Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Santa Monica, 10/3 The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against the Shore Hotel alleging that management of the Shore Hotel illegally terminated three workers: Jonah Breslau, Krista Fonseca, and Felecia Scott. One worker, Ms. Fonseca, was fired on September 9, 2015-three weeks after she testified at the California Coastal Commission that the head of security at the hotel told her and her coworkers: "If we were about to be sexually assaulted, the bes...
When we see a 68 year old woman running against a 70 year old man, do we not subconsciously think.... Once upon a time, she was an attractive blond, and he was a dapper young man, quite popular with the ladies. What if they courted each other instead? At last, it's out in the open in a Youtube video where Trump sings to Hillary: "I've Had The Time of My Life, And I Owe It All To You. Chelsea and Bill Clinton also star in the video, enjoying the show. Is it really so improbable? Aren't Hillary...
Dear SMO Observer, While I am not a resident of Santa Monica itself, I have worked at the airport for over Three years now and in that time I have been keeping careful track of the ongoing battle for control of the airport. Recently Measure LV appeared on the radar screen in Santa Monica and I started examining the Measure itself, who its supporters are and a plethora of other important public information. What I have discovered leaves me a bit confused and honestly, alarmed. I have noted that...
Santa Monica College just announced priority enrollment at SMC for Santa Monica and Malibu residents and local graduates, effective the winter semester which commences Jan. 3, 2017. This is probably due to local pressure. The school, which dropped "Junior College" from its name in 1998, seeks "a diverse student body." Which means they routinely accept people from Taiwan, reject SamoHi graduates, and expect the community to believe this is a good thing. Samohi's last president was also from...
The American Red Cross is on the ground providing safe shelter, food and relief supplies to help people still suffering from Hurricane Matthew's lingering effects. The storm also continues to impact blood collections in the southeast, resulting in an urgent need for blood and platelet donations across the country. "Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this devastating storm both in the Southeast and across the Caribbean. Too many lives have tragically been cut short, and tens of thousands...
LACMA's macabre exhibit At Home With Monsters celebrates the works of horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro through hundreds of paintings, costumes, books, comics, props, monster magazines, statues, and other curios of science fiction, occultism, magic, and monsters. Del Toro has been numerously cited as one of the most inventive horror/fantasy filmmakers of his generation. Starting with Cronos (1993) and continuing through The Devil's Backbone (2001), Hellboy (2004), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006),...
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. More than 1,400 people from throughout Los Angeles are expected to participate in the annual Greater Los Angeles Out of the Darkness Community Walk Santa Monica hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at 9:00 a.m. October 15, 2016 at 3rd Street Promenade and Wilshire in Santa Monica. This fundraising walk supports the American Foundation for Suicide...
