Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Los Angeles, May 5, 2024--It is that time of the year again, when we celebrate the most important person in our families- our mothers. Mother's Day is upon on and this year the veteran Luxury Lifestyle Gifting and special events company, Distinctive Assets has decided to distribute it's annual "Mother's Day in Hollywood" gift bag. They will pamper 25 of the world's most famous moms which include Blake Lively, Keke Palmer, Kaley Cuoco, Halle Bailey, Emily Vancamp, Uzo Aduba, Ali Wong, Grace Gumme...
May 2, 2024 - The Santa Monica Coalition says they have discovered evidence that Santa Monica officials, including the City Manager, were aware that money given to the Venice Family Clinic was specifically designated for distributing clean needles to drug addicts in the city's parks. The Santa Monica Coalition is a group of business owners and residents who seek to restore safety to the city. They have filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County and the Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer...
Here is our interpretation of what Chancellor Block really meant in his message about the takedown of the encampment on campus that conducted activities directly contrary to university policy and whose participants were shown on multiple videos harassing and restricting movement of Jewish students, clear violations of Federal Title VI. Translations of his statement are between brackets. May 2, 2024 Around 1:40 pm, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block shared the following message about the immense toll...
Show your love with a gift that helps save endangered species and symbolically ADOPT an animal at the Los Angeles Zoo! All ADOPT packages include a personalized adoption certificate and a beautiful photo factsheet of your chosen animal. Plus, ADOPTions at $50 or higher will include a paper-framed photograph of our adorable Tamandua and his mom! All our resident animals are available for ADOPTion, and gifts are fully tax-deductible! Proceeds support high-impact, results-driven conservation...
May 2, 2024 Around 1:40 pm, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block shared the following message about the immense toll the events of the past week have taken on Bruins. Subject: Our Community is in Deep Pain Dear Bruin Community: Our community is in deep pain. We are reeling from days of violence and division. And we hope with all our hearts that we can return to a place where our students, faculty and staff feel safe and, one day, connected again. Our approach to the encampment that was established on...
Have you ever been so disgusted with a person or an organization that you want nothing to do with them in any way whatsoever? For example, there are those who divest themselves of stocks because of those companies that make their money from chemicals that pollute the food we eat. They could further their stance of opposing such companies if they also refused to buy any of their products containing those chemicals. But what would you think of them if they nevertheless used the very chemicals...
Update: 5/8/24 "The decedent is an approximately 50-year-old female who appears to have passed from natural causes. She also appears to be experiencing homelessness. She is still a Jane Doe. The coroner will determine the cause of death, identify her, and notify any relations." Lt. Erika Aklufi, Public Information Officer, SMPD. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner and Santa Monica Police were seen loading a deceased homeless woman into the Examiner's van on Monday afternoon, just after the...
Ask Rusty – Future Retiree Worried About Social Security's Future Dear Rusty: I keep reading that the SSA will only be able to pay out 75% of benefits come 2033. If congress were to do nothing and this reduction in benefits occurred, would seniors already collecting benefits in 2033 have their benefits reduced or would it only be those who have not begun to collect have their future benefits reduced? I will be collecting my benefits no later than 2027 but my wife will not reach full r...
May 8, 2024 - In the midst of a hurricane of "anti-Israel" protests on college campuses around the country, the University of California's Academic Senate Executive Council is once again reviewing the idea of requiring all students wishing to be admitted to take an "ethnic studies" course with curriculum designed by the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council. The ESFC has been known to despise Israel in the past, at least as far as it is inhabited by any Jews, but since October 7, they have been...
The NYTimes.com posted an article entitled "R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain." The article posits that RFK Jr. has undisclosed health problems the public has yet to learn about. "The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain," says the article. The narrative is that RFK Jr., 68, is as compromised mentally and physically as Democratic President Biden. Biden is running for re-election this...
Ask Rusty – Widower's Retirement Stymied by Social Security's "WEP" and "GPO" Rules Dear Rusty: My wife passed away 4 years ago. I want to retire so called SSA and was told I can collect my own SS at 62, reduced by WEP. My wife's SS was greater than mine, but they said I do not qualify for hers at age 60 because of the GPO. This seems odd that I get zero for her, however I can collect mine at the two thirds reduction at 62. Is this true? This zero dollar amount places my retirement on hold f...
Law enforcement agencies including the CHP, LAPD and campus police cleared the grassy field between Powell Library and Royce Hall early Thursday morning. Pro-Hamas demonstrators remained on Janss Steps, reported the Daily Bruin, the campus newspaper. After police arrested or detained hundreds of pro-Hamas protestors, it could be seen that they had trashed UCLA's iconic Royce Hall, covering the landmark building in graffiti. "UCLA campus looks like a landfill after pro-Palestine protesters, many...
