Elderly man struck, killed by electric scooter in Venice; driver arrested for DUI | abc7.com

Wow. I didn’t know you could get a DUI on a scooter. The crash occurred at 9:45 p.m. Saturday on Lincoln Boulevard at East Marco Court, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Traffic Division. — Read on abc7.com/amp/venice-scooter-death-man-killed-lincoln-boulevard-dui/10723480/

Santa Monica City Map, 1910

I found this great map. It’s available on the Santa Monica digital library. The map itself has amazing detail. It also covers the entire length of the Westgate Line, a trolley service once operated by the Los Angeles Pacific Railway. The Westgate branch used to travel along San Vicente Boulevard, branching off the Sawtelle line on Santa Monica Boulevard. The trolley routeContinue reading “Santa Monica City Map, 1910”

“Nearly 2 years’ worth of rainfall possible in parts of Southern California over the next week”

Long-range models suggest three, or possibly four, separate storms will impact California, Nevada and Arizona during the final two weeks of January. Source: Nearly 2 years’ worth of rainfall possible in parts of Southern California over the next week – CNN

So, I ran a “Cookie Jar” this morning

Tempting fate, I know. Definitely bad timing, but I had some time to kill. My main mobile was getting wardialed five times an hour. So I picked up. Made it 15 minutes through the first call, when another came in. I conferenced in no. 2 and let them figure out they were in the sameContinue reading “So, I ran a “Cookie Jar” this morning”