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October 2026

Día de los Muertos Floral Arrangement Workshop
Friday, October 9, 2026
at Coachella Valley History Museum
82616 Miles Avenue, Indio, CA 92201

In anticipation of Día de los Muertos, participants in this month’s workshop created arrangements using marigolds, chrysanthemums, purple lilies, and eucalyptus in little clay jugs. Participants provided the creativity, local botanical artist Nicole Trigg of Botanical Verbiage provided the guidance, and historian Maureen Boren provided the history lesson.

Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

We will have SD and LA’s backs no matter what.

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is trying to con people into thinking he could not only make gas $3, but abolish the DMV. The first would result in increased pollution & state subsidies and both would never happen because the Legislature would have to agree and Dems have a supermajority.

I've been calling Hilton on his fake plans in his replies and I can't recall seeing anyone else doing it. Even tho I try different wording and only reply to one or two Hilton tweets per day, Twitter has censored my replies by putting them in the "Probable Spam" section.

I was able to get Grok to admit that what Musk is doing "limits informed debate" and does not "benefit public policy".

If you want to help reduce Elon Musk's censorship, send the image to reporters. Don't expect much: they aren't calling Hilton on his plans either. And, many reporters support censorship. However, it might inform their coverage of Musk going forward.

And, if enough people got Grok to admit Musk's censorship is bad for society, that might work its way up the chain of command.

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Public frustration over skyrocketing energy rates has led many San Diegans to accuse San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and its parent company, Sempra Energy, of systemic corruption. The most common accusation of corruption involves regulatory capture of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The CPUC is the state agency tasked with regulating utilities and approving rate hikes.

Sempra and SDG&E heavily fund political campaigns across both major parties and donate to local non-profits to secure goodwill and political leverage. Public records and leaked communications (such as the historical PUC Papers archive) have exposed highly inappropriate, "cozy" relationships between state regulators and utility executives. Critics note a revolving door where CPUC commissioners frequently have past or future employment ties to Sempra or SDG&E. In 2017, the CPUC’s chief administrative law judge filed a whistleblower complaint, claiming she was fired for cooperating with a federal corruption probe investigating collusion between regulators and utility executives.

SDG&E has also been caught knowingly submitting false data to regulators to protect its financial incentives. An internal whistleblower revealed that SDG&E management was aware that an energy-efficient lighting program was failing, yet they knowingly submitted false compliance documents to the CPUC to keep collection incentives. SDG&E was forced to refund $51.6 million to ratepayers and pay a $5.5 million fine. In addition, class-action lawsuits accused Sempra, SDG&E, and Southern California Gas Co. of conspiring to artificially restrict the state's natural gas supply to spark price hikes. To settle these massive antitrust and price-gouging claims, Sempra eventually agreed to pay settlements totaling over $760 million ($350 million in 2006 and $410 million in 2010).

While SDGE maintains it operates legally under state guidelines, critics, legal actions, and whistleblowers have frequently targeted the company for corporate misconduct, market manipulation, and political collusion.

Hey altadena! If you’re single and looking for a long term relationship, there is a new Discord community that is just for locals 21+ looking for SERIOUS relationships. The server is co-women and LGBTQ+ owned—and is specifically for connecting with other singles who are looking for something serious.

There have been a few successful meet ups between members already and is a lot of potential to be made!

We would love for anyone who is looking for an inclusive space to find a long-term relationship in to join!

https://discord.gg/Y7USNnCwk