Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Habitat Restoration and Creek Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 303 Culver Blvd. Playa Del Rey. The main parking lot is behind Gordon’s Market. Group Registration is required. For information and to register call (310) 306-5994 or dial www.ballonafriends.org. Gloves, tools, water and refreshments will be provided, Don’t forget to bring your reusable water bottle....
Detectives sought the public's help Friday to provide information that would lead to the arrest of those responsible for fatally shooting a 27-year-old man and injuring four others. Around 3 p.m. Thursday, officers were sent to Woodbine Park, located in the 10300 block of Woodbine Street, for numerous reports of shots fired. Upon their arrival, police located three men near the park who were suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced one victim - who was later identified as...
Just in time for summer, the fabled California Incline that connects Pacific Coast Highway and trendy downtown Santa Monica will close Monday so it can undergo a yearlong rehabilitation. The roughly $20 million project will completely demolish the existing 1,400-foot roadway, including the 750-foot-long bridge, which will be replaced with a wider, more earthquake-safe structure. According to the city, the existing bridge includes an 8-foot concrete slab that is supported by concrete transverse...
The Verdi Chorus takes great pride in announcing the continuation of its 32nd year with their spring concert entitled Hidden Gems. On April 25 and 26 they will present a gala recital of some wonderful, but infrequently done works, along with a few familiar favorites at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica. Hidden Gems is an apt title for their latest program because they'll be performing pieces that have been popularized by other media, mostly from film and television, but aren't...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 rattled the Los Angeles area Sunday night April 12, but no injuries or damage were reported. The quake struck two miles north of Inglewood at 9:17 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and was felt across a wide swath of the Los Angeles area. The Los Angeles city and county fire departments were doing assessments but reported no immediate injuries or damage. The quake followed a magnitude of 2.5 temblor that struck near Baldwin Hills about 4:35 p.m...
by David Ganezer Observer Publisher Lincoln Middle Schools principal Suzanne Webb has announced that she is leaving to take a new position as Director of Human Resources for our Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. She will leave effective July 1. "It has been a true honor to serve the Lincoln community as principal for the last seven years. Each and every one of you has had an impact on me and I will never forget everything I have learned. The Lincoln Staff are true professionals who...
Zoning in Santa Monica has become so contentious that it's the center of a city council meeting that will span two days, starting Tuesday. The city is updating its zoning rules, last revised in 1984, to bring it in line with its vision for infrastructure, land use and transportation in future decades. That's where a fight is brewing. The proposed rules would allow for denser growth in parts of the city, especially major boulevards in Santa Monica's downtown. Future housing developments there...
Santa Monica Museum of Art to Leave Santa Monica Local Drivers encountered a large number of street closures this week, The Santa Monica Museum of Art is leaving Bergamot Station, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Mike Boehm. It will cease operations temporarily to assess its options elsewhere. Boehm writes, “Executive director Elsa Longhauser and the museum’s eight full-time employees will pack up and starting in June work out of offices in Century City that will become the planning hub for whatever is to come next—with rent paid for by a donor....
Major League baseball has announced it won't investigate the Josh Hamilton case, and that means the Angels are stuck with his sizeable contract for this season. Recovering from a relapse of substance abuse, Hamilton probably won't help the Angels much this season even though the Angels signed him for five years for $125 million which includes $23 million for this season. In all the years I've been a sportswriter I've seen teams often back their players, asking for the public to understand a...
It was the final regular season game for the Los Angeles Kings, a team that was eliminated from playoff contention, but they came out and ended the season with a bang by beating the San Jose Sharks, 4-1, in front of a sold-out Staples Center at noon on Saturday...the NBC nationally-televised game-of-the-week. The Kings became the first defending Cup champion to fail to qualify for the playoffs since the 2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes. And the Sharks ended its 10-year postseason run. But not that...
