Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A passenger placed a radio on a seat aboard a Beach Cities Transit bus Wednesday in El Segundo, told the driver it was a bomb, and ordered him to drive him to Santa Monica, police said. The man, whose threat resulted in the closure of an El Segundo street for an hour, was arrested. His “bomb” was X-rayed and determined to be a harmless radio, El Segundo police Lt. Jaime Bermudez said. The man boarded the bus at Mariposa Avenue and Main Street at 12:35 p.m. He put the radio down and told the driver somebody had given him a bom...
When a resident or business owner requests the Police Department to arrest a trespasser, it is necessary for the requesting party to perform a private-person arrest. A private-person’s arrest, in part, involves telling a Police Officer that they have authorization to place the trespasser under arrest, and then make that same request in writing, typically by signing a document. Police officers cannot arrest a trespasser without the written approval of the property owner or agent. This can sometimes be problematic for a...
About 1,000 customers were without lights in Santa Monica on Wednesday night in the second power outage in the city in as many nights, officials said. Southern California Edison said the cause of the outage was not immediately known and that crews were responding to the city. The blackout appeared to be tied to transformer problem in the 100 block of Fraser Avenue, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. On Tuesday, 5,800 people were without power for several hours after downed power lines were reported near 7th and...
$45,000 worth of repairs for Santa Monica’s street lights were approved by City Council Tuesday. With the price of copper up to more than $3 a pound, the street lights’ internal wiring had become the target of a wave of thefts that began in September. No “significant arrests” have been made in the ongoing investigation, according to police officials. Street lights had gone out in the 800 block of Yale, which police later confirmed was the result of stolen wires. There have been more thefts, though police did not disclos...
The 36th annual Santa Monica – Venice Christmas Run will be held this Saturday, December 7th, 2013, from 6am-11am. To participate, click here! Check out the map for street closures, the full street closure times are listed “after the jump”! Street closures are as follows: 6 am – 11 am Pacific Ave. between Navy Street and So. Venice Blvd. (with some openings at selected times, see below) 6 am – 10 am So. Venice Blvd. between Pacific Ave. and Lincoln Blvd. 6 am – 10 am Abbot Kinney Blvd. between So. Venice Blvd. and Washing...
Woman faces four years for DUI death of Australian rugby player A 28-year-old woman pleaded no contest Thursday to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the August 2012 death of a retired Australian professional rugby player who was vacationing in Santa Monica with his family, prosecutors said. Cara Maree Cameron of Westchester was allegedly drunk on Aug. 21, 2012, when she struck Gary Mara as he crossed the street. He was with his wife and 8-year-old daughter to celebrate his 50th birthday, according to the Los...
Someone tried to burglarize the HH shoe store on Main Street, here in Santa Monica early this AM. The crime went unreported until the manager arrived at the store to open. Nothing was taken in the attempted theft. Photo by Zoey Tur....
Santa Monica decided last March to push forward the environmental goal of making the city zero waste. The issue went to the City Council last March and it was decided that the city would try to become 95% waste-free by 2013. In 2009, the city found that that city diverted 74% of its waste from landfills, which is already higher than the Federal Waste Diversion requirement of 50% by 2015 according to the EPA website. “Zero waste is a change of perspective,” a City Council Report on the issue from Director of Public Works Mar...
These diminutive dogs have the face of a mischievous alien bat from the planet Cute Overload. They're popular and they're adorable. They're also expensive. A purebred French bulldog from a reputable breeder will cost $2,000 and up. But a "Frenchie" born with a health defect is nothing but a liability to a breeder. Not only is the dog impossible to sell, but also the defect reflects poorly on the breeder's reputation. Such dogs are sent to shelters or even euthanized. Unless...
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the vandal or vandals who spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on vehicles in Pacific Palisades, officials said. swastika A swastika and racial slurs were spray-painted on seven cars in Pacific Palisades, police said. Seven cars, all of which were parked curbside in a three-square-mile area north and south of Sunset Boulevard, were defaced between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Asked if the vehicles were targeted, LAPD L...
Santa Monica has shunned the idea of medical marijuana dispensaries for years, but a proposed ordinance might change that. A new ordinance has been drafted that would allow two dispensaries to begin operations next year near hospitals. If the Santa Monica City Council passes the proposed law, dispensaries would be allowed to operate only within healthcare districts near UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and St. John’s Health Center. Under the ordinance, dispensaries would not be allowed within 500 feet of schools, parks, d...
A 25 year old man is dead after apparently jumping from the roof of a medical building near Santa Monica Boulevard and 20th Street Monday afternoon, according to Santa Monica Police. While authorities have not yet released the man’s identity, SMPD confirmed that he died after falling from the building’s roof, about 15 stories up, around 1 p.m. Witnesses said that they saw the man smoking a cigarette on the roof of the building shortly before they saw him step to the ledge. Police had been notified about the man’s behav...
