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Articles from the March 21, 2017 edition


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  • State Bar Runs Out of Attorneys to Prosecute, so it Prosecutes 30 year old case against Prosecutor

    Michele Hanisee, Assn of DAs|Mar 21, 2017
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    Statute of Limitations Must Govern State Bar Actions Last week's decision by the California State Bar to file disciplinary charges against former Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanichbased on conduct that occurred 31 years ago, should cause unease to every attorney in the state. This action of the State Bar, which acts as the administrative arm of the California Supreme Court, cannot be squared with that court's long-held beliefs on timely filing of actions in both criminal and civil...

  • City's Stupid Lincoln Blvd Plan Will Cut Off Main Southern Route Out of Santa Monica

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 21, 2017
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    In what may be the most ill conceived traffic plan ever created by civil employees paid more than $250,000 a year, the City of Santa Monica is pushing a plan to narrow Lincoln Blvd into one lane in each direction. "Auto-Centric businesses" such as auto parts and mechanics, would be encouraged to leave town. Commuters would be discouraged from using Lincoln Blvd, since it would flow at about 10 miles an hour between the 10 freeway and Ozone Avenue, 1.5 miles south. Update: Mayor Ted Winterer's...

  • AARP Will Alert 38 Million Members with How their Congressional Reps Vote on Health Bill

    Zane|Mar 21, 2017

    AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond has released the following statement in response to the pending vote on the House bill that would create an "Age Tax," weaken Medicare's solvency, put at risk seniors' ability to live independently as they age, and give sweetheart deals to big drug and insurance companies. In a letter sent to all 435 members of the House of Representatives, AARP maintained its strong opposition to this harmful bill and urged each Representative to vote 'No' on the...

  • Car Kills A Woman Crossing Lincoln Blvd Near Hill Street Just After 6 am Thursday

    Observer Staff|Mar 21, 2017

    3/16/17--The City of Santa Monica reports a fatality collision which closed Lincoln Blvd and Hill Street after 7 am Thursday. At 6:15 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) says, it responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd and Hill Street. The woman was said to be a local grandmother. "Upon arrival, officers discovered a pedestrian in the roadway with significant injuries. The involved vehicle along...

  • We are the homeless capital of the nation. How can this be if we have rent control?

    Larry Gross, CES|Mar 21, 2017
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    We fully support Assembly Member Richard Bloom's AB 1506 to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Los Angeles is a city of renters with 64% of the residents being renters. Yet, 64% of those renters are paying unaffordable rents. LA is the most unaffordable city in the nation for renters with tenants paying the highest percentage of their income to rent in the nation. We have the highest poverty rate in the country at 26%, meaning one out of ever four households is living in poverty. We...

  • Pacific Park Is Now Hiring For New Employees For Spring And Summer Positions

    Observer Staff|Mar 21, 2017

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., (March 06, 2017) --- Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is hiring for new employees for Spring and Summer positions during its annual Job Fair on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Seaside Pavilion, which is located at the west end of Pacific Park next to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Pacific Park looks for fun, outgoing, energetic team members to work in areas that include rides, games, retail and security, among others. Potential employees can visit Pacific...

  • Weirdly Homoerotic Photos Emerge from DPRK of Young Leader Kim Jong Eun

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 21, 2017

    Kim's older brother was passed over for the throne because "he was too effeminate," meaning he was gay in Western terms. Yet, strangely homo-erotic photos of Kim Jong Eun have emerge from North Korea. We are told that a General is jumping for joy after a successful test of a new rocket engine. Yet, why risk offending the Young Leader, by holding his hand and pulling such a maneuver? Who is that strange man holding Kim Jong Eun's hand while jumping on his back? Is there any connection between...