Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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21: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 25 bills Friday, "aimed at setting a path to reform California's criminal justice system," his office said in a press release. Among other changes, the bills made online platforms like Craigslist legally responsible for the sale of stolen goods on their platforms. California's government hopes the reforms will head off the passage of Proposition 33. On the November ballot, the bill would reverse Prop. 47, the so called "Safe Neighborhoods...
You've probably noticed the white SUVs with spinning radar arrays on their roofs and with no one behind the wheel. The driverless Waymo vehicles are especially common North of Wilshire Blvd and South of Montana Avenue. Waymo Inc. has been testing the Vehicles all year in Santa Monica. Waymo announced it will expand its fleet to Bay Area freeways this week, starting with employees. This will get passengers to where they need to go faster than using city streets, the Company...
August 21, 2024 - Santa Monica City Councilmember Oscar de la Torre intends to sponsor legislation that will close a loophole in a May ordinance that defunded third-party contractors like the Venice Family Clinic if they distributed needles and drug paraphernalia in the city's public parks. The original language of the ordinance that was passed 6-1 was changed to include only needle distribution and removed reference to "other drug paraphernalia." Accordingly, VFC began...
Update, 8.15.24: Santa Monica Police say they have found a Brazilian woman, 26, Mychelle Dias Hespanhol, in a local hospital. No other details were released. Hespanhol has green eyes and brown hair, and a tattoo on her left arm that says "Itelvina." She has been missing for 3 days and was last seen in Santa Monica after spending the night at an AIRBNB. she was last seen near 4th Street and Broadway. Her broken cell phone has been found. She may be schizophrenic or bipolar....
Great White singer Jack Russell, who struggled in his career with drug and alcohol addiction, has died of Lewy Body Dementia. He was just 63. Sadly, Russell was perhaps best known for the deadliest rock concert in the U.S. (a 2003 fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, RI), which killed 100 people and left 200 people seriously injured after a fire caused by pyrotechnics set off by Great White. "I watched this live on CNN as it happened in 2003 and have watched every...
A 4.6 magnitude shocker rolled through Santa Monica around 12:18 pm PST Monday. The first jolt was felt as a sharp up and down motion. Highland Park is near South Pasadena. The Quake was relatively shallow which is what made the shaking so intense. The earthquake was felt over a large swatch of Southern California. KABC radio reports that a water main broke in Pasadena City Hall, and was seen flooding a street. Some earthquake videos from Twitter: https://x...
Santa Monica took part in the National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday August 6 2024, with an exhibition in front of City Hall Tuesday evening, August 7th. Various equipment was on display. What does the SMPD Mobile Command Center do? "It's for when there's a critical incident over an extended duration of time," said one officer. "We utilize the Mobile Command Center for high-risk calls," said Lt. Erika Aklufi, "including search warrants, within the city where we need to set...
Like other urban departments, the SMPD could use more qualified applicants. Last Tuesday's NNO included police recruiting. A couple of booths distributed information and answered questions from those who might want to join the 222 officers of the Santa Monica Police Dept. "We are hiring entry levels and laterals," said SMPD background investigator Pardo. "Starting salary range is $85,000 to $135,000. If you'd like to become an officer, there are 4 easy steps: A written test,...
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt as a rolling motion in Santa Monica, CA around 9:10 pm PST. The earthquake was centered 99 kilomers (about 61 miles) West of Mettler, California. It was at a depth of 6 miles. "I felt this quake for a change. A M5.2 located at the southern end of the Central Valley. It is near the White Wolf fault that produced a M7.5 in 1952 but does not appear to be on that fault." Tweeted Caltech's Dr. Lucy Jones. There were six aftershocks greater than...
Update, 8.5.24: "U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday as part of a global market sell-off centered around U.S. recession fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 951 points, or 2.4%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 3.1%, and the S&P 500 slid 2.7%. The blue-chip Dow earlier fell as much as 1,200 points. "Fears of a U.S. recession were the main culprit for the global market meltdown after Friday’s disappointing July jobs report. Investors are also concerned that the Federal R...
July 20, 2024 Ocean Water Closure Due to Sewage Release Avoid Water Contact and Wet Sand The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued an ocean water closure for the following area due to the release of approximately 15,000 gallons of untreated sewage: One mile north and one mile south of Ballona Creek. Public Health officials are advising residents or visitors planning to visit Los Angeles County beaches to avoid contact with ocean water and wet sand in the ar...
Wow. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas confirmed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack. The IRGC said that an "Airborne Guided Projectile" had struck Ismail Haniyeh's house at 2 am Tehran time. It is unclear whether it was a drone or precision guided missile. In a statement, the Islamist terror group said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who they claimed was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran."...
