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The Culver City Council this week discussed modifications to the local Commercial Tenant Eviction Moratorium (CTEM) which is expiring on March 31. At their Monday night's meeting, the councilmembers reviewed recommendations from the Economic Development Subcommittee and expressed their desire to extend the moratorium to the end of the pandemic. The recommendations include requiring tenants to pay at least 25% of their current rents to receive protections of the moratorium, referral tenants and...
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services was awarded a $1 million grant to expand its suicide prevention program for young people under age 24 and their families. The grant came from the Everychild Foundation, made up of more than 200 women who each donate $5,000 annually to fund a single $1 million grant to launch or expand a project that eases the suffering of local children. The grant covers final capital expenses to outfit Didi Hirsch's new building in Century City that houses our Suicide...
. Gomez Trial Attorneys, announced the filing of lawsuit against Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and its Culver-City based Double Tree by Hilton Hotel. The lawsuit arises out of a September 19, 2020 knife attack in the hotel's lobby area. On that date, a non-hotel guest wearing a hoodie entered the hotel's lobby and began threatening and confronting guests. Hotel employees hid rather than effectively summon security or the police. Some time later, the assailant confronted and then violently...
The health of the Lakers star forward, Anthony Davis is imperative if the lakers want to win another NBA title this season. Without Davis last season the Lakers would not have won the championship. His efforts and play making abilities takes some of the pressure off the Lakers best player, LeBron James. As great as James is, he needs Davis and the play of his other teammates to make sure the Lakers make another run at the NBA prize. The focus for not only Davis but also the Lakers staff is to...
The 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class was announced earlier this month and there were two selections to the Hall of Fame that were long overdue. Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson and former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders head coach Tom Flores were finally selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Pearson was the only member of the 1970s All-Decade team that had not made the Hall of Fame. In his career, Pearson caught 489 passes with 48 going for touchdowns. He...
The Los Angeles Lakers have requested waivers on guard Quinn Cook, it was announced today. Cook appeared in 16 games for the Lakers this season, averaging 2.1 points in 3.9 minutes per game. A two-time NBA champion, he has played in 181 regular season games (29 starts) for the Mavericks, Pelicans, Warriors and Lakers, holding career averages of 6.4 points (.463 FG%), 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14.1 minutes....
UCLA has added home games against Alabama State University and North Carolina Central University to its future football schedule, marking the first time the Bruins will face a historically black college or university (HBCU). UCLA will host Alabama State on September 10, 2022 and North Carolina Central on September 16, 2023 at the Rose Bowl. Each team's world-renowned band, Alabama State's "The Mighty Marching Hornets" and North Carolina Central's "The Sound Machine Marching Band", will perform at the game. "Adding two HBCUs to our football...
The NBA announced today that LA Clippers guard/forward Paul George has been selected as a reserve for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. The 70th NBA All-Star Game will be held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Sunday, March 7th at 5 p.m. PST on TNT. George will make his seventh career All-Star appearance (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013) and his first with the Clippers. George joins Kawhi Leonard as an All-Star, marking the seventh time in franchise history and first time since 2014-15 that at...
Coming off a season where both the offense and defense were ranked in the top ten, the Los Angeles Chargers might not seem to need a lot of improvement on either side of the ball. The Chargers were ranked 9th in total offensive yards per game at 382.1 and 10th on defense, allowing 343.4 yards per game. The Green Bay Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts were the only other teams ranked in the top ten on both defense and offense. All three were playoff teams. The Chargers...
The Los Angeles Sparks and Anthem Blue Cross announced today a multi-year partnership aimed at serving under-resourced communities through social justice initiatives, health and wellness activations, and athlete advocacy. The New York Liberty, Indiana Fever, and Atlanta Dream are also partnering with Anthem's sister companies to make a positive impact in their respective cities. As part of the partnership in LA, Anthem Blue Cross will become the presenting partner of the Sparks Health and Wellness community pillar, the Spark the True You...
"We say things like: pressure is a privilege. That means people are expecting great things from us. And that can only be a positive for us." (Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA Softball Head Coach. February 2021) Some things are special. The defending National Champion UCLA softball team has successfully opened the 2021 season with five consecutive victories. After last season's remarkable 25-1 start was abruptly cancelled due to COVID, the Bruins have resumed defending their 2019 title with a...
