According to SMPD Lieutenant Rudy Flores the authorities was alerted about a “Person Down” call. When the authorities arrived at the scene, they found an unresponsive white male, and immediately began to give the individual CPR, stated in the Santa Monica Mirror.

“Fire personnel arrived and took over life-saving efforts, however shortly after declared the victim deceased,” Flores said. “There were no signs of foul-play” stated Santa Monica Mirror.

Flores had indicated that the male victim may have suffered from a sudden medical emergency but is currently under investigation.

The LA County Coroner’s Office personnel ended up responding to the call then took possession of the decedent. Further investigation is underway, the victim’s identity is currently pending, stated in The Santa Monica Mirror.

Canyon News reached out to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, but no comment was made.

Canyon News then reached out to the SMPD and was told “ that no further information can be given on the accident”.

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On February 23, 2018 at 3:20 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a “check the status” call at 1700 block of 5th Street. Local residents of the building called the authorities in response to hearing a female yelling for help.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found the female victim, bleeding from lacerations on her hands, arms, and forehead.

The victim spoke to authorities how she was within her apartment alone when an unknown person entered the residence and demanded money.

When the Harris tried pushing the victim into another room, a physical altercation between the suspect and victim occurred.

Harris then armed himself with a knife, slashing the victim several times. The victim continued to fight off the suspect and yell for help. After the suspect fled the residence, the victim was able to call 9-1-1.

Detectives within the Criminal Investigations Division of the SMPD identified Harris as being connected to the attack.

On February 27, 2018, SMPD Detectives arrested Harris for the crime. The case was presented at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on March 1, 2018. He is being charged with assault with the intent to commit rape, burglary, robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, mayhem, and criminal threats.

Harris was being held at the Los Angeles County Jail without bail after the charges were filed. He is currently serving a life sentence in state prison as of January 6, 2021.

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King hosted the CNN series “Larry King Live” for 25 years. The host sat down for 6,000 episodes with 30,000 interviews. Interviews included former Presidents Gerald Ford to President Barack Obama to every day individuals. He retired back in 2010.

Chance King, King’s son confirmed to the public of the journalist passing on Saturday via Facebook.

“For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry’s many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster. With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,” the statement read.

No exact cause of King’s death has been disclosed to the public at this time. He surrendered from several heart attacks over the years, had several underlying health conditions. Recently, King was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 in December 2020, stated a source close to the family.

In 1987, King underwent quintuple bypass surgery, at which inspired him to create the Larry King Cardiac Foundation. The foundation was a resource to help those without insurance.

In 2017, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent surgery to treat it. Couple years later 2019, underwent another procedure to address his angina.

“The world knew Larry King as a great broadcaster and interviewer, but to us he was ‘Dad.’ He was the man who lovingly obsessed over our daily schedules and our well-being, and who took such immense pride in our accomplishments — large, small, or imagined,” reads an official statement from King’s sons. “Through it all, we knew without a doubt in the world that he loved us more than life itself. He was an amazing father, and he was fiercely loyal to those lucky enough to call him a friend. We will miss him every single day of our lives.”

His sons have asked all flower donations be made to the American Heart Association or the Beverly Hills Fire Department EMS.

CNN founder Ted Turner said in a statement about King’s death, “[it] felt like a punch to the gut. Larry was one of my closest and dearest friends and, in my opinion, the world’s greatest broadcast journalist of all time. If anyone asked me what are my greatest career achievements in life, one is the creation of CNN, and the other is hiring Larry King. Like so many who worked with and knew Larry, he was a consummate professional, an amazing mentor to many and a good friend to all. The world has lost a true legend.”

King’s journalist background and distinct style in print was  featured in his column in USA Today, which ran for 20 years until 2001.

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During Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz, in the third quarter, Curry’s shot made from beyond the three-point line was his (2,561) career three pointer. Curry passed Miller’s (2,560) three pointers and currently sits right below Ray Allen with (2,973) three pointers made.

