Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The charging allegations against David Depape, the man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer at their residence, have been filed. He has been charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted murder and elder abuse in Federal Court in San Francisco. The allegations reveal details not previously revealed about the strange and awful attack on Mr. Pelosi. When police reached the residence, Pelosi and Depape went downstairs to the first floor of the...
In. a stunning defeat, Russia's Defence minister Sergei Shoigu has announced that Russia will pull its soldiers out of Kherson. The city of 300,000 is the only provincial capital taken by Russia during the 9 month Ukraine war. "Very impressive and hard fought victory for Ukraine," tweeted Rob Lee, an expert on the war. "The big question now is whether Russia can withdraw without taking heavy equipment and personnel losses. Ukraine has every incentive to make this withdrawal...
11: Miscellaneous outside fire on Lincoln and Olympic was reported to have been set by an arsonist. The same man had reportedly set 4 fires within the last hour or so. The suspect was described as "possibly a male wearing a salmon or pink colored long sleeve shirt and a hat," said the SMFD dispatcher....
On 11/24/2022, at approximately 3:07 AM, SMPD Officers were dispatched to a vehicle vs. bicycle collision in the 500 block of southbound Pacific Coast Highway. Officers arrived on scene and located a Tesla with a single occupant stopped in the #2 southbound and the bicyclist lying face down on the west sidewalk of the 400 block of Pacific Coast Highway. The bicyclist had severe injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene. SMPD’s Major Accident Report Team (MART) r...
11: Hundreds of workers protested at Foxconn's flagship iPhone plant in China Wednesday. Several videos posted to social media showed rioting workers and others, throwing barricades at authorities. The Covid authorities were wearing head to foot white plastic coveralls. They covered their heads as pipes and metal barriers were thrown at them. Footage posted online shows people smashing surveillance cameras and windows and clashing with hazmat-clad police, over Covid...
How the “narrative war” of the Iranian and Venezuelan regimes that seeks to free the figurehead of Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab, works Security analysts and investigators revealed the influence campaigns around the special agent for Tehran of the Chavista dictatorship, imprisoned in the US for a million-dollar corruption case. The Strategy of Increasing Anti-American Sentiment in Latin America...Read...
An outside fire occurred late afternoon Monday, the Santa Monica Fire Department reported on Twitter. SMFD quickly extinguished the fire, before it could harm anyone or cause extensive damage. The properties had a few scorch marks on outer walls, and an extension over the residential property where some fencing was damaged. No buildings were damaged however. The fire was located on the corner of Sushi Hanashi and a single-story residential building located directly behind the...
Editor's note: A young woman attending Samohi, Maya Knauf has earned a perfect score in the AP English Exam. A perfect score on the national test, given to those taking the AP English exam at the end of Junior year, is pretty unusual. The District issued the following press release: The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) would like to congratulate Santa Monica High School (Samohi) senior, Maya Knauf, for earning a rare perfect score on the Advanced Placement...
BOSTON (November 15, 2022) -- As Americans prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving, average gasoline prices will be at their highest seasonal level ever for the weekend according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on gas. The national average is projected to stand at $3.68 on Thanksgiving Day – nearly 30¢ higher than last year, and over 20¢ higher than the previous record of $3.44 set in 2012. But that won't slow many d...
November 17, 2022 - Democrats won big in statewide offices in the November 8 election in California as was expected, but the lead by which they are winning is closer than in 2018. Races for the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and controller are all tighter this year than four years ago. The numbers below are from unofficial election results posted on the Secretary of State website on November 16. Gavin Newsom won by an awesome 23.8 percentage points in his...
November 16, 2022 - Official results of the General Election that took place on Tuesday, November 8 will not be certified by the California Secretary of State until December 16. With universal mail-in ballots now sent to every voter, many take advantage of the convenience. Ballots only need to be postmarked on or before election day and reach their county recorder seven days after that. A large number of mail-in and provisional ballots remain to be processed. There are an...
November 17, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 16 at 3:20 pm. 35.5% of eligible voters's ballots have been received so far. There have been no changes in which candidates have won seats or which measures have won or lost since the last update on November 11. Measure GS, which would significantly increase property transfer taxes in Santa Monica very slightly increased its lead, now at 1,431 more votes in favor than...
November 15, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 15 at 3:41 pm. 33.63% of eligible voters's ballots have been received so far. There have been no changes in which candidates have won seats or which measures have won or lost although leads generally lengthened slightly since the last update on November 11. Measure GS, which would significantly increase property transfer taxes in Santa Monica is currently ahead by only...
