Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Have you noticed more lawn signs than last year advertising apartments for rent? Well, you could be seeing a trend. Santa Monica rents have decreased over 10% since the Coronavirus lockdown began on March 19, 2020. This according to the website, Insurify.com. "A recent study found that over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, California cities experienced some of the greatest drops in rent prices in the nation," wrote Emily Leff, a spokesman for Insurify, in a press...
"The researchers want to make sure older people who may have been exposed, essential workers, health care workers, home aides, and parents and caregivers of children who might be diagnosed as schools reopen know this trial is underway and how to reach out. We're trying to get the word out about the website, www.covidplasmatrial.org, says Liz DeForest, speaking for Johns Hopkins University. "This trial will help determine whether antibodies from people who have recovered from...
Tuesday morning at about 8:00 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a female pedestrian and vehicle at Pico Blvd and Stewart Avenue. When officers arrived, they discovered a pedestrian in the roadway suffering from severe head trauma. The involved vehicle along with the driver was on scene when officers arrived. Officers rendered immediate medical aid to the pedestrian. Santa Monica Fire De...
If you want to avoid getting hot coffee spilled on you in Santa Monica, you're out of luck. Thanks to our current city council, single-use plastics used in the food and beverage industry were banned city-wide in 2018. It does not matter to our city council if such products provide safety for consumers. Even the plastic stoppers used to prevent coffee from spilling as you walk it away from Starbucks are banned. The company will no longer ship them to Santa Monica locations....
The news that Governor Newsom is now allowing people to gather outside of their household was greeted with premature joy and celebration in Los Angeles County. Our county, deep in the most restrictive, purple tier, still does not allow people to gather outside of their immediate household. On October 9, California's Department of Public Health cautiously relaxed restrictions placed March 16 on people gathering with those outside of their immediate household. Now the state...
With a Covid-19 facemask over her face, Justice Amy Coney Barrett looked very much like a hostage, as she sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday morning October 12th, 2020. The confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee were held 22 days before the November 3rd national election. "I'm so glad people at the White House Super Spreader Event" said Dem. Sen. Corey Booker "had access to the world's best medical care." "The problem is the...
October 13, 2020, Los Angeles, CA – Consumers looking to Wish.com may be attracted to its brand-name products offered by China sellers at a fraction of retail. Shipping may take weeks, or over a month for customers who prioritize savings over speed of delivery. However, many items are counterfeit, fake, or replica products, a common issue among major e-commerce sites including Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. Wish announced it filed a confidential draft to go public with the SEC, a...
The rap artist known as Tory Lanez has been charged with assaulting a female friend in the Hollywood Hills earlier this year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today. Daystar Peterson aka Tory Lanez (dob 7/27/92) was charged today in case BA490599 with one felony count each of assault with semiautomatic firearm – personal use of a firearm – and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle. The defendant also faces a gun allegation and tha...
October 6, 2020, Los Angeles, CA – Amazon is fighting back against a landmark California Appeals Court decision that held the e-commerce giant strictly liable for dangerous products sold on its website. Amazon appealed to the CA Supreme Court arguing that the court took an "unprecedented leap" when it found that Amazon was not shielded from liability for dangerous products that injure or kill consumers. The decision parallels the same liability that exists for m...
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will move forward with certain jury trials and non-jury trials, announced the presiding judge announced on Friday. Masks, social distancing and hand washing will have to protect jurors, so that civil and criminal constitutional rights may be preserved during the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic. Given that there is a Federal, a California State, and a Los Angeles County stay on evictions (lawyers call them "Unlawful Detainers"). It is...
On Tuesday, I answered a call that turned out to be a push poll in favor of the Plaza project at 4th and Arizona. The Plaza will take over two city blocks in downtown Santa Monica with 106,800 square feet of office space in a massive, 11-story, slightly stepped-back building. The height will be 129 feet. The "questions" in the poll, conducted by Zogby, asked the respondent to consider, one by one, the numerous benefits of the huge development. I was asked to admit the virtue...
Eddie Van Halen died Tuesday morning after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. This according to a tweet from the guitarist's son Wolfgang Van Halen, who sent the following tweet this morning: "I can't believe I'm having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning. He was the best father I could have ever asked for. Every moment I've shared with him on and off stage was a gift," Wolfgang Van...
US President Donald J. Trump told reporters just after midnight Thursday night, that he has tested postive for Coronavirus. "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" tweeted @realdonaldtrump. @Flotus tweeted : “ As too many Americans have done this year, @potus & I are quarantining at home after testing positive for COVID-19. We are feeling good & I have postponed a...
