Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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August 21, 2024 - Santa Monica City Councilmember Oscar de la Torre intends to sponsor legislation that will close a loophole in a May ordinance that defunded third-party contractors like the Venice Family Clinic if they distributed needles and drug paraphernalia in the city's public parks. The original language of the ordinance that was passed 6-1 was changed to include only needle distribution and removed reference to "other drug paraphernalia." Accordingly, VFC began distributing glass pipes...
Ask Rusty - Retiree Asks About His Social Security Russell Gloor, AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Dear Rusty: I retired with a (gross) $4600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the US Postal Service in December 2022. I am 66 and will attain full retirement age in November of this year. I know at that point I will not be subject to the "earnings" test, but I will be affected by the dreaded "government offset." I HAVE earned enough quarters and will be eligible for...
As Ryan Erlich highlighted in April, George Gascón's administration continues to reveal a troubling double standard regarding accountability. This double standard is particularly evident in the case of Diana Teran. Diana Teran, who was appointed by Gascón to serve as the "Ethics and Integrity Advisor" to the largest local prosecutorial office in the nation, is currently charged with six felonies. Despite a judge finding probable cause to support these charges, Teran remains on the public p...
LEGISLATIVE ALERT: MULTI-FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY AND CONDOMINIUM HOUSING There is one statewide proposition on the California November 2024 ballot that I am very concerned about. It is Proposition 33, which enables extremely restrictive rent controls on a state-wide basis. These Proposition 33 proposed rent controls, including homes, condominiums, as well as multifamily complexes, could turn California into a nightmare scenario like NYC after WWII or Santa Monica or West Hollywood for the period...
21: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 25 bills Friday, "aimed at setting a path to reform California's criminal justice system," his office said in a press release. Among other changes, the bills made online platforms like Craigslist legally responsible for the sale of stolen goods on their platforms. California's government hopes the reforms will head off the passage of Proposition 33. On the November ballot, the bill would reverse Prop. 47, the so called "Safe Neighborhoods Act. Prop 47 made...
You've probably noticed the white SUVs with spinning radar arrays on their roofs and with no one behind the wheel. The driverless Waymo vehicles are especially common North of Wilshire Blvd and South of Montana Avenue. Waymo Inc. has been testing the Vehicles all year in Santa Monica. Waymo announced it will expand its fleet to Bay Area freeways this week, starting with employees. This will get passengers to where they need to go faster than using city streets, the Company said. For example, it...
