Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Los Angeles, February 7, 2023-This GRAMMY season, DPA Events, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2023 GRAMMY Award Nominees by hosting the DPA Music Lounge on February 3rd and 4th of February. Held at the LUXE Hotel in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Nathalie Dubois the founder of DPA, who has in the past produced the official Billboard Music awards DPA gift suite as well teamed up...
Los Angeles, February 7, 2023-This Award season, Secret Room Events, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company honored the 2023 GRAMMY Award Nominees by hosting the Celebrity Award Event luxury celebrity gift suite on February 3rd. Held at the Petersen Automotive Museum Rooftop in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Secret Room Events, led by experienced event producer, Rita Branch, was proud to sponsor...
14: We are receiving reports of an active shooter situation at Upland High School in Upland, San Bernardino County, California. The Upland Police Department cancelled an earlier alert at about 10:30 am, so the report is somewhat confusing. This morning we, along with other local agencies, received a report of a shooting at our high school. Our officers responded to the school and deemed this to be a non-credible report. The safety of our students and school staff is...
You may have noticed the white SUVs with the rotating lights on the roof, on the streets of Santa Monica. Soon, you will see them driving without drivers. Waymo's announced that it will also offer a robotaxi service in Los Angeles starting in 2023. So sightings of Waymos on Westside streets are becoming more common. You may even see one without a driver. I'm always reminded of that scene in Total Recall, the 1998 version with Arnold Schwarzenegger where he ends up a passenger...
February 2, 2023 - In a 32-page report dated January 26, 2023, the Affordable Homeownership Subcommittee of Santa Monica's Housing Commission outlined the compelling reasons the city should make urgent changes to prioritize home ownership rather than affordable renting. Affordable homeownership, rarely available in Santa Monica, reads the report, "uplifts those on lower incomes, enhances stability and multigenerational wealth and is a weapon against discrimination." The...
Back in September 2005 I was walking down the main drag of Auckland, New Zealand, when I spotted a travel agency's breathless window ad for a dream package trip to "glamorous" Los Angeles-Hollywood-Santa Monica (!!!). The ad featured a composite photo of both the Hollywood sign and SM Ferris wheel. I chuckled, feeling smug. This little window sign served to confirm my growing confidence that the 1996 timing of my departure from Marin County/San Francisco, in favor of sunny...
February 2, 2023 - A suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in the 200 block of Broadway in downtown Santa Monica was arrested when he showed up in court for an unrelated case. The armed robbery occurred at 4:35 pm on September 25, 2022. The victim told responding Santa Monica Police officers that two males had pointed handguns at him and robbed him of his Rolex watch. The suspects were seen fleeing in an awaiting vehicle. After reviewing the evidence, SMPD's Robbery...
