Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The mystery surround the June 18th collision of a US Navy Destroyer and a cargo ship near Tokyo harbor has been solved. The North Koreans caused the advanced avoidance detection systems on both ships to fail, through the use of jamming technology. The 2:30 am collision occurred when both ships were on Autopilot. Only a failure of collision avoidance systems on both ships simultaneously, could cause such a collision. The chances of that happening are astronomically improbable....
Global entertainer and humanitarian, Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water to the most vulnerable children in Burundi, known as the "Heart of Africa." The partnership will support programs to improve water, sanitation and basic hygiene practices in the hardest-to-reach areas of the landlocked East African nation, where nearly half the population has no ac...
Huntington Beach resident Jeff Reitz, who has visited the parks of the Disneyland Resort every day since January 1, 2012, marked his 2,000th consecutive visit on Thursday, June 22. When Reitz, a Disneyland Resort Annual Passholder, began his daily sojourns to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park in 2012, the resort was preparing to welcome the exciting new Cars Land, which opened that summer. This month he's visiting the parks during Summer of Heroes, a...
6/29: Update 11:01 am: closure has been lifted The Santa Monica Police Department is currently working Broadway between 5th Street and 6th Street. An extensive police presence and police lines have diverted traffic. "@SantaMonicaPD is working an assault investigation in Downtown; area of 5th St./Santa Monica Blvd. is restricted to thru traffic. Thank you" tweeted Jacqueline Seabrooks, Chief of Police...
Update 6/28: Last night, the City Council voted 7-0 to move forward with a temporary field at the Civic Center, at an estimated cost of $8.6 million, and work with the various constituents to address their parking needs. The motion included authorization for a mandatory parking study related to the site, issuing an RFP for renovation of the Civic building and analysis of additional field space at Memorial Park. Staff were also directed to take feedback from Thursday’s S...
At approximately 12:46 today, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies responded to a traffic collision at the Northbound Highway 14 at Placerita Canyon. The traffic collision caused a tree to catch on fire that has since spread towards the Disney Ranch area. Structures in the path of the fire are threatened and evacuations are underway Although Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel are actively engaged in extinguishing the fire, out of an abundance of caution as...
Residents of Woodland Hills and Calabassas reported their electrical power failed just before 11 am Monday, June 26. This as heat rose past 100 degrees, and residents ran their power for air conditioning. Power was restored a few minutes before noon, some WH residents reported. The apparent outage was reported to us by residents in the Southern part of Woodland Hills. Affected Zip Codes include 91364 and 91367. Los Angeles DWP reports no outages in the area, and suggested we...
On May 31, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of "Parental Glory" to Valeriy and Tatiana Novik, Jehovah's Witnesses from Karelia, who are raising eight children, during a ceremony in Moscow at the Kremlin. The Order of "Parental Glory" was instituted by presidential decree in May 2008. Russia awards this honor to parents who have at least seven children and have shown extraordinary care for their family's health and education, as well as their physical, m...
Activists believe Playa del Rey gas storage facility could be the next to have a massive methane leak, following Aliso Canyon. Environmental group, Food and Water Watch, in a promotional flyer, warns to "stop the next methane blow out." Owned and operated by SoCalGas Company, The Playa gas storage field has 54 active gas wells. It's older than Aliso Canyon, and was built in 1942 by reconstructing old oil wells that were mostly empty. At a meeting in Marina del Rey last April,...
CINCINNATI (AP) - Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week, died Monday afternoon. He was 22. The family announced his death in a statement released by UC Health Systems, saying, "It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20pm." The family thanked the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treating him but said,...
A California superior court today ruled that a lawsuit to overturn the California End of Life Option Act will proceed to trial to determine the merits of the case (Ahn vs. Hestrin - Case RIC1607135). For now, the one-year-old End of Life Option Act remains in effect because the court previously rejected the plaintiffs' motions for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The law gives mentally capable, terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to live the...
If you don't like illegal taxes, you can just fry in the dark. That seems to be the message from Los Angeles city officials to Department of Water and Power customers who are tired of being overcharged for the electricity that keeps the lights on and the air conditioners running. The city has reached a settlement in the lawsuit over the DWP's annual transfer of so-called "surplus" funds to the city treasury. If a judge can be persuaded to approve the settlement, the practice...
SACRAMENTO – A single Powerball ticket sold in Sun City (Riverside County) has successfully matched all six numbers (20-26-32-38-58 and red Powerball number 3) in tonight's Powerball draw! The $447.8 million jackpot (revised amount based on sales) is the 7th-largest jackpot in Powerball game history. We will not know who California's latest Powerball winner is until at least Monday morning at 8 a.m. That's the soonest they'll be able to claim their prize. Whoever the winner t...
