Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The body of a man was found in Palisades Park just North of the Santa Monica Pier. This on Saturday morning, January 13, 2024. Santa Monica Police are investigating and released no further information at this time. About 2 or 3 deceased homeless people are found in Santa Monica every week. Santa Monica has a homeless population of around 3000 at any given day....
Anti-Israel protesters spray painted a U.S. military cemetery where 85 000 soldiers from WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam and other wars are laid to rest. Marchers in Westwood spray painted the signs at the entrance to the Veterans Administration cemetery in Westwood Sunday afternoon with slogans including "Free Gaza" and "intifada." The Los Angeles National Cemetery was defaced after hundreds of protesters gathered. They also shut down Wilshire Blvd, a main East West boulevard in Los...
Sweet Lady Jane bakery closed all 7 of its locations on Sunday December 31, including it’s location at 17th Street and Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. The chain issued a press release that said: "We did not come to this decision lightly nor quickly. While the support and loyalty of our customers has been strong, sales are not enough to continue doing business in the state of California, allowing us to service our lease obligations and pay our treasured employees a living wage without passing t...
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 Jews violates Harvard's student conduct policy "depends on the context." "TWO DOWN," tweeted rep. Elise Stefanik, who’s questioning lead to the resignation. The president of UPENN h...
8: Using a drone, the IDF killed senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri and a number of aides as they were meeting with Hezbollah officials in Beirut, Lebanon. This on Tuesday evening local time. Netanyahu vowed on October 7, 2023 to kill every senior leader in Hamas. This after Hamas' elite Nukba force killed 850 Israeli civilians, mostly women and children, and 342 Israeli soldiers, policemen and border guards in a raid lasting several days in Southern Israel. Saleh al-Arouri was a senior...
"My home is now partially in rubble," tweeted Rudik. "I have no windows on one side anymore. I have minor injuries but I am alive. The fires are everywhere. Russia you will pay." She also said that her cat Michelle was lost for a while due to the damage to her apartment. But Rudik found the feline a few hours later, unharmed. Kira Rudik is a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament of the 9th convocation, Leader of the Liberal Party Holos, Vice President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for...
17: 12 pm PST: Pro-Palestine anarchists are now blocking the entrance to LAX Airport on Century Blvd. Some passengers have decided to walk to the airport, so as to avoid missing their flights. At Los Angeles International Airport, rioters have armed themselves with weapons and are currently attacking the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD are wearing Riot Gear. In just the last week, during one of the busiest traveling weeks of the year, extremists have blocked 3 major airports in...
13: According to a tweet from the Los Angeles Police Department, propalestine protestors were deflected from the Beverly Center and confined to the intersection of Third Street and La Cienega Saturday evening. In contrast to Palestine demonstrations over a month ago which drew thousands of people, recent LA Hamas marches have drawn fewer than 1000. This one drew 425. The statement form the LAPD reads: Earlier this evening approximately 425 protesters who began in Beverly Hills marched...
Update 12.27: On December 26, 2023, Novocherkask was struck by Ukrainian cruise missiles and damaged while it was in a naval base in the city of Feodosia in occupied Crimea. Videos posted to social media reportedly show very large explosions seen at the Feodosia port after the attack. Russian officials confirm the attack, during which one person was killed and two injured, and described the ship as 'damaged'. Russian officials also claimed that two Ukrainian Su-24s were shot down by...
Update, 12.18: James Cooper, a 46-year-old man, was charged with DUI after crashing his car into President Joe Biden's motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, as Biden was leaving dinner last night. Later, police determined it to have been an accidental collision, and Cooper was released from custody. 12.17: A car has crashed into President Joe Biden's parked motorcade in Wilmington, Delaware, leaving Biden "shocked." According to the Daily Mail, Biden's Secret Service agents pulled their guns on the...
A group of demonstrators shut down Interstate 110, the Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning. The closure was Southbound near the Second Street exit. At 11 am, the California Highway Patrol announced that all people on the freeway southbound as well as *specifically* all members of the media are in violation of the law and subject to the arrest immediately. "You are in violation of blocking the freeway," announced a CHP officer through a bullhorn. "You are hereby ordered to le...
Beauty Pagaent participant Miss Iraq says that she had her Iraqi citizenship taken from her as a result of posing for a photo with Miss Iraq in 2017 Because of that I had my Iraqi citizenship revoked. My family and I started receiving death threats. I am Muslim but I was literally getting the anti-semitism a Jewish person would get. “As a result of this, I became curious about Israel. I decided to go to Israel. I loved it and found out it was completely different from what they taught us in s...