Rams Head Coach Sean McVay and Vice President, Sports Medicine and Performance Reggie Scott announced today additions and title changes to the Los Angeles Rams 2021 Sports Performance Staff. 2021 Los Angeles Rams Performance Staff Additions and Title Changes Director, Strength and Conditioning Justin Lovett^ Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Jamel Cooper* Assistant, Strength and Conditioning John Griffin* Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Zach Witherspoon* * Denotes new to Rams Performance Staff. ^ Denotes new title entering 2021...
UCLA men's basketball signee Peyton Watson has been selected as a McDonald's All-America selection, as announced on Tuesday. In all, 48 high school seniors – comprising the top 24 boys and top 24 girls in the nation – have been selected by a committee of basketball analysts. These top high school players will not face off in any McDonald's All-American Game this year (due to COVID-19). However, a virtual celebration is being planned to give these high school student-athletes the recognition they deserve. Watson, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward from Lo...
This week congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37) joined Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38) and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in introducing the bicameral U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. Reps. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Judy Chu (CA-27), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Karen Bass (CA-37), and Raul Ruiz (CA-36), and Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined as chief co...
Article by David Ganezer 2/17: The theft of a car part called a catalytic converter is an ongoing problem in LA County. All cars sold in California after 1974 are required to have catalytic converters. When cars are not parked in a secure area, thieves steal the converters, which are designed to clean automobile exhaust. The main reason that catalytic converters are stolen is because they're valuable to scrap metal dealers, auto experts say. They contain precious metals, including rhodium, platinum, and palladium. SUVs and trucks are...
By Jack Simon Santa Monica is taking a tougher stance against landlords who have ignored the eviction moratorium and aggressively tried to force out long-term tenants during the pandemic. The SM City Attorney's office has filed a lawsuit against Youseph Golshirazian, Hanokh Golshirazian, and SoCal Investment Company, LLC – owners and managers of a multi-residential property at 153 San Vicente Boulevard – for violations of the city's Tenant Harassment Ordinance and the eviction moratorium, whi...
A DUI Suspect collided with barriers at Urth Cafe on Main Street in Santa Monica Friday Night. A suspected drunk driver hit the concrete barriers erected on Main Street outside Urth Cafe, to allow for outdoor dining in the Covid era, Santa Monica police and witnesses said. Police allege Piper Pollard, a 21-year-old Pacific Palisades resident, was going northbound on Main Street when she struck a portion of the concrete barrier. Pollard was booked for felony DUI. The accident which occurred Friday night, Feb. 12, caused several injuries among...
A lawsuit seeks to limit in-person L.A. County civil trials because of COVID-19 risk A number of public interest attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to halt in-person traffic and eviction trials held in Los Angeles County, claiming COVID-19 prevention protocols are failing after two court interpreters who were infected died in recent weeks. The suit, brought by Public Counsel, the Inner City Law Center, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, accuses the courts of prioritizing the...
A civil rights group has threatened to sue the California State Bar. The suit alleges that bar exam facial scans designed to identify test takers, are in fact just another example of systemic racism. A prominent civil rights group is threatening to sue the State Bar of California unless it agrees to stop using facial recognition technology to prevent cheating on online bar exams, which the group says discriminates against women and people of color. "It is by now well-established by experts in that field that FRT is disproportionately...
The Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to ax 133 members of its police force — and replace them with school “climate coaches” to help underserved students. The district’s board voted Tuesday night to cut the Los Angeles School Police budget by $25 million, losing 70 sworn officers, 62 non-sworn officers and one member of support staff, the force said. The money will help create a $36.5 million new Black Student Achievement Plan, with most of it used to hire “climate coaches” at secondary schools, the Los Angeles Times said. The c...
2/17: A woman was killed and a teenager was hospitalized in a West Los Angeles car crash Wednesday, an LAFD spokesman said. Witnesses called 911 about a two-car collision in the area of West Olympic Blvd. and Overland around 5:15 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an incident alert. A woman driving one of the vehicles was trapped in the wreckage and was deemed "beyond medical help," according to the department. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was...
A group of what appear to be federal agents in black SUVs can be seen at the Venice canals and in a nearby parking lot, and news reports hint that Hunter Biden and his family have moved into a rental home nearby. The reported rental is a three-story property owned by Sweetgreen co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neuman. It was listed in 2019 for sale at $5.495 million or for rent at $25,000 per month. President Joe Biden's 51-year-old son appears to have moved into the location with his wife, Melissa,...
