Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Following several postponements, jury selection in the Ryan Bright murder trial will begin December 4 at 10:00am at the Airport Courthouse E. Attorneys expect the trial to last 2-3 weeks. Ryan Bright is charged with one count of murder with premeditation and deliberation (Penal Code section 187(a)) with a knife enhancement. This is considered first degree murder. The victim’s name is Jensen Gray, 27. Bright and Gray were both from Laguna Beach and attended Laguna Beach High School together. At the time of the incident, which took place in S...
The FBI along with Sony Pictures Entertainment is investigating the source of a cyber attack that took down Sony’s computer network in Culver City last week. Sources close to the investigation believe that hackers working on behalf of North Korea launched the attack because Sony Pictures plans to release “The Interview,” a comedy about two journalists who are recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The North Korean dictatorship has denounced the film as “undisguised sponsoring of terrorism, as well as an act of...
Public health officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties are asking surfers and swimmers to stay out of the ocean because of the bacteria, debris and trash that washed into the water from this week's storms. The advisory remains in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday for all Los Angeles County beaches, but it may be extended depending on the rainfall. In Orange County, health officials advised beach-goers to stay out of the water for three days after the latest storm. As a rule, bacteria can lurk in...
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's Board of Education will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the board that was created when Ben Allen was elected to the open CA state senate seat in the November 2014 election. Allen was first elected to the Board of Education in November 2008 and was reelected in November 2012. The Board of Education will undergo the appointment process to bring a new member on board to serve out the reminder of Allen's term, which expires in...
In recognition of its innovative leadership in the area of climate and energy policy, Santa Monica has received the 2014 Cool Planet Award. A collaborative effort of Southern California Edison and The Climate Registry, the Cool Planet Awards recognize cities, universities and businesses for demonstrating exemplary leadership in energy and carbon management. "Cool Planet Award winners are taking meaningful action every day as they strive to make their organizations more energy efficient, cost...
Google Buys 12 Acres in Playa Vista Google has purchased a dozen acres of vacant land in Playa Vista for $120 million to expand its presence in Los Angeles. The parcel is zoned for nearly 900,000 square feet of commercial space that could house offices or studios, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. The plot is adjacent to the historic hangar where aviator Howard Hughes built his famous Spruce Gooseairplane. Google also is expected to lease the hangar, which has housed soundstages for movie and television andUCLA graduate students...
The Holiday Shop at GRACIE November 15 -December 23 Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM-6 PM Each year, the GRACIE gift shop expands for the holidays, filling to the brim with artful, one-of-a-kind gifts hand-selected by the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s retail curator. Opening day shoppers will enjoy cider, cookies, lots of good cheer, and unique gifts and items to delight the entire family. They will find unique gifts and items to delight the entire family in SMMoA’s holiday wonderland, including art objects, toys, and jewelry. All proceeds support SMMo...
Every year Santa Monica hosts a series of holiday events and activities that light up Downtown, bringing a festive holiday spirit to this idyllic seaside city. In fact, we’ve managed to engineer some true holiday magic, turning a busy urban corner into a magical winter wonderland with the annual ICE at Santa Monica skating rink. This year, Winterlit takes over the corner of Wilshire Boulevard at Third Street Promenade. Every Thursday evening, beginning at 6 p.m. November 20th, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is going to make it snow! There will b...
Santa Monica College is pleased to present the semi-annual SMC Student Portfolio Photo Exhibition December 6-19 at the SMC Photography Gallery. The FREE exhibition showcases outstanding works by students in the college’s Photography Department’s portfolio classes. A gallery reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 6. The SMC Photography Gallery is located opposite the elevators on the second floor of Drescher Hall on the SMC main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. For additional information, please call (310) 434...
Registration is underway for the winter season of youth Basketball at the Santa Monica YMCA. Forms are available at the Y at 6th and Santa Monica, and registration runs through the end of new player tryouts on January 15, 2015. The league is expected to have co-ed skill based teams, rather than divisions by age and grade. All players make a team which pratices once or twice a week indoors at the Y for an hour, then plays games on either Saturday or Sunday afternoons. All players get a uniform...
In November 2011, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously - and enthusiastically - adopted the Bike Action Plan (BAP), an ambitious 300-page document that seeks to transform the bayside city into one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. The BAP, the culmination of years of work by City Planning staff, local bike advocates, and residents, contains in its pages a 20 year vision to bring Santa Monica to the forefront of active transportation. While the BAP contains plans for dozens...
As you are reading this very column, be it online or in print, one of the people responsible for this luxury is the very man celebrated in THE IMITATION GAME - Alan Turing. Although director Morten Tyldum focuses on Turing's life in the context of WWII and the genius of his mathematical and codebreaking skills, it is thanks to Turing's work for the Allies during this time at Bletchley Park, the Government Code and Cypher School, that an early version of the device we now know as "the computer"...
Months after turning up looking sickly and suffering from mange, Griffith Park's resident mountain lion and unofficial mascot of sorts is looking much healthier. In new photos released by park officials Thursday, the mountain lion also known as P-22 or Puma-22 appears healthy, strong, and happily feeding on the carcass of a mule deer in the park. A remote camera set up on a fresh deer kill in Griffith Park captured more than 1,500 photos of P-22. (Credit: Santa Monica Mountains National...
Wallis Center for the Performing Arts (aka "The Wallis") announces Gene Kelly: The Legacy, an evening with Patricia Ward Kelly, for a single performance on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Gene Kelly was a joyous performer. A legendary dancer, director and choreographer, he brought astonishing grace, athleticism and masculinity to the big screen. He continues to delight and captivate us, yet we know little about him. During a unique evening, Patricia Ward...
The Giving Spirit (TGS), LA's largest all-volunteer non-profit is celebrating an anniversary this December 13th. At its annual Holiday outreach event, the organization is kicking off its 15th year of service by honoring its 10,000th volunteer at a midday celebration. Since its inception, TGS has touched the lives of over 30,000 local homeless by providing supplies that give help and hope during the winter season. TGS was founded on the simplest of ideas – meet the homeless face-to-face, where t...
The joke in the Staples Center press room a few weeks ago was that new Clippers owner Steve Ballmer had called a meeting of the players. And he told them "if you don't start playing better I'm going to sell the team back to Donald Sterling." Well, no need for that anymore. The Clippers, who got off to a slow start this season, went on the road in the last week of November and did better than any Clippers team in history had ever done – six wins in seven games, After routing Orlando and Miami t...
Reserve guard Xavier Henry is the latest in a long line of Laker players who have been injured in the last two seasons. Henry suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon in practice last week. The Lakers announced he will be out for the rest of the season. Henry was far more successful last season than this one. Coach Byron Scott gave Henry limited playing time and said he was trying to see if Henry could regain his form of last season. The Lakers didn’t immediately announce who would replace H...
Using the power of running to teach girls they can do anything, Girls on the Run LA County will hold its annual Fall 5K celebration run at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey on Sunday, Dec. 7 beginning at 7:30 am. A record-setting 600 girls will be there, joined by an additional 800 supporters including volunteer coaches, family members, community members and race volunteers. Peyton List, star of Disney's hit TV show Jessie, is scheduled to participate. She is a longtime enthusiast and comes to...
