Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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A motorcyclist was killed today in a crash on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Santa Monica, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. at the McClure Tunnel, said CHP Officer Francisco Villalobos. The motorcyclist, described only as a male, died at a hospital, Villalobos said. Hs name was not immediately released. According to the preliminary investigation, the crash involved a motorcycle and three other vehicles, Villalobos said. The westbound freeway was closed in the area while an...
In a setback for opponents of Santa Monica Airport, a Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a November ballot measure to protect the facility from closure. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Luis A. Lavin threw out the case filed in May by an anti-airport group that claimed Measure D was misleading, poorly vetted by city officials and violated the state Constitution and elections code. The initiative, which is backed by a coalition of airport supporters and the Aircraft...
The train is coming! In less than two years, the Expo Line will arrive in Santa Monica. While the Expo Station will be ready on time, the adjacent Bergamot Arts Complex likely will not. This delay, however, should not give the City reason to rush into a project that lacks vision and contains many unresolved issues. The City’s initial description of the concept for potential developers stated: “The concept emphasizes retaining the concentration of art galleries and other art uses, providing space for a museum, creating revenue-producing and visi...
L.A. and O.C. are least affordable housing market in nation, Zillow finds Los Angeles and Orange counties are the least-affordable housing market in the country. And it's likely to only get worse. That's according to new figures due out Thursday from real estate website Zillow, which found that renters here need to pay more of their income to afford a place to live than anywhere else in the country. Adding to the affordability woes, Zillow is predicting that home prices here will climb 5.7% in...
A fall quilting exhibition will feature the work of the Santa Monica Quilt Guild, along with two other LA-based quilt guilds, beginning Aug. 23 at the Los Angeles LDS Temple Visitors' Center. Jill Gollaher, who organized the quilt display at the Visitors' Center, said the purpose of the exhibition was "to bring greater public awareness to a cherished part of Americana – quilt making – and also to those in our local community who are keeping this wonderful art alive. Each month about 8,000 peo...
3 Arrested For Parking Booth Robbery Three men suspected in the armed robbery of a Santa Monica parking booth were arrested today after a freeway traffic stop, police said. One of the suspects was armed with handgun when the robbery took place around 6:15 p.m. at 1301 Fourth St., said Santa Monica police Sgt. Mario Toti. Officers caught up with the suspects’ vehicle on the eastbound side of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway near Centinela Avenue and arrested all three men, who are in their 20s, Toti said. The suspects were in the process of b...
It’s Fun! It’s Fitness! It’s Free! Save the date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Red Ribbons Square Dance Club in association with the Santa Monica Community Recreation Division are hosting a free community dance, including square and line dancing. All ages, singles and couples are welcome. If you can walk, you can dance. Try it, you’ll like it! Location is Marine Park Auditorium 1406 Marine Street (6 blocks east of Lincoln) Santa Monica, CA. 90403 Time 7:30 - 9:30 PM For more information, call Kathy: 310-312-0410 Jazz on the Lawn 2014 August...
Bait Bike Catches Thief Santa Monica police say on 8/16/14 at approximately 3pm officers working in the downtown area were electronically monitoring a "bait bicycle" parked in the 1500 block of Alley 1 when they were alerted that it had been removed from its location. They say using a tracking device the officers were alerted to the bicycles new location every 10 seconds and learned that the bicycle was traveling southbound in the 1700 block of Ocean Front Walk. Authorities say they relayed...
Now that the Clippers have a new owner, a proven outstanding coach and two of the NBA's best players they seem equipped for an outstanding season. Where does that leave the Lakers, who were targeting Kevin Love until he decided to sign a five-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers? The Lakers made a run at Carmelo Anthony this summer but were saving salary cap money for next summer's free a agent class, led by Love, the former UCLA star. They were counting on Love desiring a return to the...
By Steven Lieberman Observer Reporter Steve Ballmer, Clippers new owner, approached the stage at Staples Center today like a boxer making his way to the ring as all of his adoring fans lavished him with praise and high-fives. It's his first-ever Fan Fest, but you wouldn't have known it – he handled it like a champ. The only thing missing was the "Rocky" theme. After subtracting his bank account by $2 billion in order to buy the team from Donald and Shelly Sterling, the former Microsoft CEO a...
Mixing things up a bit this weekend, film lifts us to the heavens with ideals of ethics, integrity and redemption in WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL, while taking us on a gritty, sin-filled, film noir inducing trip to hell with SIN CITY 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR. Each is powerful. Each is memorable. Each is more than worth the price of admission. WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL 151. That's the number of games the De La Salle High School Spartan football team won - consecutively. That's right. In a row. Without...
Four hundred dollars. That's how much money a visitor from Canada and her mother had lost in a few days in Las Vegas. But as they lounged poolside at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, they were both smiling, clearly pleased by the trade they had made: the thrill of possible riches against the loss of four hundred bucks. But a visit to Vegas doesn't have to mean a loss. It can mean the gain of some incredible and unique experiences. Play your cards right and you can go home with more than you br...
