Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Impatient Patron Throws Bottle into Local Restaurants Window Santa Monica Police say on April 1 at about 9 pm, officers responded to Tar and Roses Restaurant in the 600 block of Santa Monica regarding a vandalism that just occurred. Officers arrived and immediately located Luckas Balys the person allegedly responsible for the disturbance, in front of the business. The officers were told them that Balys was waiting for a table inside the restaurant, but grew very impatient...
Lincoln, Colorado to be Rerouted April 21-28 Construction will close the intersection of Lincoln and Colorado Avenue from Monday, April 21 to April 28th, in order to install railroad for the new Expo line project, Santa Monica City officials said. City officials are urging motorists to be prepared for the extended traffic delays and detours that construction will likely cause. Santa Monica residents should be quite used to such things by now. Construction work will continue...
Three Burbank men accused in connection with a double-stabbing at the Santa Monica Pier in January will stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges a judge ruled this week. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Deborah Brazil ruled Monday there was enough evidence presented during the two-day preliminary hearing to move forward with a trial against Araik Ovoian, 24, Gevork Bagdasaryan, 19, and Alex Akbari, 18, for the stabbing and assault of alleged victims Antonio...
Police Officers Assaulted Santa Monica Police report that some their officers were kicked by an allegedly drunk woman. They say it happened on March 29 on 5th Street and Wilshire Blvd at 11 at night while the officers were investigating a hit and run traffic accident there. The officers saw two women walking eastbound on the north sidewalk of Wilshire Blvd. and they noticed one of the women was stumbling. Authorities say they called a taxi for the two women because they were concerned for their safety, as bothh appeared to...
Dear Samohi and SMMUSD community, The statement I released concerning Friday’s incident at Samohi has caused great anger. There is concern that my statement reflected a pre-judgment of the teacher’s conduct prior to completion of an investigation. There is also concern about my failure to address the conduct of one or more students who were involved in the incident. In retrospect, I understand how my statement has created these concerns. I apologize that my comments focused solely on the message that teachers should not phy...
Nobody wants to touch this one, do they? In case you left town the last 2 days, SamoHi's wrestling couch Mark Black (Yeah, the same 60 year old dude who was involved in the whole wrestling dummy thing 2 years back), was trying to confiscate a bag of weed from an 18 year old, male student. The student refused. The story from here varies, but there's agreement that the kid put the weed back into his backpack, and the two tussled in the classroom, while another student filmed...
The Culver City Fire Department wants you to know that disasters and emergencies can happen at any time and your family may not be together. Power may be lost and cell phones may not work. Do you and your kids have contact phone numbers memorized or written and available in your kid's backpacks or your wallet? Do you have an alternate plan to connect with family and friends? Do you know how to contact your children's school in the event of an emergency? You have every opportun...
A petition to ban Pony rides at Santa Monica's Farmers Markets (and presumably elsewhere in town), has gathered over 200 signatures, it's MoveOn backers report. Since Sunday my Move On petition has garnered 160 signatures (39 from Santa Monica) to shut down the pony rides and petting zoo at the Sunday farmers market in Ocean Park. Signers object to ponies circling round and round for hours, tethered to a pole, with loud music playing next to them. Let's end this side show and...
Strong Currents Possible as Tsunami Waves From Chile Quake Reach CA Strong currents were expected in Southern California after tide gauges in Santa Monica showed levels above predicted readings early Wednesday morning, according to the NWS. The elevated waves arrived just before 5 a.m. in Santa Monica and about 20 minutes later to the north in San Luis Obispo County. Wave heights measured only a few inches and just above the predicted level, but the NWS reported “noticeable currents” in Ventura and Santa Barbara harbors. Tsu...
For anyone who attends public meetings on new development, the stereotype of those who speak against increased density in cities is pretty obvious: old and white. A new survey conducted in Santa Monica, Calif. confirms this stereotype. Commissioned by the city and polling 500 adults in the 90,000-strong independent municipality in Los Angeles County, the survey found that - surprise - old and white residents tend to be the most resistant to development. But there was one...
An inmate who escaped from a Los Angeles County jail last month was located and arrested in Santa Monica Wednesday night. Christopher Lee Brown, 37, disappeared on March 12 just hours after he was sentenced to four years and eight months in county jail for stealing computers from AHMC Healthcare facility in Alhambra, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office. It's unclear how Brown, a transient, escaped jail, but he slipped away from an inmate reception center...
Tara Pomposini, the CEO of the YMCA, fired all the coaches Monday, without prior warning to parents. She cited unspecified misconduct, which she said did not harm or endanger children. "Your kids can come to swim but without any supervision aside from the lifeguards," parents were told. But formal classes were suspended due to the lack of coaches. The swim team and a swim program cost only $55 a month, making it the lowest cost program around. Most swim programs are $200 a...
2 of Santa Monica's finest stand in front of a home at 13th and Carlyle, where they have just extinguished a garage fire. The hazardous materials team was called because of what was in the garage. No one was injured...
