Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Kanye West and Donald Trump discussed more than just "life" Tuesday morning. After their meeting at Trump Tower in New York City, Donald Trump nominated Rapper Kanye West to be the nation's 23rd Under-Secretary of the Interior. No one we spoke to is entirely sure what Secretary of the Interior actually does. So the fact that West is a musician who dropped out of Chicago State University to pursue music, is no barrier. "West knows many of the players in Hollywood, where he...
Open Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: We are Electors who were selected by the voters of our states to represent them in the Electoral College on December 19, 2016. We intend to discharge our duties as Electors by ensuring that we select a candidate for president who, as our Founding Fathers envisioned, would be "endowed with the requisite qualifications." As Electors, we also believe that deliberation is at the heart of democracy itself, not an empty...
Updated: Additional closure dates for the I-10 sign replacement project:Thursday, December 8; Friday, December 9; December 11 through Wednesday, December 14 It is likely that the closure will continue on Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16, but the contractor is hoping to have the work completed Wednesday. Closures are from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The same detour information applies. In it's ongoing effort to spend money and create high paying jobs for City of Santa...
Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm to deliver energy to the American power grid, began generating electricity in commercial operation on December 12. The project was developed by Deepwater Wind, a Providence, RI company invested in building offshore wind farms on both the east and west coasts. Aside from generating pollution-free energy, this technology has the potential to create thousands of jobs and power millions of U.S. homes and businesses. The...
Mitt Romney posted on his Facebook page on Monday night that that Donald Trump had selected someone else to be US Secretary of State. The post is the most prestigious cabinet position, in part because the SOS not only leads the State Department, but is 4th in line to the President. "It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country," the 2012 Republican nominee wrote. "My discussions with President-elect Trump have been both enjoyable and...
On Sunday afternoon, the Secretary of the Army contacted tribal leaders at the protest site to inform them that the Dakota Access Pipeline will NOT proceed according to its current plan. "We will not fight tonight, we will dance!" said Rami Bald Eagle, Cheyenne River Lakota Tribal Leader as he shared the news with supporters. The protester were joined by thousands of US veterans this week who vowed to form a human barrier to protect the water protectors from North Dakota...
Update, 12/2: Judge Bruguera today ordered NMS properties to cede control of its Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and West Hollywood "LUXE" properties, to AEW Capital Management. She also imposed attorneys fees against NMS. We previously reported that the LA Superior Court (Judge Suzanna Bruguera), found that Neil Shekhter, the principal behind NMS Properties, had engaged in evidence tampering. We are told that next week's City Council Agenda 13C, reads: "Request of Councilmembers...
The converted warehouse was known as "The Ghost Ship," and that turns out to have been destiny in a name. Firemen and Oakland Police say as many as 40 young people have been killed in a massive fire that happened Friday night during a concert inside a converted warehouse in Oakland. 30 people have been confirmed dead and 5 others remain missing. Sgt. Ray Kelly, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, told reporters during a press conference Saturday that officials...
Time Inc.'s (NYSE: TIME) Sports Illustrated has announced that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is the 2016 Sportsperson of the Year. In a year full of stirring and historic performances across all sports, James was transcendent, rallying the Cavaliers from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals to deliver the city of Cleveland's first championship in a major sport since 1964. James, who has now won three NBA titles, was named Finals MVP for the...
Firefighters have contained a 10-alarm blaze in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Residents from as many as seven buildings caught in the flames were evacuated and taken to a nearby community center. No fatalities, but 2 injuries so far. Cars are reported to have burned. Firefighters battled a 10-alarm fire in Cambridge Saturday near Berkshire Street and Vandine Street that jumped from building to building. The area is close to Kendall Square and the Kendall Square Cinema, said WBUR...
A blue 2002 Honda Accord sedan flew off the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley near the Roscoe offramp, and landed on a homeless encampment, the CHP said. The incident happened at about 6:15 pm PST on Tuesday evening, November 29th. Haskell Avenue was closed near the accident site as an investigation proceeded. Three patients were transported to a hospital -- two in serious-to-critical condition. The other person was in fair condition, with injuries that were described as...
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Embraer 900 slammed into the mountain at 225 miles an hour, killing seventy-one of 76 passengers died late Monday night. It was on approach to land at the Medellin airport. The plane was chartered by Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, going to play the first of two games for the final of the Copa Sudamericana. As Brazilian and Colombian rescuers sifted through debris looking for survivors of crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team. "Very s...
