Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Two of America’s biggest health insurance companies allegedly misrepresented their physician and hospital networks in order to boost sales during the Affordable Care Act’s “open enrollment period”, a consumer advocacy group said Thursday. KNX 1070’s Jon Baird reports attorneys for Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog filed two separate lawsuits in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Cigna and Blue Shield of California in what the group calls a “bait and switch” scheme that left patients with a stack of medical bills and no coverage. The c...
As California enters deeper into drought and global warming, grass lawns and playing fields, with their high watering demand, are becoming the next obvious victim. In Santa Monica’s case, the grass playing fields have already been disappearing for the last 20 years. Because of our relative shortage of playing fields, the grass fields simply could not take the destruction caused by the hundreds of cleats everyday, so schools and parks have slowly shifted over to plastic playing fields. In Santa Monica, the plastic playing field is now the n...
Police are investigating whether a man was run over by a vehicle Sunday on Santa Monica State Beach, which would be the second such incident in less than a week. Police were called about 6:30 a.m. after a resident heard the man screaming for help in the 1400 block of Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica Police Sgt. Rudy Flores said. The man, described as being in his 20s, told police he was hit by a vehicle, but could not say where it happened, Flores added. The extent of his injuries was not...
Santa Monica Art Studios announces its 10th Anniversary Open Studios event on Saturday, October 18th from 6 to 9 pm and Sunday, October 19th from 1 to 5 pm. Thirty-nine painters, printmakers, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists will open their studios for the event. Santa Monica Art Studios Artists are: Melinda Smith Altshuler, Fariba Ameri, Hugo Anderson, Krista Augius, Janine Brown, Lulu Camp, Gregg Chadwick, Lola del Fresno, Wendy Edlen, Susan Feldman, Karen Florek, Mitchell...
Brushfire in SM on Tuesday A small brush fire briefly closed all westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway in Santa Monica on Tuesday. The fire was reported about 1:30 p.m. near the Annenberg Community Beach House on Pacific Coast Highway, prompting authorities to close the westbound 10 Freeway at Lincoln Boulevard to free up access for first responders, according to the California Highway Patrol. Traffic was temporarily diverted off the freeway and around the fire until the flames were extinguished a short time later. The CHP initially said the...
September 25, 2014 Dear Supporter of SMCLC, In a significant victory for residents’ First Amendment rights and a rebuke to Mayor Pam O’Connor and City Manager Rod Gould, a federal judge in Los Angeles just ruled that Elizabeth’s case against the City and Gould may proceed toward trial. http://smdp.com/riel-case-city-gould-moves/142040 Elizabeth was summarily dismissed from a city position after Mayor O’Connor intervened, improperly -- and in violation of Santa Monica and state law -- to pressure Mr. Gould to fire her. Ms. O’Connor was retal...
Hawthorne Mayor Chris Brown, evicted from his apartment for not paying rent for at least three months, has been ordered by a judge to reimburse his landlord thousands of dollars. The judge in Santa Monica Superior Court ruled in favor of the owner of the 15-unit building in the 13700 block of Cordary Avenue during a Tuesday morning hearing that Brown did not attend. Brown, who was elected last November to his first political office, said in an interview this week that he stopped paying rent in May because the town house he was renting from KIG...
The Angels clinched their division championship the fastest of any team this season. That's the good news for Angel fans. The bad news is the team that clinches first seldom wins the World Series. As a columnist I'm expected to toss out opinions to help readers make their choices. But, being honest, I'm admitting that I don't have a strong opinion on how the Angels are going to do, The Angels should be taken seriously because of their hitting. They're a scary opponent for anyone because they hav...
Lowell Rose, a 2008 Culver City High graduate, has signed a contract to play cornerback for the Miami Dolphins. Rose has taken a circuitous route to the NFL, but his dream of playing in the NFL has finally come true. He was deflated when he was recently cut by the San Diego Chargers on August 25 but His agent, Jason Chinn, called and said, "You did a good job during the time you were in (with the Chargers), and you should be hearing from some teams." On the nest Tuesday when he cleared waivers...
The USC men’s basketball team is once again taking on a competitive schedule for the 2014-15 season and Trojan fans will be able to catch all of the action as every game will be available on television or online and on the USC flagship radio station ESPNLA 710. The Conference television package was released today (Sept. 15) and USC will have half of its 30 regular season games on the Pac-12 Network, 12 games on one of the ESPN family of networks, two games on Fox Sports 1 and one on the CBS Sports Network. USC’s young and talented squad wit...
Justin McCowan, age 40, passed away at his Santa Monica home on Thursday, Sept 18, 2014. Justin was a Hospitality Minister at St Monica Catholic Community, an active member of LA Goal, Westside Special Olympics and Zeno Mountain Farm. Justin is survived by: parents, Annamarie & Don McCowan; siblings, Donald, Kristin, Jonathan & Joseph McCowan; Sister-in-laws Cynthia Neese McCowan and Emily Greenfield McCowan; Brother-in-law Albert Decall; four nieces and nephews; and numerous aunts, uncles and...
Those magnificent artisans of Laika are back with their latest production, THE BOXTROLLS. Taking a sliver from the beloved book "Here Be Monsters!" by Alan Snow, Laika CEO and lead animator Travis Knight together with directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Anable take stop-motion animation to new heights of visionary wonder as they bring the underground world of THE BOXTROLLS to life, achieving a film that is oh-so enchanting and charming thanks to eye-popping visuals, perfect voice casting and a...
It was that time of year again to put your dancing shoes on (or walking) and join in on the newest craze, dance walking and help end multiple sclerosis. The 2nd Annual Beat MS Dance Walk event is co-chaired by So You Think You Can Dance all-star, the brave and beautiful Courtney Galiano, who was diagnosed with MS in 2012, along with her friend Philip Byron and will honor actress, producer, and television host Ricki Lake. Participants enjoyed dance walking to awesome music, have lessons from...
