Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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7/22/25 - A dramatic high-speed chase that began in downtown Los Angeles concluded near the iconic Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after a suspect surrendered to authorities following a tense standoff. The incident, which involved a man and his dog, captivated onlookers and raised concerns about public safety in one of Southern California's most frequented areas. The chase started around 8th and Spring streets in downtown Los Angeles, where Los Angeles Police...
*Seattle, WA – July 21, 2025* – Alaska Airlines, a major U.S. carrier based in Seattle, brought its entire mainline and Horizon Air fleet to a screeching halt on Sunday evening due to a significant IT outage, leaving thousands of passengers stranded across the country. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the airline's request for a system-wide ground stop, which began at approximately 8 p.m. Pacific Time and disrupted operations at its primary hub, Sea...
There is a connection between the police search on Bay Street in Santa Monica and the explosion that killed three Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) deputies on July 18, 2025. The explosion occurred at the LASD Biscailuz Regional Training Center in East Los Angeles, where deputies were handling an unexploded ordnance. According to multiple sources, this ordnance was recovered in Santa Monica on July 17, 2025, from a garage in a residential neighborhood,...
We’ve long known that music eases pain. Now, science is proving it. At the University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, cancer patients can ask for an unusual medicine: Could a guitar player come and play a tune by their bedside, like the Beatles’ “Let it Be”? “We have empirical evidence that shows music can help reduce a person’s pain perception,” says Seneca Block, director of Expressive Therapies at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health. On average, Block’s studies have sh...
How AI-powered police forces watch your every move Change in the criminal justice system is rarely linear. It comes in fits and starts, slowed by bureaucracy, politics, and just plain inertia. Reforms routinely get passed, then rolled back, watered down, or tied up in court. However, there is one corner of the system where change is occurring rapidly and almost entirely in one direction: the adoption of artificial intelligence. From facial recognition to predictive analytics...
What's behind the decline in pro-gun lawsuits? After the Supreme Court fashioned a new test for the constitutionality of gun laws in 2022’s Bruen decision, gun rights advocates pounced, inundating courts with challenges to firearm restrictions. They sought to overturn assault weapons bans and magazine-capacity limits, prohibitions on young adults buying or carrying handguns, and laws meant to create gun-free zones. Now, the pace of challenges has slowed. In the six months o...
How to pass a rental credit check successfully With such a competitive rental market to contend with, it can be difficult for applicants with bad credit to find housing. Sometimes, a poor credit score is due to difficult circumstances outside of your control, so it can be frustrating when a landlord denies you a place for those reasons. However, landlords must run tenant background checks to keep themselves safe and make sure they protect their properties. If you’re w...
A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans In Honolulu, Joshua Alferos was two semesters away from a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering when he ran out of money. Because engineering often takes longer than four years, Alferos had used up his financial aid and the savings his family had put aside for him. He was about to change his major or drop out. Then he heard of a new, experimental program run by philanthropies and private businesses t...
Here’s how much house $1M buys you across the US The number of American houses worth $1 million is at an all-time high, as home prices continue to hit new records. While million-dollar homes are out of reach for the vast majority of Americans, they are no longer just being bought and sold by the ultra-wealthy. In San Francisco, the median-priced home sells for more than $1.6 million – far above the national median of $441,000. Meanwhile, in Detroit, $1 million listings are...
Top reasons cars experience break downs and how to prevent them A car breakdown rarely happens at a convenient time. Whether you are rushing to work, stuck on the side of the highway, or picking up the kids, unexpected vehicle trouble can ruin your day—and your wallet. However, the truth is that most breakdowns are preventable. In this post, Burbank Mobile Service will break down (no pun intended) the top reasons cars stop working and show you how regular maintenance and s...
Understanding high cholesterol: Symptoms, risks, and treatment options High cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia, affects nearly 1 in 3 American adults—yet it often goes undetected until a serious event like a heart attack or stroke occurs. It's one of the major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the world’s leading cause of death. Despite its ominous reputation, cholesterol itself isn’t inherently harmful. It plays essential roles in hormone produ...
5 interesting facts about self-driving cars While they may seem like something out of a sci-fi movie, driverless cars are quickly becoming part of the new normal. Here, Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. shares 14 interesting facts about self-driving cars. 1. The Idea of Driverless Cars Dates Back to the 1930s The original idea of driverless cars was introduced by General Motors in a 1939 exhibit and made a reality in 1958. 2. Waymo Was a Secret By now, most people have heard o...
On July 18, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m. PDT, a devastating explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Biscailuz Regional Training Center in East Los Angeles killed three veteran deputies assigned to the Arson/Explosives Detail. The incident occurred in the parking lot while the deputies were moving an unexploded ordnance recovered from a bomb call in Santa Monica the previous night. Sheriff Robert Luna described the event as “the largest loss of lif...
The 192-acre Santa Monica Airport is scheduled to close in 2028. The city's contract firm, Sasaki Design Consultants, has proposed three possible airport development scenarios: virtually all park, or a combination of park, commercial and housing. Surveys indicate that most residents support a park. Missing from the discussion has been the housing perspective and state requirements. The Housing Commission at its June meeting sponsored a presentation on the airport, which...
Update, 3:24 pm PST: Police department alerts residents that the Alert is over, barriers and tap removed, situation normal. 12 Noon 7/18/25: A clothing store brought the bomb squad to Montana Avenue Friday afternoon, after it called to report a suspicious package on Friday just before noon. The package had no mailing label or address on it and was simply left at the store. "There's more to it than that," one fireman told us. "But what it is, I can't say." The incident caused...