On Wednesday, April 2, The Giving Spirit (TGS) and Whole Foods Market Brentwood are partnering to help Los Angeles' homeless women, children and families. Whole Foods Market Brentwood is hosting a Community Day with five percent of the store's net sales for the day being donated to TGS. At the end of May, TGS, which is 100 percent volunteer run, will hand out 1700 summer survival backpacks each containing over 30 items that help the city's homeless survive the heat of an LA...
Man Unable To Pay his Booze-Bill Goes to Jail Santa Monica police say a man accused of ordering over 100-dollars worth alcoholic drinks at a local restaurant was booked into jail. They say it happened at the Mariasol Restaurant at the Santa Monica Pier on March 23 at around six in the evening. Lawmen report the suspect Andres Escobar was refusing to pay his check of 111.69 dollars in alcoholic drinks. They say he became agitated and refused to pay after the restaurant manager...
An overturned Prius on the 10 freeway just under the Lincoln Blvd. Overcrossing tied up traffic back to the 405 on Wednesday, March 26. The driver was taken to SM UCLA hospital and released....
Pig Leads Police on Merry Chase The pursuit was short -- but so was the suspect. She had a round belly and pink skin, and her body was covered with short, wiry hairs. Santa Monica police took Sophie the pig into custody without incident Wednesday afternoon after officers received multiple calls about a hog "roaming" a neighborhood, the department said. As the Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page: "This doesn't happen every day in Santa Monica." Park rangers an...
Second One Run For Boston Underway Nearly a year after he was severely injured in the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, John Odom walked the first 20 meters of the second annual One Run for Boston cross-country relay. The One Run for Boston is a 3,300-mile, non-stop relay run from Santa Monica to Boston, which shows support and raises funds for the victims of last year's bombings at the Boston Marathon. Odom was at the finish line to cheer on his daughter,...
A 61-year-old woman has died after she and her 32-year-old daughter were struck by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Monica early Saturday morning, police said. A car struck the two pedestrians around 1 a.m. in the 1600 block of Ocean Avenue, just south of Seaside Terrace, as they were crossing the street, Santa Monica Police said. The pair were not crossing the street at a crosswalk, officials said. According to police, the vehicle fled without stopping. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a silver sports coupe, possibly a t...
The Santa Monica City Council this week launched an effort to close all or part of the city's airport after July 2015 - a move that could result in years of additional court battles with the federal government. Council members voted 6 to 0 late Tuesday to develop and evaluate a strategy to scale back flight operations, cut the 5,000-foot runway by 2,000 feet and reduce aviation-related services, such as fuel sales and flight schools. The decision also calls for the city to...
No Booze for Palihouse 40 or so local residents attended the Santa Monica Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday night to oppose Palihouse Santa Monica's application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to sell alcoholic beverages. They did not leave disappointed, as the Commission voted 7 to zero to deny the Palihouse application. The old hotel turned boarding house, removed enough tenants 3 years ago to convert the building into a luxury hotel They sought to provide hotel guests alcohol through "mini bars." The Palihouse...
Heal the Bay gave "A's" to nearly all Santa Monica beaches, in its monthly LA County Beach Report card issued on March 12, 2014. A's or A+s, went to Santa Monica Beach at Santa Monica Canyon, Montana Avenue, Wilshire Blvd, Pico Kenter Storm Drain, Ocean Park Blvd, and Rose in Venice. The Municipal pier garnered a grade of B. It's typical for the Pier to stand in dirtier water than it's Santa Monica neighbors. Marind Del Rey/Mother's Beach and the Lifeguard Tower, received F gr...
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck just outside of Los Angeles on Monday, rattling early morning commuters across a wide swath of Southern California but causing no damage or injury. The quake, which was initially registered by the U.S. Geological Survey as a 4.7, struck shortly before 6:30 a.m. local time and was centered about 6 miles north-northwest of Westwood, California. The shaking was felt as far away as Orange County to the south and Palmdale to the east, but authorities said they had received no reports of damage or...
I have known Ben Allen since he worked for The Observer in 1998 gathering subscriptions. Since then, he's gone on to Berkeley Law School, and the SMMUSD Board. I caught up with the Candidate for Ted Lieu's vacant State Senate Seat today. He has gathered some major endorsements, raised over $250,000, and appears to be the leading candidate for the seat that stretches South from Santa Monica to Manhattan Beach. I asked him the following questions. Why are you running for State...
A longtime Santa Monica Real Estate Agent Red Erickson died in a fire Sunday on the corner of Montana and 11th Street. Three fire fighters suffered smoke inhalation, and one other resident of the structure was hospitalized. The fire was located in a combination business and residential building at 1030 Montana Avenue. Deputy Fire Chief of Operations Tom Clemo confirmed that Mr. Erickson died on Tuesday night of the injuries he received in the fire. "We received a call for a...
