Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Dear Council, Lots has been written about the plans to open the promenade to become an "entertainment zone," referencing Beale Street in Memphis, and 6th Street in Austin. While I was initially for this, a couple of recent encounters have given me pause. In the endless (and sometimes literal) shit show that is our current downtown, last week I saw a man peeing on the window of Victoria's Secret at 5pm. You read that right-broad daylight, people turning the corner and stepping...
By Sarah Storkin One man. was arrested in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, for cutting down at least 13 trees with a chainsaw over a 12-day period starting April 13. Samuel Patrick Groft, 44, had been taken into custody on suspicion of felony vandalism. The suspect, identified as a homeless man named Groft, was apprehended after a 12-day rampage during which he allegedly cut down at least 13 mature trees while bicycling in and around downtown LA. The tree-cutti...
It's been 12 years since Netflix changed the way we watch television with the release of its first original series, "Lilyhammer" and "House of Cards," and nothing has been the same since. The binge model, where all episodes are released at once, upended our viewing patterns and got us hooked on new shows in a way we hadn't been before—who knew there could be so much joy in canceling your plans for the weekend to speed through 10-plus episodes of a thrilling series instead? A...
Television has long archived the evolution of domestic life and the mother figures at its center. While viewers might not have closely tracked the many legislative wins and institutional changes that transformed the role of women in American families, TV makes it easy to compare the maternal norms of today to those of 50 years ago. Lucy Ricardo's slapstick antics in 1951's "I Love Lucy" highlighted just how conservative gender norms had become—and how eager people were to w...
Few animals exhibit the absolute, unadulterated joy of a dog greeting its human companion after they arrive home from a long day at work. Dog owners may ask, "Does anyone love me as much as my dog?" As times change, so too do pet owners' preferences when it comes to which breeds they bring home. Breeds once wildly popular just a few decades ago may have fallen out of fashion. In other cases, an underdog can rise to the top of the charts. Take the French bulldog, for instance,...
In 2021, Chicago launched a counterterrorism initiative to teach city employees to respond to life-threatening injuries caused by dangerous events, like mass shootings. To do that, the city installed more than 1,000 blood control kits in over 500 municipal buildings. Since then, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications has grown the program by partnering with other agencies and departments. The expanded effort, community leaders say, serves a critical purpose:...
Gerardo Valerio had been looking for a bathroom in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood for 20 minutes when he stumbled across a blue and white trailer with "FREE BATHROOM" at the top. At first, he was hesitant to enter the bathroom, which had been installed by the Washington, D.C.-based portable toilet startup Throne. To get in, he had to scan a QR code which pre-loaded a text onto his phone. After sending the text, the door would automatically slide open. "What do I text,...
Beards are undeniably a part of today's cultural zeitgeist. The market is flooded with beard-care products, glitter beards are an actual trend, and there's even a recognized phobia of beards (pogonophobia), and dating apps for beard lovers. If that doesn't prove that beards have made their mark, what does? Still, plenty of men ask: Do women like beards? The short answer: It depends on the woman, the man, and the style. Fortunately, this isn't just casual barbershop chatter....
Ask Rusty –Please Clear Up Our Confusion about Our Social Security Payments? Dear Rusty: I am thoroughly confused. What do I need to do to continue receiving automatic Social Security deposits to my bank account, and maintain our Medicare and Supplement health insurance? My wife has received her SS deposit regularly on the 3rd Wednesday each month with automatic bank deposit for many years. I have received my SS deposit regularly the 4th Wednesday each month with automatic ban...
Dear Council, The sad part about this letter is I've written some version of it every year for the last 8 years. It is a lesson in failure at every level. Or maybe a lesson in my own insanity expecting something might change. I'm going to tie several things together here, so excuse the length. First, last weekend: FRIDAY NIGHT: After dinner out my wife and I went to the CVS on Wilshire where we encountered a deranged shirtless man threatening CVS staff with a skateboard,...
This campaign is focused on one urgent goal: securing a complete waiver of all permit issuance fees for Pacific Palisades residents who are rebuilding homes lost in the recent fire. Many of our neighbors are struggling to recover, facing not only the trauma of loss but also overwhelming financial burdens-especially those with little or no insurance, or seniors on fixed incomes. Despite misconceptions about the area's wealth, most Palisadians are middle-class families, and...
By Dick Hertz Jean Jordan, the Executive Assistant City Attorney for San Diego, is on a four-month cruise while working remotely and is paid slightly more than $280,000 a year, though she does not permanently live on a cruise ship, and she is not the City Attorney herself. "While Executive Assistant City Attorney Jean Jordan is allowed to work remotely while on a four-month vacation cruise, some taxpayers are left speechless by the arrangement." Said NBC7 in San Diego. "Soon...
