Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The People's Republic of China is apparently preparing for war by passing a mobilization statute. This according to independent reporter Jennifer Zeng, who has been both right and wrong about Beijing in the recent past. " Ready for #war?" @jenniferzeng97 tweeted. "#CCP has quietly passed its Reserve Military Service Law, which will take effect on 3/1/2023. Anyone who is 18 years or older is obliged to enlist after a national defense mobilization is announced. "After receiving...
9: The Santa Monica Fire Department was investigating an incident where an automobile broke the front window of the Baskin Robbins ice cream store located at 2614 Pico Blvd. This on Wednesday evening in Santa Monica's Pico neighborhood. The store was reportedly open with customers inside, but no one was injured in the incident. Baskin-Robbins is an American multinational chain of ice cream and cake speciality shops owned by Inspire Brands. Baskin-Robbins was founded in...
Tickets are on Sale NOW for Samohi Theatre's production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Be transported by a tale of romance with a zany cast of characters, including dancing gangsters, huge musical numbers, mistaken identity, and vaudeville style gags all set in the roaring 20's. Purchase your reserved seat tickets now at samohitheatre.org. Performances in Barnum Hall on February 24, 25, March 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. and February 26 and March 5 at 3 p.m. Hailed as "the Perfect Broadway...
9: I'm dreaming of a white Easter? Some saw flakes of snow fall from the Santa Monica sky on Wednesday. Some called it snow and others say it was a type of loose hail called Graupel. But there's no doubt that this was one of the coldest weeks in a generation in Santa Monica, and across the Westside. All over LA County, some residents saw light snowflakes drifting from the heavens and floating down in 40 degree temperatures. Downtown LA had 9 days in a row of sub 60...
13: Video has emerged of plastic bottles and other garbage floating into Santa Monica Bay as a result of this week's storm. Every kind of trash one can possibly imagine — from plastic bottles and cans to blankets, pillows and mattresses — has floated down creekbeds and storm drains in Los Angeles County. It ends up floating on the area’s beaches. Recent rains have of course, some positive effects too; the areas reservoirs are closer to full now. But the rain’s side ef...
12: A fire above the McClure Tunnel Thursday was said to have been set by an arsonist. One suspect of interest is in Santa Monica Police custody. The fire which occurred at 7 am, affected the brush alongside the tunnel and was said to have briefly closed the connector between the !0 Interstate and PCH. "On my way to work today, and there was a raging fire over the McClure Tunnel. The overpass. Because of the hanging overgrowth burning embers were falling. I would have...
5: Natural gas and electrical power will remain shut off for most of Saturday, in the area of the 2400 block of Ashland Ave in Ocean Park. This problem is due to a downed tree that ruptured gas lines and brought down power lines. Southern California Gas Company had no estimate for the completion of repairs. There are AI bot tweets on Twitter about the event. One says "Santa Monica, CA (4:27...
13: "SMPD Officers were dispatched to Ralphs Grocery Store at about 10:00 PM to take a burglary report. Two unknown males entered the second floor offices by using an unknown pry tool. Suspects rummaged through the drawers of two offices. No known loss at this time." wrote Lt. Rudy Flores, SMPD Public Information Officer....
A burst fire hydrant or water main at 2602 Santa Monica Blvd flooded the CVS Pharmacy at 26th and SM Blvd on Monday night. Both a broken water main and sparking electrical box were reported at that intersection. The large parking lot at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd was flooded. Starbucks workers were forced to lock the door to keep out the water. The Santa Monica Fire Dept. secured the fire hydrant by 6 pm, about 2 hours after the accident that caused it....
Is it my imagination, or is this the coldest winter in LA in like fifty years? And this last week in February is predicted to include the coldest storm of the year. This week, snow levels could fall to 1000 feet. The Hollywood sign is at 1000 feet, so it's entirely possible a white blanket could cover the Griffith Park area around the sign. The cold storm should start hitting the westside of Los Angeles County around 4 am PST on Friday, February 24th. In Southern California...
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna has identified the suspect in the February 18, 2023 murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell as Carlos Medina, 65. Suspect Medina is the husband of the Bishop's housecleaner, and drove an SUV. He had previously done work in the Bishop's residence. A tipster said Medina had left his Torrance CA home for Central California. Homicide investigators served a warrant. They conducted callouts for Medina to surrender, but he refused to come out of h...
Dominguez High School in Compton is on fire, according to dispatchers. One building is fully engulfed in flames. Several fire companies are battling the blaze. The fire started at 7 pm, and fire fighters are said to be in defensive mode. #Breaking: Dominguez High School in #Compton is on fire, reports Jeff Vaughn @kcalnews...