One month after an underground electrical fire, the 1447 Lincoln Building remains without electrical power. All the stores on the ground level of the building remain closed--including Starbucks, Jersey Mike's and Chase Bank. Around 80 tenants of the 1447 Lincoln Building are still living in hotels at Landlord expense. They receive weekly stipends of $1500 a week. Dogs and cats get $350 a week. It's unclear how the dogs and cats cash their checks. All this according to a...
Santa Monica College (SMC) is pleased to announce that the SMC Early Childhood/Education (ECE) Department has been approved to offer specialized teacher-preparation courses that address the specific developmental needs of children in Transitional Kindergarten (TK). SMC is the first community college in California to offer a Certificate of Achievement in Transitional Kindergarten. The 24-unit certificate program consists of courses that are 'aligned' with building an...
It is a good example of the law of unintended consequences. A New York City transit rule went into effect in October 2016 prohibiting animals on the subway. The law has an exception for service dogs or law-enforcement Canines. Did NYC residents just accept it and comply? Nope. Because they're New Yorkers, got it? The law was intended to limit subway ridership to small dogs. "Needless to say, New York pup parents aren't taking this sitting down. Or standing. Or holding on to...
YMCA of the USA, the resource office for the nation's 2,700 YMCAs, has received a $1 million Early Childhood Equity Improvement Project grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in support of a project to address equity barriers that many young children face in the early years of their development. The Y's ECEI project is an initiative where Y-USA works with local Ys who offer early childhood programs serving young children ages birth-to-five to elevate the quality of their...
GridShare LLC announced today the launch of its independent crowdfunding platform to help renewable energy projects and cleantech companies raise capital. By creating an online platform where investors can independently engage with project owners seeking funding, GridShare is a game-changer for the alternative energy industry. GridShare is a unique online platform where renewable energy project developers and cleantech companies from around the world post their funding needs....
Members of Local Union of Engineers 501 protested low wages outside the headquarters of Real Estate Investment Trust Douglas Emmett Corporation on Thursday Morning. As they protested, shareholders and officers conducted their annual corporate meetings. None of the protestors would tell our reporter how much they were paid, and how much they wanted. They did say that they run the steam facilities for Douglas Emmett properties, including the Santa Monica Shores which has 200...
The Coast Guard responded to an unmanned and adrift dinghy near the coast of Montaña de Oro State Park on Monday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach command center received a report at approximately 3:30 p.m, of the unmanned dinghy. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Defense sources could not be reached for comment. But we wondered if North Korean operatives used the dinghy to infiltrate California, the most populous US State. DPRK Special Forces have...
Clean Edge, Inc. has released its eighth annual U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean-energy activities of all 50 states and the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. As the Trump administration pursues its own conservative agenda on climate and the environment, this year's Index shows that states and cities are playing an outsized role in the expansion of clean energy, transportation, and energy efficiency. In 2016, wind and solar power represented...
Last Friday, 90402 was shocked to learn that Imtiaz Tarr, 60, and his teenage son were brutally attacked by two men who attacked them with hatchets, at their home just South of San Vicente Blvd on 19th Street. The attack culminated in a pursuit and a barricade situation, then two arrests. Today, the suspects were charged. The press release is below: Wednesday, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed criminal charges with the Los Angeles County District...
Update 10 pm: the fire is 70% contained. Though it came within 200 feet of homes, no structures burned and no injuries. 5 evacuated homes were allowed to be reoccupied. 50 acres burned, 70% now contains dozens. LAFD says brush clearing in the 2900 block of Mandeville Canyon Road caused the fire. Residents and the Los Angeles fire Department reported a large fire Sunday afternoon in Mandeville Canyon. More than 115 firefighters responded to the Mandeville Canyon Road in Brentwo...
Risking Your Privacy: The Truth About Mobile Security Apps Have you ever worried about the security of the apps on your smartphone? If you have, you're not alone. If you haven't, either you feel you have a mobile security app that you believe can protect your data or it never occurred to you that your device can be compromised by malware or other cyber criminal activity. There are two important truths that all mobile users need to face about smartphone security. The first is...
U-Haul has received notice from propane tank manufacturer Flame King that its refillable one-pound cylinder is subject to an immediate recall. Flame King manufactures the refillable one-pound cylinder that has been available for purchase at propane-certified U-Haul locations in California since June 2016. A very limited quantity of promotional cylinders were sold in Arizona. Some Nevada residents may have bought cylinders at the U-Haul South Lake Tahoe store just across the...