16, 10 am PST: Israel has retaliated for the killing of 12 Israeli children playing soccer in Northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams. The target is said to have been Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah's second in command and the architect of the attack in Majdal Shams. Israel has not confirmed Fuad Shukr's death, or that he was in fact the target. Hezbollah has said that he was not, in fact, killed in the attack. Smoke is reportedly pouring from the bomb site, possibly caused by an...
The Danish Navy rescued two men from a life raft after ditching their small plane in the North Atlantic Ocean. The HDMS Triton is an oceanic patrol frigate, about 368 feet in length. The two men were en route from Canada to Southern Greenland. The following statement is from the Danish Arctic Command's Facebook page: Monday 29 July at At 12.17 Flight Information Center Nuuk and Arctic Command received a MAYDAY call from a German-registered aircraft en route from Canada to...
Nicolas Maduro, Socialist dictator of Venezuela, appears to be losing his grip on power. The armed forces and police are siding with tens of thousands of protestors who have taken to the streets of the capital. "The Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela defies Nicolás Maduro's orders to suppress the protesters, and joins them in their march toward Guarenas," tweeted George, who claims to be in Caracas. "Venezuelan military units are now greeting the protestors instead of...
July 23, 2024 - On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Mark Zuckman indicated he would like to recommend a diversion program for the suspect who reportedly attacked local business owner and community activist John Alle in Palisades Park last summer. Alle claims he was taking a short break from work by walking in the park along the ocean-side cliffs on Tuesday, September 19 at around 3 pm when the suspect, Tyler Jordan Keating, demanded his phone and his wallet and...
Video has emerged on social media showing an Atlantic humpback whale, deliberately upending a 27 foot small boat in the ocean near Portsmouth NH on Tuesday, 7.23.24. Another boater, a young man in a small boat, watches, then turns the wheel to run. Video may be seen at: https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1815817507879399892 The whale is described as "Pissed off;" the boater who posted it suggests that small boats avoid the area. It's uncertain if any humans (or whales) were injure...
July 22, 2024 Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory High Temperatures Forecast for Parts of Los Angeles County The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued an excessive heat warning as high temperatures have been forecast for the following areas: Northwest LA County Mountains: Friday July 19, 2024, through Thursday July 25, 2024 Western San Gabriel Mountains/Hwy 14 Corridor: Friday July 19, 2024, through Thursday July 25, 2024 East San Gabriel Mountains: Friday July...
Update, 7.23: Today Biden appeared in a video walking between airplanes after recovering from Covid. He said he would address the nation at 8 pm EST Wednesday, on his reasons for dropping out of the race. He appeared to be more or less alive, you know, for Joe Biden. 7.22: Rumors are flying that US President Joseph R. Biden, who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race last week, is in fact dead or dying. For one thing he looks like death warmed over, the last time he was...
In a move that cannot really be described as surprising, Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 US presidential race. He said it had been his honor to serve with Kamala Harris, but stopped short of endorsing her for the Democratic presidential nomination. Nancy Pelosi among others, had lead a campaign demanding that the President not seek the Democratic nomination, which he easily won in the primary months ago. "There's a lot of fury by those who feel Joe was forced out," "If...
The suspect in a wild car chase Wednesday that started in Hawthorne, was arrested along with 3 other men for a home invasion robbery last September. Daiyaan Henderson, 22, livestreamed yesterday's incident, where he lead police on a chase across Los Angeles and Bevelry Hills, all the while with his Baby Mama, Alexis Sanchez, pleading with him to stop. "You're going to kill our baby!" she pleaded, as Daiyaan argued with her. Alexis Sanchez left some rather risque pregnancy...
Just before 1:30 Friday afternoon, Santa Monica Fire Engine 2 was en route to another unrelated call when they encountered an accident involving a pickup truck and a train at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and 11th Street. They reported that the driver was still inside and possibly trapped. Minutes after this report, first responders arrived on the scene and confirmed that the driver was still inside but did not need to be extricated from the vehicle. The driver was...
July 10, 2024 - Well over three hundred employees of the City of Santa Monica had salaries of $200,000 and over in 2022, according to data obtained from a public records request by John Alle and the Santa Monica Coalition. The breakdown obtained by the organization of residents, property, and business owners concerned with public safety is as follows: 24 city employees made between $450K-$600K 40 made between $400K-$450K 56 made between $300K-$400K 256 made between $200K-$300K...
7/12/24: Santa Monica Police recovered a 4 year old girl from a heavyset woman in her 30's who abducted the child from a resaurant in the 1900 block of Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica Police released the following press release: This afternoon at 12:11 PM, the Santa Monica Police Department received a frantic call for help from a grandmother whose 4-year-old granddaughter had been kidnapped from a restaurant in the 1900 block of Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica. The first officers...