Curry played in 715 career games. Curry averages 3.6 three pointers per game. The point guard holds the all-time record for most three pointers made in a post season with a record of 470 surpassing Allen’s 385 back in April 2019.

The 12-year player has accomplished the following:

• (5x) Most seasons as the three-point field goals leader
• broke the record for three-point shots made in a game (13 made, Nov. 7, 2016)
• only player in NBA history to cross the 400 3-pointer threshold for a season

During the current 2020-2021 NBA season, Curry is averaging 27.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.

The Golden State Warriors record is 8-8 coming off a loss from the Utah Jazz. They will play against the Minnesota Timber Wolves on Monday, January 25.

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McGregor started the first round strong focusing on landing strikes with his left hand then surprised Poirier with a right hook which snapped Poirier’s head back. McGregor was taken to the floor, but was able to retrieve his stance back on his feet at ease.

As the two lightweight contenders fought in clinch, McGregor connected with multiple shoulder strikes. Poirier lost the first round, but crucial hard leg kicks were made to McGregor’s calf.

During the second round, McGregor landed multiple hard combos and began to catch Poirier’s calf kick, in exchange for punches. During the same round, Poirier landed a hard kick to McGregor’s right calf, visibly causing an issue for the ex-retired lightweight.

It was not until Poirier backed McGregor against the cage gate where he rocked McGregor with a series of hard combinations.

Near the end of the second round, the referee called the fight a technical knock-out after  Poirier dropped McGregor with a right hand.

“The game plan was to kick, wrestle and box,” Poirier said. “[Coach] Mike Brown was big on me throwing calf kicks in this fight, and it worked.”

Poirier out landed McGregor 48-29 in significant strikes, with 18 of those being leg strikes, per UFC Stats.

“It’s hard to take. The highest highs and the lowest lows in this game,” McGregor said at his post fight news conference. “My leg is completely dead. Even though I felt like I was checking them, it was just sinking into the muscle at the front of the leg and it was badly compromised.”

Poirier is currently tied for most UFC lightweight division knockouts with seven.

The first time these two  met was in the 2014 during the featherweight division. McGregor took the victory over Poirier by knock out.

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The breach-of-contact lawsuit was filed at the Santa Monica Superior Court. Due to the pandemic, the gym has not been open since March 17, 2020. On March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the Stay-At-Home-Order, which called for Californians to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Fitness International LLC is seeking at least $555,000 for damages, compensation for lost profits, attorneys’ fees and a court declaration that L.A. Fitness does not have to pay rent during the closure periods.

The gym is located at 10900 block, Wilshire Boulevard. The building lease dates back to January 1996, as stated in the lawsuit. The gym was able to re-open briefly last summer from June 12 to July 13, but has not re-opened since.

“The brief four-week period, (L.A. Fitness) has been prohibited from operating its business from the premises for nearly ten 10 months,” according to lawsuit. It states the government-mandated closures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are “unanticipated events, completely out of the control of (L.A. Fitness) and catastrophic in result.”

L.A. Fitness told its landlord that its obligation to pay rent during the closure periods were excused due to the government-mandated shutdowns, WW Westwood LP demanded full payment, according to the complaint.

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The first Southern California stop will be at the Del Amo Fashion Center near P.F. Chang’s, between the hours of 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there are several precautions that have been installed to protect both the workers and guest that wish to enjoy the brand. Some of the safety procedures implemented include:

-Staff will be wearing masks and gloves inside of the Hello Kitty Café Truck
-Stanchions and social distancing markers will be placed on the ground
-Increased sanitation procedures involve:

• Counters will be wiped down with disinfectant every 30 minutes
• POS and payment readers will be wiped down every 30 minutes
• Writing utensils will be sanitized when necessary
• Hand sanitizer will be provided

Guests have been advised to stay home if they are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19 and are encouraged to wear their masks. Attendants are asked to maintain a distance of 6 feet apart when present. Hands must be washed with soap and water after touching frequently touched surfaces.

