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Articles from the January 25, 2021 edition


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  • Einstein Bros. Bagels Closes on Pico Blvd in West LA

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Jan 25, 2021

    Einstein Brothers Bagels on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles has permanently closed, store employees have confirmed to The Observer. Opened in 2013, the store served bagel sandwiches, knishes, delicatessen meats and schmaltz of all sort to the community. Workmen were seen removing the Einstein signs from the roof of the building on Friday, January 22, 2021. The store was recently said to have "closed for deep cleaning" connected to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, but will not be reopening....

  • California Condor Chick Spreads its Wings at Los Angeles Zoo, a Triumph of Conservation

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Jan 25, 2021

    In 1982, California Condors, magnificent birds with a wingspan of over 9 feet, were all but extinct. Only 22 individual birds were left. But since the inception of the California Condor Recovery Program, this number has swelled to over 520 birds. Over half of them are in the wild. The rest contribute their DNA to breeding programs such as the one at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden. The 1,720th bird to be recorded in the program was hatched this summer at the LA Zoo, but not without plen...

  • 200 Kids Need Foster Parents in Los Angeles: Be A Foster Parent and Change A Child's Life

    Marcia Morris, Childrens Bureau|Jan 25, 2021

    Children's Bureau is now offering two virtual ways for individuals and/or couples to learn how to help children in foster care while reunifying with birth families or how to provide legal permanency by adoption. A live Zoom Orientation is scheduled on January 21st from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM hosted by a Children's Bureau team member and a foster parent. For those who want to learn at their own pace about becoming a foster and/or fost-adopt parent, an online orientation presentation is available. To...

  • LA County Boasts of Opening More COVID-19 Vaccination Sites but Are they Really Capable of Delivering?

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Jan 25, 2021

    LA County's Department of Public Health announced today the opening of large-scale COVID-19 vaccination sites and introduced a website for making appointments. The vaccine is now available to health care workers, staff and residents of long-term care facilities, and county residents 65 years and older. The actual process of obtaining a vaccine may be more difficult than advertised, however. The website offers multiple pharmacies which then do not allow appointments to be made and clearly do not...

  • UFO Seen Settling on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Jan 25, 2021
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    "There's a new video this morning that some say is proof we are not alone in the universe.." says the announcer on Good Morning America. A UFO in the shape of a disk appears to settle on the 1500 year old mosque, then bouncing into the sky. #UFO above the 'Dome of the Rock' in Jerusalem is from February 11, 2011, and we are coming up on the ten year anniversary. Assuming you live on planet Earth, that is. The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of...