New Political Survey Shows Majority of U.S. Hispanics Plan to Vote for Joe Biden

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--H Code, the only advertising entity reaching the U.S. Hispanic market at scale digitally, today released findings of its inaugural political survey, highlighting the candidates, issues, and threats that matter most to the U.S. Hispanic audience. While today’s political landscape is more turbulent than ...
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Seven urban landscape features you can’t ignore

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Instead, the Broadway has a thick, prow-like form with deep balconies and a streamlined Art Deco air. Sure, people would roll their eyes in Miami. Or in Santa Monica, where designer VTBS Architects is based. But in Oakland, settled in like a cruise ship docked near Interstate 580, it’s a welcome sight.
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Teen who lost family in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to get internship at top sports agency

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“A handful of minutes later, Kobe and Gianna and seven other beautiful souls ascended into heaven,” Pelinka said, explaining the texts were exchanged just minutes before the Sikorsky S-76 carrying Bryant and the others crashed into the Santa Monica Mountains. “Kobe lived to make other people’s lives better all the way up until his final ...
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SLO and Morro Bay spending big to secure city offices amid safety threats

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The downtown bollard project, which took into consideration a fatal car crash into pedestrians in Santa Monica in 2003, has yet to be completed as city officials continue to plan the work before implementation. Morro Bay adds to existing security measures As part of a mid-year budget adjustment Tuesday, the Morro Bay City Council unanimously ...
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Will Bird’s Payment Plans Take Flight?

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As noted in this space Tuesday (Feb. 25), and via statement from Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden, “An early insight that emerged shortly after introducing Bird in Santa Monica was that it had the potential to not only allow people to avoid the chore of circling a block to find parking resulting in congestion and frustration, but it could also ...
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As state money dries up, public universities relying more on private donations

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LOS ANGELES — UCLA has raised $5.49 billion in one of the nation’s most successful public university fundraising campaigns, as an “arms race” heats up throughout the country for private philanthropy to offset state funding shortfalls.
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Housing, homelessness, and cars: Los Angeles City Council candidates weigh in

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We led the fight for bus-only Lanes in 2011 that was passed but sabotaged by Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Condo Canyon yuppies so we never got a long enough stretch and violators face no penalties. We are calling for auto free zones, auto free days, auto free rush hours along with free public transportation and 24/7 frequent service.
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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) CEO Leslie Hale on Q4 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

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We are prioritizing the repositioning of the Wyndham Santa Monica and The Mills House in Charleston, which we expect to complete by mid-2021. Additionally, we anticipate repositioning 2 more Wyndham properties by the end of next year. We will provide updates throughout the year as we make progress. In early June, we put in the call, a $475 ...
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With $5.49 billion haul, UCLA rivals private colleges in fundraising — it’s part of a trend

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The many more smaller donors included Carlos Collard, a 2003 graduate who grew up in foster care and says UCLA changed his life. Now an administrator with the city of Santa Monica, Collard said he contributes about $1,000 annually to various causes, including academic support for former foster youth and underrepresented minority students ...
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Refinery Fire Contained After Powerful Blasts Rattle Carson Area

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Pricilla Reyes, a resident of Carson, said she felt and heard multiple explosions. Another viewer in Bellflower said she felt an explosion. The towering flames were visible as far away as Santa Monica, nearly 22 miles north of Carson, NBCLA photographer Kenny Holmes reported. Personnel from the refinery's fire brigade were keeping the flames in ...
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