UCLA Community Health Workshops: Happiness and Hearts:
April community workshops have been announced – get involved at UCLA.
Updated: Former Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl Has Died Following a Four-Year Battle with Cancer:
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl has died following a four-year battle with cancer. Councilman Mike Bonin said Rosendahl died around dawn this morning at age 70.
Induced Earthquakes Raise Chances of Damaging Shaking in 2016:
For the first time, new USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards from both human-induced and natural earthquakes. In the past, USGS maps only identified natural earthquake hazards.
City of Santa Monica Clears Airplane Parking Lot: Park On Way
The removal of all of the airplanes that were previously parked on the southeast six acres of the Santa Monica Airport from the future park site is complete, pro-park groups hailing a major milestone in the expansion of Santa Monica Airport Park.
The SuperHero and His Charming Wife:
A wonderfully absurd and deeply philosophical hero story dramatized in the world of the graphic novel, the premiere of “The SuperHero and his Charming Wife” is billed as an entertaining wild journey into our fear of the unknown, and opens in Santa Monica April 15.
OpeEd: This Senate Race Just Got Better:
For many months, California’s ongoing race to replace retiring four-term U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has bored most voters to the point they’ve virtually ignored it.
Pass the Water Please: Advisory Stresses Healthy Options for Kids
A new campaign, “Water: The Healthiest Choice,” has been launched by ChooseHealthLA Kids. The campaign aims to increase parents’ knowledge of the health benefits of drinking water instead of sugary beverages.
Statewide Minimum Wage Deal Struck for $15 by 2022:
Labor activists, state lawmakers and local leaders, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, today hailed a deal struck with Gov. Jerry Brown and state legislative and labor leaders to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022.
Traffic: "Could I have my 81 Hours Back Please?":
Not every award or prize is a good thing. Santa Monica kind of won a Razzie this month from INRIX Inc., a firm that ranks the most congested auto traffic on the planet. In the category identifying the 10 worst stretches of roadway for traffic on earth – that’s right, the entire planet – our Santa Monica freeway was cited for the stretch of the 10 Freeway between 20th and Alameda streets.
Sex With Strangers: At the Geffen Playhouse
Review: It was a cold and snowy night in the Michigan countryside. Olivia (Rebecca Pidgeon) is curled up on a couch in the living room of a bed and breakfast, which serves as a writers’ retreat.
Meals on Wheels West LA Urgently Seeks Holiday Volunteers for Meal Deliveries
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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Housing Group Sues State Over Limits on Post-Wildfire Rebuilding in L.A. County
YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
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