According to the DOE, American universities and colleges have received $19 billion in foreign donations with no recorded dates of receipt as of April 6, 2023. Since 1981, American colleges and universities have disclosed $40.2 billion in foreign funding, with $1.1 billion in foreign payments in 2021 alone. According to a report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), over 200 American colleges and universities received $13 billion in previously undisclosed contributions from...
Three and a half thousand years ago in the city of Thebes, Greece, gods expanded in space upon the town's altar. For 9 months of the year, the beautifully sculpted and traditionally attractive Apollo stood in austere elegance. Known for being proud in law and order, he ruled over propriety. When humans were being good samaritans, following rules and practicing obedience, Apollo expressed joy. His other half, Dionysus, would also take the throne, but only for three months of the year. Equally as...
If you have a taste for the extraordinary and possibly possess a collection of rare and exclusive wines and spirits, you were sure to be dazzled at the DFS Masters of Wines and Spirits event this past Saturday, now in its illustrious 12th edition. Themed "Ignite Your Senses," this exceptional gathering at the NeueHouse Hollywood epitomized DFS's unwavering dedication to curating unparalleled luxury experiences for discerning connoisseurs and enthusiasts worldwide. A Global Showcase in Los...
Santa Monica's City Council thinks the city is just fine. One councilmember called the homeless residents our neighbors, their wants and desires equivalent to those of people who pay rent and pay taxes. The 'freedom' of some, most of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental illness, to live in filth, disease and to commit crimes with impunity, is valued over the ability of the rest of society to live healthy lives in law and order. Watch the videos shot and distributed by the Santa Monica...
May 7, 2024 Ocean Water Use Warning for Los Angeles County Beaches The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit the below Los Angeles County beaches to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters: BEACH AREA WARNINGS: Santa Monica Canyon Creek at Will Rogers State Beach. Near Will Rogers Tower 18 100 yards up and down the coast from the creek. Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica 100 yards up and down the coast from the pier. Malibu...
Wednesday night, police in crowd control gear with non lethal weapons arrived and posted themselves just outside the UCLA encampment. LAPD continues to secure the perimeter where hundreds of pro Palestinian protesters have gathered. The only reason to have several hundred officers from three different departments on campus is obviously that they intend to break down the encampment and force the demonstrators to leave. The LAPD has declared the protest at UCLA to be an unlawful assembly. Which...
May 1, 2024 - A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck just moments ago at 1:49 pm local time. The epicenter was located 9 km southwest of Corona California at a depth of 1.5 km....
Project Pop Drop Foundation, take "National Days" very seriously as an opportunity to give back to the communities that need their help. So on #NationalPretzelDay they partnered with the best pretzel brand in the world, Wetzel's Pretzels! Niki Shadrow Snyder and John David Snyder, the big hearted founders of Project Pop Drop,brought a team of volunteers and friends to the San Fernando Valley Rescue Mission in Northridge. TV host shaka Smith, author Hari Tahov and recording artist Vanessa...
If you've been to the grocery store recently you've been approached, as I have, by well-meaning appearing individuals who want you to 'help apartment owners.' The message below from the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (not to be confused with the Santa Monica Coalition) explains why you should not sign and allow this to be put on the ballot. April 23, 2024 Dear Friends of SMCLC, Paid signature gatherers will soon be asking Santa Monica residents to help qualify an initiative that will...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Well-known American historians Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs of San Diego State University and Dr. David Kennedy of Stanford University have submitted a letter to Congress, cosigned by 55 academic and independent historians, calling for passage of legislation in the 118th Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Hello Girls, America's First Women Soldiers. The letter, attached to this release here, urges the Senators and House Members to cosponsor S.815 and HR 1572, r...
April 25, 2024 - The Santa Monica Coalition conducted 3 separate walks and surveys of every ground floor retail business with its owner or store manager in November 2023, January 2024, and February 2024. The purpose was to determine the amount of retail theft and shoplifting. The 3 dates were selected to analyze any difference before and after DTSM, Inc.'s hiring of Legion Corporation, a Fresno-based company selected to patrol the 3rd Street Promenade and Downtown. There was less than a 15%...
The City of Santa Monica and Community Corporation of Santa Monica broke ground on Berkeley Station, Santa Monica's newest affordable housing development. "The all-electric, LEED Gold building will offer 13 units of 100% affordable housing for low-income families and youth aged 18 to 24. It will offer residents a community garden, a rooftop deck, laundry facilities, a central courtyard and terrace garden, and a community room," wrote CCSM in a press release. What's envisioned on the property,...
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Ms. Teran has already been scrubbed from the official District Attorney website, her position filled now by another individual.] Friends in High Places Teran Affair Raises Questions, Reveals Limited Standard of Accountability for Those in Gascon's Inner Circle Who Commit Bad Acts As you all know by now, the Attorney General of California has charged Diana Teran, George Gascón's handpicked Assistant District Attorney for Ethics and Integrity, with 11 felony violations of Penal...
