Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Los Angeles, February 9, 2025- At the backdrop of the Los Angeles Wildfires, the city made a bold decision to still celebrate the arts by holding the 67th Grammy Awards. To honor the Grammy nominees, the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company DPA, decided to by hosting the prestigious DPA Music lounge on January 31st and February 1. Held at the LUXE Hotel in Los Angeles, this year the guests were treated to a lavish array of gifts and services. Nathalie...
Shouting that "America has never been great," a group of Santa Monica High School students protested against Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the end of Diversity Equity and Inclusion policies, the deportation of illegal migrants, and other issues on 2.6.25. The event drew about 250 Participants carrying Mexican flags and signs that said "Trans Rights are Human Rights," "Elect a clown, expect a circus," and "No one is illegal on stolen land." Santa Monica High School students...
21 pm PST: A crashed plane with three deceased individuals was found in Alaska, but the search for the remaining seven people is ongoing. The aircraft was reported missing while carrying ten people, including a pilot, during a flight from Unalakleet to Nome. The flight departed Unalakleet around 2:37 p.m. local time (537 pm PST), and was expected to reach Nome by 4:20 p.m. However, the aircraft, identified as a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX with the registration N321BA, c...
A 17-year-old male protestor was stabbed by another boy, during an immigration protest in downtown Los Angeles Friday. He was hospitalized in critical condition following the incident. The LAPD was attacked when they tried to take the injured boy to the hospital. Neither victim nor perpetrator was identified. On Friday morning, high school students organized a protest that started at Los Angeles City Hall. They marched through the streets and gathered in Grand Park. Around...
As communities across America rebuild from a number of recent severe storms, floods, and wildfires, experts are noting a less visible but equally important concern: the impact of extreme weather on our mental health. While attention typically focuses on the damage done to homes or infrastructure, research shows these events are taking a significant toll on mental well-being—even for those living hundreds or thousands of miles from disaster zones, reports Blueprint, a therapist...
An examination of documents obtained from United States Agency, shows the the Federal agency gave over $8 million in grants to Politico.com, a leftist media organization critical of former President Joe Biden's opponents. The grants were given from 2019 to 2024, peaking in 2023. "It is shocking," tweeted Bill Ackman, a formerly Democrat hedge fund manager, "but perhaps not surprising that the Biden/Harris administration used USAID, the agency whose purpose is to administer...
On January 27, 2025, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) received a report regarding a suspected inappropriate relationship between a 16-year-old female student from Santa Monica High School and a male teacher. Detectives investigated and found that the science teacher and the student had been involved in inappropriate activities since late 2024, occurring in various locations across Los Angeles County. On February 5, 2025, SMPD detectives, with the help of uniformed...
The year has started fairly positively for the shelters and rescue facilities caring for homeless kitties. In most parts of the country, shelters recorded notably lower rates of cat surrenders in 2024 than in 2023 and 2022, with around 340,000 cats surrendered to shelters by December of last year, according to Shelter Animals Count's intake database. This news comes in the wake of a significant uptick in pet ownership. Widespread coverage about the COVID-19 pandemic pet boom...
Kanye West and Bianca Censori were reportedly escorted out of the Grammys after arriving uninvited, but it was security, not the police, who removed them from the event. Their unexpected presence (not to mention Bianca's bare assed, bare breast "look at me" look) raised concerns among event organizers, leading to their removal. Bianca Censori's appearance at the Grammys sparked significant backlash on social media, with many users expressing outrage over her sheer dress that...
No, It isn't the Trump Tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Here are the reasons for BITCOIN's sudden decline. Bitcoin is currently in a steep dive, having lost almost $8,000 in Value over the last 24 Hours. Bitcoin is experiencing a decline due to a combination of factors, including stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data, which has diminished hopes for Federal Reserve rate cuts, and significant liquidations in the crypto market. Additionally, the U.S. government's planned sale...
February 2, 2025 REMOVAL OF OCEAN WATER CLOSURE DUE TO SEWAGE RELEASE Ocean water quality results from January 31, 2025, and February 1, 2025, indicated that bacterial levels met health standards. Therefore, the ocean water closure for the following area has been lifted: From Encinal Canyon to 31250 Broad Beach Rd., in Malibu. OCEAN WATER CLOSURE AND ADVISORY DUE TO FIRE IMPACTS REMAIN An ocean water closure and advisory due to fire related impacts remain for the following...
Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief—but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, the private fire crew he oversees headed out to help defend homes for their customers: Insurance companies that offer wildfire protection to wealthy homeowners and others with the coverage built into their policies. Working with lists of high-risk properties provided by insurers, the team from Capstone Fire a...
