The OPEN Daily : Community News
Palisades Garden Walk Crews Knock Out Power
May 17, 2012 at 6:07 pm
santamonica.patch.com
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Power went out in Santa Monica for nearly 3,000 Southern California Edison customers Wednesday afternoon after construction crews working on the new Palisades Garden Walk accidentally hit a duct of power cables, the Los Angeles Times reported. An Edison spokeswoman told the newspaper that the outage occurred at about noon, affecting 2,800 customers in an [...]
Man Found Fatally Shot in the Head in Silver Lake Area
May 17, 2012 at 5:29 pm
laist.com
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Authorities say they are investigating the discovery of a man found fatally shot in the head in the Silver Lake area. The man, who was in his 30s, was discovered about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Allesandro Street, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. [ more › ]
BH Vice Mayor John Mirisch Wants Better Metro Transparency
May 17, 2012 at 8:00 am
centurycity.patch.com
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The following post first appeared on the website CityWatch and is being republished with permission from the author. WHAT’S METRO HIDING? - James Francis Dolan, PhD. Professor of Earth Sciences at USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The guy may be tone-deaf, for all I know, but he is literally one of the region’s true [...]
Metro responds to Beverly Hills Courier story alleging large payment to developer
May 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm
thesource.metro.net
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TweetThe Beverly Hills Courier on Friday published a story alleging that Metro is preparing to pay $38.7 million to JMB Realty for land to use as part of the Westside Subway Extension project. The Courier said the information came from a Metro report. The Courier also alleged that the large payment is much more than [...]
Motorcyclist Attacks Santa Monica Police Officer After Traffic Collision
May 16, 2012 at 3:56 pm
www.smmirror.com
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On Friday, May 4, at 10:57 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a radio call informing them of a traffic collision involving a motorcycle that had happened at the intersection of Neilson Way and Pier Avenue. As the officers were en route to the scene they were informed that a witness [...]
UCLA Health System Opens New Santa Monica Medical Building
May 15, 2012 at 6:06 pm
www.smmirror.com
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UCLA Health System has added a key component to its rapidly evolving Santa Monica campus by officially opening its new Medical Office Building at 1223 16th St., near the new UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, which opened in January. The three-story, 50,000-square-foot medical building houses eight operating rooms for outpatient surgery, a linear accelerator for [...]
UCLA Students Warned After String of Westwood Robberies
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www.ktla.com
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A recent string of robberies near the UCLA campus in Westwood has police warning students to be more vigilant.
Geotechnical Expert Says Santa Monica Boulevard Has No Active Earthquake Faults
May 15, 2012 at 12:13 am
bhcourier.com
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New research claiming Santa Monica Boulevard might be completely devoid of any active earthquake faults was presented to the Beverly Hills Board of Education Monday night at a study session.Research presented by Dr. Miles Kenney of Kenney Geoscience, a geotechnical firm hired by the district, along with Tim Buresh, a consultant of BHUSD who also [...]
General Manager of Neighborhood Councils Announces CD 13 Candidacy
May 14, 2012 at 9:00 pm
hollywood.patch.com
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A Korean-American could become the first Asian-American on the Los Angeles City Council in 20 years. BongHwan Kim, the general manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE), filed papers Friday to run for the Thirteenth District seat that will open next year when Eric Garcetti terms out. DONE oversees the city's neighborhood councils, including [...]
THIS WEEKEND: Solar Eclipse To Create Spectacular ‘Ring Of Fire’
May 14, 2012 at 8:57 pm
www.huffingtonpost.com
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Skywatchers in the western United States will see a solar eclipse block out most of the sun this Sunday May 20, leaving a spectacular "ring of fire" shining in the sky for observers located along the eclipse's path. At its peak, the eclipse will block about 94 percent of the sun's light.
Garcetti Throws First Ball at Will Rogers Polo Match
May 14, 2012 at 8:18 pm
pacificpalisades.patch.com
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti threw out the first ball at a polo match at Will Rogers State Historic Park. The event was a luncheon for members of The Supper Club, a social club with members in New York, Los Angeles, London and more. The match also served as a fundraiser for the current L.A. city councilman's campaign.
LA Department of Transportation investigates misuse of disabled parking placards in Westwood
May 14, 2012 at 5:23 pm
www.dailybruin.com
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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has recently been investigating reports of the illegal use of disabled parking placards in Westwood Village after receiving complaints from residents.
