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Articles from the October 29, 2017 edition


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  • Hepatitis Epidemic Raises Concerns About City Hall Annex

    David Ganezer, Observer Publisher|Oct 29, 2017

    At the same time that Homelessness has caused an epidemic in Hepatitis A and B among the County's homeless problem, the City of Santa Monica is about to spend $140 million to construct a City Hall Annex, with self-composting toilets. Exposure to human waste causes hepatitis outbreaks in the Third World, and among homeless populations in Southern California. In San Diego County, 19 homeless men have died so far this year of the disease. Will these experimental high technology toilets work as the...

  • Whole Foods Market, Pricey Condos Slated to Replace West Los Angeles Vons Market

    Oct 29, 2017

    You've probably been to the large parking lot at the Vons Market in West Los Angeles on the corner of Barrington and Santa Monica Blvd. The building owners have noticed that their expansive, 1970's era parking lot has tripled in value in ten years. Like other property owners, they plan to take advantage of that increase in property value. The owners of the site have filed a proposal to replace it with a larger Whole Foods Market, and three stories of condominiums on the roof. Expect a lot more...