About two hours after a car sped onto the Venice boardwalk and barreled through the crowd, killing an Italian honeymooner, Santa Monica police say Nathan Campbell walked into their station and confessed. “I’m the one you’re looking for,” Campbell said, according to the front desk officer. “I hit all those people.” Santa Monica police Officer Brent Wilkening testified Wednesday, the second day of Campbell’s preliminary hearing, that Campbell said little besides the initial confession to him just before 8 p.m. on Aug. 3. Accor...
Preliminary testing at Malibu High School has uncovered toxic chemicals at levels that exceed regulatory limits, according to a statement released Friday by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The findings trigger what could be a “very large, very expensive” remediation plan in which the district will have to conduct additional testing and ultimately clean up the chemicals, district Supt. Sandra Lyon said. That potentially years-long process will be overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, she add...
An arbitration panel has ordered that Santa Monica, Calif., broker-dealer National Planning Corporation pay nearly $6.2 million to two investors for losses they suffered in real-estate-related investments. Ronnie and Stacy Erickson, individually and on behalf of related trusts, accused National Planning Corporation of breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, among other claims, according to a ruling by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel. Their broker at National Planning Corporation recommended...
“The Waterboy” actor Peter Dante was reportedly thrown out of a Los Angeles hotel on Friday for calling staffers homophobic and racist names in an angry tirade. The comedic actor, 44, who has appeared in several of Adam Sandler’s most famous movies, apparently called a hotel worker the n-word and a “f--got” at the JW Marriott in Santa Monica He also apparently lashed out at a parking valet, saying, “Hey Mexican, this is Santa Monica, do you know where you are? We don’t need you,” according to the valet’s recount to police...
The Santa Monica Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for an anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways. Additional enforcement measures to combat impaired driving are coming as a result of a recent $45,000 grant awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety to Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Police Department is dedicated to keeping our streets safe through both enforcement and education. The special DUI Checkpoint grant is to assist in efforts to reduce the number...
Santa Monica Police Department has been awarded a $140,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways through special enforcement and public awareness efforts. The grant received by Santa Monica will aid in the city’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety and quality of life. The Santa Monica Police Department will use the funding as part of an on-going commitmentto keep our roadways safe through both enforcement and education. T...
The holidays are just around the corner and historic Main Street in Santa Monica will be getting in the spirit on Dec. 7th when they host street-wide holiday parties and sidewalk sales. Over 55 businesses will be participating, offering holiday beverages, snacks, sweets, door prizes and more. Santa will be arriving in his sleigh (a Santa Monica Fire Truck) at the museum lawn to pose for photos with the kids on December 7th at 5 p.m. Guests can tell Santa if theyve been naughty or nice for free, and are encouraged to bring...
Santa Monica Police on Tuesday released the surveillance photo of a woman apparently stealing a dog. The incident occurred on the afternoon of October 25 behind the Santa Monica Library. Tibor Mozes Ambrus, the dog's owner, had to leave the dog outside because the library only allows service animals inside. A woman is seen on the surveillance video taking the black female terrier named Hepi, but the video was of poor quality and had little evidentiary value, Sgt. Jay Moroso...
New bike lanes, better traffic signals and more signs are just some of the improvements coming to Santa Monica after L.A. County Metro awarded City Hall $5.4 million in grants. Metro announced in late September that it would fund four of the seven projects City Hall submitted to the County agency as part of 2013 Countywide Call for Projects, City officials said. While City Hall will have to look elsewhere for money to pay for about $3.5 million in improvements to the future 17th Street Expo Light Rail station, including...
Suzanne M. Bianchi, a social scientist who explored the changing landscape of late-20th-century American families, tracing how divorce, the shrinking gender gap and women’s careers affected children, parents and their households (“Is Anyone Doing the Housework?” was the title of one of her papers), died on Nov. 4 in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 61. Enlarge This Image Suzanne M. Bianchi, a social scientist, studied surveys of how parents balance the demands of work and children. Professor Bianchi, who was on the faculty of th...
A new smoking trend has arrived, and it has become especially popular with teens and high school students. Electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes or “e-cigs” are battery-powered cigarettes that use vapor that can contain nicotine and flavorings to simulate the effect of smoking. Although these may be less harmful than regular cigarettes and have been advertised to help people quit smoking, their use among teens is beginning to gain national attention. “Altogether, in 2012 more than 1.78 million middle and high school stude...
Facebook has dangled more than $3 billion in cash to woo Snapchat, the popular photo-messaging used by younger audiences, amid growing signs of waning interest among teens in the world's largest social network. The Los Angeles-based company, founded by 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, recently turned down the offer because it's currently being courted by multiple investors, according to a source familiar with the matter. The 2-year-old Snapchat has been approached with offers...
Santa Monica is moving closer to bringing a pair of six-story hotels to Fifth and Colorado, just across 4th street and Colorado from the Expo Line terminus and Colorado Esplanade project. The city council preliminarily approved plans for a 131 room Courtyard by Marriott and a 138 room Hampton Inn and Suites. The path was cleared for the huge hotels, after OTO Development, signed an agreement with UNITE HERE Local 11, which represents Los Angeles County hospitality workers....