The Clippers will have home court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs but will have to play the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Game 1 is set for Sunday at 7:30 pm at Staples Center and Game 2 will be played Wednesday night at the same time. The teams will move to San Antonio for Games 3 and 4. The Clippers will have the home court for Games 5 and 7, if they are necessary The Clippers won 14 of their last 15 regular season games. The Spurs won 21 of 24 before losing to New Orl...
Seems that not just Spring has sprung, but so has the movie box office which is jam-packed with a multiplicity of new releases in limited and wide release this month. This week I turn your attention to two films: TRUE STORY - based on the true story of a killer and a journalist and, UNFRIENDED - conceived by the innovative and cutting edge Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, sheds a frightening light on the internet, Skyping, instant messaging with some horrifying results. UNFRIENDED As...
The Santa Monica College student newspaper the Corsair won 18 awards – including online General Excellence and five first place awards – at the 2015 state convention of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges held at the Double Tree Hotel in Sacramento from April 9-11. Corsair Editor-in-Chief Alci Rengifo won three awards, including first place awards for both critical review and news story. Corsair Photo Editor Brandon Barsugli won two first place awards, for online photo essay and...
Insomnia April 12 - 26 Sunday, 5:30 PM Join modern conjuror Derek Hughes in a private suite at the illustrious Hotel Casa Del Mar for his mind blowing new work: INSOMNIA! Loosely inspired by the short fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. INSOMNIA is a comedy and magic experience that explores the line between waking and dreaming. Ticket includes show admission & valet parking. (310) 581-5533 Hotel Casa del Mar 1910 Ocean Way Admission: $55 The Little Mermaid April 18 - May 17 Sunday, Saturday, 2:00 – 3:00 PM Come join us in the classic Hans C...
Headquartered in Santa Monica, SolarReserve, a leading developer of utility-scale solar power projects, is changing the way it generates electricity around the world. As renewable energy penetration grows, the need for utility-scale renewable generation with storage technology is increasingly important to mitigate intermittency problems, deliver power into peak demand periods, and support transmission system reliability. SolarReserve owns the proprietary technology used in their industry-leading molten salt solar thermal power plants with...
Santa Monica ‘my-waste’™ mobile app puts reuse and recycling collection information on your smartphone. Easy-to-find information when and where you want it. If you are one of the growing number of people who have a smartphone or tablet you can download a City of Santa Monica App that puts recycling, special waste collection details and more at your fingertips. Called ‘my-waste’™, the app lets mobile device users download the full range of information that is normally on the City’s Resource Recovery & Recycling website including residents’ co...
Come celebrate Planet Earth with all your senses! The fantastic eco-friendly folks at STAR Education are throwing their annual Children’s Earth Day Extravaganza in the only way they know how...HUGE! GREEN! AND FOR ALL AGES! This mega celebration will feature lively music, celebrities, eco-themed games, exotic food, creative crafts, prizes, face painting, and more -nothing in Los Angeles can compare to this event! More than 40,000 people attended last year’s LA Times’ “Best Earth Day Pick” and LA Parent Magazine’s “Best Children’s Ea...
Culver City Public Works’ Environmental Programs and Operations Division has had a long standing commitment to protecting and preserving the Environment. As part of that commitment, it has been working with Businesses from all sectors to make “Earth Day, Every Day”. What this really means for Businesses, especially during Earth Month, is doing well by doing good! Culver City has made it easy to operate sustainably by offering recycling and composting services and a myriad of complimentary services to the commercial sector: • Onsite visits from...
The summer is approaching quickly—be sure that your home isn’t wasting energy. Update your home to become more energy efficient before you crank the AC. Through the Home Upgrade rebate program you can inexpensively update your home, and save money in the long run. The Home Upgrade program is implemented by The Energy Network; a non-profit focused on energy savings in California, and supported through statewide energy efficiency funds. Home Upgrade is unique in that it emphases a “whole house” approach to home energy efficiency. Rather than fo...
