Articles from the September 16, 2021 edition
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Giraffe Spotted on SM Beach
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...
Larry Elder Assaulted in Venice
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 C...
LAUSD Votes to Mandate Vaccine
(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...
Local Briefs
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...
Sheriff Removes Homeless From Boardwalk
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 encamp...
Zoning is Racist
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...
