Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in the first five months of his presidency, that revoked 14 Trump executive orders that aimed to reform the administrative state. Trump's 2024 campaign...
In the lead up to Election Day, presidential candidates had big ambitions for the future of the child tax credit, which is set to expire next year. That looming deadline means Congress will have to take up the credit in 2025, deciding whether to let it lapse, lock it in as is, or expand it further. However, despite what had been proposed on the campaign trail, there is unlikely to be a major expansion to one of the most popular policies for American families, The 19th...
Last year, Cal. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local governments from passing laws requiring ID to vote. The law went into effect this week. In California, local governments cannot require ID to vote. "California has enacted a law that prohibits local governments from requiring voters to present identification when voting. This law aims to ensure that voting remains accessible and does not disenfranchise certain groups of voters." says the internet. So while you are...
By now, there has been endless speculation about whether the incoming Trump administration might close the U.S. Department of Education. It remains just that: speculation. Congress would have to be involved, and even a Senate and House controlled by the same party as President-elect Donald Trump would not necessarily go along with this idea. However, in a statement about his nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary, Trump underscored his campaign pledge to disband...
When the calendar turns over to 2025, parking in California cities will be even more of a hassle than it already is. Jan. 1 marks the day that cities can begin slapping tickets on cars parked too close to crosswalks. San Francisco is expected to lose nearly 14,000 street spaces. As many as 100,000 will be erased statewide. The California Road Diet, which has an insatiable appetite for chewing up useful concrete and asphalt, continues. Assembly Bill 413 passed and was signed...
November 18, 2024 - The fleet of 82 buses used to transport prison inmates sank to a low of 36 buses by 2023. The buses, specially retrofitted for the safe transport of inmates, take prisoners to and from more than 90 different state and county facilities, including 35 state prisons or hospitals throughout California, 25 County courts, 18 Sheriff's stations, six Department custody facilities, and local scheduled medical appointments. 62 of those buses are supposed to operate...
Recent speculation has erupted online regarding whether Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is expecting a baby. These rumors surfaced on social media following comments about a possible "baby bump" seen in photos, though there has been no official statement from AOC, 35, on the matter. The chatter reportedly began with right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who took to Twitter to taunt Ocasio-Cortez, saying, "Hey @AOC, the election is over. You can come out and finally...
1) These meetings started when the LA County Civil Grand Jury judged Santa Monica one of the most financially mismanaged cities in LA County. Today it's worse. 2) The original auditing firm Moss Adams should be replaced. They are still conducting "virtual" audits, and waiting 9 months to a year for answers from City Staff and City-funded non-profits. 3) We need a DIFFERENT firm with NO long term ties to the City, Council, or Staff. Staff should NOT be interviewing the...
Rumors have circulated for two years about alleged phone conversations between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now, some critics suggest the connection may run even deeper. “The West’s wealthiest man is coordinating with the world’s most malevolent dictator,” claims The Bulwark, a left-leaning publication. Once praised as a progressive icon for advancing electric vehicles, Musk is now being accused of supporting xenophobic and divisive ideolog...
In a forceful 33 minutes speech, Robert F Kennedy Jr. suspended his third party candidacy to become the next US president. "I will appear on the ballot in 40 Red and Blue states. In those states, I invite you to vote for me as a protest to both parties. But voters in swing states should vote for Donald Trump, whom I endorse." RFK Jr says Donald Trump has asked him to join his administration to work with him on combatting chronic disease in America and that Donald Trump asked...
Argentina An illegal espionage scandal poisons the campaign for the presidency in Argentina According to the federal prosecutor's investigation, Zanchetta had links with two Peronist officials close to Kirchner: a national deputy and a current director of the State tax agency (AFIP), who was one of the leaders of the La Cámpora group, the militants most faithful of the former president....Read mor...
In what the progressive LA Times called "a referendum on a more rehabilitative, less punitive approach to criminal justice," George Gascon won the primary election for Los Angeles County DA. However, he appears to have received only 24% of the vote, a record low for an incumbent D.A. He will face Republican Nathan Hochman in November, who received about 17% of the vote in the field of 11 candidates. Newcomer Jonathan Hatami finished third with around 14% of the vote, vowing...
Good evening. Thank you for being here with me, the Vice Mayor and City Manager David White for the annual State of the City event. On behalf of myself and my colleagues on the City Council, I want to thank you for your interest in staying informed about what's happening in this community we call home. I also want to thank the members of our Boards and Commissions, many of whom have joined us tonight. A special thank you to the Chairs and Vice Chairs who have joined my...
