Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A burglary suspect, driving a newer Hyundai sedan, deliberately crashed the vehicle through the glass window of ERBA, a weed dispensary in West LA. A security guard employed by the dispensary shot the suspect, who was found with a gunshot wound and taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The suspect, identified as a 25-year-old man, later died from his injuries at a hospital. The shooting was reported at 3:12 a.m. at ERBA Markets' West LA dispensary on...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been notified of the first case of measles diagnosed in 2025 in a Los Angeles County resident that recently traveled through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control, passengers assigned to specific seats that may have been exposed on China Airlines flight CAL8/CI8 that arrived in Los Angeles on March 5 will be notified by local departments of health. These agencies...
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier, who gave controversial orders to not evacuate, has now been named as a co-conspirator in the Diddy case. Pelletier happens to be the Incident Commander during the Las Vegas shootıng. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier, named as co-defendant in a civil lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, is accused of posing as a sheriff in 2018 to forcibly take a victim from Las Vegas to California, where she was allegedly raped, amid broader allegations of...
A long, intermittent set of shakes rumbled through Santa Monica at 1:03 pm local time. The first temblor was recorded by USGS.GOV as a 4.1 on the Richter scale, located 11 km southwest of Westlake Village and at a depth of 9 km. A few seconds later, a 2.5 quake was recorded, followed by another at 3.0 and a fourth, about 30 seconds after the first, at 2.8. The government geological website continues to change the magnitude of each....
Oscar season is here and despite the devastating wildfires, the city of Los Angeles has decided it will still celebrate the arts and cinema by holding the Annual Oscar Awards. To honor the Oscar nominees, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company DPA, decided to hosting the prestigious DPA Music lounge on February 28th and March 1st. Held at the LUXE Hotel in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Nathalie...
If you've been shopping for eggs lately, you're probably aware that prices are rising as the latest bird flu outbreak takes its toll on the nation's chickens. The most prevalent strain of the disease, H5N1, has been identified in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and more than 157 million birds have been affected by the disease since the outbreak began in January 2022. While avian influenza, aka bird flu, is ravaging wild and farmed bird populations, its transmission to nonavian...
As districts and government officials nationwide consider curbing smartphones' reach, new research has revealed teens miss at least one and a half hours of school because they are on their phones. A quarter of the 13-18-year-olds in the study used devices for two hours each school day, which lasts around seven hours. The averages outnumber minutes allotted for lunch and period breaks combined, showing youth are distracted by phones throughout huge chunks of class time. Teen...
Because of a 20-year-old government foul-up, about 200,000 Arizona voters will need to come up with proof of their citizenship soon in order to protect their full voting rights, and they might not even know about it yet. County officials waited six months for the Secretary of State's Office to give them the final list of affected voters who need to be contacted, and clear legal guidance on how to do that so voters are treated fairly across the state. After all, in a few...
The most reliable data on fires started by homeless people in the City of Los Angeles comes from the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), which tracks "homeless fires"-incidents linked to encampments or unsheltered individuals. For the City of Los Angeles specifically (not the broader county), the LAFD reported 13,909 such fires in 2023. This number reflects a significant increase from prior years-nearly double the 7,149 recorded in 2020-and aligns with a trend of rising...
As of March 2, 2025, there is no definitive, official confirmation from credible sources that Israel is currently preparing for a "final assault" against Hamas. However, I can provide context based on available information and recent developments. Following the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, which killed over 1,200 people and led to the capture of more than 250 hostages, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza with the stated goals of dismantling...
(Note: Twitter's Artificial Intelligence Grok 3 assisted me in writing this story). If the universe is that vast, is it possible that it's directed by one intelligence? in other words, does the vastness of the universe rule out the existence of God? The vastness of the universe-2 trillion galaxies, 200 trillion stars, 93 billion light-years across-doesn't inherently rule out a single directing intelligence, like a God, but it sure complicates the idea. Scale alone doesn't...
Assembly Bill 1333, introduced by assemblyman Zbur, seeks to significantly restrict the ability of crime victims to claim self-defense. This legislation proposes to eliminate the right to defend oneself within one's home or property. Furthermore, it introduces a stipulation that individuals must retreat, if safely possible, before resorting to self-defense. Under this new framework, if a person is outside their home and faces threats such as robbery or assault, they would be...
Fox News’ Kat Timpf reveals she was diagnosed with breast cancer 15 hours before giving birth to a son. As of today, February 26, 2025, Kat Timpf is navigating a whirlwind of emotions and challenges. She welcomed her first child, a healthy baby boy, with her husband Cameron Friscia last week, and shared her joy on social media, saying she and her husband are "drunk in love" with their son. However, just fifteen hours before going into labor, she received a Stage 0 breast cance...
