Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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(tca/dpa) - A year ago, Bird Rides Inc. was flying high - and Silicon Valley was betting that it would keep on climbing. Thousands of the Santa Monica start-up's signature black-and-white scooters appeared on street corners across the world, bought with venture capital and rented to smartphone-toting riders. Investors saw how quickly riders took to the new mode of transit, and visions of Uber-size growth and revenues flitted through their heads. In March 2018, just six months after the first Bir...
Washington (dpa) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency aimed at protecting US communication networks in a move that is seen as part of a broader effort to keep the Chinese telecom giant Huawei out of the US market. The move is consistent with Trump's commitment to protect the information and communications technology and services of the United States, a White House statement said. The national emergency declaration is contained in an executive order Trump...
We all love to eat. Unfortunately, most of us have grown up on sweet and salty snacks that taste great in the moment, but then we need to run to the gym to try to offset the damage done. Well, it no longer has to be that way. Some cool snack companies have found their way to Santa Monica, and they are producing healthier, more natural snacks that, while satisfying our cravings, provide more than empty calories. Here are just a few. Look for their products in our local stores. OM Snacks™ (www.oms...
Clustered in a stretch of about 1 mile on Wilshire Boulevard you will find every kind of organic and healthy food option you might be looking for and all within Santa Monica. The healthy and organic food landscape has changed almost overnight. Those responsible for plotting out retail grocery store locations must have seen the pent-up demand in Santa Monica, for now we are blessed with not one, not two, but five natural food superstores within just a few blocks or each other along or near Wilshi...
Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy funeral home has been a fixture in Santa Monica for more than 75 years. In addition to providing services to the community, it once prepared the remains of former President Ronald Reagan. Today, the funeral home provides at-need and pre-planning services in a new location on the ground floor of the office complex at Broadway and Cloverfield. It also offers a Concierge Service where advisors will come to your home for added convenience. "Our new location,...
4/22/19: Chase Bank is apparently experiencing a regional outage in California, where customers are unable to obtain their true balances or do online banking. Several websites which track outages, such as https://isdownrightnow.net/status/chase-bank/, have consumer reports of being unable to use ATMs and the like. "April 15, 2019. Chase ATM was down, not able to withdraw money but they still deduct from my account. I also cannot get through to a phone representative until after 3 calls attempts...
On Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council voted to institute an emergency ordinance that would require sidewalk vendors to acquire licenses and permits. They would also be barred from operating in certain high-traffic zones, including the Santa Monica Pier, the Third Street Promenade and Transit Mall, Santa Monica State Beach, and Palisades Park within 500 feet of the Pier. The council portrayed the law as humane and inclusive. It is largely in response to a new state law, SB 946, the Safe...
The highly anticipated annual culinary event PPLA Food Fare returned to Barker Hangar on Thursday, March 7 for its 40th anniversary. Over 150 of Southern California's best restaurants, caterers and libation purveyors were represented at the event's lunch and dinner sessions. Participating restaurants included Akasha, Angelini Ostena, AR Cucina, Ayara Thai Cuisine, Baltaire Restaurant, Beacon/ Echo Park, Blvd Kitchen, Boneyard Bistro, Border Grill, BuddyPops, Button Mash, Castle Southern &...
General Motors announced last July that it intended to close 4 plants in North America, including the Lordstown Ohio facility employing, at one time, 14,500 UAW workers. Only about one third that number work there now, with the plant cut to just one shift. American drivers have turned away from sedans like the Cruze, preferring SUVs, trucks and cross overs. The number of cars sold in America fell from 12 million to just 4 million units, while simultaneously the number of SUVs and trucks sold in...
Lamo Sheepskin Inc are proud to announce their partnership with style maven and sought after model Rachel McCord for the upcoming FN Platform (the international footwear trade show) to be held in Las Vegas through 5th-7th February inclusive. Rachel will be on hand for press photos and interviews at Booth #61920 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Weds Feb 6th 10am until 12pm. Known for her impeccable style and as the founder of The McCord List, Rachel was the first choice for...
SANTA MONICA, 2/4/19 – Flair Cleaners, Southern California's leading eco-friendly dry cleaners, will host its fourth annual Flair Cares Food Drive - Hang Up Hunger - February 11 to 28. The drive benefits local food pantries that are facing a significantly higher demand due to recent fires and the government shutdown. Flair will make a matching contribution of up to 1,000 pounds of food donated by customers at each of its locations. In appreciation for their support, every customer who donates w...
Sacramento - Cal Fire has essentially exonerated Pacific Gas & Electric from liability for the fire that destroyed parts of Napa, California. This xould mean that PG&E, the State's largest utility, will not have to declare bankruptcy, as it told shareholders it would probably do this year. CAL FIRE says the Tubbs Fire, which occurred during the October "2017 Fire Siege," was caused by a private electrical system adjacent to a residential structure. CAL FIRE investigators did not identify any...
