Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Update, 12/20: German police have released a Pakistani man detained for driving a truck through a crowded holiday market in Berlin, says the Washington Post. Police released him for lack of evidence. Also, today the Islamic State in Syria has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the driver was "a soldier of the Islamic State." This is the phrase ISIS employs to indicate the person was actually trained by and employed by Isis. Isis is on the ropes in Mosul and Raqaa, Syria, due to a...
The US Intelligence community agrees that the Russians interfered in the 2016 US presidential election, in order to support Donald Trump and defeat Hillary Clinton. No one so far is calling for a "do over," or for the results of the election to be invalidated. But a bipartisan US Senate committee is calling for hearings. The bipartisan effort lead by McCain (R-AZ), Lindsay Gram (R-SC). "It's clear the Russians interfered. Whether they interfered to the degree that they wanted to elect a certain...
Update 12/18: A group of about 80 electors (including one Republican) signed on to a letter to National Intelligence Director James Clapper asking for a briefing on the role Russian hacks may have played in the election before the vote. (That request, supported by Hillary Clinton's campaign chair John Podesta, will not be granted, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said.) Hillary Clinton's top political adviser John Podesta said the campaign is supporting an effort by members...
Nice try, but no cigar for the City Council. The City filed eviction actions against both FBO's, companies who provide services to the Airport's 272 aircraft, last month. The City agreed in the 1970's, when accepting Federal funds, that it would make the airport available for public use and benefit. It cannot discriminate against aircraft types or uses and must make space available for aviation tenants on reasonable terms based on good faith negotiations. "The city has failed to grant any...
It is an inspirational story that may bring tears to your eyes. And by all accounts, it's actually true. A 60-year-old Tennessee man who spends time volunteering as Santa Claus at a local hospital granted a 5-year-old terminally ill boy his final wish this holiday season, and held him as he died in his arms. "I spent four years in the Army with the 75th Rangers, and I've seen my share of [stuff]," Eric Schmitt-Matzen told USA Today. "But I ran by the nurses' station bawling my head off. I know...
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, by majority vote, issued an official statement regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline. The statement may be viewed below. Commission Chair Martin R. Castro stated, "The issue of the pipeline is not just about the pipeline alone, but rather it is about the entire relationship between the United States and sovereign Indian Nations, their rights, traditions and religious beliefs. As we prepare our civil rights report on this relationship we call on Congress to...
Updated: Additional closure dates for the I-10 sign replacement project:Thursday, December 8; Friday, December 9; December 11 through Wednesday, December 14 It is likely that the closure will continue on Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16, but the contractor is hoping to have the work completed Wednesday. Closures are from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The same detour information applies. In it's ongoing effort to spend money and create high paying jobs for City of Santa Monica employees,...
A 17 year old girl has turned herself into the the Los Angeles Police Department's Olympic Division, for the stabbing murder of a young pregnant mother last month. 22 year old Jasmine Preciado was on a date with her boyfriend at 9:30 pm on Nov. 21, 2016 in Venice, near Pacific and Windward. This is a very busy intersection, full of pedestrians, and lined with the historic buildings built by Abbott Kinney 100 years ago. It's also near the famous VENICE sign. 2 men and the teenager exited an SUV...
Update, 8:45 pm PST: Simi Valley police issued then cancelled an Amber Alert for 31-year-old Anthony Giarraputo and his 4-year-old son, Jaden. An hour later, they found both and cancelled the alert. Police said there was a domestic dispute during which the child's mother was assaulted, and Anthony fled with their child, indicating he might harm himself. Less than half an hour after the Amber Alert was issued, both were found safely, CHP officials said. At 7:35 pm PST Sunday Night, the CHP...
Chain Reaction is a peace monument and public art sculpture composed of a metal framework of stainless steel and fiberglass surrounded by concrete, depicting a mushroom cloud created by a nuclear explosion. The much loved and much hated work is finally undergoing renovation across the street from a US Military think tank. Designed by LA Times editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad and built by Peter M. Carlson, the 5.5-ton, 26-foot high sculpture was installed in 1991 adjacent to the Santa Monica...
Mitt Romney posted on his Facebook page on Monday night that that Donald Trump had selected someone else to be US Secretary of State. The post is the most prestigious cabinet position, in part because the SOS not only leads the State Department, but is 4th in line to the President. "It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country," the 2012 Republican nominee wrote. "My discussions with President-elect Trump have been both enjoyable and enlightening. I have...
A University of Southern California graduate student has been charged with fatally stabbing a professor on campus last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. David Jonathan Brown (dob 7/11/88) was charged in case BA452257 with one count of murder as well as a special allegation that he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife. He is scheduled to be arraigned today in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center. Deputy District Attorney Beth...
