Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Members of the Santa Monica High School Symphony Orchestra perform Holiday oriented music to kick off the season, at the Whole Foods Market on Lincoln and Rose on November 25, 2013. Students were fund raising for a musical tour of Vienna, Prague and Baden-Baden over Spring Break 2014. at www.samohiorchestra.org, or mail checks to: Samohi Orchestras, 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405. Please make checks payable to "SMAPA - Samohi Orchestras." Santa Monica High School has a long tradition of...
Preliminary testing at Malibu High School has uncovered toxic chemicals at levels that exceed regulatory limits, according to a statement released Friday by the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The findings trigger what could be a “very large, very expensive” remediation plan in which the district will have to conduct additional testing and ultimately clean up the chemicals, district Supt. Sandra Lyon said. That potentially years-long process will be overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, she added. Elevated lev...
An arbitration panel has ordered that Santa Monica, Calif., broker-dealer National Planning Corporation pay nearly $6.2 million to two investors for losses they suffered in real-estate-related investments. Ronnie and Stacy Erickson, individually and on behalf of related trusts, accused National Planning Corporation of breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, among other claims, according to a ruling by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel. Their broker at National Planning Corporation recommended several unsuitable...
About two hours after a car sped onto the Venice boardwalk and barreled through the crowd, killing an Italian honeymooner, Santa Monica police say Nathan Campbell walked into their station and confessed. “I’m the one you’re looking for,” Campbell said, according to the front desk officer. “I hit all those people.” Santa Monica police Officer Brent Wilkening testified Wednesday, the second day of Campbell’s preliminary hearing, that Campbell said little besides the initial confession to him just before 8 p.m. on Aug. 3. According to Wilkening,...
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Film Independent at LACMA Film Series, announced nominations for the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Film Independent President Josh Welsh presided over the press conference held at the W Hollywood, with actresses Octavia Spencer and Paula Patton presenting the nominations. Nominees for Best Feature included 12 Years a Slave, All Is Lost, Frances Ha, Inside Llewyn Davis and Nebraska. Mud...
Santa Monica has shunned the idea of medical marijuana dispensaries for years, but a proposed ordinance might change that. A new ordinance has been drafted that would allow two dispensaries to begin operations next year near hospitals. If the Santa Monica City Council passes the proposed law, dispensaries would be allowed to operate only within healthcare districts near UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and St. John’s Health Center. Under the ordinance, dispensaries would not be allowed within 500 feet of schools, parks, daycare centers and l...
A 25 year old man is dead after apparently jumping from the roof of a medical building near Santa Monica Boulevard and 20th Street Monday afternoon, according to Santa Monica Police. While authorities have not yet released the man’s identity, SMPD confirmed that he died after falling from the building’s roof, about 15 stories up, around 1 p.m. Witnesses said that they saw the man smoking a cigarette on the roof of the building shortly before they saw him step to the ledge. Police had been notified about the man’s behavior and were en route...
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the vandal or vandals who spray-painted swastikas and racial slurs on vehicles in Pacific Palisades, officials said. swastika A swastika and racial slurs were spray-painted on seven cars in Pacific Palisades, police said. Seven cars, all of which were parked curbside in a three-square-mile area north and south of Sunset Boulevard, were defaced between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Asked if the vehicles were targeted, LAPD Lt. Rudy Lopez s...
Santa Monica High’s football season ended last week with a 42-10 loss at Lompoc in the second round of the CIF playoffs. But there’s reason for optimism. Samohi, after winning the Ocean League the last two seasons, finished second to Culver City this time, losing a 17-14 game in overtime. Samohi then won its first round playoff game. Despite inconsistent quarterback play as several players rotated at the position, Samohi compiled a 7-5 record. Coach Travis Clark has the program strong eno...
As the editor of this newspaper I urge my columnists to take a stand on issues. I don't tell them what stand to take, but merely let readers know their position. Readers have their opinions and want to compare them to yours. But today I find myself unable to take the same advice. Kobe Bryant has signed a two-year, $48.5 million contract with the Lakers and as the wisdom of the Lakers' move is debated nationally I can very clearly see both sides of the issue. First, the obvious benefits. Kobe,...
The Arizona State Sun Devils will be playing in their first Pac-12 Championship, game as they defeated UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, 38-33. The Sun Devils got off to a quick start, running the ball six times for 67 yards on their first possession. QB Taylor Kelly scored the first touchdown in three minutes as he ran the ball in from the three-yard line to give his team a 7-0 advantage. On the Bruins first possession, they outdid the Sun Devils as QB Brett Hundley tossed a 42-yard bomb to Devin Lucien on the team’s first play to tie the s...
The Dodgers have announced their coaching staff for the 2014 season with manager Don Mattingly and nine coaches returning, Tim Wallach shifting roles to become bench coach and the addition of Lorenzo Bundy as the club’s third base coach. General Manager Ned Colletti made the announcement. 2014 Dodger Coaching Staff: Don Mattingly – Manager (fourth season) Lorenzo Bundy – Third Base coach (first season) Chuck Crim – Bullpen Coach (second season) Rick Honeycutt – Pitching Coach (ninth season) Davey Lopes – First Base Coach (fourth season) Mark Mc...
