Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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On Wednesday night, volunteers in Santa Monica and across Los Angeles County conducted the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. From 10:30 pm until 2:30 am, volunteers in teams canvassed the streets to count the people they could see sleeping in public spaces. While the 300-plus volunteers went through the city by foot or by car, area shelters, transitional programs, and hospitals also counted the homeless in their facilities. Joining as volunteers for the count were the Santa Monica City...
Sacramento - Cal Fire has essentially exonerated Pacific Gas & Electric from liability for the fire that destroyed parts of Napa, California. This xould mean that PG&E, the State's largest utility, will not have to declare bankruptcy, as it told shareholders it would probably do this year. CAL FIRE says the Tubbs Fire, which occurred during the October "2017 Fire Siege," was caused by a private electrical system adjacent to a residential structure. CAL FIRE investigators did not identify any...
Even though Edible Skinny spends quite a good amount in the desert oasis of Las Vegas (this is due to the fact that my official residence is here (when not on the road...)), I sometimes forget to cover the blooming cultural scene in my City of Lights! So because the Glitter Gulch deserves to be trophied as much as any other city out there, here's some AWESOME art and culture (and non-gaming) ways to experience the CREATIVITY that Sin City has to offer! FIRST FRIDAY LAS VEGAS On the first Friday...
To the surprise of no one, the Santa Monica City Council appointed longtime resident and community activist Ana M. Jara to fill the city council seat vacated by Tony Vazquez. Vazquez resigned in January to take on his newly-elected duties at the State Board of Equalization. The remaining council members were then obliged to appoint a replacement. 76 applicants threw their hat into the ring, but many observers predicted the council would pick an Hispanic for the seat. Earlier this month, a...
A small mudslide onto the California Ramp has closed the road to traffic on Tuesday morning. The City sent out the following general e mail at 7 am Tuesday morning: "The City of Santa Monica is responding to a traffic hazard. The California decline between Ocean and Pacific Coast Highway will be closed for an unknown duration of time. Use alternative routes. The incline from Pacific Coast Highway to Ocean Avenue is not affected at this time."...
