Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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"Yes, I Tithe. " Does it surprise you that this piece of SCUM in prison would tithe? I'm making it a regular part of my life. I say 'making' because it's a VERB. It takes repeated action. Lately, I see a lot of negativity directed at prisoners by people who don't know any prisoners. So, I'm going to use my life as a LIFER and a current prisoner as an example. Because I'm walking-the-walk. I'm 6 years write-up/(infraction) free. I've also got 6 years clean from all drug use. Yes, 6 Years clean...
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed an attempted homicide charge this week against a 29-year-old man in connection with a shooting last Sunday on Main Street. Harold Dwayne Willis was also charged on Tuesday with assault with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of firearm and carrying unregistered loaded firearm, among other 7 charges. The shooting took place at 8:08 p.m. on June 20 in the 1900 block of Main Street, according Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD). The...
On Saturday June 19, 2021 The GUARDaHEART Foundation Presented Unmasked Heart Disease Starring DIABETES predict at a beautiful mansion in Newport Beach from 5-10 PM. This was an extraordinary evening committed to raising awareness of the diabetic pandemic through early detection and treatment. The evening had a lavish buffet of incredible healthy salads. Fresh fruits, tapas and sugar free desserts, complementary cocktails, live music on the backyard of a gorgeous contemporary estate that had...
The City Council this week adopted a balanced 2021–2023 biennial budget which "positions Santa Monica to emerge from the COVID-19 restrictions and cultivate a revitalized local economy." The budget – totaling $707.8 million in 2021-22 and $598.9 million in 2022-23 – focuses on community priorities and includes "expanded services to address homelessness, provide clean and safe public spaces and facilitate an equitable and inclusive economic recovery," said city officials At its Tuesday night...
Photo: Sean Alexander Graves in a mugshot released by the SMPD. Graves has not been charged with a crime. The DA's office has declined to file charges after one man stabbed and killed another on the Third Street Promenade and Broadway. The SMPD says that the District Attorneys Office reviewed the evidence, and determined that Graves had acted in self defense. The updated press release from SMPD dated 6/24. It says that suspect Alexander Graves was with a woman. The couple was confronted by the...
6/23 Rising gas prices have become the theme for the 2021 summer travel season. Drivers in LA County will see prices remain above the $4 per gallon mark in time for the upcoming holiday weekend. Even with some relief from a recent small drop in prices, the LA County average price of gas on July 4 is still expected to be $4.11 per gallon, some 43 percent, or 93 cents more than last year's Covid-induced price of $3.18. 46 percent of Americans' plans this summer were affected by high gas prices,...
In a typical year, Santa Monica has an Independence day celebration at Santa Monica College. It's held the Friday before the holiday, a result of local disgust with a number of murders on July 4th 1998. Fireworks are launched from SMC, close to the center of the eight mile square town, so they may be seen from all over. The Main Street Independence Day parade has also been cancelled. Both events were cancelled on July 4th, 2020 as well. “SMC Event Producer and Associate Dean of Facilities P...
Courts & Rulings Tentative ruling stops LA County's most ambitious justice reform measure A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has published a tentative ruling that it appears will stop the voter-approved Measure J from taking effect. The ruling does not address the intent of the measure, which was to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from the County's budget each year away from law enforcement activities, but instead focuses on an underlying authority of government issue, which is whether...
An apparent aftershock of the earthquake Tuesday was felt over a wide area of Southern California Friday afternoon, June 25 2021. The rolling motion did not cause any apparent damage. It came a few minutes after an earthquake in Woodlawn, Maryland, but that is an apparent coincidence and is not connected. USGS reports a M-0.08 earthquake, 21km E of Little Lake, CA on 6/25/21 @ 6:20:55 UTC https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci39718391 #earthquake Little Lake is a former settlement...
