Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Smash and grab robbers apparently drove an automobile in Santa Monica place early Monday morning, 1.9.23. They got away with various high end merchandise. "On Monday, January 9, 2023 at about 3:15 AM," wrote Lt. Rudy Flores, "SMPD Dispatch received a call from Santa Monica Place Mall Security who advised of a burglary alarm activation at Louis Vuitton (110 Santa Monica Place). SM Mall Security observed, on surveillance cameras, a vehicle that crashed into the store. Suspects...
16: The Daily Wire website was down due to a denial of service attack, as of Thursday at 5:52 pm PST. The apparent problem was described as a "Cloudfront" error. It is unclear who was attacking the conservative website, or why. The outage did not affect the company's Youtube or Apple TV products. It seems to have affected the laptop/desktop version of the website, but not the mobile version of DailyWire.com. The error reads as follows: "494 ERROR The request could not be...
On January 10, 2023 at approximately 12:30 am, SMFD and SMPD responded to the 1400 block of Santa Monica Blvd for a traffic accident with a person stuck in the vehicle. It appears that a vehicle traveling eastbound on Santa Monica Blvd. struck a parked box truck that had two occupants in it. One person had to be extricated and three individuals were transported to a local hospital, with one being listed as critical....
Barricaded subject caused the Santa Monica Police Department to declare a "Code 4 just before 11 pm PST Sunday night." The Subject of the investigation was passed out behind the wheel, and had a gun in the glove compartment. The Special Weapons and Tactics Squad (SWAT) was said to be on scene. On Monday afternoon 1/9/23, Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD Public Information Officer, issued the following press release: On January 8, 2023, at approximately 10:00 PM, Santa Monica Police Depar...
A stabbing has been reported at 1905 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica. The SMPD is on scene and searching for a suspect near the intersection of Delaware and 20th Street. The incident occurred at about 10:45 pm Wednesday evening, and may have involved homeless people. There is an encampment near that address....
15: During a brief break in the rain Monday night, Los Angeles drivers reported that some streets near Melrose and Fairfax Avenue in Mid Wilshire, were impassable due to flooding. 3 inches of rain has fallen on LA in the last 24 hours. Local residents also pointed out on social media, that the drainage system is 100 years old in some places near DTLA. "It's not the weather that's life threatening actually, it's the poor drainage systems here. I'm from the east and there...
Conservative commentator "Diamond" of Diamond and Silk fame suddenly died on Monday, according to the duo's official twitter account. A page on Givesandgo.com, has raised over $17,500, to be given to Lynette Hardaway's family. The page says: "The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity! Diamond blazed a trail, founded on her passion and love for the entire race of humanity. The memory of her passing should forever remain in our hearts....
11: High wind and rain fell on Los Angeles County last week, as a major Pacific storm came to the State. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency throughout California. Flash floods, mud flows and debris flows are all risks as a dangerous storm dropped 4 inches of rain on Santa Monica. Elsewhere in LA County, the coast and the valleys saw up to four inches of total rain through Thursday, said the National Weather Service. Elsewhere in the State, storm surge damaged...
During a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin collapsed on the field after delivering a hard tackle and was administered CPR before being rushed to the hospital. Damar Hamlin is just 24 years of age. After a tackle near the end of the first quarter, he stood for a few seconds and then collapsed. He is in critical condition at a local hospital. Bills players knelt together in a circle, and then the game was called due to the incident. His fans have...
7: At around 11:45 this morning, the Santa Monica Fire Department along with the California Highway Patrol's West Los Angeles office responded to reports of a 5 vehicle collisions with one vehicle have flipped over. The original report was that there were people trapped inside the overturn vehicle which had 5 people inside at the time of the crash. There were no reported injuries. CHP will be handling the investigation and the cause is still under inve...
18: At about 5:20 PM Thursday evening, Santa Monica Fire Department received a report of a structure fire located on the 1800 block of ocean park boulevard near 20th street. Upon the first arriving Engine, they located smoke coming from the roof of a 1-story apartment building. They began evacuating residents who may still be inside as well as searching to see where exactly the fire was coming from. Firefighters believed us was coming from a condo towards the back of...
December 29, 2022, Los Angeles, CA – Holiday shoppers and gift recipients can close out the holiday season with just one more daunting task -- returning merchandise for replacement, exchange, or a refund. E-commerce purchases can be more of a challenge than a simple return to a local retail store, as e-commerce sites each have their own policies and practices. Consumers will find that the return period is usually extended over the holidays, but don't wait on returns. You m...
