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The California Highway Patrol arrested a suspect who lead them on a freeway chase. It started in Santa Ana. The suspect finally exited the freeway at Cloverfield Blvd, and then he drove to Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, where he parked and briefly evaded police from the CHP, SMPD and LA County Sheriff's Dept. According to the CHP, the pursuit began near the Dyer Road to the 55 Freeway in Santa Ana just after 12:30 p.m. At one point in the televised chase, the white Toyota stopped and a female...
by Alyssa Erdley News with Attitude Today the Second District Court of Appeal issued a ruling in favor of the City of Santa Monica in the California Voting Rights Act case brought by the Pico Neighborhood Association. The plaintiff had argued that the city's at-large system of voting for city council members disenfranchised voters from a protected minority group because their votes became 'diluted' by the majority of voters. The city maintained that Latino voters had not been unduly affected by the city's at-large system and wanted to keep the...
Five men are sought by police after they tried to rob a woman at gunpoint as she used an ATM Monday night in Culver City, according to authorities. The female flagged down officers at approximately 11:09 p.m. and said five men in a black Toyota Corolla just attempted to rob her as she stood at a Bank of America ATM at 3809 Culver Center Drive, the Culver City Police Department said. The woman said the car pulled up alongside her, and the front-seat passenger pointed a black semi-automatic handgun at her and demanded money, the department said....
Sebastian Martinez, 24, of El Segundo, and 20-year-old Christopher Gutierrez, of Los Angeles, were arrested last Thursday after being stopped by Manhattan Beach police officers, Santa Monica police spokesman Lt. Joseph Cortez said. The REI and Vans stores in Santa Monica were both ransacked on May 31 when protests turned to looting, vandalism and arson. Security video showed two men – one in a white, blue, green and pink Nike jacket, the other in burgundy hoodie and red baseball cap – at both stores, removing thousands of dollars of mer...
The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested 4 people for looting Patagonia, during the riots of 5/31, police said. Two couples (two men and two women) were arrested for removing a safe from the store. Two men and two women were caught on security camera removing a safe from the Patagonia Inc clothing store. "On July 3 , 2020 Santa Monica Police Department Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and officers from the Crime Impact Team served multiple search and arrests warrants at...
A man died early Saturday morning after jumping from a pedestrian bridge, onto the 10 Freeway just north of the McClure Tunnel. The Santa Monica Police Department says that officers receive a report of a person down in the 1500 block of PCH at 4:40 a.m. Police say that they responded and located a male victim deceased in the northbound lanes. Evidence at the scene suggests the man jumped onto the freeway and was dragged a couple hundred yards by a vehicle. Suicides are said to have increased...
by Corva Corvax During a 6-hour event on Sunday at the Venice beach handball courts, a group of regional power-broker women, dubbed "mavens" in the press release, will participate in the creation of two large canvas murals. The murals are designed by two women of color, Alyse Stone, a celebrity-commissioned artist, and Dolly Singh, a "diversity and inclusion evangelist." The collaboration is titled #THEARTOFMAKING NOISE. The first mural is to represent the "pain and persecution of the Black...
Citing budget constraints and Covid-19, Stanford University has announced that it will eliminate eleven sports for 2020. These include fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men's rowing, co-ed and women's sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men's volleyball, and wrestling for next year. Eleven sports in total will disappear. Nationally, experts have commented that swimming pools are unlikely to open this summer, given the potential for spread of coronavirus. " In consultation with the Board of Trustees," reads an open letter from Stanf...
According to a study from the University of California San Diego, a one year-old dog is more like a 30 year-old human. That's because new genetic evidence shows puppies and younger dogs age at a faster pace. Then, as dogs age, the process slows down, so researchers found that a 12 year-old Labrador is similar to a 70-year old human. Dogs live an average of 12 years. Life expectancy in humans is about 5 times that. That means you've probably been estimating your dog's human age equivalent...
– BAVA Brothers, maker of handcrafted, all-natural and non-GMO Sopressata, ‘Nduja and Cervelatta, has expanded its footprint five-fold across the Los Angeles area in the past year. Gourmet and traditional food markets, alike, want to add the unique flavors of Calabria to their store shelves. Consumers increasingly want to discover new and approachable foods that they can share with family or friends. BAVA Brothers makes it easy and delicious. The company plans to add more retailers and restaurants through a recent partnership with Pod Foo...
Congratulations to El Rincon Elementary School, Culver City Middle School and Culver City High School for earning top rankings in the Innovate Public Schools annual report for their efforts in supporting low-income African-American students and for beating the 2018-19 statewide average for all students in math and English language arts proficiency and college readiness. Innovate Public Schools, in partnership with the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation and the USC Rossier Center on...
The Los Angeles Sparks announced today that guard Kristi Toliver will opt out of the 2020 WNBA season scheduled to start in July at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. "This year has forced all of us to make unprecedented decisions as our society faces the coronavirus pandemic," Managing Partner and Governor Eric Holoman said. "With that in mind, the Sparks organization understands that each player has to make the best decision for them. We completely support Kristi's decision to opt out of the...
AVP's comeback will be over 3 weekends starting July 18-19 in Long Beach. Not only will there be no fans, there will be no media except Amazon Prime, which AVP has a TV contract with. The Association of Volleyball Professionals is replacing it's COVID-19 canceled Pro Tour with a 3-weekend new tournament, AVP Champions Cup Series. The new tournament will be played during three successive weekends starting July 18-19, 2020 in Long Beach. The games will be played without fans. Amazon Prime Video...
After frenzied weeks of negotiating, the city and county of Los Angeles announced an agreement Thursday to create 5,300 beds for homeless people over the next 10 months, rising to 6,000 over a year-and-a-half. These beds will be provided to comply with a court order issued last month by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter that requires city, county and homelessness officials to provide space in shelters or alternative housing for the estimated 6,000 to 7,000 county residents living near freeway...
