid boundaries. When a catastrophic event occurs, policyholders frequently discover that the gap between...
How to prevent AI slop from costing your business Artificial intelligence in the workplace offers compelling benefits, such as faster execution, increased output, and better-informed decision-making. However, as organizations rush to implement AI, they often discover that speed and efficiency alone don’t translate into effective outcomes. Without the right guardrails and processes in place, overreliance on technology can introduce AI slop, which undermines productivity, t...
How Dolly Parton’s ‘Light of a Clear Blue Morning’ reminds us why hope matters Hope is more than just a feeling. It serves as a psychological anchor, provides a way to cope and acts as a force that influences how we move through difficult chapters. In the spirit of renewed optimism, Dolly Parton rereleased her beloved classic “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” in 2026, describing it as a song she originally wrote when she was “searching for hope.” A message, she says, “still...
Federal transportation funding, CDL enforcement, and capacity signals are reshaping the freight market for 2026 While many supply chain leaders focused on the peak shopping season, holiday sales, and returns, transportation policy and freight market dynamics continued to move quickly. Over the past month, a series of announcements from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), along with emerging capacity signals in the trucking market, point to a more regulated,...
The 25 best places to retire in the US in 2026, ranked by what retirees value most What’s the best place to retire? To answer that question, The Motley Fool surveyed 2,000 retired Americans to understand what matters most in retirement and used those insights to rank the best places to retire across the United States. Based on the survey results, The Motley Fool identified seven key retirement factors and weighted each according to retiree preferences: quality of life (...
Why does your dog get so excited about snow? It’s a delightful scene: The first snow of the year falls, and you get your dog all suited up to venture outside for a walk. The second they lay eyes on the winter wonderland, their ears perk up. Setting that first paw print into the snow, their snout goes into overdrive, and the seemingly endless zoomies start. You may have wondered: What is it exactly about snow that gets them going? Is it the look of it? The texture on their p...
