Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Update: Thirty seconds before launch, a hold was called on the launch of a Sirius XM Satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida."The purpose of the countdown is for us to detect errors or problems," said Kate Tice, a spokeswoman for SpaceX. "If the team sees anything that looks just slightly off, the team will call off the launch. That is what happened today," Tice said. SpaceX Company of Torrance is now set to launch a broadcast satellite into orbit Saturday December 12, just...
A male and female sheriff's deputies were driving through Altadena in a patrol vehicle, when one of two men walking by pointed a rifle at them and fired. The two then fled on foot and evaded arrest. The Sheriff's press release follows: *UPDATE*LASD Deputy Sheriff on Patrol Ambushed by Gunfire in Altadena Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Operation Safe Streets (O.S.S.) and Altadena Station are asking for your help identifying and locating the two atte...
There's an emergency lockdown in place and the meeting had to be held via Zoom. Nevertheless, Santa Monica did what it has done every two years for 150 years, and swore in a new City Council on Tuesday Night. New members Oscar de la Torre, Phil Brock and Christina Parra were sworn in by Santa Monica City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren. Also sworn in were Kristin McCowan and Gleam Davis. After going a few rounds, the new Council voted in Sue Himmelrich as the two-year Mayor, and...
A 20 year old man in West Hollywood was arrested after pointing his green laser pointer at police, including patrol cars and a vehicle. The arrest was announced on Twitter, by the LAPD's Hollywood division. "Last night, Officers were on patrol on Santa Monica Blvd when they were struck in the eyes several times by a high-power green laser. Officers requested an air unit to help canvas for the suspect. Upon flying into the area, our air unit was immediately struck with the...
LA's new DA will not prosecute women for prostitution. Nor will he imprison people for trespassing, disturbing the peace, driving without a license, or loitering. These are laws which historically are used to discriminate against black and brown people in white areas, says Gascon. He came to office with a mandate to change all that. This is completely in keeping with what Candidate George Gascon said he would do if elected Los Angeles County District Attorney. "Elections have...
Sheila Kuehl is actually an alien. Not an alien from Mexico or any other country, but an alien from outer space. This was the news LA County Supervisor Kuehl delivered at a special press conference held today in order to explain her actions in dining outside at Il Forno Trattoria in Santa Monica hours after voting to ban outdoor dining for public health safety reasons. Although Kuehl realized and acknowledged that her admission may jeopardize the true identities of other...
Los Angeles, CA-Today, on his first day in office, newly elected District Attorney George Gascon announced several initiatives and priorities for his tenure as District Attorney. The LAPPL Board of Directors issued this statement in response: "As homicides, shooting victims, and shots fired into occupied homes soar in Los Angeles, it's disturbing that Gascon's first act in office is to explore every avenue possible to release from jail those responsible for this bloodshed....
UPDATE: ICU capacity did drop below the magical 15% over this weekend. The additional restrictions will kick in at midnight on Sunday, December 6. The fear-mongering statements predicted were made by Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health: "we are likely to bear witness to one of the worst healthcare crises our county has seen in our lifetime." See our article https://www.smobserved.com/story/2020/12/06/news/no-more-haircuts-entrance-scree...
Los Angeles County will bury 1547 unclaimed dead bodies in a mass grave. The event will be streamed online. The event will be held on December 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Since there is a three year lag between death and burial, none of these 1547 people, died of Covid-19. "With the cancellation of all large gatherings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Ceremony of the Unclaimed Dead will be live streamed," said the County in a press release. "The Department of Decedent...
3/1/20: Late Tuesday afternoon in Venice suspects shot a wife in front of her husband, sources on social media said. The shooting was said to be “gang related.” City News Service reports the shooting took place at 5:25 PM, and that the Los Angeles Police Dept. is searching for 4 or 5 men in connection with the shooting. "WItnesses say she was on the ground not moving.She was taken to the hospital. Husband is wailing and screaming and throwing up, all alone. He's crying tha...
Apparently the silver Monolith discovered in Utah's Red Rock desert is part of a family of monoliths, distributed throughout our Solar System by another civilization for some unknown purpose. Either that or it's moving around through our solar system, phasing into different locations at different times. The monolith (or monoliths), has previously been sighted by Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Mars and one of its moons, Phobos. The Mars monolith is a rectangular object...
St Monica's Catholic Church couldn't provide its annual Thanksgiving dinner for those in need, due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic and the Los Angeles County Health shutdown. So instead, Wednesday on the grounds of St Monica's High School, guests in need were given a boxed Thanksgiving dinner, warm clothes and toiletries. Their temperatures were taken, hand sanitizers were supplied and guests were requested to stand 6' apart. The event took place on Wednesday afternoon...
