Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Los Angeles Superior Court will resume jury trials this week. The order from the presiding judge covers both Civil and Criminal jury trials. Jurors will be expected to wear face masks. "I remain in close contact with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to assess any emerging virus threats. However, while virus spread and hospitalizations are declining, it is time to restore full trial operations," the official press release quotes Judge Eric C. Taylor. The nations largest Stat...
In what City Councilmember Phil Brock called a "Partisan Witch Hunt" Gleam Davis said she was prepared to go to the DA and swear out a warrant to seal leaks to the press. She's seemingly furious that 4 freshmen City council members were able to select David White as the new City Manager, and divert contracts from real estate developers Davis and Sue Himmelrich favor. Kristin McCowan will generally vote with Davis and Himmelrich. Davis sponsored and the City Council adopted a resolution to...
K-9 Jack is an explosives expert at moving and static explosives; a fine distinction we'll explain in a moment. We met the yellow Labrador and his trainer, Officer Elaina Hassan, playing catch on the lawn in front of the Santa Monica Courthouse. "We got him on a federal grant," explained Hassan, Jack's full time trainer. "He's already found two guns on the Promenade, and one gun on the Santa Monica Pier. Not to mention numerous suspicious packages," she said. The packages were either at the SM...
2/1/22 UCLA has been closed to in person classes today, after disturbing posts and emails from a former UCLA Lecturer of Philosophy. Matthew Harris posted videos glorifying the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, and saying that he would or might do the same thing at UCLA. Harris sent emails to faculty and students, linking to the video. Police are looking for Harris, and again the school is closed to in person classes. An online review of Harris described him as emotional, prone to saying strange...
The City of Santa Monica is wasting no time to demolish Parking Structure 3. The City is rushing to demolish the structure to create facts on the ground, and to discourage the property owners who oppose its replacement by a high end homeless shelter. The doomed structure won a reprieve in December, when Superior Court Judge Michael Beckloff granted an injunction against demolition, on grounds that CEQA had not been complied with by the City. However, two can play at the technicality game, and...
January 14th's eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano, located on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. The audible report carried some 2,300 kilometers away in New Zealand, a distance of over 1,430 miles. It was widely reported (including by seismologist Lucy Jones), that this was "a once in 1000 year event." Actually, the eruption was a once in 1000 year event at this particular undersea volcano, which also erupted in 200 AD and in 120...
LA was shocked to hear on January 13th, that a young woman working at a high end furniture store on La Brea, was stabbed and killed by a homeless man. Police made an arrest Monday in the murder investigation surrounding the murder of Brianna Kupfer. Pasadena police arrested Shawn Lavall Smith, 31, on Fair Oaks Blvd. TMZ is reporting that Wednesday morning, a citizen thought he recognized Smith on the street and called police. The homeless man was filmed walking into the furniture store where...
Citing the surge in Covid 19 infections caused by the kinder and gently Omicron variant, the LA Superior Court has extended criminal deadlines two weeks. Unlike Civil litigants, criminal defendants have the 6th amendment constitutional right to a speedy trial. In California, that ordinarily means a criminal case must go to trial within 70 days of the time it is filed. The presiding judge has declared an emergency, and extended that by two weeks. Is this important? Well considering it affects...
The LAPD has named a homeless man as the prime suspect in the stabbing murder of Brianna Kupfer, 24. The murder has shocked Los Angeles and the rest of the United States. The 24 year old graduate student was working alone at a furniture store in the high end part of Hancock Park, an area that had been regarded as safe previously. "31-year-old Shawn Laval Smith has been identified in connection with the murder of Brianna Kupfer, which occurred in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue on January...
Waves from an undersea eruption near the island nation of Tonga, came ashore Saturday morning in Santa Cruz, California. The waves reportedly raised water levels a full 3 feet in some areas. The tsunami caused minor flooding in Santa Cruz, California. https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1482389879304642565?s=20 In Neskowan, Oregon, the Tsunami came ashore as a three foot wave as well. https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1482415410674868235?s=20 A tsunami advisory was issued for the California...
The owner of the Lincoln Center has proposed replacing the 1980's era parking lot and stores, with 521 residential units. The building would be 5 stories in height--around 65 feet. It would also contain 36,000 square feet of retain and restaurant space, 880 automobile parking spaces and 816 bicycle spaces. Balboa Retail Partners owns the complex and Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) is the development company behind it," explains one opponent. "CEI is also behind many massive developments in...
Not one, but two jurors have admitted that they failed to disclose a personal history of sexual abuse, when questioned by counsel in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial. This is sufficient to win a Motion for Mistrial, legal experts say. In December, Maxwell, 61, was convicted of five counts of sexually abusing minors with Epstein. If granted a new trial, it would be difficult to continue to imprison Maxwell. She would then have been locked up continuously for a year. Without a conviction,...
Citing a "holiday surge due to Covid", the Los Angeles Superior Court has announced that it will delay all criminal trials 2 weeks. The Court also urged counsel to meet and confer on civil jury trials, and stipulate to continue them. This announced in a press release on the Superior Court website, https://www.lacourt.org/ In relevant part, the press release from the LA Superior Court reads as follows: PRESIDING JUDGE ERIC C. TAYLOR ISSUES GENERAL ORDER TO DELAY CRIMINAL TRIALS FOR TWO WEEKS AS...
