Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Earlier this week out in Santa Monica Bay, four traveling killer whales dazzled two marine researchers on board a boat. Lucky for us, the researchers had a camera - and recognized the orcas. The researchers were Alisa Schulman-Janiger, who has been mentioned here before as a studier of the orcas and whales that have moved into the bay recently, and Eric Martin, a marine biologist who is co-director of the Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium on Manhattan Beach Pier. What they observed,...
This typically isn't the time of year most head out for a restaurant meal, but the city of Santa Monica wants to change that. "It's really important for us at the Convention and Visitors Bureau to make sure we're keeping our restaurants busy during off-peak season," said Kelly Nagle, a spokesperson at the Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau. Warm temperatures and the Rose Bowl helped fill local hotels, but Nagle says generally the hospitality industry sees a drop off the first of the...
Somehow, it didn’t seem that it was the end of the story back in August when the Los Angeles Times brought to people’s attention that L.A. officials had approved the huge Millennium Hollywood development without checking to see if it sits on top of an active earthquake fault, which it very well might. It quickly became apparent that a handful of other proposed projects might also be at risk because California officials never finished officially mapping 300 earthquake faults in the state, and local governments were poised to OK projects bli...
On Monday, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced it has authorized the Navy to use sonar and explosives in a massive swath of ocean between Southern California and Hawaii. The ruling, good for five years starting in January, was no surprise to either side. Environmental group Earthjustice filed a lawsuit the same day in Hawaii federal court. A spokesman for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Santa Monica said his organization is looking at all options, including litigation. It...
Winners in all age groups to move on to district tournament Four Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica members were winners in the Santa Monica Elks Lodge 906 Hoop Shoot Contest held last week. This free throw program is open to youth ages 8-13, and provides participants an opportunity to compete, connect and succeed. The Hoop Shoot was held at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica's Main Branch, and the winners were: Luis Espinoza (Boys 8-9), Adrian Smukvitz (Boys 10-11), Deja Hunt (Girls...
A Los Angeles judge has postponed final arguments in the preliminary hearing of charges against a man who allegedly drove his car through crowds on the Venice Beach boardwalk last summer, killing a newlywed woman and injuring others. Superior Court Judge Antonio Barretto rescheduled the arguments for Jan. 8 after defense attorney Philip Dube said Thursday that he had only just received transcripts of the hearing and was not ready to argue. The hearing will determine whether defendant Nathan Campbell must stand trial on one count of murder, 16...
A security guard found shot to death outside an upscale apartment complex in Marina del Rey has been identified as a South Los Angeles man. Patrick Odoikyene, 47, was discovered in a parking lot early Monday with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation by sheriff’s homicide detectives continued Tuesday. According to a statement from the sheriff’s department, witnesses heard multiple gunshots and saw a man “wearing dark clothing and a dark hooded...
Santa Monica Public Library presents The Affordable Care Act: Past, Present and Future on Sunday, January 19, at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library’s MLK Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the most expansive regulatory overhaul of the American healthcare system ever enacted. UCLA family medicine physician David Cutler, MD, examines the impact of this new act and how it will affect you in the months and years ahead. Dr. David Cutler is Board Certified in Family Medicine and provides m...
When several National Football League coaching openings became available last week UCLA's Jim Mora Jr. was prominently mentioned. His response was to say thanks but no thanks. Mora has concluded two spectacular years at UCLA. There were nine victories last season and 10 this season. UCLA beat USC both years. The Bruins routed Virginia Tech, 42-12 in last week's Sun Bowl, scoring 28 points in the fourth quarter. Mora said he's not one to hop onto a new job. He likes it here. And he's building som...
The Dodgers had a strong reaction last weekend upon learning that their young star, Yasiel Puig, had been arrested in Naples, Florida and charged with reckless driving. Puig was reported to be going 110 mph in a 70-mphzone. It was the second such offense for the 23-year-old outfielder who had a sensational major league debut last season. The Dodgers issued a press release expressing their disappointment in Puig and said the matter should be taken seriously....