Medical staff in the parking lot at the Calvary Baptist Church on 20th Street in Santa Monica, tested about 600 people for Coronavirus antibodies, during a free event from November 19-21. Guard-a-heart has previously provided this service to members of the community, at the Baldwin Crenshaw Mall. One reason to go to the church is its easy access. Also many doctors are hesitant to test patients, especially if they are asymptomatic as to Covid-19. First the woman takes your...
The Pier is open, Pacific Park is closed. And the Ferris wheel is displaying a turkey design for Thanksgiving. "Pacific Park will be "Talkin' Turkey" on it 90-feet tall Ferris wheel while featuring Fall leaves, colors, patterns and transitions for the Thanksgiving Holiday Week," writes Pier communications manager Cameron Andrews in a press release. He noted that the Pier is now open 24 hours. So while you cannot ride the ferris wheel, you certainly may want to look at it. The...
It's been almost two weeks since the City's Planning Department hosted their first webinar about the Housing Element Update - the plan to zone for an additional 8,874 residential units as ordered by the Southern California Association of Governments. Although the questions raised during the webinar have been posted online, none of the promised answers have been given. Every eight years, SCAG distributes among the 191 cities of the region the portion of expected new housing...
President Donald Trump tweeted today that he will begin the transition process to a Joe Biden presidency. General Services Administration (GSA) head Emily Murphy on Monday told President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is making federal resources available for the transition. A tweet from President Trump praised Murphy, then said that he will continue the struggle for conservatism. It was not a concession, but it's probably the closest thing Trump will ever give...
According to several posts on Twitter, and this author's own experience with $500 of Orchid disappearing; the world's largest system for trading cryptocurrencies went down Monday night, 11/23/20, around 9:40 pm PST. "Your funds are safe, and we're currently working on a fix," one user received. "Check our coinbase status page for updates." "An error has occurred. Please visit status.coinbase.com for assistance," received another user. One tweet from Omar on Twitter, said that...
I'm not a fan of holidays while in prison. No mail. Nothing on TV. Time seems to slow down. The state of California usually opens up visiting for the specific holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, and on July 4th. Obviously that's not happening this year. I did not get visits before the pandemic began. But on days when visiting was going on, there was much more positive energy and excitement. So, time did not feel so empty. Aside from that, any holiday is just a...
Reacting to a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued new restrictions, including a 10 pm cutoff hour for non-essential businesses - with the promise of more rules to come if case load continues to rise. The most recent restrictions affect restaurants, breweries, and wineries and personal care establishments. Also affected are outdoor recreational activities and private gatherings. Effective Friday, November 20,...
"Vote, Vote, Vote!" was the common call-out by every politician last month. So I did. I voted in person, I voted by absentee ballot, and I voted by mail-in ballot. No one stopped me. No one checked me. I even voted for every mail-in ballot that I received at my home address – 4 more. This was fun even though I know it is wrong. But getting results by any means is okay, right? Hell no. That's not the American Way. We do it right. We do it better. We are the envy of the w...
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tells the administration of Donald J. Trump to either put up or shut up. "No more of the pitching this stuff on national TV," said Shapiro. If this is show and tell, says Shapiro, it's time for less of the showing, and less of the telling. Put the cards on the table at this time. There absolutely is fraud in every election including this one, said Shapiro. "But it's time to either present the evidence, or quit saying you're about to release...
California Governor Newsom was outed as having flouted his own state's guidelines and rules when he was caught attending a birthday party on November 6 at the exclusive French Laundry restaurant in Napa. At the time of the gathering, which consisted of at least 10 people seated together at a table, Napa was in the Orange Tier of Covid restrictions, which is somewhat looser than others. However, the entire state had been prohibited from attending gatherings involving more than...
The SMFD responded to a brush fire on the side of the Santa Monica freeway. This closed the interstate at Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica, according to an alert from the City of Santa Monica. The area is known to be frequented by homeless people, though it wasn't immediately evident whether they had anything to do with the blaze. "SM Alert: SMFD Advisory Santa Monica Fire is responding to a brush fire on the westbound I10 near Lincoln. The westbound I10 from Lincoln will be...
The Santa Monica Planning Commission approved a permit for 7-Eleven convenience store to move into the former Bank of America building on Wilshire at Berkeley. The applicant requested the store be allowed to operate 24 hours a day but did not request an alcoholic beverage license. Neighbors forcefully opposed the project, which they said would generate noise, traffic, and crime. Concerns were circulated on social media claiming FBI statistics show 24-hour convenience stores...
Santa Monica city staff plan to propose making "parklets" permanent, the outdoor dining areas set up in parking areas along city streets. The otherwise illegal outdoor dining, usurping parking spots, was instituted as a way to allow restaurants to stay in business by allowing on-site dining. Indoor dining is still prohibited by the County of Los Angeles. The dining parklets can be seen along Lincoln Boulevard, Montana Avenue, and Main Street. The outdoor dining areas appear we...
