Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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While a student at Stanford in the early 1980s, I served as a U.S. Coast Guard reservist at Station Fort Point in San Francisco. As a Second Class Boatswain's Mate doing search and rescue on the Bay, I learned that public service is supposed to be about duty and putting the public first - not about securing sky-high salaries and ironclad pensions. That lesson feels increasingly forgotten in California today. In San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi and her husband got rich off inside...
San Francisco used to be the undisputed capital of technology and innovation. Today, it is rapidly becoming a city that talented people and companies are desperate to escape. If you talk to engineers, startup founders, or mid-level managers in the Bay Area, you'll hear the same stories over and over again: "I'm tired of stepping over tents and used needles on my way to work." "My company just raised our remote work policy because nobody wants to come into the office anymore."...
LOS ANGELES - First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli announced today that Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged in the Central District of California with acting within the United States as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) without prior notification to the Attorney General, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 951. Wang appeared in federal court this afternoon for arraignment. According to the announcement, she has agreed to plead...
Delta, B.C. (5.10.26) — A startling collision on Saturday afternoon, May 9, 2026, in Delta, British Columbia, sent a motorcycle flying into a traffic light pole, where it remained lodged high above Scott Road in a scene that witnesses described as something out of a movie. cbc.ca Delta Police Department officers responded to the 7100-block of Scott Road, near 72nd Avenue and the Surrey-Delta border, shortly before 3 p.m. PT following a two-vehicle crash involving a m...
21- As the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race intensifies, Pacific Palisades resident and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a formidable challenger to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, framing his candidacy not as a conventional political endeavor but as a "mission" for accountability and renewal in a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, persistent homelessness, and institutional inefficiencies. Pratt, who lost his family home...
PRIMM, Nev. - In a stark illustration of the challenges facing roadside gaming destinations in the post-pandemic era, the Primadonna Company has announced the permanent closure of its remaining casino operations in Primm, effective July 4, 2026. The decision encompasses Primm Valley Resort & Casino, along with the already largely shuttered Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino and Whiskey Pete's Hotel & Casino, as well as associated facilities including Primm Center and the Flying J...
In the sun-drenched enclaves of Santa Monica and Malibu, where wellness routines, career ambitions, and personal reinvention define the rhythm of life, certain patterns in dating and relationships persist with remarkable consistency. Leonardo DiCaprio's well-publicized romantic history-pairing with women who remain steadfastly in their early-to-mid twenties as he enters his fifties-serves as cultural shorthand for a broader phenomenon. While easily mocked in tabloids or on soc...
Santa Monica Observer - As the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race intensifies, Pacific Palisades resident and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a formidable challenger to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, framing his candidacy not as a conventional political endeavor but as a "mission" for accountability and renewal in a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, persistent homelessness, and institutional inefficiencies. Pratt's social me...
Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved a $3 million economic revitalization strategy aimed at breathing new life into the struggling Third Street Promenade. Once the vibrant heart of the city's retail and entertainment scene, the pedestrian-only thoroughfare has faced mounting challenges in recent years, including persistent store closures, declining foot traffic, and shifting consumer behaviors. City officials say the multifaceted plan-funded through a mix of...
Santa Monica - Legislation that would exempt certain types of development in Santa Monica from individual California Coastal Commission permits is moving forward in the state Assembly, drawing both support for streamlining and criticism over reduced state oversight. AB 1740, introduced by Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Santa Monica/West Hollywood), originally proposed broader changes for multiple urban coastal cities. It was amended in April 2026 to apply exclusively to...
May 8, 2026 - Meta has discontinued support for end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages on Instagram, effective today.The company introduced the optional E2EE feature for Instagram DMs in December 2023. Users had to manually enable it for specific chats. Starting May 8, 2026, this option is no longer available. notebookcheck.net Meta stated that very few users opted into the encrypted mode, which led to the decision to remove it. The company has advised users with...
