Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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L.A. County Sheriff's Department Tuesday executed search warrants in multiple locations in the political corruption investigation involving Sheila Kuehl , Patti Giggans, & Phil Washington. The latter is currently in nomination process by Joe Biden for head of FAA. Sheila Kuehl has denied wrongdoing in the probe, which centers on an $890,000 annual contract awarded for five years to a close associate of hers named Patti Giggans. Giggans' organization, "Peace Over Violence," ran a hotline that...
In video posted to Twitter, Telegram and other social media, the Russian Armed Forces admit they shot down their own SU-34 multi-role fighter jet. This over Crimea on September 11th. Russia has struggled to obtain command of the skies above Ukraine. On the other hand, they have occupied Crimea for 8 years, and it is the only part of pre-war Ukraine that would probably vote to become part of Russia. Many former Russian military people have settled there. The shootdown comes amid nervousness and...
Documents appear to support the contention that LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl and others, gave an open checkbook to Patti Giggans to create a "Sexual Harassment helpline" for the MTA. The helpline receives perhaps one phone call per week. This tweet from investigative reported Cece Woods: "Memo from Patti Giggans expressing gratitude to Sheila Kuehl for the open budget. #BREAKING @SheilaKuehl @MayorOfLA @ericgarcetti gives Patti Giggins @PeaceOvrViolnce permission to...
15: A Culver City neighborhood came out to wash cars to honor the memory of Byron Simmons, who died in a motorcycle crash last Sunday. He was 42. The carwash is a fundraiser for his family, to cover funeral costs and other expenses. The carwash is on the corner of Sawtelle and Hayter Avenue. This is about 3 blocks west of the intersection of Sepulveda and Sawtelle. Their go fund me page reads as follows: We are fundraising to help the Simmons Family with funeral costs. This past Sunday the...
Geneva Castro, the sister of Karina Castro who was beheaded by ex-boyfriend Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta on Thursday, has launched a go fund me account in her memory. The goal is to raise $25,000 for her children. The account reads: "27 year old Karina Castro was tragically beheaded on Thursday, September 8th, 2022. Her family is broken hearted by her gruesome murder. She leaves behind two beautiful daughters ages 1 and 7. Please donate. No amount is too small." https://www.go...
The Russian army appears to be in a state of collapse in Kharkhiv province, in the face of advances by around 30,000 Ukraine army regulars. Multiple sources on Twitter confirm that Ukraine has taken back some 50 settlements and villages, including Izium. The latter City has a pre-war population of 46,000. Wikipedia confirms that UA has liberated Izium, often spelled Izyum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izium If the Ukraine army takes back Izium, then the Russian Army "will also have to largely...
15: Peets Coffee reopened on Sunday morning. 9.10.22: Three fire trucks responded to an early morning kitchen fire at Peet's Coffee on 14th Street and Montana Avenue Saturday morning. A note on the door said "unfortunately last night's power outage caused a small fire. We will remain closed until the store is cleaned and ready for customers and staff. Thank you for understanding. " A photo of the sign is at the bottom of this story. Disappointed customers lined up outside the store, but it...
23 A single engine plane carrying two men crashed on Runway 2 at Santa Monica Airport this afternoon at 4;25 pm, reported multiple sources. Santa Monica Police released little information about the crash. Photos showed that the Piper Sport light plane disintegrated on impact,. One pilot posted to social media that the crashed plane "was a Piper LSA (light sport aircraft). Only two can fly on those, and lots of restrictions on their certifications." "It belonged to a flight school called...
It appears that the power outages at Santa Monica High School, go beyond one building. This with September heat creating the highest temperatures of 2022, with temperatures in the high 80's and low 90's. Yesterday, we reported that the $200 million Discovery Building completed last year had no air conditioning. One anonymous student replied to the story: "I'm a student in Samohi, I work as a TA for the I house building and I heard that AC isn't working in at least every other classroom in the...
19: Students are back from summer vacation and the weather in Santa Monica is near 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This has been the hottest week of 2022 so far. Multiple reports from students are that the air conditioning in their brand spanking new $195,000,000 classroom building, doesn't work. The building was completed in 2021 and replaced older structures. The windows do open (unusual for modern construction); otherwise the structure would be unusable. An SMMUSD "Discovery Building Update"...
Archaeologists announced that they have discovered remains of a woman buried in Poland 400 years ago. Her toe was padlocked, and a scythe (curved sword) was placed over her neck to keep her from rising from the grave. If she tried, her head would be cut off, presumably. Her legs were also shackled with irons. The woman wore a silk cap, which archaeologists said was a sign of "high status." The cap was in the traditional wizard shape. The woman was believed to have been about 35 years of age at...
Manchester Police have released video footage of a Sikh priest being brutally attacked and left for dead on the street and are asking for the public to help identify the attacker. They blurred out the attacker's appearance. Manchester Police aka @gmpolice, have issued new images of a man and a woman wanted for questioning regarding a broad daylight attack on 23rd June which left a 62-year-old Sikh man in a coma and with life-changing injuries. A police spokesman said they actually want the...