A honey oil lab exploded in Sun Valley on Wednesday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Dept. responded. The garage of a recently renovated home was blown off its foundation. The force of the explosion also blasted 2 men out of the garage. Both of them were critically inured, they were transported to a local hospital suffering from 2nd and third degree burns. Honey oil is synthesized from marijuana plants using butane. The fire broke out around 3:50 p.m. in the 8300 block of Glencrest Drive. The...
John Herschel Glenn Jr., 95 has died, reports the Washington Post. Cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but was rumored to be cancer. Glenn was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. He was one of the "Mercury Seven" group of military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA to become America's first astronauts and fly the Project Mercury spacecraft. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission and became the first American to orbit the...
The Ghost Ship fire in Oakland killed at least 33 people, including David Cline of Santa Monica. He was apparently moved to Berkeley and studied there. His name was released along with the names of 12 other victims in the historic tragedy. Other names and ages of victims released Sunday night include: Cash Askew, 22, Nick Gomez-Hall, 25, Sara Hoda, 30, Donna Kellogg, 32, Nex Iuguolo, 32, Family have also identified Pete Wadsworth, Barrett Clark, Ara Jo and 17-year-old Draven McGill as missing...
A suspect in his 40's walked up to a Loomis security truck in Midtown Manhattan Sept. 29, 2016 and walked up with a bucket full of gold flakes worth $1.6 million. Security cameras were rolling, and shot very clear images of the suspect. Police are seeking your help in apprehending the suspect. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by...
A Billinghurst, England auction of a Dodo bird skeleton garnered $416,000. The rare bird was extirpated by hungry sailors in its native New Zealand during the 1700's. Adult Dodo birds were the size of a German Shepherd dog. The bird's name recognition was enhanced by Lewis Carroll, who included a dodo in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Sailors hunted the dodo into extinction in the 17th century and it has come to symbolize the harsh impact man can have on the world's ecosystem. Summer's...
Now here's a headline you probably never expected to read: Former NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was medically evacuated form South Pole Station, Antarctica on Wednesday. He will travel by air from South Pole Station to McMurdo Station, and from there to New Zealand. The second man to walk on the moon, 86 year old Aldrin was on a privately funded tour of Antarctica, where he developed water in his lungs. South Pole Station is at 9300 feet elevation, and is below freezing even during the Summer....
The converted warehouse was known as "The Ghost Ship," and that turns out to have been destiny in a name. Firemen and Oakland Police say as many as 40 young people have been killed in a massive fire that happened Friday night during a concert inside a converted warehouse in Oakland. 30 people have been confirmed dead and 5 others remain missing. Sgt. Ray Kelly, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, told reporters during a press conference Saturday that officials are "prepared to...
Firefighters have contained a 10-alarm blaze in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Residents from as many as seven buildings caught in the flames were evacuated and taken to a nearby community center. No fatalities, but 2 injuries so far. Cars are reported to have burned. Firefighters battled a 10-alarm fire in Cambridge Saturday near Berkshire Street and Vandine Street that jumped from building to building. The area is close to Kendall Square and the Kendall Square Cinema, said WBUR in Boston....
On a day when Donald Trump doubts the level of Clinton support in California, a 37-year-old woman was charged with tagging messages against Donald Trump at government buildings in downtown Los Angeles' Civic Center. This caused thousands of dollars in damages, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office alleged. Victoria Jayne Bay, 37, of Los Angeles faces four felony counts of vandalism over $400 damage, graffiti. Arraignment is scheduled today in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal...
A blue 2002 Honda Accord sedan flew off the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley near the Roscoe offramp, and landed on a homeless encampment, the CHP said. The incident happened at about 6:15 pm PST on Tuesday evening, November 29th. Haskell Avenue was closed near the accident site as an investigation proceeded. Three patients were transported to a hospital -- two in serious-to-critical condition. The other person was in fair condition, with injuries that were described as non-life...
2/17: A woman was crossing the street in front of Laemmle's Monica Film Center. It was just before 6 pm on Nov. 15, andthe driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra was in a hurry to get home for dinner. As a security camera recorded, the Nissan pulled out from behind a Blue Bus then slowly made a right turn. It accellerated and carried the woman on the hood of the silver car for 100 feet. The driver hit the brake, and the woman fell off the hood, seriously injured. The Santa Monica Police Department...
2/27: If you're flying out of LAX after Thanksgiving, you'd be well advised to arrive early. There is about a one hour wait just to enter the loop at LAX . Frustrated passengers exited Uber and Lyft rideshares, trying to illegally walk into the airport and make flights. The crowds begin to build at 1:30 pm. The terminal will probably get busier as the day progresses, and stay busy through Monday. LAX officials say 2.3 million people are expected to pass through the airport during the...
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Embraer 900 slammed into the mountain at 225 miles an hour, killing seventy-one of 76 passengers died late Monday night. It was on approach to land at the Medellin airport. The plane was chartered by Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, going to play the first of two games for the final of the Copa Sudamericana. As Brazilian and Colombian rescuers sifted through debris looking for survivors of crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team. "Very sad news we received...