For more information on Hello Kitty Cafe Trucks and upcoming stops, visit: https://www.sanrio.com/pages/hellokittycafe-trucks.

The Hello Kitty Café Truck next stop after Torrance will be at the Ontario Mills mall January 30, 2021 and will return to Southern California Fashion Valley in San Diego February 20, 2021.

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A $10 million business recovery assistance fund is making the loan program possible provided by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The fund were made accessible through the Corona Virus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act Recovery Assistance, and are intended to prevent more job loss and business closures. The program is designed to assist small businesses with flexible and affordable capital.

“The recent surge in COVID-19 cases is once again harming the vitality of small businesses in the County of Los Angeles,” said Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District. “The launch of LACDA’s Small Business Stabilization Loan Program will help guide our local small businesses to recovery and set them on the path to long term prosperity. Our economic healing depends on the wellbeing of this sector and their employees. I urge our small business community to take advantage of this new program.”

The Small Business Stabilization Loan Program is a resource that will provide eligible businesses a competitive interest rate for loans between the amount of $50,000 to $3 million.

Eligible businesses must meet the following criteria…

• Must have been in operation for two years and seeking working capital
• equipment purchases
• real estate acquisition
• refinancing of existing loans at higher interest rates
• attend the “Applying for An Affordable & Flexible LACDA Loan” webinar

The stabilizing loan program will begin accepting applications on January 28 and will remain open indefinitely. The webinar will discuss the process and all documentation needed throughout process. Registration for the online webinars are available now.

Once webinar is completed the LACDA will connect interested applicants with a Technical Assistance provider to further assist in the loan stabilization program application. For those seeking more information can be found at BizStabilization.LACDA.org.

“Earlier this month, the LACDA launched the BizHelp webinar series to help business owners navigate these difficult economic times, and today we offer yet another life-line in the form of financial support – the Small Business Stabilization Loan Program,” said Emilio Salas, LACDA Executive Director. “We will continue prioritizing the needs of Los Angeles County businesses and doing what we can to keep their doors open.”

The programs unique resources offer one-on-one financial consultations with technical assistance partners, application assistance, and evaluating how ready a business is to commit to a loan with the LACDA. Technical assistance is available in English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), and Korean.

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The City of Los Angeles, StreetsLA will be removing the hillside sloughage, during this process traffic may be affected. The public has been advised to use alternative routes, Coldwater Canyon or other alternatives.

Although traffic will be restricted the road will remain open during the scheduled business hours of Saturday between 6AM- 1:30PM.

“This process will make the area safer. Once a year StreetsLA will perform a clean up that will remove all the access dirt that falls off into the roads. The benefit from this will ultimately make the lanes wider” stated Brent Jones Bureau Of Street Services to Canyon News.

StreetsLA is apart of the Department of Public Works. Public Works is responsible for preserving, protecting, maintaining and the renewing of the city of LA streets along with the urban forest that surround the area. StreetsLA foresees the city’s streets, sidewalks, bike ways, trees and medians. The organization is committed to providing the area with high-quality, efficient, and equitable services to members of the community.

For those inquiring more information can be found on the company website at https://streetsla.lacity.org/ .

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Rivers made it to the playoffs a total of seven times.

“It’s just time,” Rivers told Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. “It’s just right.”

The announcement of Rivers retirement comes after the QB sat down with NFL networks Ian Rapoport and discussed the stars options as far as to retire or return to the Colts after relocating his family to Indianapolis.

“I talked to people close to him,” said Acee . “It sounds like it is up in the air, but retirement is very real.”

Rivers was selected number four during the 2004 NFL draft. It wasn’t until his third year, when the QB was bumped up to the starting line up.

Establishing himself as a playmaker he threw for 3,388 passing yards , 22 touchdowns, and  Nine interception. As Rivers got older he spent the next 15 years in the NFL with 3,000 passing yards, 12 of which were thrown for a total 4,000 yards.