17: DIRECTV, the nations largest provider of satellite television, appears to be suffering from a widespread outage on Sunday evening, at 10:30 pm PST. From New Mexico to California and from Kentucky to Missouri, DIRECTV receivers seem unable to acquire the Satellite Signal. "It has to be pretty widespread. I’m in Kentucky, and it’s been down since around 1am EDT. Got the 771 code. Reset twice, didn’t fix it. On hold for 30 minutes and finally hung up." tweeted JSteffen. " I've been witho...
12: Update electrical power was restored to the entire complex around 4 PM Wednesday. Electrical power was out in two towers at 2720 Nielson Way on Wednesday morning at 9 am, as Southern California Edison replaces transformers for the building. The outage had been scheduled and was not the result of any emergency, said workmen at the building. The Post Office on Nielson Way was without power and closed (except for the PO Boxes, which remained open to customers). The Post Office is located...
15: NASTEC - a private security pitched services to DTSM's board meeting Tuesday morning. Arthur Jeon, Ann Maggio, John Alle, Denise Barton, Elaine Golden-Gealer and the SMPD all attended, among others. "Homelessness is not a crime" said an SMPD officer, reminding the meeting of what we all know. "So we can't remove homeless people from doorways. The officer said that in Reed Park, various well intentioned charitable groups are bringing food to the homeless every day. This creates a magnet...
The 626 Night Market has arrived in Santa Monica, in the City owned parking lot at the SW corner of Fifth Street and Arizona. Every other weekend you can buy Boba, Squid, and Boba. The events is known for its large selection of Instagram-friendly foods, ranging from traditional night market snacks found in Asia such as stinky tofu and meat skewers to fusion cuisine such as pho tacos and ramen burgers. The Santa Monica version is scaled down. About 20 booths sell Korean and other Asian fusion...
The Latvian government Thursday took down an Obelisk commemorating Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. The move, which was captured on video, was a protest of Russia's military adventure in Ukraine, which began six months ago. It follows a similar monument destruction in Estonia. Latvia has a total of 2,000,000 residents, of whom some 60% are ethnic Latvians. Most of the rest are Russians. The three Baltic states (Lithuanian Latvia and Estonia) have been very tense since the invasion...
A private dive group says they have discovered the body of Kiely Rodni in 14 feet of water. The 16 year old has been missing since she sent her mom a text that she was leaving a graduation party near Sausalito, on August 7th. "I love you mom," she said. Police arrived at the reservoir later and pulled the light-colored SUV out of the water, but authorities held off on official confirmation. Images of the vehicle show it has front-end features that resemble those of Rodni's missing Honda. The...
8/18: After one student knifed another, the SMPD were called to SamoHi. They arrested one student as a suspect, and transported one victim to Santa Monica UCLA Hospital. His injuries were no life threatening. Names were not released because the students involved were minors. School resumed after the Summer break, just 2 days prior. Police released the following statement, from Rudy Flores, SMPD Public Information Officer. On August 18, 2022, at approximately 12:43 pm, Santa Monica Police...
In a Facebook post, a visitor to Santa Monica claims that her dog was poisoned by eating oxycodone, while walking through Palisades Park. She claims that as a result of eating a stray pill Chance the Rapper Burns, her Yorkie nearly died. His organs started to fail, and now he is blind. Oxycodone is a narcotic used to treat moderate to severe pain. The downside is a high risk for addiction and dependence. Can cause respiratory distress and death when taken in high doses or when combined with...
Las Vegas was founded in part by gangsters. Now you can own some of the items Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel owned during their short but interesting lives. Items to be auctioned include "a monogrammed oak cane that was gifted to Meyer Lansky by Charles "Lucky" Luciano; Meyer Lansky's 1948 hand-written love letter to his second wife, Thelma "Teddy" Schwartz" Says Wikipedia: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the d...
Six units of the Santa Monica Police Department responded to neighbors calls Monday afternoon, about a dog who was squealing in pain. This included one unit from the Animal Control division, who ended up removing a small, older female Yorkie or other dog from an apartment in the neighborhood. Monday afternoon, police issued the following press release: "At about 2:55 PM, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 500 block of Washington Ave," wrote Rudy...
She had been reported missing after going on a Tinder date. But Laura McCulloch, an Australian actress reported missing by her family had, had in fact been arrested by the SMPD after biting a policeman at a Sushi bar in Downtown Santa Monica. About 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, Santa Monica police were dispatched to the 200 block of Arizona Avenue for a report of a battery. Officers were told a woman, later identified as actress McCulloch, threw a drink at a restaurant patron and their 2-year-old...
Monday night at about 10 PM the power went out in a wide area of Santa Monica bounded by 10th St. on the west. The power was out at least as far north as Montana Avenue, and as far east as 14th St. Comment from a reader: "The power was out as far as 18th and Pico. Power also went out around the 1600 block of Ocean Ave. So I would say the affected areas was Appian Way on the west and at least 18th street to the east. 7-11 on Lincoln and Pico was shutdown as of 10:25pm. 14th Street? I can see the...
There will be no recall election for George Gascon this November, says the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters Monday afternoon. Over 715,000 signatures were collected by proponents of a recall. However, about one third of them (195,000) were held to be invalid. This leaves LA County with less than the 5% of voters necessary to recall a County official. Consequently, the controversial prosecutor and Los Angeles County District Attorney will not face a recall election this year. "The effort...
