Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Great White singer Jack Russell, who struggled in his career with drug and alcohol addiction, has died of Lewy Body Dementia. He was just 63. Sadly, Russell was perhaps best known for the deadliest rock concert in the U.S. (a 2003 fire at the Station nightclub in West Warwick, RI), which killed 100 people and left 200 people seriously injured after a fire caused by pyrotechnics set off by Great White. "I watched this live on CNN as it happened in 2003 and have watched every single video on The...
Dear Council, et al: I live on 9th street, a block from three boulevards-Wilshire, Santa Monica, and Lincoln. This means I'm literally surrounded by 8-story "stack and packs," while being told the fiction that this grotesque sop to developers "won't affect the neighborhoods of Santa Monica" and will help "solve homelessness." Ha! This is, like so much that we hear from SMRR, a lie flown in on the wings of money-in this case Hedge Funds (Cypress Equity, I'm looking at you). While we were sleeping...
Update, 8.15.24: Santa Monica Police say they have found a Brazilian woman, 26, Mychelle Dias Hespanhol, in a local hospital. No other details were released. Hespanhol has green eyes and brown hair, and a tattoo on her left arm that says "Itelvina." She has been missing for 3 days and was last seen in Santa Monica after spending the night at an AIRBNB. she was last seen near 4th Street and Broadway. Her broken cell phone has been found. She may be schizophrenic or bipolar. "This is a Brazilian...
Your November ballot is going to be an orgy of tax increases that would make the Kama Sutra blush. In the main arena, we see that state lawmakers have unbuckled old restraints that have stopped local governments from taking on too much debt. The 1879 California constitution stated, "No county, city, town, township, Board of Education, or school district, shall incur any indebtedness or liability in any manner, or for any purpose ... without the assent of two thirds of the qualified electors...
Ask Rusty – Does Some of my Social Security Payment Include Repayment of my Contributions? Dear Rusty: I have a question about my Social Security benefits. Would I be correct to assume that part of the monthly Social Security income I get is a repayment of what I contributed to the fund while I was working? If so, how much of my monthly benefit payment is my own money coming back to me? Signed: Curious Beneficiary Dear Curious: I'm afraid that is not how Social Security works. The money you c...
July 29, 2024 - An article in the Los Angeles Times this week highlighted a RAND Corporation study claiming that homeless encampment cleanups don't lead to a reduction in the number of homeless in an area. Mark Ryavec, President of the Venice Stakeholder's Association, took great exception to this conclusion, noting that such cleanups should be accompanied by "offers of shelter, enforcement of 24/7 no-camping zones and the installation of landscaping, fencing and physical barriers at strategic...
Local celebrity couple actress Serah Henesey and musician/writer Nathan Cowles were spotted dining at R&D Kitchen on Montana with publicist Christine Peake on Friday afternoon. The Pacific Palisades couple are busy with several projects in film and music. Serah, a seasoned and talented actress recently starred in and produced 'The Surprise Visit' co -starring with renowned actors Eric Roberts, Regan Ferrier and Tricia Horn. The married duo often collaborate together with Nathan co-writing the...