Rivers currently holds the fifth spot for passing yards and touchdowns. Of the 63,440 yards thrown his completed percentage was 64.9. The QB threw 421 touchdowns and 209 interceptions.

Durning his college career Rivers attended North Carolina state. The QB has also made it into the pro bowl for eight appearances. He lead the league In passing yards with  4,710 and 34 touchdowns in the year of 2008.

“He’s never hesitated to attack downfield, could fit throws into tight windows throughout his career and was still effective in his final season for a playoff team” stated on Bleacher Report.

Rivers will be leaving behind the NFL however he will be calling the shots as the head coach of St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Alabama.

“I can sit here and say, ‘I can still throw it. I love to play,'” Rivers told Acee. “But that’s always going to be there. I’m excited to go coach high school football.”

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“Today we lost a great ballplayer, a great broadcaster and, most importantly a great person,” said Dodger President Stan Kasten in a statement. “Don left an indelible mark on the Dodger franchise during his 16 seasons in Los Angeles and many of his records continue to stand to this day. I was privileged to have worked with Don in both Atlanta and Washington, and will always cherish our time spent together. On behalf of the Dodger organization, we send our condolences to the entire Sutton Family, including Don’s wife Mary, his son Daron and his daughters Staci and Jacquie.”

Sutton became a member of the Dodgers organization back in 1966. For one year, the pitcher was playing within the Texas League, where he received Texas League Player Of The Year. During his rookie season, Sutton struck out 209 batters, the most by any National League Rookie since Grover Cleveland Alexander with 227 back in 1911.

Sutton was 4-1 with a 2.02 ERA in seven League Championship Games and was 2-3 in eight World Series games. During the 1974 post-season, he was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts in four games.

Sutton was a four-time All-Star, who pitched in three World Series (1974, 1977 and 1978). He led the league in shutouts (9) in 1972, was the NL ERA leader (2.21) in 1980 and a 21-game winner in 1976.

The Baseball Hall of Famer played with the organization until 1980, and later returned in 1988. Throughout his MLB career, Sutton holds the title of the franchise’s all-time leader in wins (233), innings pitched (3,816.1) strikeouts (2,696) and shutouts (52). In 1998, the Dodgers retired Sutton’s “20” jersey.

He played Major League Baseball for a total of 23 years. Throughout his career, he played for the Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. He finished with a 324-256 win-loss total, a 3.26 ERA in 774 games with 178 complete games, 58 shutouts and five saves. Throughout his career, he struck out 3,574 batters over a time frame of 5,282.1 career innings.

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Service hours will be adjusted for the following locations:

• The Downtown Farmers Market hours will be adjusted to 7:30 to 11 a.m.
• Santa Monica Public Library curbside service will be suspended for the day at all locations.
• The city’s Planning Commission will air live on YouTube and not City TV, Channel 16. The meeting will be broadcast on CityTV Channel 16 the following day, Thursday.

Other schedule changes and adjustments within city service hours will be available for the community members, city officials announced.

Interim Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks shared a video with the community via Facebook. The video displayed the extra precautionary preparations the Sant Monica Police Department is taking in preparation for increases staffing for Inauguration Day.

For options to learn more can be found at emergency updates, which are sent directly to your phone. Sign up for SM Alerts can be found at www.santamonica.gov/alerts.

Canyon News reached out to Santa Monica Police Department, but no comment was received before print.

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The testing will be provided by a partnership with the church and GUARDaHEART Foundation. All testing will be free of charge between the available dates and upon appointment only.

Be providing the community with antibody testing will help communities fight against the virus and help provide more insight. The antibody testing is not recommended for symptomatic individuals.

The COVID-19 antibody testing is produced by the CARES ACT. As long as the individual does not have any symptoms, they qualify for the antibody testing. A parent or guardian must be present for all individuals under the age of 17.

This COVID-19 antibody blood test can be used to detect the presence of an IgM & IgG antibody response. A positive test represents an individual being infected with the COVD-19 pathogen and has developed some immunity level.

The SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing provided is one of the most reliable antibody tests available. With the sensitivity of 100 percent and a specificity of 99.6 percent performance evaluations.

By receiving the antibody test, it allows battling COVID-19 to flatten the curve and ensure a safe re-opening of the communities.

Stanford researchers condoned a study last November that more than half of all in hospital deaths that were pertaining to COVID-19 over a series of six months were Black and Hispanic individuals.

Nationally, the infection rate within the African-American community is between 16 percent to 18 percent. While the Latino community is among 14 percent to 18 percent.

For those interested is getting antibody tested can register by doing the following:

1. GUARDaHEART Foundation website: www.GuardaHeart.org
2. Registration Link: https://cutt.ly/SjOucaV
3. Individuals without internet access or need assistance in Spanish please call 866-299-8998
4. Walk-ups are welcome on the day of the event, but please be prepared to wait

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The Malibu Living Shoreline Project is a multi-agency partnership with the city to restore coastal dune habitat. As the project broke ground mid-December 2020 at Zuma Beach near Zuma Lagoon in Malibu, the project is projected to start breaking ground on the second site Point Dume Beach in mid-January.

The project will restore three acres worth of beach and dune habitat starting from Zuma Beach to Point Dume Beach. The overall process will provide a cost-effective and low-impact solution to increase the resiliency of the sensitive coastal dune habitats.

The project is led by The Bay Foundation in partnership with the City of Malibu, Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, California State Coastal Conservancy and LA Conservation Corps.

“Malibu is committed to protecting our delicate and environmentally important ecosystems that are part of the beautiful coastline that our community cherishes,” said Mayor Mikke Pierson. “I am proud to see this joint effort with our environmental partners get started and look forward to seeing it progress.”

The restoration will help prevent some of Malibu’s few coastal sand dunes from their current degrading state, with the removal of non-native invasive plants and replacing them with native dune plants. The process will create a natural barrier to benefit the dunes from erosion.

Some of the non-native plants that will be removed are ice plants, European sea rocket, Bermuda grass, myoporum and carnation spurge. Instead the following plants will be replaced with native sand verbena, beach evening primrose, beach saltbush and beach bur, which naturally collect sand and build up dunes.

After the planting is complete educational and recreational signage will be displayed for the public. Once the completion of both sites their will be long-term monitoring, maintenance, and adaptive management to determine the overall projects success.

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Plastic Oceans International is a US non-profit organization working to end plastic pollution and help sustainability within communities worldwide. Operating based of the four program areas Education, Activism, Advocacy and Science.

The start up was provided by Howden Group Holdings.

“We believe that localized efforts and relationships are the building blocks for creating socioeconomic and environmental change that benefits the entire planet,” said Julie Andersen, CEO of Plastic Oceans International. “Working locally has always been at the core of what we do, but this provides a more focused and effective way of doing so, allowing for a broader impact of the work being done.”

A BlueCommunity is a shared geographic region (village, town, city, province) whose local culture and economy function by waterways they inhabit, this could be anybody of water such as ocean, sea, lake, or river. Plastic Oceans seeks out local partners that already have existing socio-environmental programs that are making a difference with their citizens.

“We don’t look to come in and impose our projects and way of doing things,” said Tod Hardin, Chief Operating Officer of Plastic Oceans International. “Instead, we want to enhance what’s already working. As the old saying goes, don’t try to fix what isn’t broken. For us, it’s instead about learning from our partners and using our global resources and experience to create a larger impact and give these local efforts a worldwide voice.”

BlueCommunities connects like minded organizations by providing resources such as mini grants and guidance for those in need.

Plastic Oceans International has a goal of onboarding 250 communities and 1,000 members by the year 2022, the goal is to help 10,000,000 individuals worldwide.

Memberships are free however and evaluation process is requested prior to joining. For those interested in more information can be found at PlasticOceans.org/BlueCommunities.

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Fischbacher suffered from pancreatic cancer and was terminally ill. Recently the illustrations underwent a twelve-hour surgery to remove a tumor, reported the Review-Journal.

