Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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9 Santa Monica police have confirmed that a pedestrian died after a hit and run accident on 10th street and Pico Blvd in Santa Monica. The unnamed man was in an unmarked intersection at 10th street Saturday evening, when he was struck by a vehicle and killed. Pico Blvd East of Lincoln had been paved this weekend. However it was uncertain that this was a factor in the accident. "The suspect vehicle is possibly a white Dodge Challenger (or similar) with red racing...
NASA is in final preparations to send the Artemis Spacecraft around the moon in February. The craft will be unmanned, but will be followed in 2023 by a manned mission to the moon. They will actually land on the moon by July of 2025. NASA could move up their moon landing if they had just $5.9 billion more from Congress. Without it, they may be beated to Earth's companion in space, by the Chinese space program. Or even worse, by Elon Musk. Needless to say, NASA has gone fully...
In what could perhaps be viewed as destiny in a name, Brass Against's Frontman (Frontwoman?) Sophia Urista peed on a male fans face during a performance in Daytona Florida on Thursday night, 11/11/21. And the footage has, well, leaked. The singer invited a male fan up on stage after saying she needed to urinate. Sophia Urista, the frontwoman for New York-based cover band Brass Against, was partway through a performance at the Welcome to Rockville festival when she told the...
The Santa Monica fire department struggled to control a fire main break in front of the 100 year old Santa Monica pier on Friday afternoon, November 12. Water gushed 100 feet into the air in front of the historic pier arch, the traditional end to Route 66. Shahrare stopped to watch it and muttered "amazing," as she held her bulldog. A fireman on scene said they were searching for the shut off valve, and had no time estimate for how long it would take to shut off the breach....
14: Vons on the corner of Lincoln and Broadway was the scene of an incident at 10:30 pm Monday night. A male customer refused to put on a mask. When he began to fight with a security guard, throwing said Vons employee on the conveyer belt, the guard apparently stabbed the unruly customer with a knife. When a customer went off on the store for being told to wear a mask, and threw an employee onto the conveyer belt. The customer ended up stabbed somehow after a...
The bride wore a dress sequined with pieces of broken mirrors. I'm sure this meant something to her, but our well connected, progressive Governor has re-emerged from seclusion after 12 days. Gov Gavin Newsom got a Covid booster on November 12th. Flexed his muscles for the camera, then apparently was waylaid by his own children. One of his sons is five years old, explained Newsom on a Podcast from Monterey, CA. And they insisted he take some time off to trick or treat. No, I'm...
The 36th running of the Los Angeles Marathon got off the ground at 7 am Sunday morning. Wheelchair contestants were allowed to start before 15,000 runners. The number of runners was greatly limited over the March 2020 event, when over 25,000 competed. John Korir of Kenya won the race in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 47 seconds. Natasha Cockram of Wales is the new women's champion, finishing in 2 hours, 33 minutes and 17 seconds The 2021 edition of the race was postponed to November...
A week after abruptly canceling plans to attend the United Nations climate summit in Scotland, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has receded from public view to deal with unspecific "family obligations," reports the AP. When the surprising announcement was made Oct. 29, his office said Newsom planned to participate virtually in the conference this week. But he did not. Spokesperson Erin Mellon now says he will appear virtually next week, said the AP. Newsom's last public...
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 5 -- Modern medicine is helping America's elders live longer, healthier lives. But a segment of that population, those requiring special care at home and in specialized facilities built for the task, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID pandemic. They face a massive shortage of caregivers as home healthcare agencies, nursing homes, hospices and residential care communities find it harder and harder to attract workers, says Rebecca Weber, CEO of the...
Santa Monica City Council members will no longer consider appointing family members to city boards, commissions or task forces. The City Council is expected to approve at its upcoming Tuesday meeting an anti-nepotism policy which would ban councilmembers from appointing close family members to city panels. According to the new policy, "a person is ineligible to serve on all city boards, commissions, committees, and task forces if that person is a close family relative of a...
2/4/21- - Yesterday afternoon, a rally was held in Palisades Park in Santa Monica as part of a "Worldwide Walkout" to protest vaccine mandates. According to a participant, there were between 250-350 people attending the rally, which began at 1:00 pm and ended with a march down to the Pacific Coast Highway at 4:00 pm. People holding signs opposing vaccine mandates lined Ocean Avenue for an estimated 200 feet. Several speakers addressed the crowd, including Reinette Senum,...
The city of Santa Monica has extended its remaining local emergency orders to January 31, 2022, including tenant protections against eviction. The 41st Emergency Supplement, signed October 29, protects the tenants against eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent and renews the landlord's eviction reporting requirement. Specifically, the order adopts provisions of the Los Angeles County's Covid-19 Tenant Protections Resolution, including residential eviction...
