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Articles from the January 20, 2017 edition


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  • George Harrison's Vinyl Box and Book Release on February 24th to Mark His 74th Birthday

    Zane|Jan 20, 2017

    The Harrison family is proud to announce the release of George Harrison - The Vinyl Collection (UMe) box set featuring all of George Harrison's solo studio albums in one collection for the first time. The vinyl box set includes all twelve of George's studio albums with exact replicas of the original release track listing and artwork. Also included in the box set are George's classic live album Live In Japan (2LP), and two 12" single picture discs of 'When We Was Fab' and 'Got My Mind Set On...

  • Tiffany Trump Set to Enroll at Harvard Law School in September

    Observer Staff|Jan 20, 2017

    Tiffany Trump, the 23-year-old daughter of President-elect Donald Trump, toured Harvard Law School on Tuesday. A number of students at the country's largest, oldest and most prestigious law school reportedly recognized her. Our source in the admissions office did confirm she had been accepted into the Class of 2020, but refused to say more. When asked whether the stunning blond had decided to attend Harvard, she clucked her tongue, said "Why do you think she's visiting here today?" and hung up...

  • Utah Congressman Rob Bishop Wins Rubber Dodo Award

    Zane|Jan 20, 2017

    The Center for Biological Diversity has given Utah Congressman Rob Bishop its annual Rubber Dodo award. The statue is awarded each year to the person or group who has most aggressively sought to destroy America's natural heritage or drive endangered species extinct. Bishop, a Republican, is chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources. "Rob Bishop has fanatically pursued an extremist agenda to give away America's public lands and kill off its endangered species," said Kierán Suckling,...

  • 38 Million Californians Can No Longer Fly Without a Passport

    DHS|Jan 20, 2017

    The State of California decided to issue a drivers license to any illegal alien who can vote (they register them to vote at the same time, too. We're not making this stuff up--the Dems control both state houses and Gov. Brown wears blue, too). But if you fly, the TSA won't accept your license as valid ID to get through security. Read on. WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin posting signs at airports this week notifying travelers that beginning January 2018 i...

  • Donald Trump to Play Accordion at Inaugural Ball

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Jan 20, 2017

    Watching Donald Trump play an accordion is one thing. But few people really appreciate the connection between Donald Trump and music. Though recent songs refer to Trump's campaign and subsequent election as president of the United States, more than 200 songs refer to Trump prior to his successful presidential race between 1989 and 2013. With his win of the 2016 presidential bid, Trump's prominence in rap music has been liked to that of Ronald Reagan's in hardcore punk during the 1980s. Trump's...

  • Ivanka Trump Moves to DC to Take a Quasi First Lady Role, Says CS Monitor

    Observer Staff|Jan 20, 2017

    Donald Trump is not the only member of the Trump organization who starts a new job on Friday. Ivanka Trump has stepped down from her post at the Trump Organization, the Christian Science Monitor reports, because she will have a quasi-First Lady role in her father's administration. She and her family have moved to DC's Kalorama district, the same neighborhood that hosts the Obamas and Jeff Bezos. Ivanka will fulfill traditional duties of presidential wives, while First Lady Melania Trump...

  • Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

    10 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Santa Monica Public Library's annual community reading program Santa Monica Reads. Tremendously popular with local residents and visitors, the program invites everyone to read and talk about the same book and its themes in book discussions and special events held throughout the city. The Library is pleased to announce Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel as the 2017 selection. This year's program runs from February 25 through March 30, 2017....

  • LAFD Firefighters Dramatically Rescue 4 Children From South L.A. Fire

    Brian Humphrey, LAFD Spokesperson|Jan 20, 2017

    VERMONT KNOLLS - Four children were dramatically rescued by firefighters, when flames erupted in a one story South Los Angeles home late Monday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 10:51 PM on January 16, 2017 to 861 West Manchester Avenue in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood, where firefighters arrived swiftly to find heavy fire showing from the front portion of a 432 square-foot one story residential bungalow. As first-arriving LAFD crews sprinted toward the home with hoselines...

  • SMC Buys Out the YWCA on 14th Street in Santa Monica; $5M for One Acre

    Observer Staff|Jan 20, 2017
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    Below is the press release from SMC, which is buying out YWCA's land grant on 14th Street. Only 4% of SMC students graduated from Santa Monica High School. Historically, "community colleges" were a place for local high school graduates to spend 2 years before they transferred to 4 year institutions. SMC's 33,000 enrollees are mostly foreign students obtaining a certificate in English proficiency. The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees announced an agreement with the YWCA Santa Monica /...