Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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In celebration of its landmark 20th anniversary, GBK Brand Bar once again delivered one of the most coveted experiences of awards season with its Annual Pre-Oscar Luxury Lounge, held at the iconic The Maybourne Beverly Hills., 225 North Canon Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 on Friday March 13 and Saturday March 14, 2026 -GBK Brand Bar is known for attracting Hollywood's elite talent and industry powerhouses , bringing together an impressive mix of Oscar nominees, presenters,...
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...
As a candidate for Santa Monica City Council, I walk our streets every day and see what "suicidal empathy" has done to our city. Imagine a single loose thread in a finely woven garment. If you address it immediately, the fabric remains strong. But if you let that thread catch and pull slowly over time, it unravels the entire garment until it loses all strength and integrity. That is exactly what is happening to the social fabric of Santa Monica. I lost my brother to fentanyl w...
Santa Monica, CA - Legendary guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham, best known for his work with the iconic rock band Fleetwood Mac, was the victim of an attack on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026, in Santa Monica. The 76-year-old musician was arriving for an appointment when a woman allegedly doused him with an unknown substance before fleeing the scene. Buckingham was not injured. Santa Monica Police and the Los Angeles Police Department have identified the suspect as...
Washington, D.C. - Two prominent Republican lawmakers have reignited public speculation about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) and potential government secrecy surrounding extraterrestrial activity, with one congressman warning that revelations he's seen could "set the Earth on fire" and explicitly stating he is "not suicidal." In a recent interview on Newsmax with host Rob Finnerty, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) responded to claims made by former Rep. Matt Gaetz...
NASA's Artemis II Mission Blasts Off: First Manned Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years is UnderwayCape Canaveral, Fla. - April 1, 2026 - NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 p.m. EDT (22:35 UTC), carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity on Artemis II - the first crewed mission beyond low-Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS Block 1 rocket, generating approximately 9 million pounds...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in U.S. history, a sitting president personally attended Supreme Court oral arguments. President Donald J. Trump was present Tuesday as the justices heard Trump v. Barbara, the high-profile challenge to his January 2025 executive order that seeks to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. The executive order directs federal agencies not to recognize U.S. citizenship for children born in the United States after a certain d...
In one of the most complex and daring U.S. special operations missions in recent history, American forces successfully extracted a wounded Air Force colonel—the weapon systems officer (WSO) of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle—from deep inside Iranian territory on April 5, 2026. The colonel had evaded capture for approximately 24–48 hours after his jet was shot down over the rugged Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran during Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S.-led campaign again...
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...
Santa Monica, CA – Reuters has confirmed that U.S. Special Forces have successfully rescued the second crew member of a downed U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet in southwest Iran. The Pentagon has not yet commented on the reports, which state that approximately a dozen Basiji - Iranian special operators - were killed by U.S. forces during the extraction operation. According to the reports, Basij forces discovered several of their own fighters killed by U.S. A-10 g...
LOS ANGELES - Testing is underway on the long-delayed Automated People Mover (APM) at Los Angeles International Airport, but the project has become a symbol of infrastructure cost overruns in California. The 2.25-mile elevated, driverless train system, designed to shuttle passengers between terminals, parking, the consolidated rental car facility, and the new LAX/Metro Transit Center, was originally slated to open in 2023. As of early April 2026, it remains in testing with no...
Liz Angeles: Dr. Mike Zalben, what exactly was it that got you into your profession? Dr. Mike Zalben: It was more of a calling than my choosing to become a healer. I was called to chiropractic in 1991, shortly after I began my journey into spiritual healing. By 1995., I was attending chiropractic college in Los Angeles., and 4 years later, I graduated with honors. Little did I know that my education was really just about to begin. LA: What is your favorite part about your...
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...
Santa Monica, CA — A man was killed in a shooting late Saturday night near the intersection of 4th Street and Olympic Drive in what authorities describe as an altercation between occupants of two vehicles. According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), officers responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 10:30 p.m. on March 28, 2026. Upon arrival, they located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid until Santa Monica Fire D...
Los Angeles County health officials announced a record 220 cases of flea-borne typhus (also known as murine or endemic typhus) in 2025, the highest number ever documented in the county. The increase appears connected to homeless encampments, which attract rats, mice and illness. This marks a continuation of a multi-year upward trend. In 2024, the county recorded 187 cases-a previous record-with 106 cases reported by late August 2025, already exceeding the same period the prior...
April 1, 2026--SANTA MONICA - In a move that stunned developers and housing advocates alike, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously late Tuesday night to abandon plans for a proposed 14-story mixed-use building at the corner of Euclid and Wilshire that would have replaced the beloved pet store Unleashed with 120 market-rate apartments and 40 units of supportive housing for the mentally ill. The project, which had been fast-tracked as part of the city's push to...
In early April 2026, a familiar scene unfolded across X (formerly Twitter). A 24-year-old statistics master's student in a sleek satin orange dress posted a polished selfie with the caption: "Why am I still single?" The post quickly racked up thousands of likes, tens of thousands of views, and hundreds of replies-mostly compliments, flirtatious offers, and sympathetic takes on modern dating. She wasn't alone. Similar posts from other young, conventionally attractive women in...
President Trump Delivers Prime-Time Address to the Nation on Iran: "Objectives Nearing Completion"President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday evening, providing what the White House called an "important update on Iran" amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel military campaign (Operation Epic Fury), now in its fifth week since strikes began on February 28, 2026.In a victory-oriented speech blending swagger, superlatives, and pragmatism, Trump declared that America's "core...
Los Angeles, CA - Copper wire theft continues to surge across Los Angeles, leaving entire blocks without streetlights, internet service, or landlines while costing the city and utilities millions in repairs.In a recent incident captured on resident video in Van Nuys around 3 a.m., two suspects were seen pulling long sections of underground communications cable from the street. One man, shirtless and wearing a medical mask, worked to extract the wiring while the other waited...
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...