"IDF Soldiers were surprised to find a visibly neglect lion in a cage in Gaza," reported i24News on Sunday. The lion's ribs were showing. Talks are reportedly underway between the IDF and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority to try to rescue a lion from the zoo. "Add animal abuse to the crimes of Hamas. That lion needs to be transferred to a place where it has enough food and space to thrive." tweeted @fredforthemets. "I hope the lion will be fed and taken care of" tweeted Adekol. "Feed him som...
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 cameras anywhere." Gle...
Jack Baker, 11, helps provide 20,000 meals for the less fortunate. The Craft Fair has grown and he wants to include anyone who'd like to participate. So that more kids will know that they can make a difference, explains his mom. "We have a current 5th grade student who just raised 6000 for the Westside Food Bank," explains Jen Goldman, teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School. "He runs a yearly craft fair that he works on year round. I thought it might be a story you'd like to run for the...
9: An elderly couple in their 70's were attacked from behind by a man with a belt on their way to Synagogue Saturday. The suspect struck Rafael Nissel in the head with a belt, causing his forehead to bleed. "Give me your earrings, Jew" said the suspect to the wife. The couple chased him however, and the BHPD made an arrest. The Nissels continued to synagogue, and the victim did not require medical attention for his injuries. On Sunday afternoon, the Beverly Hills Police Department issued...
A commotion at a hospital led people to believe that Senior Hamas Political Leader Nizar Awadallah Killed by Israel Defense Forces in Khan Yunis Airstrike. This was later confirmed by the IDF, though not by Hamas. Nizar Awadallah was important enough to make it onto a deck of playing cards given to Israeli soldiers, so they could recognize him and other Hamas leaders should they be captured. The US did a similar deck of cards with Isis members in Mosul, Iraq. "Apparently senior Hamas official Ni...
Henry Kissinger, the most significant American diplomat of the cold war has died at the age of one full century. He was pilloried for working as Richard Nixon's Secretary of State. He was frequently mocked in the media. But in later years, Henry Kissinger was praised as a voice for moderation in US Foreign policy. Remembered as a very significant figure in the 20th century history of the Middle East, Kissinger talked Sadat into peace with Israel at Camp David, through his famous shuttle...
He has been called the most famous owl in the world. People have been tweeting about him since his February escape from the Zoo. A vandal or vandals broke the bars to his enclosure, for reasons unkown, and Flaco (sometimes spelled Flacco) flew the coop. Flaco is a male Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped his long-time enclosure at Central Park Zoo in New York City and took up residence in Central Park in February 2023. As an exotic species in North America, and one that was confined to a small...
A group of pro-Hamas protestors shut down traffic near The Grove for about an hour on Third Street and Fairfax Friday. Traffic was rerouted They were chanting slogans such as “Biden Biden, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!” At 1 pm PST, the demonstration broke up. After half an hour in the grove, the demonstration moved to the intersection of Third Street and Fairfax. The Los Angeles Police Department has declared a tactical alert citywide due to the protestors. "“Shutting down” B...
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 actually down in LA ove...
The 99 Cents Only Store located next to the Whole Foods Market in Venice is about to close. The store is at Lincoln Blvd and Rose Avenue. According to the company, they were unable to renegotiate the lease for any amount of rent that made sense. 99 Cents stores sells all kinds of products from fresh fruit to electronics, to pharmaceuticals and clothing and housewares. Not all of their items cost 99 cents. I recently saw a small tree for sale there for $39, which is kind of at the upper end of...
Someone stole the United States flag from the post office on Nielson Way in Ocean Park. The postmaster noticed it missing around October 31st, 2023, but believes the disappearance has nothing to do with Halloween. The flagpole at a Santa Monica Post Office flies only the MIA/POW flag now, says the postmaster at the contract post office. He has ordered a new flag,. but they are apparently on back order with the Chinese company that makes America flags for US Post Offices. No, I’m not making t...
A pair of climate activist vandals in a London museum took hammers to attack a $90,000 painting on Monday, Nov. 6th. The painting from 1651, depicts the goddess Venus reclining and looking into a mirror help by her son, Cupid. After attacking the masterpiece with hammers, the couple naturally delivered a speech. "Women did not get the vote by voting. It is time for deeds and not words,” said the female destroyer. “Politics has failed us!” continued her boyfriend. Hopefully they’ll get a lot of...
12: A woman who was hit on her bike Friday at the corner of Idaho and 19th Street, died of her injuries Saturday night. Her family terminated life support one day after the collision, as no brain activity could be detected. Friday morning at approximately 8:45 a.m., Santa Monica Police Department officers responded to the intersection of 19th and Idaho for a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a cyclist. The victim, a 69-year-old woman who was struck on her bicycle, was treated by Fire...