November 11, 2022 - The results below from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder are as of November 10 at 4:23 pm. With 25.8% of registered voters' ballots received, it is unknown how many Vote-by-Mail Ballots are outstanding and only a few hundred votes separate some candidates and measures. Only 563 votes separate Santa Monica City Council candidate Lana Negrete from her closest challenger, Natalya Zernitskaya, votes that could cost Negrete her seat on the council....
November 9, 2022 - The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder released election results as of 3:35 am this morning. Results will be updated on Friday November 11. Some of the local results may change as only a few hundred votes separate some candidates and measures. Numbers in parentheses are raw votes for the candidate or measure. Members of the City Council (top 3 vote-getters) Caroline Torosis 18.91% (8,327) Jesse Zwick 16.63% (7,321) Lana Negrete 12.48% (5,494) Ellis...
13: A windy and cold winter storm blew down power lines at 9th Street and San Vicente on Tuesday. Electrical power was out on San Vicente west of 11th Street. Linemen said the earliest it would be back on would be late Tuesday. They said the latest electricity would be restored would be sometime tomorrow. It appeared that high winds knocked the tree onto the power lines, in turn causing two power poles to go down, and leaving one at an odd angle supported by other power...
13. A DUI driver caused a 4 car collision after entering the freeway in the wrong direction Monday evening. A four vehicle collision caused by a wrong way driver, blocked traffic in both directions on PCH Monday evening. This where the PCH South transitions through the McClure Tunnel to the Santa Monica Freeway. Two patients were transported to local hospitals at about 7:40 pm PST. "Multi car traffic collision. It is a CHP handle. We are assisting with traffic control,"...
Santa Monica High School went on lockdown on Thursday just after noon. “We are on scene, conducting a search of the school. No suspicious items have been located and there no other credible threats,” emailed Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD Public Information Office Authorities are sweeping the campus after a bomb threat was received at 11:42 am, says the principal's office in an email to parents Thursday afternoon. It reads: "Dear Samohi Family, At approximately 11:42 am, the swi...
12. One Twitter user tweeted that some Twitter employees have been selling verification for $15,000 per account. Presumably he means former employees who have since been terminated. "For certain accounts, mine include, they would refuse to verify you through the normal standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes," he wrote. "An investigation is needed," he continued. "Yep," tweeted Elon Musk, in a one word reply. The account...
Megyn Kelly isn't buying the San Francisco Police Department's version of events as it investigates the assault on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, notes the New York Post. "I know enough to smell a rat," the former Fox News and NBC star said during her podcast on Monday. During an interview with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on her SiriusXM podcast on Monday, Kelly blasted any notion that the attack on Paul Pelosi, 82, was politically motivated, pointing out that the...
Twitter's new owner has announced that in exchange for $8 per month, anyone can have a blue checkmark and be verified. "Twitter's current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit," tweeted Musk. "Power to the people! Blue for $8/month." "You will also get:- Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam- Ability to post long video & audio. - Half as many ads," tweeted Musk. "And paywall bypass for...
9 There is yet another electrical power outage in Santa Monica, 90403 starting at about 7 pm. But this time, we probably know the cause: Wind. "SMFD responding to a Transformer Fire 900 Block of 17TH. Avoid the area, possible delays, hazards. Inc.#22015959" tweeted the official account of the Santa Monica Fire Department "The wind is blowing hard in #SantaMonica," tweeted Frosty AKA Austin. "That’s three power outages in the last three hours," tweeted...
Update 8 PM Power is reported to be out on 18th street now according to SoCal Edison, estimated time for power to be restored is at midnight 11.3.22 A high tension wire has fallen to the ground at 18th Street and Michigan Avenue Thursday in Santa Monica. There are no reports of outages at this time. It appears winds caused a high-voltage wire to fall onto the street, requiring for SoCal Edison to be called out to the scene. There has been no report of the power going out yet....
Los Angeles, CA - As we set our clocks back one hour to mark the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at 2:00 a.m. (PT), the County of Los Angeles Fire Department encourages residents to update, review, and practice their family emergency plan, so everyone knows what to do when it is time to act. "It's essential that families remain vigilant and stay prepared for every disaster and emergency both in and out of their home," said Interim Fire Chief Anthony...
A California resident was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday morning at 2 am, announced the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. On the date of the attack, Depape was homeless, an illegal immigrant from Canada, and addicted to drugs. Yet he is being called a radicalized Republican by the mainstream media,...