Fidel Castro, leader of the Communist Revolution in Cuba and the country's Cuba's former president, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. There were no further details. Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for nearly 50 years before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008. His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people, but opponents accused him of brutally suppressing opposition. Castro gave a rare speech in April, on the final day of the...
2/27: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Services Bureau/Religious and Volunteer Service hosted the "Virgen de Guadalupe Peregrina" service. Catholic Chaplains conducted a special service for women inmates at Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) on Sunday, November 27, 2016. The annual celebration commemorating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe recalls the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego at Cerro del Tepeyac (Tepeyac Hill),...
"The press swooned over Barack Obama and cried over Trump as they did over Bush. They keep connecting him to neo-Nazis, whom they call the Alt-right. Did the press go nuts about Farrakhan endorsing Obama in 2008? No," said former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. This explains why the President Elect released a holiday message on Facebook, rather than through the TV networks. Eric Bolling interviewed Fleischer on FoxNews' O'Reilly Factor. Bolling point out that the...
Traditional bamboo scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap on Thursday, said Chinese State TV. Iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbling down on about 70 workers in the country's worst work-safety accident in over two years. The application of bamboo scaffolding to large modern construction sites has lead to many accidents, in combination with the lack of safety enforcement by the Chinese government. Chinese President Xi...
Breitbart news accuses President Elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Education, as a supporter of Common Core. Amway co-founder Betsy DeVos is a billionaire known for her philanthropy. She's also a grandmother and a person who has been involved in educational groups and causes for a long time. Trump promised to do away with common core, which is a popular opinion among his conservative, rural, blue collar base. This from Breitbart.com: "Anti-Common Core...
A tsunami of up to 1.4 meters (4.5 feet) had been observed around Sendai, about 70 km (45 miles) north of Fukushima, with smaller waves hitting ports elsewhere along the coast, public broadcaster NHK said. Television footage showed ships moving out to sea from harbors as tsunami warning signals wailed, after warnings of waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) were issued. "We saw high waves but nothing that went over the tidal barriers," a man in the city of Iwaki told NTV...
It's an open secret that Santa Monica Police officers and other City employees are the best paid in the world. TransparentCalifornia.com hopes to rip off the mask on why. In Newport Beach, a city about the size of Santa Monica, 13 employees make more than 300,000 per year. In Long Beach, a city six times the size of Santa Monica, 13 employees make more than $300K a year. In Santa Monica, 105 employees make more than $300,000 per year. So says www.Transparentcalifornia.com, A...
In what is no doubt an opening salvo in a trade war with the People's Republic of China, Donald Trump has threatened to add 45% tariffs to iPhones not built in the United States. This echoes what the Republican President Elect said during the recently concluded, 2016 US Presidential campaign. China's response? President Xi Jinping of China stated to Trump that he placed "great importance on the China-U.S. relationship, and look[s] forward to working with you to uphold the...
LOS ANGELES − Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach is experiencing a temporary degradation in channel 16 VHF/ Radio communication capabilities throughout the Santa Barbara and Channel Islands areas. Communication pathways have been impacted due to loss of service through Bald Mountain Radio Tower Range. All mariners operating in the Santa Barbara or Channel Islands area are urged to contact the Coast Guard through alternative means. The main line of communication for C...
LOS ANGELES - The Coast Guard warns beachgoers and boaters of a heavy weather/high surf advisory warning issued by NOAA for Southwest California beaches. The heavy weather/high surf advisory will remain in effect until 6 p.m., Monday. A large west to northwest swell will continue to move across Southwest California coastal waters. Heavy weather and high surf will affect all west and northwest facing beaches beginning Saturday morning through Monday evening. Surf is expected...
The flood of Trump-fearing American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week. The Republican presidential campaign is prompting an exodus among left-leaning Americans who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, pay taxes, and live according to the Constitution. Canadian border residents say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, liberal arts majors, global-warming activists, and "green" energy proponents crossing...
The serious collision involving a CHP officer on a motorcycle, closed the 10 freeway at Crenshaw tonight around 945, Pacific time. Traffic was backed up all the way to Overlund. Ambulances took the officer to County USC medical center, at 10:01 PM....
Washington state-based Alaska Airlines has made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests. The alternative jet fuel was produced through the efforts of the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA). The demonstration flight departed Seattle-Tacoma International Airport earlier this...