16, 11 am: There was a shootout underway Saturday in Venice on Venice Blvd and Louella Ave. Shooting began at 10 am approximately. "Looks like at least one shot at 2018 Lincoln." The Los Angeles Police Dept. is on scene. Venice Blvd was closed in both directions. There is a fire fight in progress, following a robbery. Suspect is described as a Black male red shirt black shorts about 5'8. This is breaking news. More details as they become available....
Img 1)Christian Recendez from the Santa Monica Prep High School boy's varsity baseball team throws a pitch to a batter from St. Monica baseball team at Samohi on Wednesday Feb 15th as Samohi hosted St. Monica in a non-league baseball game and won 6-0. With the win Samohi's record improve to 2 wins and 1 loss while St. Monica's record dropped to 0 wins and 2 losses. Recendez would end up pitching 6 shutout innings only giving up 1 hit. Img 2)Left Daniel Salcedo from the St....
Update 9:30 PM PST (AP) A person was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the shootings of two Jewish men outside synagogues in Los Angeles this week, police said. The violence set off fear among the city's Jewish community as police increased patrols around houses of worship and officials decried the attacks. The two separate shootings occurred after the men left synagogues in the city's Pico-Robertson neighborhood, according to the Anti-Defamation League's Southern...
Update, 2.14.23: "The male was identified as, 42 year old, Jesse Rankin, of Los Angeles," writes Franco Pepi, Public Information Officer for the CHP. "The cause of death is unknown at this time, the LA County Coroner has custody of the body, although they did indicate, preliminary, there is NO foul play suspected. We also do believe the male was homeless. Nothing further at this time," Pepi wrote. 2.12.23: A deceased person was found on the embankment Lincoln off-ramp from...
IMG 1)Left Teddy Levin from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity baseball team waits with his glove open to catch the baseball which was thrown to him as Tyler Steere from South High School slides into 2nd base at Santa Monica High on Saturday February 11th 2023 as Samohi hosted south in game 2 of a double header non-league baseball game and won 1-0 improving their record to 1 win and 1 loss on the year. IMG 2) Kian Naimi from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity...
IMG 1)Center Joshua Hecht from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team drives to the basketball hoop in between left Mark Jones and Anggulio Guerra both Hesperia High School inside the North Gym between located on Friday February 10th 2023 as Samohi hosted Hesperia in the Division 3AA boys basketball game in which Samo lost 63-50 IMG2) Left Jayden Xu from the Santa Monica High School boys varsity basketball team jumps into the air as Don Henrys from Hesperia...
Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. Her family says she had "a brief illness" before dying. Jo Raquel Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although she had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became best-selling posters that...
Is it a precursor to a Chinese invasion, or an alien invasion? Well, probably not, but a series of lights over the skies of North Eastern Nevada have people wondering. This comes after a series of UFO's, believed to be Chinese balloons, were shot down by US Aircraft. The first was the large balloon off the coast of North Carolina. The second was off Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The third was over Montana, and the fourth was over Lake Huron. Even the U.S. Air Force appears to be...
Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A collision between an American Airlines Airbus A321 and a shuttle bus on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Friday left five people injured, officials said. Airport officials said in a statement that a jet being towed from a gate to a parking area "made contact with a shuttle bus" resulting in injuries to about five people. The Airbus A321 was empty of passengers and only had one airport worker on board. The driver of the tug vehicle pulling the...
Hilarious comedian Jiaoying Summers brought the glamor to her sold out birthday show roast at The Hollywood Comedy. Jiaoying wowed in a House of Mua Mua beautiful pink gown as she sipped on XOJU cocktails and had the crowd laughing at her biting wit, which included stunning Bling Empire star Leah Qin. Sponsored by Mandalay, Younger World and SUM Ventures....
Gov. Gavin Newsom has made a round of appointments to the Superior court bench. Our retired former Assemblymember is one of them. Richard Bloom, 69, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Bloom served as a California State Assemblymember representing the 50th Assembly District from 2013 to 2022. Bloom was Executive Director for Community Initiatives at People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) from 2008 to 2010 and...
Gaziantep Castle is a castle on top of a mound in the center of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during the Roman Empire. The castle was severely damaged by the earthquakes in February 2023. However, some on Twitter are saying that the section that has collapses is a 'restored' part, not the original Roman castle. "Theodosian Walls have been restored several times and they collapse every time...
You may have noticed the white SUVs with the rotating lights on the roof, on the streets of Santa Monica. Soon, you will see them driving without drivers. Waymo's announced that it will also offer a robotaxi service in Los Angeles starting in 2023. So sightings of Waymos on Westside streets are becoming more common. You may even see one without a driver. I'm always reminded of that scene in Total Recall, the 1998 version with Arnold Schwarzenegger where he ends up a passenger...
