Understaffed hospitals in California are suspending nurses just when they need them most — and volunteers aren't being deployed

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Nearly 90,000 volunteer nurses and healthcare workers signed up to help short-staffed California hospitals. The state hasn't deployed any volunteers.
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BWW Spotlight Series: Meet Actor and Playwright Wendy Bryan Michaels

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There have been two staged readings at City Theatre in Santa Monica, but in terms of finding theatres to now produce, well that's on hold indefinitely. My other play, GOD AND SEX, is about a bride, a groom, and a maid of honor who just happens to be the bride's ex-lover. So, what could possibly go wrong!? It had its world premiere at the Santa ...
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Together in life, this mother and daughter died from coronavirus on the same day

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She was able to talk to her daughter over the phone and told her she’d be home in just a few days. Within hours of that call, she was put on a ventilator and transferred to Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica where doctors hoped better equipment would give her a chance. Doctors told her family they had diagnosed Ramirez with ...
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My Oversubscribed Life

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It turned out I wasn’t the only one stuck in a subscription feedback loop. Gary Rhoades, the deputy city attorney in Santa Monica, is part of the intimidating-sounding California Auto-Renewal Task Force, which is concerned with “explicit consent for renewals,” something that’s hard to give if you’re buying soap on your smartphone when ...
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Culture Watch – STUCK AT HOME? TRY SOMETHING NEW!

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Well, duh, of course there are. And some originate right in our own backyard, at Clemence Gossett’s Gourmandise School of School of Sweets and Savories, located on the third floor of Santa Monica Place. You’ve always wanted to learn how to make bread but you haven’t had the time to commit to a multi-day workshop. Well, now you have the ...
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Coronavirus: Nurses suspended after refusing to care for COVID-19 patients without being issued N95 masks

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Mike Gulick, a nurse at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, in Santa Monica, California, told The Associated Press administrators at the hospital told staff that the personal protective equipment was not necessary and did not provide it. But last week, a nurse who works in Gulick’s ward tested positive for coronavirus. Angela Gatdula was ...
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‘Little Big Shots’ episode featuring 10-year-old pickle entrepreneur from CNY airs Sunday

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She’s really good.” When Parker wasn’t on set or hanging out with his new friends, he was off exploring Los Angeles with his family. “Santa Monica Pier was cool, I got a bunch of seashells,” he said. They also visited the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood sign, Museum of Selfies and a Lakers game. Parker hopes that being on the ...
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National Popular Vote to appear on the ballot this fall

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But it's been raising money for a while now. The committee had raised more than $1.7 million as of Jan. 15, including a $330,000 contribution from Santa Monica, California, resident Josh Jones. Opponents, including the Protect Colorado's Vote committee, argue that the National Popular Vote reduces the influence of less populous states by making ...
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