Santa Monica, CA. – January 13th 2019 – Project Save Our Surf, a 501(c)3 charity, today announced a year long sponsorship with Kona Deep, a deep ocean bottled water company founded in Hawaii. The organizations will primarily be supporting cleanup efforts in Santa Monica. "We are so thrilled to partner with Kona Deep. To have a partner devoted to our shared mission of conservation is transformative for us as a growing charity," says Shaka Smith, actor, honorary board member and organizer of the P...
It may not look like much, but the Budget Market just sold to a private trust for $3.3 million. This according to William Althouse at Westmac Realty. "Coldwell Banker Commercial WESTMAC Arranges $3.3 Million Retail Sale to Private Trust in Santa Monica," wrote Althouse. "The free-standing building sits on 4th Street, equidistant from the Pacific Ocean and Lincoln Boulevard." No doubt the 90 year old one story retail building will give way to, well, the biggest building the developers can possibl...
Back in 1996 Autry Stephens decided that he wanted to claim his share of oil riches so he struck out on his own and soon named his one rig oil company the "Big Dog Drilling Company." Over the next twenty years Autry Stephens continued to build his company until he eventually ended up with the largest closely held oil producer in Texas based on production volume. He also changed the name to Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. based in Midland, Texas. Once only named "Big Dog," today the truly big...
As the US Dollar rose abroad, and another approaching fork for Bitcoin remains, Bitcoin fell below $4000 for the first time in 15 months. The fork in Bitcoin Cash, which forked off from Bitcoin itself six months ago, appears to be frightening investors. This even though said fork does not affect Bitcoin directly. Plus there is the increasing determination by governments to crack down on what they clearly see as a threat to their own power. Beginning in 2018, there has been a large sell-off of...
He was a friend to the friendless and a banker to the unbanked. Christopher Trigg was also the married father of 2 young girls. Trigg, 47, died on July 17th of an aggressive form of brain cancer. He had only been diagnosed in February, said one of his former employees. A memorial service was held in Calabasas on August 17, 2018. The store at 1705 Pico Blvd closed about 6 weeks later. The family did not originally intend to go public with the sad news. But when the bank (Banco Popular) found out...
Cannabis has become a mainstream big business! In 2018, cannabis sales in the US are projected to be over $10 Billion! By 2020, the United States market is estimated to top $35 billion annually. So with a ganjapreneurial attitude, Edible Skinny was lucky enough to attend the 5th annual CWCBExpo at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the end of September. The CWCBExpo is one of the only business-to-business forum that focuses on educating and connecting professionals who recognize the...
Despite a severe housing shortage in California, Jon Dishotsky noticed that 60 percent of living spaces was not being used. Living rooms are not actually being lived in. Kitchens are empty most of the time. At the same time, he recalled his father, a Stanford psychology professor, renting rooms to students. From these observations, he came to an idea for a revolutionary new mode of housing, the community-based living experience. Dishotsky's startup, Starcity, takes underutilized buildings,...
The digital age has rewritten the script for (some would call it disrupted) industries from newspapers to automobiles. What about direct mail, those advertisements on pieces of actual paper one sorts through twice a day, once at work and again at home? One would imagine that business would be affected the most. Enter David Fink, a 20-year veteran of consumer startups. Fink describes himself as falling in love with entrepreneurship in the age of technology. Fink thought he could apply the marketi...
The Sears building on 4th Street in Santa Monica will follow the trajectory of several Southland sites, moving from retail to office space. Owners Seritage Growth Properties and Invesco Real Estate announced the 100,000-square-foot building, which has landmark status, will continue to support retail and restaurant use, but will also include office space. The building's name has already been changed to Mark 302, but the extensive renovations will not allow it to open until the fall of 2019. Those...
9/12/18 The American Film Market (AFM) has announced today the expansive programming lineup for its Conferences, Roundtables, Workshops, and Spotlight Events which will feature international industry experts, decision makers, and academics, and run alongside the AFM's industry screenings and marketplace. This year's market is taking place October 31- November 7 in Santa Monica. AFM's panel programming is anchored by its renowned five-day Conference Series which this year launches with The...
An engineer on Reddit has posted photos of gold plated game controller he received "after 15 years of service at Activision Blizzard." Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a video game company headquartered in Santa Monica, and founded in 2008 through the merger of Activision and Vivendi's games operations, the company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: ATVI, and since 2015 has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500.[5] Activision Blizzard currently includes...
Santa Monica's luxurious Le Meridien Delfina Hotel recently gave guests a very memorable artistic summer afternoon on the grounds of their romantic Terrazza Garden, which is also a popular wedding location. Celebrated local Santa Monica artist, the talented Adriana Garcia, spent a few hours instructing and teaching lucky hotel guests how to paint sea turtles crawling into the ocean. Adriana was on hand to give each individual budding artist support and encourage creativity in the guests, who...
Mel's Diner has opened on Olympic and Lincoln. The building began as the Penguin in 1959. In 1990, it became Dr Beauchamp's Western Dental for 20 years, but is now once again a classic American diner. Denny's and Norms are gone from Lincoln and Colorado for good. But Mel's Diner offers American fare to diners 24 hours a day. At the moment though it's hours are more restricted. The sign is on the list of Santa Monica's historic places, so no change to the Googie era penguin. Despite first...