The suspect in the brutal stabbing murders of 4 students at the University of Idaho left an Instagram account with just one post. The post is a chilling video in which a man in a mask breaks into a car, then is in turn murdered by an actor carrying a baseball bat. In the 30 second video, a professional production using actors and not video of an actual crime; a second suspect washes blood off the hood of an automobile after committing murder. The video is embedded below at...
Update, 12/26/22: "On December 23, 2022 at about 5:30 PM, a male victim was walking in 1700 block of Ocean Front Walk when he was approached and assaulted by 4 males, for unknown reasons. The victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his facial injuries. The suspects, described as Hispanic males, left southbound before the officer’s arrival."-- Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD PIO. On Friday, December 23rd The Santa Monica Police and fire department responded to an a...
Analysis Cocaine is flooding into Europe and it's terrorizing cities Cocaine often hitches a ride from Latin America in the same ships that carry produce. The drug is swamping Europe, and some communities have been terrorized. Latin America is experiencing history's largest boom in cocaine production. And record quantities of it are landing in Europe, the world's second-largest market for the drug...
The deceased passenger from Thursday's plane crash on Santa Monica beach has been identified as a former city Mayor and Superior Court judge. Minter served as Santa Monica mayor 1963-1967. Later, he was elected a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. The airplane crash-landed and flipped upside down 200 yards South of the Santa Monica Pier just before 3 pm on Thursday, December 22nd, with hundreds of people watching. Two people were removed from the aircraft, police said,...
A pursuit by Culver City Police passed through Santa Monica early Friday morning. A vehicle ran southbound down Ocean Ave to the Santa Monica Pier at Colorado almost hitting 2 pedestrians. The pursuit ended on Culver Blvd and Irving Avenue in a crash. The suspect exited his SUV vehicle and fired a weapon at officers, who returned fire. The suspect was shot and killed in the exchange. Early Sunday morning, an officer involved shooting investigation was underway in the area....
December 20, 2022 - For nearly three years now, Santa Monica property and business owner John Alle has been copying the Santa Monica Observer in numerous emails he has sent to the city's manager, parking manager, council, attorney, and the Downtown Santa Monica Inc business district board about the problems caused by drug-addicted, mentally ill, and destructive vagrants residing in the downtown area. These individuals make drugs in the parking garages, start fires in the...
LA County loses bid for contempt hearing for Villanueva, for now A judge has denied on procedural grounds a request by attorneys for Los Angeles County that a hearing be scheduled on whether to hold former Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his ex-undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about suspected deputy cliques.--City News Service Judge declines to shoot down California's restrictions on openly...
December 19, 2022 - Average gasoline prices in Los Angeles have fallen 15.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.38/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 2,135 stations in Los Angeles. Prices in Los Angeles are 86.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the...
An investigation into smoke turned up a fire on the Santa Monica Pier. It was later extinguished by the same individual who started it. He or she fled southbound according to Pacific Park employees. Pacific Park security were pursuing the individual who started the fire. Harbor Patrol reported a battery in the same area, saying that they may be related. A traffic collision at Hollister and Neilson Way injured 4 people Friday evening. An additional engine and ambulance...
15: Veterinarians from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and CDFW officials have carried out a decision to euthanize the world's most famous mountain lion, almost a decade after he crossed 2 freeways to reside in Griffith Park. He is the cougar in the famous photograph by Steven Gentzler that made the cover of the National Geographic in 2014. Here is the press release from the Cal. Dept of Fish and Game: Mountain Lion P-22 Compassionately Euthanized Following Complete...
Average gasoline prices in Los Angeles have fallen 22.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.54/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 2,135 stations in Los Angeles. Prices in Los Angeles are 88.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 12.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.91 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Los...
December 13, 2022 - Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon top the lists for most and least aggressive holiday driving The holiday season is known for being merry and bright, but hectic schedules, last-minute shopping and travel both near and far can translate to the roads in the form of aggressive driving. A new survey from GasBuddy, a PDI company and the leading fuel savings platform providing the most ways and places to save money on gas, reveals that drivers in certain...
There has been a hit and run accident in the 100 block of the Westbound 10. The wreck occurred in/outside of the tunnel where PCH turns into the 10 It was a hit and run accident, according to emergency workers. A vehicle overturned near center divider. The handling agency was the CHP. One patient was transported by ALS to UCLA hospital. Original assignment: E-5, E-7, Truck 1, RU-1, Batt-1...