In 1955, the Ventu Park wildfire tore through the canyons above Malibu, burning nearly 14,000 acres and eight homes. The same area saw two large fires burn hillsides and homes over the next three years. There were two in the 1970s, one in the '80s and three in the '90s. This century those hills saw the Woolsey fire, one of the most destructive burns in California history. The Franklin fire, which scorched the hills just last month, has now been overshadowed by the firestorm th...
Connie Allen sat at a wooden table in her home in North Cove, Washington, a quarter mile up the road from the beach. Cranberry bogs extend on all sides of her property, which sits 10 feet above sea level. She described her nightmare: All the bogs flooded by storming seas. Salt left behind after a powerful coastal storm could kill the cranberry vines, threatening more than 70 farmers and their workers, families, and buyers, The Daily Yonder reports. Cranberries grown along the...
A Learjet 55 crashed in Northeast Philadelphia near the Roosevelt Mall, resulting in a massive explosion and multiple homes catching fire. The incident occurred shortly after the plane took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, and investigations are ongoing. The Learjet crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, and the exact cause is still under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. It re...
Update 2/1/25: The Defense Dept. with parental permission has identified the pilot of the downed Blackhawk as Army Cpt. Rebecca Lobach. CWO Jo Ellis, a Pilot for the Army National Guard, has posted a Proof of Life video, proving she was not involved in the Blackhawk collision Wednesday at Reagan National Airport. Her "Proof of Life and Statement" may be seen here: https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1885354282234392671 This despite many erroneous reports otherwise. "It is...
I'm heartbroken to share that my friend Capt. Rebecca Lobach died in Wednesday evening's crash near DC's National Airport. Rebecca was brilliant and fearless, a talented pilot and a PT stud. We trained and commissioned together from @UNCArmyROTC, and we had a lot of fun along the way, too. We were both latecomers to the ROTC program, enrolling partway through the third year, and quickly bonded over being the new kids on the block. Rebecca and I were in a training platoon...
Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief—but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, the private fire crew he oversees headed out to help defend homes for their customers: Insurance companies that offer wildfire protection to wealthy homeowners and others with the coverage built into their policies. Working with lists of high-risk properties provided by insurers, the team from Capstone Fire a...
A group of American Hikers were shot at 1.23.25 in S.California by Cartel Smugglers who have crossed the US/Mexican Border in order to bring in a group of illegal immigrants. One of the hikers was wounded and airlifted to a US hospital. The smugglers were able to retreat back to Mexico. Separately, the Mexican government has begun suppressing caravans of immigrants in Southern Mexico, per agreement with the Trump administration. A caravan of 8000 Central American immigrants...
California has allocated significant funding for both bicycle infrastructure and reservoir projects, but there is no indication that funds specifically for reservoirs have been diverted to bike lanes. Instead, the state is investing in a variety of transportation and water management projects simultaneously to address different needs. National Guard checks ID on California Incline. Foreground, forest of bollards and bike lanes is what your infrastructure money was spent on,...
In June 2023, the town council in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, voted unanimously to install the gunshot detection service ShotSpotter. The town would get the system up and running in a few square miles of the city using $297,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding, reports The Trace. "Crime is an issue, but it's not unique to Phillipsburg," Councilmember Keith Kennedy said after the vote. "It's in every town and city around us." ShotSpotter, which alerts police to shootings...
US President Trump visited Pacific Palisades on 1.24.25. Here are my notes of what he said to a room full of Congressmen, County Supervisors, Mayor Bass and others: You know what's amazing? Every homeowner I met with wants to rebuild. It's like a family. It's incredible when you think about it I just met with homeowners in NC, and it's the same thing, it's water disaster not fire. But it's the same thing They gave me a little helmet that says 47, I said is this real? Your gove...
On Monday night a jeep collided with a building on Wilshire Blvd. The collision involved just one vehicle, but the jeep nearly hit a homeless couple standing where their possessions and holding their dog by a store window. Christian and Ingrid told this author that "we lost the puppy," who ran off after the accident. They also said they had been living in a campsite in Malibu until 2 weeks ago. The fire forced them to move to Santa Monica. There are about 2 incidents a month...
Former president Joe Biden engaged in a round of pardoning close associates during his final hours in office. In addition to Fauci, he pardoned members of the January 6th committee and Gen. Mark Miley. Having previously pardoned Hunter Biden, who had been recently convicted of firearm possession and drug related offenses; this morning Joe Biden pardoned all the other members of his family. There is no indication that incoming president Donald J. Trump intended to prosecute...
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Looting during a local emergency would become a felony punishable by a state prison sentence and make it a strike under California's Three Strikes Law under proposed legislation by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, sending a strong regional message to opportunistic thieves that these crimes will not be tolerated, and that justice will be swift and it will be decisive. District Attorneys H...