Nearly 100 homeless people have decided to move from their encampment along San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood and from their tents in Westchester Park to temporary housing, Los Angeles city and county officials announced this week. At least 50 homeless veterans who were living in the Veteran's Row homeless encampment in Brentwood for the past several months have moved to transitional housing as crews from the County of Los Angeles finished clearing up the encampment along San...
November 3, 2021 - Yesterday the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released guidelines for lifting masking requirements in various venues. Daily hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19 have been steadily decreasing over the past several months. The daily test positivity rate has decreased exponentially since early August. The test positivity rate yesterday was 1.0%. Overall test positivity rate since the beginning of the pandemic is 15%. For any venue to begin...
It appears that Republican Glenn Youngkin will pull off an upset victory over Democrat Incumbent Gov. Terry McAuliffe. In Virginia, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, is trailing Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who is expected to speak soon. Eric Adams is New York City's next mayor. Voters rejected a measure to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a public health agency. Minneapolis is the San Francisco of the Midwest, where the "Defund the Police" movement...
The man who can move markets, Elon Musk, agrees that he "likes and supports Boobies." No, I'm not really sure what this means either. And it doesn't appear to have anything to do with either Dogecoin or a different crypto currency called Shiba Inu. Guys, could you let us in on the joke? A woman named Morgan Sarkissian, who describes herself as an #NFT and Crypto investor, posted a tweet that "Elon Musk Likes and Supports Boobies." Musk tweeted back, "what gave it away?"...
In an effort to achieve Santa Monica's "zero waste goal by 2030," the City Council this week adopted a new mandatory recycling ordinance for organic materials. The new ordinance fulfils the city's requirement of California law, SB 1383, which was enacted to divert organic materials – such as like food and "green waste" – from landfills to purposeful uses like compost, mulch and renewable energy, said city officials. Under the new ordinance, all Santa Monica single-family and...
As we approach Halloween, Sunday October 31st and Dia de los Muertos on Monday November 1st, it is important to remember that along with candy, costumes and a good scare, safety should remain at the top ofthe list. SMPDencourageseveryone to have a fun and safe holiday by following these important safety tips. Walk Safely --Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. Put...
Triple vaccinated White House Spokeswoman Jen Psaki reports that she has tested positive for Covonavirus or Covid-19. She last saw President Joe Biden on Tuesday, just before his trip to Europe. "On Wednesday, in coordination with senior leadership at the White House and the medical team, I made the decision not to travel on the foreign trip with the President due to a family emergency, which was members of my household testing positive for COVID-19," Psaki said in a...
The Santa Monica City Council this week received an upbeat update on the city's fiscal health and made small revisions to the 2021-2022 budget to reflect increases in revenues. The 2020-21 year-end budget report shows revenues exceeded projections by $20 million, "reflecting the strong housing market; vigorous consumer activity once shelter-in-place restrictions were lifted, resulting in higher than anticipated sales, hotel tax and parking receipts; and the positive impact of...
As Dr. Phil says, "People with nothing to hide, HIDE NOTHING." I'm beside myself to share this story with you. It hit me hard. Like a ton of bricks. See, I'm currently enrolled in the prison's drug treatment program. We had one woman among the program whom was divinely gifted with people. She's black. She's a former prisoner. She's talented with working within the prison. She's genuine. Now, Just like that, she's gone. Transferred to another prison. Why, you ask? Two female...
The New Mexico DA's office confirms that it is investigating last week's shooting involving Alec Baldwin and the set of Rust, as a crime. No decision about charges has been made as of yet. Dave Halls, the assistant director of 'Rust,' said that he "should have" better inspected the weapon before handing it to Baldwin and telling him it was safe to use, according to a new affidavit https://trib.al/ugh6diy Meanwhile, a gaffer on the set of #Rust says that he held Halyna...
1/27/2021 - At approximately 11:40 pm on Tuesday, Santa Monica Police responded to a call for the area of 5th Street and Broadway in downtown Santa Monica regarding a stabbing and attempted homicide. Multiple units and a forensics team responded to the call and immediately requested medical assistance from the Santa Monica Fire Department. The victim had been stabbed multiple times. Despite his injuries, he was alert and able to give police a description of the suspect....
10: At approximately 6:20 am Sunday morning, a dead body was removed from the alley behind 1423 Third Street Promenade. Police set up yellow tape while two women from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office wrapped the body and carted it away. The process was swift. The dead body was near Parking Garage 6 and the Downtown Santa Monica Inc. Ambassador office. Lieutenant Rudy Flores of the Santa Monica Police released this statement: "This morning, October 24, 2021 at...
Images of a purported suicide note from Brian Laundrie have been making the rounds on Tik Tok. In a video, the apparent suicide note is in handwriting and says in part: "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for everything that has happened. I never intended for any of this. Gabby and I were truly in love and I would give anything for her to still be here. I know that no one will understand that things simply got out of control. . . The strain of our relationship was more than...
