Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Authorities today identified the high school student who died on Saturday on Santa Monica Beach North of the pier, as a 17-year-old valedictorian candidate from Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School. Thuy Tran, 17 drowned after being swept away by a wave while helping with a beach clean-up in Santa Monica, the Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed today. While volunteering at a beach clean-up on Saturday, Tran was swept away by a wave. She was found an hour after she went missing an...
Power lines are down in the 200 block of 21st Street, the SMFD reported Monday afternoon. The lines were reported down at 4:30 p.m. The Department advised residents to avoid the area, given that downed power lines are inherently dangerous. Southern California Edison reported no service disruptions in the area, said SCE Spokesman Susan Cox. While traffic delays are possible in the area, due to hazards, Cox said there is no threat to public safety. Cox confirmed that SCE Linemen were working to...
Date and Time of Occurrence: Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 5: 32 p.m. Location: 1300 block of 59th Street, unincorporated Los Angeles Victim(s): Male adult Suspect(s): Two males Unit: LASD Homicide – Lieutenant Coleman Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives are responding to the 1300 block of 59th Street, unincorporated Los Angeles, to investigate the shooting death of a man. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation is o...
A Magnitude 2.6 earthquake was felt by residents in the South Bay Sunday evening, around 10:44 PM. The US Geological survey said the epicenter was in the sea, about 3 miles west of Huntington Beach and 4 miles from Seal Beach. The small tremor caused no apparent damage or injuries. Separately, A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Mecico's Baja California, the United States Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was measured by USGS in the Gulf of California, 69 miles South-southeast of the...
MALIBU, CA - A man who was involved in a solo SUV crash on Malibu Canyon Road north of Pacific Coast Highway was struck by a bus after getting out of the vehicle, which was left dangling on the edge of the road, authorities said. The crash was reported about 4:40 p.m. Saturday south of the tunnel on Malibu Canyon Road north of PCH, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervising Dispatcher Cheryl Sims. A broadcast report showed an SUV with its front end through a guardrail and dangling over...
Update: A Memorial Mass for Bill is set for St. Monica's Catholic Church, 725 California Ave., SM CA 90403, on Tuesday morning, April 5, 2016. A celebration of his life is set for Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 2 P.M. at Mar Vista Park, 11430 Woodbine Street, LA CA 90066. Former Westside Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl died today, after a 4 year fight with cancer. He was remembered by his successor, City Councilmember Mike Bonin, as a tireless advocate for his constituents, and the...
After receiving some backlash for the way it handled the gopher crisis at Malibu High School, the SMMUSD board has adopted a stronger policy on the use of pesticides, banning the use of anticoagulants outright. The new statement makes it very difficult for the board to resort to poisons until greener methods of eradication are attempted. According to SMMUSD board member Craig Foster, this is a tremendous step in the right direction for the district. "The statement Carrie Upton and Janice Maez dr...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) student newspaper The Corsair won 12 awards – including five first-place awards – in two student journalism competitions recognizing the best of student journalism from 2015. Corsair Editor-in-Chief Nik Lucaj and Corsair News Editor Adam Thomas are finalists in the Regional 11 Mark of Excellence awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists in the multimedia storytelling category. Final results will be announced at the Region 11 spring conference at...
This year's Los Angeles County Air Show was held on March 19-20th at General William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, California. It featured the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, along with world-class aerobatics, parachute demonstrations, wing-walking, pyrotechnics, and interactive displays. The biggest draw was, of course, the Blue Angels, who are world renowned for flying their planes, F/A-18C and F/A-18D Hornets, in death defying formations, and the "Fat Albert," the...
The Airport cleared parked planes from the Southeast six acres of the airport, allegedly for a 12-acre expansion of Santa Monica Airport Park. This is on the part of the airport in Los Angeles, i.e. the east part of the airport, which is not deed restricted for aviation. In a statement, Nelson Hernandez, Senior Advisor to the City Manager for Santa Monica Airport Affairs said: "I am glad to report the aircraft have been removed from the parcel. Some aircraft have been relocated to other areas...
For the last seven years, the City of Santa Monica has struggled to come up with a downtown plan. The problem is, the City's residents are in open revolt against a City Staff they see as rubber-stamping numbers huge projects for years. 25 workshops have been held. Numerous discussions and formal hearings have been held. Yet the city's residents are lukewarm at best, to greatly raising the amount of traffic and people in downtown. Truly, what is wrong with these citizens? From City Hall's...
Anyone who seen writer/director Deon Taylor's freshman film, "Supremacy", has been awed by the power and strength of the heavy dramatic themes rising from the a racially motivated true story. Many, including myself, have anxiously awaited his follow-up film curious to see what Taylor would deliver next. That wait is now over. And I am here to tell you, MEET THE BLACKS is nothing at all like "Supremacy". Going from the darkest depths of the souls of men, Taylor reaches the opposite extreme with...
Many UCLA basketball fans are so eager to see Coach Steve Alford fired that they signed a petition requesting that. It's pretty shocking how UCLA recently finished its season, finishing 10th in the Pac 12 Conference and failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament it used to dominate. But Bruin Athletic Director Dan Guerrero remembers that UCLA fired Ben Howland in 2013 after a poor sea- son following three Final Four appearances. And he's taking a cautious approach. "We're not about creating a...
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says it has successfully conducted an engine test of a new intercontinental ballistic rocket it claims will strengthen its ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States. The North's official Korean Central News Agency released the news Saturday. The move, if true, would be a big step forward for the North's nuclear weapons program. But South Korean officials still say North Korea doesn't yet have a reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, let alone t...
Santa Monica's most famous, and only, amusement park is seeking about 500 seasonal employees, says Jeff Klocke, Vice President at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier. Pacific Park seeks "fun, outgoing, energetic team members" to work in rides, games, retail and security, among other areas. "Spring and summer are now upon us and we are gearing up for a season of fun," says Klocke. " Pacific Park encourages individuals to join the team to help make lifetime memories for our guests." The park...
