Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Theodore Greenberg lawsuit against the Art Institute of Los Angeles will proceed to trial, Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg ruled Thursday. Greenberg alleges that he was sexually harassed by Mark Lowentrout, a supervisor at the school’s Santa Monica campus. In his complaint, Greenberg alleges that on December of 2011 he was employed as a teacher at the Art Institute, with Lowentrout as his supervisor. Greenberg was originally hired by the Art Institute in December 1991. G...
Sunday the 19th of October Robert Berman Gallery (Gallery B7 at Bergamot Station) will be hosting live jazz fusion, instrumental, and original music performed by local artists between 2 and 6pm! We encourage everyone to come enjoy the current music of Los Angeles, and most especially families living in the area. We will have catering from Casablanca Grill by chef Mohammed Boutarbouche with an accompanying cold brew coffee and lemonade tent by LA Coffee Club for all of your food and beverage...
Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy resigned as head of the nation’s second-largest school system after failing to overcome technological problems, clashing with the teachers union and losing allies on the school board. The resignation was announced Thursday in a joint statement by Deasy and the board. A separate statement said former Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines would return to head the school system for the third time starting Oct. 20 while officials search for a successor. Deasy, 53, led the district for 3 1/2 years and was a...
Santa Monica became the latest city to strictly regulate where e-cigarettes can be smoked, banning their use in most public places. On Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to enact tough restrictions on the devices, essentially treating them like regular cigarettes. Santa Monica joins other cities that passed similar measures earlier this year, including Los Angeles, Long Beach and Beverly Hills. The decision came after months of discussion about the safety of e-cigarettes for former smokers and others. Although supporters of...
No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating – Santa Monica Farmers Market - October 18, 9-1 p.m. at Pico Farmers Market, Virginia Avenue Park - October 19, 10-1 p.m. at 2640 Main Street Farmers Market Pick a pumpkin to decorate the safe way. All You Can Carry Pumpkin Patch – Santa Monica Farmers Market October 29, 8:30am at Arizona Ave and 2nd Street Keep as many pumpkins as you can carry down pumpkin patch lane....
Homeless Man Breaks Into Van Santa Monica police arrested a homeless man whom they allege was breaking into a van today. Just after 10 PM, the SMPD sent officers in respondse to a report of vehicle burglary in progress in the 2200 block of Third Street. The reporting party had witnessed the suspect break into a white van parket on the street. The reporting party stayed on the phone while the officers responded and were able to confirm with dispatch that the officers had arrived at the scene and were investigating. The officers located the suspe...
Faculty, staff and students at Santa Monica College joined over 10 million participants across California in the Great California ShakeOut – the world's largest earthquake drill – at 10:16 a.m. on Thursday, October 16. An emergency preparedness resource fair was also held on the quad at SMC's main campus on 1900 Pico Boulevard. The City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Fire Department and the Santa Monica Police Department were among the organizations participating in the fair. For more inf...
On Saturday October 11th, Zoe Nathan of Santa Monica restaurants Huckleberry Bakery & Café, Rustic Canyon, Milo & Olive, and Sweet Rose Creamery held a book signing for her new cookbook at United Friends of the Children's annual culinary fundraiser CULTIVATE LA benefiting foster youth. The book, titled Huckleberry: Stories, Secrets, and Recipes from Our Kitchen has over 115 healthy recipes, from sweet (rustic cakes, muffins, and scones) to savory (hot cereals, biscuits, and quiche) using whole-g...
Front Porch Cinema at the Santa Monica Pier October 3 - 24, Fridays Music starts at 6pm; Film starts at 7:30pm Unwind on the front porch of California after a long week. We’ve got films, food, drinks and fun each Friday night this Fall. Oh, and the movies are really good too, and free! There are even old-timey lawn chairs for rent that melt away the stress of the week while you relax and enjoy the ocean breeze. Lineup includes: Frozen, Gravity, Grand Budapest Hotel and Ferris Bueller’s day Off. Special opening night movie on Thursday, Oct...
On the day Byron Scott became the new coach of the Lakers this summer three surprise guests attended the press conference. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Jamaal Wilkes were there to support their former teammate. "I was very surprised and deeply touched," Scott told me last Thursday night prior to the Lakers' exhibition game against the Golden State Warriors. "I didn't know they were coming to the press conference. It meant so much to me." Granted a solo interview with Scott by the...
It was a big day for the Los Angeles Kings last Wednesday. They opened up the 2014-15 NHL season, received their long-awaited championship rings the day before, and finally got to raise their second Stanley Cup championship banner to the rafters at Staples Center in front of a standing-room only crowd of 18,514. All while the coveted Lord Stanley’s Cup was on display at center ice during the pre-game ceremony hosted by Bob Miller, Kings long-time play-by-play announcer. There was a general feeling of giddiness inside Staples Center as all of t...
When the Dodgers were quickly eliminated from the current playoffs it was likely a major change was coming. It was a matter of who would be replaced by new owners who expect their big spending to produce a World Series product – manager Don Mattingly or general manager Ned Colletti. The answer was revealed this week when Andrew Friedman was hired to be the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations. Colletti, after nine years as general manager, was relegated to the role of an advisor, The 37-...
Despite the crazy heat - SAMO XC did very well at the PV invite October 4. They brought home five team plaques- Anya Sturm and Lucas Jackson had the fastest SAMO times and ran well against tough competition. Athlete of the meet went to Dean Zhang and Hannah for their huge improvement and overall great performance at the meet 2nd - Var girls 3rd -Var boys 3rd - JV Girls 4th - JV boys 4th - Fresh boys!!!...
Dear Editor, In the Oct. 6-12 issue of the Observer there was a first page article in reference to Mayor Pam O’Connor and alleged campaign law violations. In Ms. O’Connor’s reply she states that she is a single working woman and she does not have $90,000.00 to contribute to her campaign and she also refers to other public service work in which she is involved. And she indicates that there may have been $4,000.00 worth of mistakes and over 10 years that is only $400.00 per year. First of all, no one put a gun to her head and demanded that she r...
Nicholas Sparks. At the mere mention of his name, images of love, romance, peaceful serenity, his beloved Carolina coastline, among others, all vividly spring to mind. So does the idea of second chances and purity of the heart and character. Nicholas Sparks is a storyteller who grabs the heart, touches the soul and evokes powerful emotions within each of us who read his books or see film adaptations of them. And Nicholas Sparks is synonymous with tears and tissues. Now, as the ninth adaptation...
Los Angeles magazine will present its much anticipated annual culinary extravaganza The Food Event for the ninth year on Sunday, October 19 from 2 – 5 pm in the vineyards of Saddlerock Ranch, home of Saddlerock and Semler wines. The afternoon fete features great chefs, culinary experts, sommeliers, unlimited tastings of food from 40 of LA's best restaurants as well as wines and spirits. Participating restaurants and chefs include many familiar local restaurants: Michael's Santa Monica, Joe's o...