A proposed ballot initiative that would reverse California's Prop. 47, has gathered 400,000 signatures, about 2/3rds of the number needed to put it on the ballot. "Proposition 47, was passed by tragically misinformed voters in 2014, and flagrantly titled "The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" by then Attorney General Kamala Harris," say the measures proponents. "It reduced a host of serious felonies to misdemeanors, including drug crimes, date rape, and all thefts under...
Combining two headlines from Tuesday morning, @Harrisonkrank posted that "Claudine Gay Accepts Leadership Position in Hamas Hours After Deputy Leader Passes Away." The Harvard Crimson newspaper reports today that President Claudine Gay has resigned. This following controversy over her apparent plagiarism of academic appers, and a disastrous testimony before Elise Stefanik at the house of representatives last month, in which Gay said whteher or not calling for the genocide of...
Tweeting pictures of 15,000 migrants on their way north in a caravan from Southern Mexico, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also tweeted: "While it is trivial to enter the United States illegally, it is insanely difficult for legal immigrants to move to the United States. This is madness! We should shut down illegal immigration and greatly increase legal immigration.” Musk also tweeted that "At This Point, There is No Question This Administration Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration.” Whi...
Just South of Santa Monica City Hall is the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The historic building, where the Academy Awards were conducted in the 1950’s, is in derelict condiction as politicians debate what to do with it. "I took these photos in the link below and others,” writes John Alle, a local resident and business owner. "Addicts drinking, doing drugs, smoking and having sex between the building and the hedges...It is a fire hazard. No fencing and no exterior security cam...
Multiple reports from Hamas sources say that Hamas politburo members residing in Qatar, have been evacuated to Teheran. This after local officials said they could not guarantee their safety. Their families also moved with them, as well as important staff Osama Hamdan, Hamas spokesman who resides in Beirut, is now the most senior Hamas official in the forward area, i.e. anywhere near Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, the President of the Hamas Politburo, lived in a five star hotel in...
A Turkish Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack seconds after shouting that Israel would "suffer the wrath of Allah." MP Hasan Bismet spoke out strongly against Israel, and shouted about Israeli suffering the "wrath of Allah". Seconds later, he had a heart attack, reports Visegrad News on Twitter. https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1734566904629428292?s=20 Making the story even more ironic, Turkey has occupied the Northern third of Cyprus, an independent Greek speaking...
Media Matters, a left wing self appointed fact-checker that tries to turn the internet into a nanny-state, declared war on Elon Musk after a supposedly anti-Semitic tweet by Twitter’s CEO last week. “Media Matters is pure evil,” tweeted Elon Musk, who last week sued them in response to MM targeting X. "The media say X" tweeted Michael Shellenberger, "is placing Apple, IBM, and other ads near pro-Nazi content, but it's not. We tried various ways to replicate Media Matte...
Antifa and its progressive allies, conducted a pro-Hamas rally Monday evening outside a Brentwood home where Kamala Harris was to speak at a fundraiser. The Los Angeles Police Department was summoned to maintain order. Last Thursday, a group of pro-Hamas protestors bisected Wilshire Blvd at Granville Avenue, effectively closing LA’s main street to traffic in Brentwood for about an hour. On October 19th, pro-Israeli protestors conducted a protest outside Harris’ Brentwood hom...
At a debate in Santa Monica, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon denied that his progressive policies had lead to an increase in crime. sixteen candidates, mostly members of the District Attorney’s office, are competing to replace Gascon in November. Gascon called criticism of him "fake news." He denied that his progressive policies had lead to an increase in crime. He said that crime has risen nationwide since he was elected 3 years ago, “and violent crime is act...
The State of Florida has banned Students for Justice in Palestine from campus, after SJP asked its members to assist a terror group in its terror attacks against Jews. Journalist Andy Ngo sent the following tweet Tuesday afternoon: "Gov. @RonDeSantis directed the chancellor of the State University System of Florida to deactivate the "Students for Justice in Palestine" group after it was revealed they sent out a "toolkit" inviting members to aid Hamas in their Operation...
In unrelated incidents, dentists in Miami and in Boston have been fired for tearing down posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza. Dr. Zena Al Adeeb, Endodontist has been relieved of her position at a dental office in Brookline MA. This after video circulated on social media of the dentist tearing down the posters of missing Israelis who have been kidnapped by Hamas, the terror organization that runs the Gaza Strip. After video posted to social media showed Zena Al...