Dolore, Fischbacher sister spoke on how prior to his passing he was in the care of two hospice nurses and asked to be taken care of in his own space.

“Funeral services will be private with plans for a public memorial in the future,” a statement from Dave Kirvin, Fischbacher publicist.

Fischbacher last appearance was at the dedication of Siegfried & Roy Drive at The Mirage on August 26, 2020.

Just last May Roy Horn, 75, the other half of Siegfried and Roy died due to Covid complications stated in a press release.

The mixed magic and exotic cat duo first met while working on a cruise ship back in 1957 while in Germany. Horn was a waiter and Fischbacher entertained the guest with magic tricks.

The pair routinely sold out of theaters all around the world. That is until the crucial accident that happened between Roy and one of the tigers known as Mantecore, a 400-pound Siberian tiger, drug Roy off stage by the neck during a live show at the Mirage back in 2003. Horn spent the next sixteen years rehabilitating from his injury.

The Siegfried & Roy show at The Mirage production cost was an unheard of $30 million to produce and employed 267 individuals to assist as the cast and crew members.

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“Like all industries in our country, filming has been severely impacted by COVID-19 with layoffs, delays in productions, etc.,” stated Paul Audley, President of FilmLA to Canyon News. “However, in greater Los Angeles, filming was completely shut down from Mid-March to late June.  Since then, it resumed over the summer at about 20% of normal production.  Gradual increases in September and October never reached 50% of normal.  Currently, production is at about 20% of normal.”

On June 5, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that counties throughout the state could resume film, television and commercial production starting on June 12, 2020.

FilmLA has been monitoring film production for the past 29 weeks. FilmLA recorded 4,213 filming permits with 2,985 unique projects.

With the impact of COVID-19, FilmLA continued to provide permits, but has seen a decrease over the past two months. Last November, there was a 7.6 decrease with 813 permits requested, while December 2020 fell 24.9 percent with 613 permits requested.

“The activity decline started early and deepened throughout December,” states FilmLA on its website.

FilmLA reported the week before Christmas, 143 permits were issued; 58 permits were issued from December 14 through December 20, and 50 permits during  the week of the New Year.

With December having 21 working days, FilmLA averaged 29 film permits daily, which is the lowest the company has seen since August 2020.

“On December 24, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged the film industry to consider pausing production for a few weeks during the COVID-19 surge. Highly invested in efforts to keep cast, crew and communities safe, and having already begun dialing activity back, an extended holiday hiatus began. CBS Studios, Warner Bros. TV, Universal Television, Disney Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television all indicated recently that they were pausing production until at least mid-January,” states the FilmLA website.

Television productions made up 27 percent of permits released in December. Only so many TV shows started filming locally. Some of the series that were in production were CBS’ “Ghosts,” “Insecure” (HBO), “Tacoma FD” (HBO Max), “The L Word: Generation Q” (Showtime), and “The 3 of Us” (CBS).

Feature films made six percent of permits released in December, 26 feature films, largely independents, commenced including “Monstrous,” “Slayers” and “This Land.”

Commercial production made 28 percent of the permits that were released in December. Projects featured last month were Haagen Dazs, Honda, Mountain Dew, and retailers/services such as Carl’s Jr., Lowe’s and Progressive.

“The film industry is frequently cited as the 3rd largest economic producer for greater Los Angeles.  More the 5000 small businesses are totally dependent on the film industry, in addition to the studio and union workers we typically associate with filming.  The economic impact is profound outside the industry as well since many sidelined workers do not have income to spend in our region”, said Audley to Canyon News.

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Canyon News spoke to officer Drake Madison (PIO) Media Relations Division who stated, “a white Chevrolet Malibu was heading Westbound of Beverly Glen Boulevard at high speeds. The Malibu then collided with a gray, Subaru Outback.”

The Subaru Outback then stopped in the eastbound direction, in the left turn lane still located on Wilshire Boulevard.

