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Articles from the June 13, 2016 edition


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  • Hundreds of Aftershocks Felt from Friday Palm Springs Earthquake

    Observer Staff|Jun 13, 2016

    Hundreds of aftershocks have followed the magnitude 5.2 earthquake that shook the Palm Springs area on Friday. Aftershocks are common after significant quakes, and Friday's temblor – which was felt from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond – produced a few larger than 3.0. Most were much smaller. The quake occurred in a sparsely populated area near Borrego Springs in San Diego County but the 1:04 a.m. quake was felt across a wide area. "It's the biggest one for a while," said Egill Hauksson, a r...

  • New Loan Programs to Make Homeownership More Accessible

    Lexi Astfalk, Brower Miller Cole|Jun 13, 2016

    Los Angeles, Calif. (June 13, 2016) – Luther Burbank Savings, one of the largest privately held financial institutions in California with over $4 billion in assets, has announced the launch of three new community lending programs that will make homeownership and home improvement loans more accessible for borrowers throughout California, according to Jason Pendergist, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Luther Burbank Savings. The new programs, entitled "Grow," "G2" and "...

  • Federal Government Invented iPhone, Says Nancy Pelosi

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 13, 2016

    Not only did Al Gore create the internet, but Bill Clinton invented the iPhone. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but not by much. San Francisco's representative in Congress and the House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, says the federal government created the components--GPS, alloys, voice recognition. "Steve Jobs did a good job putting it all together, but federal research built the components. The youtube video of Pelosi is below. It's ironic that Pelosi would claim the Feds invented the iPhone, sin...

  • Bill on Jerry Brown's Desk will Open Obamacare for Illegals in California

    Christine Emerson|Jun 13, 2016

    Thanks to our warmhearted members in the state's legislature, a law is now sitting on Governor Jerry Brown's desk that will open Obamacare Exchanges to the state's large illegal immigrant population. "If liberal Governor Jerry Brown signs the bill into law, California would become the first and only state in the nation to invite illegals to sign up for subsidized healthcare. And, it would tempt other so-called 'socially responsible' states to follow suit," says Dan Weber, president of the...

  • Interview: Blood Stripe's Award-Winning Filmmakers Remy Auberjonois, Kate Nowlin, And Rene Auberjonois

    Daniel Margolis, and Lisa McGill|Jun 13, 2016

    The Santa Monica Observer was privileged to interview Remy Auberjonois, his wife, Kate Nowlin, and his father, Rene Auberjonois, on June 3, 2016, to discuss their award-winning drama, "Blood Stripe". "Blood Stripe" follows a female U.S. Marine Sergeant after she returns home from her third tour of duty in Afghanistan, wracked by crippling Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Disconnected from her home life and no longer able to cope in an urban setting, she escapes to a picturesque summer camp she...