Russia has 175,000 troops massed along the border with Eastern Ukraine. But he has placed calls to US President Joseph R. Biden, offering peace talks. What exactly does he have in mind? This is clearly the size of an invasion force. The United States had only 120,000 troops in Saudi Arabia before she invaded Iraq in 1992. Vladimir Putin is a strongman, and his Country loves him for it. He has been in office for 20 years. At 68 he could win another 3 or 4 elections in Russia. Russia's elections...
I'm not sure about "overlooked." But I believe underplayed in some quarters are the continued illegal and criminal activity with the hot dog/corn/fruit vendors at the Santa Monica Pier. And the detrimental impacts of the 8,895 housing units now being constructed, to meet the State's RHNA requirements. On the other hand, I would note that no high rises were discussed or brought before the Santa Monica City Council this year. That is a milestone in our efforts to restore Santa Monica to a...
Therapy dogs dressed in Christmas outfits helped 200,000 passengers a day pass through Los Angeles International Airport during the holiday period. "Happy "Howl"idays from our @LAXPUPS," says a tweet on, well, twitter. The dogs are named "Serjio, Mia, Mason and Ellie! If you are flying this holiday season, look out for them greeting guests in the terminals. #LAX #LAXPups. LAX airport has undergone massive construction in recent months, as a train or "people mover" is under construction to link...
3/30/21:Los Angeles County is experiencing its heaviest rainstorm since 2016. Over 6 inches of rain have fallen in some areas of the County in the last week. Several roads or highways have been closed due to mud, snow and ice. The SMFD reported Thursday at 1 pm, that it was responding to a Flood Incident in the 2900 Block of Main Street. "Avoid the area, possible delays, hazards," said the SMFD tweet. Due to a mudslide, CalTrans has close the Northbound PCH from the McClure Tunnel. The tweet...
Despite the fires and the drought, Christmas trees arrived in Santa Monica on time this year. Jerry's Liquor Store's parking lot has been transformed into an urban forest of Christmas trees. And for a few dollars, you can take one home yourself. That's right, a good old fashioned Christmas tree lot run by local boy scouts, right here in Santa Monica. Featuring Oregon grown trees! For about the 50th year, Boy Scout Troop 2 is conducting a Christmas Tree sale. "These kids are really terrific. So...
The SMBOA Friday obtained a Superior Court temporary restraining order against the demolition of Parking Structure 3. The City of Santa Monica wanted to demolish the parking structure and replace it with supportive housing for the homeless. Santa Monica Bayside Owners Association is a group of business owners and real estate investors who have opposed the project slated for downtown Santa Monica. The California Coastal Commission approved the demolition with evidence of questionable value. The...
Plenty of snark on display Tuesday night as Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren tweeted about Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "Let's change the rigged tax code so The Person of the Year will actually pay taxes and stop freeloading off everyone else," tweeted Warren. "You remind me of when I was a kid and my friend’s angry Mom would just randomly yell at everyone for no reason," tweeted Musk in reply. "Stop projecting!" "And if you opened your eyes for 2 seconds, you would realize I will pay more taxes t...
The Malibu Country Mart, was reportedly the scene of a "Smash and Grab" style robbery Thursday afternoon. This according to a post on NextDoor, which reads: "I was at the Malibu country mart, today early evening around 5pm and just witnessed Sephora get robbed by 4 people - one on the lookout and three women stuffing their bags. It was so brazen it's not to be believed...." "Called police but nothing they can really do at the moment. Although they said it's good to call because these are happeni...
A wind advisory is in effect for coastal areas of Los Angeles County. The area is from Pt. Mugu to Pt. San Mateo, and west to the Anacapa Islands. Mariners are advised to avoid going to sea today, anywhere in the Santa Monica Bat. On land, drivers are noticing that their vehicles of any size are shaking in the wind. A rainstorm is dropping from one to five inches of rain on LA County today, depending on one's specific location. The National Weather Service reports: "The steady rain is moving to...
The roar of six vintage planes practicing sky writing could be seen over Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon. We were lucky enough to capture them on video as they flew through the sky, occasionally laying out contrails. Santa Monica is home to the oldest airport in California, 100+ year old Clover Field. Sadly, it is very close to housing built during WWII, and is slated to close forever in 2030. Skywriting is the process of using one or more small aircraft, able to expel special smoke during...
3/9/21: At a press conference Thursday morning London time, British PM Boris Johnson said the country should move to Plan B. People should work from home once again, he said. Citing the danger of Omicron varian of corona-virus, Johnson said that Omicron could cause 1,000 hospital admissions a day by the end of the year. The UK's Prime Minister said it was necessary to move to Plan B to 'buy time' for the National Health Service to study the Omicron strain. 'It has become increasingly clear...
What do you do with 20,000 square feet of vacant parking lot in Santa Monica? You turn it into a private dog club, of course. The dogs pay $80 per month to frolic on the astroturf, play with other dogs, eat dog biscuits, and poop wherever they feel like pooping Which of course is every canine's birthright. "NMS Properties owns the land," explains Liam Underwood, the club's Australian proprietor. "They're in between permits at the moment. So they graciously allowed us to use it as a dog park."...
