Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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At 6:30 am on Wednesday, 12/6/17, the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District announced that "ALL SMMUSD SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY (12/6) DUE TO NEW FIRE DEVELOPMENTS." Update: The Los Angeles Unified School District has closed 50 schools due to the fire in the Sepulveda pass. Schools closed include Community Elementary Magnet Charter, Kenter Canyon Elementary, Roscomare Road Elementary, and Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet (students relocated to Dorsey High School). A complete list...
Update: As of 2 PM Wednesday, two lanes only are closed in the northbound direction between Getty center and Mulholland Drive. The Southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway are now open through the Sepulveda pass, but the Northbound lanes are closed. There is now a mandatory evacuation zone for residents on either side of the 405 freeway, map is below. A fire east of the 405 freeway near the Getty Center has closed the 405 freeway in both directions north of the 10 freeway, says the LA Times. Police...
Santa Monica residents awoke Tuesday morning to the smell of smoke. A reddish haze covered the rising sun. 31,000 acres are on fire in Ventura County, 30 miles away as the crow flies, and the smoke was settling on the bayside city of 100,000 residents. Wind blew the smoke south and east, it seems. SMMUSD schools declared a half day. The press release from the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District is below. Ash was falling and the smoke had the appearance of fog. "The #CreekFire #wildfire...
The Kate Steinle case was always about more than just the Kate Steinle case. The 32-year-old was shot in the back while walking with her father along San Francisco's Pier 14. She collapsed and died in her father's arms. It was July 1, 2015. The bullet came from a gun stolen four days earlier from a federal ranger's official vehicle, where it had been left unsecured and loaded. But the story wasn't about carelessness. The gun was fired by a man who was living on the street, but the story wasn't...
Edible Skinny was lucky enough to grab a mean morning meal at Breakfast Republic while in San Diego a few weeks ago. BR is Amy Schumer of breakfast places; its East Village location has an exterior that screams sunny disposition, but with an irreverent mind as dirty as any sailor disembarking from the Midway. For example, this breakfast joint is big on the cock (as in the Rooster). This male chicken adorns multiple aspects of decor from statues to t-shirts. The Wi-Fi password: Run Cock Run. The...
The Thomas Gals were in action, anti-Sin City style! LA based Kelly traversed the desert for a few days of rest, relation, and good old fashioned fun! Yes we bookended the visit with an obligatory (and spectacular) sojourn to the Strip, but this trip was about the other side of Vegas, the one that most of our 42 million visitors per year miss out on! First stop was Red Rock Canyon, this popular picturesque desert park showcases a set of large red rock formations (hence the name): a set of sandst...
November 27, 2017 – Malibu, CA – Violinist Tessa Lark comes to Pepperdine University's Raitt Recital Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts as the first artist of the New Year in the 2017-2018 Recital Series. Her program includes: Francis Poulenc's Violin Sonata; Gabriel Fauré's Berceuse, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel's Violin Sonata No. 2; César Franck's Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano; and Maurice Ravel's Tzigane. Recipient of a 2016...
It has been called the Christmas gift for California businesses that keeps on giving. California has a little-known device for avoiding certain taxes when filing an LLC or corporation, that is only available the last 2 weeks of December. Businesses started during the last 2 weeks of the year pay no taxes for 2017, but enjoy the corporate shield for the entire year. As the end of every year, some entrepreneurs suddenly decide to start a new business or incorporate and existing DBA. The limited...
Santa Monica Malibu Unified SchoolDistrict Schools will once again be closed on Thursday, December 7, 2017. The following is the press release explaining the District's decision: Dear parents and guardians, All SMMUSD schools will be closed tomorrow, Dec. 7, 2017, in an abundance of caution and with the health and safety of our students and staff in mind. We are concerned about staff and families as this smoke, air quality and fire threat may turn very quickly throughout the day. This decision...