In 2024, Ballotpedia tracked 246 recall efforts targeting 383 officials. This was the fewest since 2020 when there were 238 recall efforts targeting 301 officials, and it was the third consecutive year of decline in recall efforts since the 2021 peak when Ballotpedia tracked 357 efforts targeting 545 officials. A total of 77 officials were removed from office through recall elections, representing 20% of the officials targeted. This is the third-highest percentage of officials...
Hidden banking fees, often referred to as "junk fees," silently drain thousands of dollars from businesses each year, with many owners discovering these charges only after they've already impacted their bottom line. Major financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America make billions every year charging consumers and businesses fees. Whether it's a $30 overdraft fee, a 3% foreign transaction charge, or a $25 wire transfer cost, these fees add up qui...
Georgia woman Krystena Murray is suing a fertility clinic after carrying another couples baby through birth. Murray didn't find out about the mixup until she gave birth to a baby that was a completely different skin complexion than her. She and her husband were forced to give up the child she carried to the biological parents, after they sued. "The birth of my child was supposed to be the happiest moment of my life, and honestly, it was. But it was also the scariest moment of...
It appears that Hamas, the terror group embedded in Gaza, has handed over the bodies of the two Bibas children, but not their mother, Shiri. The Bibas family had become a symbol of the hostage crisis following their abduction on October 7, 2023. Yarden Bibas has now asked to let the world to know what happened to his baby boys in detail. They were strangled to death with bare hands, then had their bodies mutilated to fake a different cause of death. This was not done by...
Bonnie Blue, known for her world record of sleeping with 1,057 men in a single day, is reportedly pregnant. The internet is buzzing with speculation about the potential father due to the unusual circumstances surrounding her record-breaking event. She has not yet confirmed the news, but naturally, the memes on Twitter are not to be missed. She did release a video saying: "My Child will not get bullied at school cause he's got 1057 dads". https://x.com/TaraB...
Package theft, often referred to as "porch piracy," remains a significant concern in the United States. The rise of e-commerce has led to a substantial increase in residential deliveries, resulting in troubling rates of stolen packages, LA Post reports. There were over 120 million reported package theft incidents in 2023. However, the real number is likely higher due to underreporting, as victims forgo filing reports due to the slim chances of recovery or arrest. The U.S....
In October, four companies collectively paid nearly $7 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly failing to properly inform investors of a cyberbreach affecting their companies, a liability American businesses have not previously faced. The companies were compromised in a cyberattack targeting their IT software provider in 2019. The attackers could insert a backdoor into a software update, circumventing existing security...
One man stabbed two other men from Anaheim at The Bungalow restaurant Saturday morning. The incident began at 1:50 am outside the Fairmont Miramar Sheraton hotel. It's unclear whether the perpetrator was a homeless man, or a patron at the Bungalow bar. The perpetrator stabbed two men. Medical personnel from the Santa Monica Fire Department transported both victims to a nearby hospital. One victim, a 31-year-old male from Anaheim, sustained critical injuries and succumbed to...
He's a religious Christian, married his high school sweetheart and devotes time to charities. A lifelong tee-totaler who never uses drugs, he graduated with honors from Compton High School 18 years ago. He does nothing to embarrass anyone on stage. But Rapper Kendrick Lamar's performance has been called the weakest Super Bowl half time show in years. Why is that? Several points of criticism have emerged from fans and viewers, as reflected in posts on X and web reviews:...
ATF urges police to stop reselling used guns Federal officials are cautioning state and local law enforcement against reselling their used guns to the public, saying the practice has sent tens of thousands of old police weapons into the hands of criminals. The warning was the first in a series of recommendations made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in its fourth and final installment of a multiyear gun trafficking assessment requested by President...
President Trump said on Sunday night that he had ordered the Treasury secretary to stop producing new pennies, a move that he said would help reduce unnecessary government spending. "Let's rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it's a penny at a time," he said in a post on Truth Social. He characterized the production of pennies, which "literally cost us more than 2 cents" each, as wasteful. The United States Mint has not officially announced plans to stop...
ATF urges police to stop reselling used guns Federal officials are cautioning state and local law enforcement against reselling their used guns to the public, saying the practice has sent tens of thousands of old police weapons into the hands of criminals. The warning was the first in a series of recommendations made by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in its fourth and final installment of a multiyear gun trafficking assessment requested by President...
