Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Rayven Paige Ferguson is 15 years old and was last seen on February 3, 2014 at 6:30 am when she left for school. She never arrived at school and has not been seen since. Rayven requires medication and has not had it since the day she went missing. She is described as a female, Hispanic, 5'4", 160 pounds, brown hair & eyes, blonde bangs with purple streaks in her hair, shaved lines in her right eyebrow & "gages" in her ears. Anyone having information regarding Rayven is asked...
From: Gleam Davis I believe that the project the Council approved is a superior alternative to the only other option on the table--allowing Hines to reoccupy the existing building and use 300,000 square feet of commercial space without any significant public benefits. As the City attorney made clear on Tuesday night, any significant change to the project would require months (or longer) of additional study and work. After investing years and millions of dollars in a very public process, Hines would have no obligation to...
From:Ted Winterer I believe there’s a good chance the project as approved will succumb to challenges in the courts or at the ballot box, which will leave the applicant with only the option of reoccupying the existing commercial space, the very scenario four of my colleagues sought to avoid. So I would have preferred to explore an alternative with a much greater percentage of housing as that choice would no doubt have much reduced traffic impacts and have been more palatable to many in our community....
From: Kevin McKeown Good public policy demands the ability to be decisive when appropriate, but also to learn from new information. The LUCE approximation on commercial versus residential square footage certainly deserved to be reconsidered in light of the volumes of new information provided by the Hines project Environmental Impact Report. With the adoption of the LUCE, we promised our community ³no net new PM trips.² The Hines EIR showed that their project as proposed generated 7000 new car trips, and would make mobility w...
Burglary At the Pier Santa Monica Police are looking for a man who they say broke into the Arcade on the Santa Monica Pier on January 23 at half past two in the morning. Authorities say the suspect crawled under a rolling door, which was partially closed. They say once inside he allegedly put several pieces of merchandise into three bags. Lawmen believe he set off the alarm and fled the scene leaving the bagged merchandise on the floor, getting away with nothing that belonged...
In its continued attempt to close Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport, the city of Santa Monica is now claiming that the statute of limitations on the FAA's interests in the airfield should be applied with an earlier date. The city's latest court filing, submitted late last week, follows a complaint–a quiet title action–filed against the federal government on October 31 that seeks to force the issue of determining whether or not the city can close the airport without the gov...
Apple has not responded to TheStreet's request for comment on the issue, however last week we reported on a smell that some people, including Apple retail employees, classified as "body odor" or "B.O." And now Apple is drawing air samples to, presumably, determine and remedy the stench at what is not only one of its flagship locations, but most financially lucrative and architecturally significant outlets. The source who tipped me off to this issue originally spoke with a...
A Water Shortage Advisory calling for voluntary conservation was declared by the City Council in 2009 in response to the drought. The Advisory is still in effect. Today City Officials are asking residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce water use 20% from 2013 usage in an effort for the community to become water self-sufficient and avoid a drought induced water crisis and mandatory water restrictions. "With the driest year in recorded history and the second drought in...
Hit and Run in Santa Monica Santa Monica: A teenager from Santa Monica is sent to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a car and now police need the public's help finding the person responsible. Police say the incident happened on January 21 at the 2300 block of San Vicente at 10 till 11 at night. They say the preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was heading east bound on San Vicente in the number two lane and the 17-yaer-old was jogging...
Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square located in Santa Monica, CA, have been named "Frontline Parks" by the national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance. Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes a "Frontline Park" to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also seeks to highlight examples of the challenges facing our cities' parks as a result of shrinking municipal budgets,...
The sudden retirement of Rep. Henry A. Waxman set off a land rush Thursday of politicians and other prospects eyeing an exceedingly rare shot at an open congressional seat in one of the most affluent, strongly Democratic redoubts in the country. By the end of the day, amid all the pent-up ambition, there was one declared candidate — former Los Angeles Controller Wendy Greuel — and more than half a dozen others considering a bid to replace Waxman in what could be an expensive, crowded and highly competitive free-for-all. “Th...
The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday made the predictable move of voting to postpone deciding the fate of the much-opposed Hines mixed-use "Bergamot Transit Village" project at 26th Street and Olympic Boulevard, the site of the old Papermate factory. At 767,000 square feet, more than half of which would be devoted to commercial use, the mammoth development has attracted widespread opposition from Santa Monica citizens. High on the list of concerns is the prospect of a...
A pair of unrelated construction projects could give some Westside motorists headaches beginning Tuesday, with the work in one case lasting as long as three months. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will be installing an underground electrical transmission system along Bundy Drive/Centinela Avenue, from just south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway to Venice Boulevard. Although DWP officials said they do not anticipate any full street closures, various lanes will be...
