Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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We've heard of people walking into traffic, off cliffs, and being robbed while playing Pokemon Go. In the latest mishap involving the location-based virtual reality game, Pokemon Go, a man verbally assaulted a teenager and hit him in the head with a pole. Jayson Louis Lingen, 57, has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon. He has a previous conviction for the same charge dating from 2013. On the evening of August 17, a 17-year-old boy was playing Pokemon Go in the 70 block...
In a move that may cost the two men several years of their lives in jail, Edmon Adonis Washington, 35, and Brook Thomas Lindsey, 30, allegedly waltzed about Inglewood on August 16 carrying assault rifles. The pair, wearing camouflage and body armor, were later arrested in the San Fernando Valley. In California, it is not legal to possess an assault weapon unless it was the owner's possession prior to the date it was defined as an assault weapon. The weapons involved in this case ceased to have...
I am writing to shed light on my family's experience in Santa Monica. When we moved to Southern California two years ago, we specifically chose Santa Monica for many reasons - the schools had a good reputation, the community was known for being welcoming and accepting, it was walkable, it was a convenient commute to my job (under 40 minutes for LA) and the proximity to the beach was amazing. We moved into the Grant Elementary School area in Sunset Park. Grant was a phenomenal experience for my s...
As college campuses across the country begin fall enrollment, the increasing problem of homeless students is causing a flurry of concern. One university in Georgia decided to do something about it. With the help of a donation of $25,000 from the Kennesaw-based Beacon Foundation Charitable Trust, Kennesaw state has dedicated an apartment on campus for temporary housing of homeless students. The students are allowed to stay up to 14 days, and the university's Campus Awareness, Resource, &...
A contentious law that passed this summer eliminated both personal and religious exemptions from vaccinations in California schools, and 145 Sacramento children missed all or part of their first day of the school year on Tuesday because of it. Many of the children returned later on after their parents provided proper paperwork. Two clinics were open and available on school properties for parents wishing to vaccinate that day. The district says it is working to reach the other unvaccinated...