Officer Madison shared with Canyon News that “the impact between the Chevrolet and the Subaru caused the Subaru to collide with a blue, BMW X7 which stopped eastbound in the number one lane of Wilshire Boulevard. The Chevrolet continued in a northwest direction and collided with a white, Honda Civic traveling westbound on Wilshire Boulevard.”

The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the accident.

“LAFD responded differently depending on the medical that was needed for each individual,” stated Madison with Canyon News.

The paramedics transported the drivers that were inside the Subaru and Chevrolet to the local hospital. The conditions of the drivers are currently unknown, while the passenger that was in the Subaru died at the scene.

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A response to a rubbish fire involving a homeless encampment, extended beyond the encampment to a vacant two-story commercial building. At one point the fire went through the roof.

The first initial LAFD crew to arrive at the scene breached the perimeter of the well-secured fire building to insure no one was trapped inside the structure. Once confirmed well-coordinated transition were made to external defensive operations, to deploy large volumes of water via handheld hose lines and elevated hose streams atop aerial ladders.

At 7:20 a.m., 108 firefighters were on the scene working on the exterior of the fire. There were no reports of any injuries during the fire.

By 7:50 a.m. there were 116 LAFD personal assigned to ongoing defensive firefighting operations. The firefighters were battling the flames on the two story 6,952 square foot commercial building structure, originally built in 1953.

Canyon News spoke to Brian Humphrey LAFD spokesmen who stated “The fire is still under active investigation. It has not been determined as to who or what started the fire. The investigation will determine if there were any human factors.”

The encampment fire heavenly damaged the building and briefly threatened, but was prevented from damaging two other near by constructed structures including one residence. The fire was extinguished within 2 hours and 17 minutes.

The firefighters were lead under the command of Assistant Chief Dean Zipperman.

“Several of the fire hydrants were used for a successful battle against the flames, however one fire hydrant was reported to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for being non-functional. No damage or sign of tampering were observed, the individual hydrants status did not exacerbate fire damage or hinder the control of flames,” stated a press release from the LAFD.

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The 23 selected candidates all met the criteria required and will be given five minutes to prepare a speech on why they should be selected to take over the SMMUSD Board of Education seat followed by the public’s comments.

The current board will go through the process of voting on the potential candidates until one of the candidates receives four or more votes. Superintendent Ben Drati will administer the Oath of Office for the appointee.

As per Education Code, registered voters who live within the district have the right to petition to select a special election to fill the vacancy, within the first 30 days from the date of the appointment. In the event that no petition is submitted, the new selected councilmember will serve until 2022.

On December 8, 2020, De Le Torre forfeited his school board position for a City Councilmen position. It is stated under government code section 1099 that elected members of government board cannot simultaneously hold unsuitable offices. De Le Torres disagrees and voiced his opinion to hold onto both seats, but no court case has been filed yet.

De Le Torre along with several other individuals have voiced there support of Jason Feldman who was the runner up for the Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School Board seat back in November.

On January 9, 2021, parents of the special education community sent a letter to the SMMUSD board with 110 signatures backing up the support of Feldman’s appointment.

Feldman has proven he is more than qualified as he has two children currently enrolled in the district and he is also a civil rights lawyer. He is an advocate for students with special needs. Feldman has mentioned social justice, layoffs, and inter-community divisions.

Another potential candidate is Keith Coleman, the second runner up during the November 2020 elections. Coleman received 396 fewer votes than Feldman.

Coleman is the founder of the Stanford Angels, Entrepreneurs of Southern California, along with being co-chair of the SMMUSD Intercultural Equity & Excellence Advisory Committee and the Parent Connection Group. He is also apart of the “Progressive Slate” for candidates running in the Democratic Party delegates for Assembly in District 50.

Throughout his application, Coleman stressed the importance of parent engagement and social justice within the district.

The board meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Members of the public who wish to make a public comment can do so by completing a Google survey sign up at tinyurl.com/y4hl9r6g, which will open 30 minutes prior to the meeting.

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