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By Sarah Storkin The Jonathan Club on Santa Monica Beach hired a Giraffe named Jax for their private Labor Day event. The animal was intended to entertain kids, but ended up going viral on Twitter after being "spotted" by stunned beachgoers. These included KTTV's Bill Melugin, who shot some viral vid-eo. When photographed being walked down the beach, the animal was apparently taking a break from his duties entertaining children at the J-Clubs Labor Day kids party. Twitter users were divided...
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer 9/8/21: In an act of political violence, a woman or girl wearing a gorilla mask hurled an egg at Larry Elder. Elder, a black Conservative , is a candidate for California Governor in what Dems have labelled "the Republican recall." He was touring homeless encampments in Venice and campaigning at the time the incident happened. "Touch me again! Touch me again! Touch me again, and I'll f**k you up!" the unidentified woman repeatedly shouts at an older white m...
(AP) The school board voted that all LAUSD students will be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the calendar year. In a special meeting held Thursday, the Los Angeles Unified School Board decided by unanimous vote that a mandate was appropriate based on the sudden surge of the virus brought about by the Delta variant and data showing lower rates of infection and hospitalization among those who are vaccinated. The proposal approved Thursday requires all eligible students 12 years of age and older to receive their first...
Suspect Still at Large in Santa Monica Carjacking One suspect is in custody after armed robbery carjacking outside La Condesa Restaurant September 10, 2021 - Shortly after midnight this morning, a victim was held up at gunpoint outside La Condesa restaurant at 1519 Wilshire Boulevard, and then driven around the block in their own car while they were robbed. At least two suspects then fled in their own vehicle at high speed, crashing at 26th Street and Wilshire Boulevard. Santa Monica Police arrived on the scene, set up a perimeter, and with...
By David Ganezer Observer Staff Writer Authorities may claim success in removing homeless people from the Venice boardwalk, a task that seemed impossible at the beginning of the summer. In my Labor Day visit to the Boardwalk, I saw no homeless encampments in a four block stretch from Windward Circle North. The area was filled with homeless tents and makeshift huts just 8 weeks ago. "It started about six weeks ago" said Keith Parker, whose family owns Big Daddy's Pizza near Horizon and the Boardwalk. "I credit Sheriff Villeneuva. He came here wi...
Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer The California State Legislature has approved Assembly Bill 721 whose stated purpose is to "remove exclusionary and racist provisions in housing covenants." Actually, the bill cites "racism" to do what the Democratic controlled legislature has wanted to do for years: Greatly increase the density of R1 and R2 zoning, to replace single family homes occupied by older white people, with high density housing. "AB 721 is a crucial step in remedying California's painful history of segregation and redlining," said...