Theodore Greenberg has filed a lawsuit against the Art Institute of Los Angeles, which is located in Santa Monica. Greenberg alleges that he was sexually harrassed by Mark Lowentrout, a supervisor at the school. The complaint also names the school's parent company, Education Management Corporation. In his complaint, Greenberg alleges that on December of 2011 he was employed as a teacher at the Art Institute. Lowentrout was a supervisor. Greenberg was originally hired by the Ar...
A man convicted in the theft of millions of dollars' worth of paintings, wine, jewelry and a Porsche from a Santa Monica home has been sentenced to four years in state prison. Darren Merager, 44, was sentenced Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported. He had pleaded no contest to a burglary charge as part of a deal with the district attorney's office. He was facing more than nine years in prison because of a history of felony convictions. Prosecutors said Merager broke into...
National Park Service officials are awaiting results of genetic testing on a mountain lion kitten killed by a car in the Santa Monica Mountains. The lion was struck Monday on the southern section of Kanan Road. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area spokeswoman Kate Kuykendall says the kitten is not believed to have been one that was being tracked, based on its size and because it was not marked in any way. The possibility of an unknown mother lion could be important. DNA testing of three mountain lions born in...
Airport Owners and Pilots Association leaders recently met with leaseholders, pilots, and business owners at embattled Santa Monica Municipal Airport to talk about the challenges facing the airport and new opportunities to earn the support of the neighboring community. During a Jan. 18 visit the to the airport, AOPA President Mark Baker had the opportunity to tour the field, get an update on the issues from a user perspective, and discuss the way forward with a variety of...
Three Burbank men pleaded not guilty to charges that they were involved in the stabbing of two fishermen at the Santa Monica Pier, authorities said. One man, Araik Ovoian, 24, pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder, said Ricardo Santiago, spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. The other two, Gevork Bagdasaryan, 19, and Alex Akbari, 18, each pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a deadly...
Attempted Murder Suspects Caught Five accused of attempted murder at the Santa Monica Pier are now behind bars. Santa Monica Police say they arrested 24-year-old Araik Ovoian, 19-year-old Gevork Bagdasaryan, 18-year-old Alex Akob Akbari and a 16-year-old all four are from Burbank and 21-year-old Agavni Manukyan of Glendale. All five were booked for attempted homicide. Police say the stabbing happened on Saturday January 18 at 1:20 in the morning. Witnesses say it happened on...
A brush fire crept up hillsides next to Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades Tuesday afternoon, closing lanes for nearly six hours. Firefighters were spraying water on the fire from PCH and from the top of the hillsides to protect residential structures. A fixed-wing firefighting plane was deployed to drop water on the fire. No evacuations were ordered. PCH lanes were closed in both directions between Temescal Canyon Road and Chautauqua Boulevard while firefighters battl...
A Torrance woman is suspected of stealing $1.2 million from a boss who had trusted her to run his office, only to discover she had pilfered profits and deposited them into her own bank account for three years, the victim and authorities said Wednesday. Jennifer Robinson, who also went by the name Jennifer Osborn, was arrested Tuesday at a Starbucks coffee shop in Norwalk. She was released on $20,000 bail, county jail records show. “I entrusted her with the keys to the kingdom,” said Larry Miceli, owner of LM Auto Who...
Former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver is officially running for Los Angeles County supervisor, emailing supporters Monday that he plans to announce his bid imminently. "In a few days, I will formally announce that I am running for Los Angeles County Supervisor," Shriver emailed, citing his record on environmental and homeless issues during his Santa Monica council tenure. "I am running for supervisor because there is even more work to do at the county level!" Shriver wrote, noting the county board oversees a range of...
In court documents filed late Jan. 10, the FAA has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the city of Santa Monica over use of the site of Santa Monica Municipal Airport. The lawsuit is the latest in a long line of legal challenges aimed at closing the venerable field. In its lawsuit, filed Oct. 31, 2013, the Santa Monica City Council asks the court to give the city clear title to airport property and challenges the current effectiveness and constitutionality...
The Santa Monica Community College District is seeking applications from District residents interested in being appointed to a vacant seat on the Board of Trustees until the next regularly scheduled Board election in November 2014 when a new four-year term will be filled. The seven-member Board of Trustees, elected by voters in the Santa Monica Community College District, is the governing body for Santa Monica College, which serves approximately 33,000 students and provides vital educational services to communities in the reg...
ArcLight Cinemas is broadening its footprint in Los Angeles County. The L.A.-based luxury cinema chain will open a new theater in Santa Monica in spring 2015, company executives said. The 14-screen theater will occupy the third floor of Santa Monica Place, just above Bloomingdale’s. The multiplex would be ArcLight’s sixth location in Southern California. ArcLight recently signed a leasing agreement with Macerich Shopping Centers for the new venue, which would include a cafe and lounge where patrons 21 years and older can ord...