Dhun May immigrated to the US from India when she was nine years old. She is Zoroastrian, a minority religion in that country. She has an adult son who passed away named Daniel, and a daughter who is a veterinarian. The daughter, Armiati May, is an activist for veganism and opposes 5G. Dhun May has no grandchildren. Why did you decide to run for SMMUSD? "I have ideas no one else has," says May. "There are simple things that can be done to improve the health of children, such...
Culminating a ten year struggle, the Santa Monica City Council approved a massive new development for the North East corner of Ocean Avenue and Wilshire Blvd on Tuesday night. The project will include 60 incredibly expensive condominiums, 300 or so luxury hotel rooms, and 22 units of affordable housing across Second Street. Many people spoke out against the project, which hired Councilmember Gleam Davis' husband as a consultant. Davis recused herself, and the Council voted 4...
Moderator Christ Wallace: Good evening from the Case Western Reserve University, for the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 2 minute answer to each question, then open discussion. I can assure you, no one has the answers in advance. The candidates will not change hands, the audience has promised to remain silent. We welcome the Republican and Decmocratic nominees. "How you doing man?" asks Biden. Gentlemen, our first subject is the Supreme Court. Pres. T, you...
Former Santa Monica Mayor Denny Zane has sent an email deploring a "Racist and Anti-semitic" ad that was distributed with the Santa Monica Daily Press. "Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights deplores the offensive advertisement opposing the proposed Miramar Hotel project circulated as an insert in the Santa Monica Daily Press. There is no place in our community's public dialogue for racism or anti-semitism in any form. We urge all of those participating in our community debate...
According to a sign on the door the former location of Staple's office supplies, will soon reopen as a Target city store. This is also reflected on the Staples.com Upcoming Stores page. The store, located at 16th Street and Wilshire near the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, will be smaller than most Targets, but still one of the largest retail stores located on pricey Westside real estate. It will be a "CityTarget." As of 2019, Target operated 1,844 stores throughout the...
The Santa Monica Transparency Project has written an open letter accusing SM City Council member Gleam Davis of a conflict of interest regarding the proposed expansion of the Miramar Hotel, a project which has been in the works for about a decade. "Ms. Davis' husband John Prindle is a highly paid, long-term senior executive at Dell Technologies. See Ms. Davis' Schedule C, Form 700 filings from at least 2013. Indeed, he is Global Accounts Manager," says the letter. Michael...
A suspect entered and opened fire at the harbor division police station in San Pedro Saturday night. A police officer was fired upon but not struck before the suspect fled in a car and was arrested. The incident occurred around 10 pm PST. LAPD tweeted the following from their official account. "Here is the latest information on last night’s incident at LAPD Harbor Station: At about 10:00 p.m., an LAPD Officer was working the front desk when a Male Hispanic suspect came to the...
"Baby deer & bobcat found after a forest fire put in room together & they were found like this! (Credit Lisa Mathiasen)" reads a Twitter post, together with this adorable photo. "This is a lesson that we should all learn to live together," tweeted Zulma E Ruiz. "It's like the Fox and Hound story, but without the Fox or the Hound!" tweeted Tam Tam. The Bobcat Fire in the San Gabriel Mountains has burned over 113,000 acres, an area the size of Denver, Colorado. This fire is the...
Update: We received the following email today at 11:36 am PST: "Santa Monica Observer Editorial Team, Earlier today you published the following article: https://www.smobserved.com/story/2020/09/21/news/go-daddy-stops-service-outage-in-70-of-united-states-hosts-about-half-of-us-websites-domains-and-emails-also-affected/4912.html GoDaddy is not currently experiencing a service outage and did not have any outages earlier today. To summarize, our team has not identified any...
Traffic during the Covid19 epoch is a mere shadow of its former self. But an occasional crash reminds us of what we're missing. An automobile crash Sunday night in the McClure tunnel, which links the PCH with the Interstate 10 Freeway, backed up traffic to Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The crash caused a SigAlert. The California Highway Patrol cleared the accident, and did not immediately release a report of injuries....
A brush fire in the hills just North of Palm Springs burned 200 acres at 'critical' rate of spread, official said. The blaze was first reported as a "Car Fire," meaning a tail pipe or other part of a car or truck ignited the fire. Firemen were alerted to the blaze at about 2:40 p.m. in the 15900 block of Snow Creek Road, Cal Fire public safety information specialist Maggie De La Rosa said. No injuries or property damage have been reported. The blaze is very visible from...
Residents of the westside were awakened 25 minutes before midnight Friday night, by a sharp temblor. Caltech's seismology lab said it measured 4.6 on the logarythmic Richter scale, making it one of the sharpest jolts of the last 20 years. People jumped out of bed, but no injuries or damage was reported. "3km WSW of South El Monte, CA, 2020-09-18 23:38:46 (UTC-07:00)", read USGS.gov. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=11.09217,-139.92188&ext...
