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Articles from the April 9, 2018 edition


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  • Santa Monicans for City Council Term Limits Seeks to Upend 20 year Terms

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 9, 2018

    When you're elected to City Council, it's lifetime position. Herb Katz, Christine Reed, Ken Genser and had to be carried out practically. They all died on the Council. The latter 2 had parks named after them by their similarly long serving survivors. Santa Monicans for City Council Term Limits has begun raising money to put term limits on the ballot. The measure would restrict city leaders to no more than 3 four year terms. With the exception of Ted Winterer, the entire 7 member council have...

  • Officials Monitor Two Whales Spotted Off Seal Beach

    Apr 9, 2018

    A couple of whales were spotted in the shallow waters off Seal Beach Monday morning. The whales, which drew some crowds, were first spotted around 11 am, KABC7 reported. It is unclear why the whales stayed in the shallow water between a sandbar and the beach. Wildlife officials were on route to monitor the animals and make sure they were unharmed, according to multiple media outlets. Live video FOX11 LA posted on Facebook showed the two whales thrashing and swimming in circles around...

  • Stormy Daniels Interview Falls Flat, Lawyer Promises More Details to come

    Annie Jones|Apr 9, 2018

    During a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday porn star Stormy Daniels told Anderson Cooper that President Donald Trump told her she reminded him of his daughter Ivanka, while revealing little details about the alleged affair. "You know-- he was like, 'You're smart and beautiful, and a woman to be reckoned with, and I like you. I like you'" she said. The adult film actress could be fined up to one million dollars for breaking a "hush-agreement" she signed in 2016, just days before the presidential...

  • California Sues Trump Administration Over 2020 Citizenship Question

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    California's Attorney General filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census arguing the move was unconstitutional. Services including Homeland security funds, natural disaster preparation, highway resources and health care and emergency room services "would be jeopardized and our voice in government diminished if the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 count resulted in an undercount," said Attorney General Xavier Becerra in a...

  • Police Investigate, Actor Corey Feldman Says He Was Attacked And Stabbed

    Apr 9, 2018

    Los Angeles police are investigating after actor Corey Feldman claimed he was stabbed Tuesday night in Tarzana. The alleged incident happened around 10:45 p.m. at the intersection of Reseda and Ventura boulevards, multiple media outlets reported citing the Los Angeles Police Department. Feldman and a passenger were at stoplight when somebody approached the driver's window and made a "jabbing motion" before fleeing, told Officer Drake Madison KTLA5. Feldman had not stabbing wounds to his stomach,...

  • Biggest Earthquake in 10 Years Hits Southern California Thursday April 5, 2018

    Observer Staff|Apr 9, 2018

    An earthquake measured at a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, struck in the seas off Santa Cruz Island on Thursday afternoon just after 12:30 Office workers in downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach felt a shaking movement, some said it lasted 20 seconds. On Santa Cruz Island, a live webcam captured a bald eagle's jolted reaction at the epicenter. The temblor occurred just before 12:30 p.m. and was centered south of Santa Cruz Island" said the LA Times. "It was felt as far away as...

  • Wolfgang Puck to Replace Gladstones for Fish on Sunset Beach

    Stan Geene, Observer Staff Writer|Apr 9, 2018

    LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Wolfgang Puck, Architect Frank Gehry, and some rich dude behind an LLC called "PH Beach," will soon replace the Gladstone's for Fish restaurant on the beach, with a much, much more expensive place. "Today the LA County Supervisors cleared the way for negotiations to begin on a concept design for a new beachfront dining destination to be designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry and operated by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck at the current Gladstones restaurant...

  • Little Princess: Santa Monica History Museum to Host Shirley Temple Exhibit

    SMHM, Observer Staff|Apr 9, 2018

    The Santa Monica History Museum will host a Shirley Temple birthday tea and pop-up display on Saturday, April 21st, from 12:00pm to 2:30pm at the Santa Monica History Museum at 1350 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. The Shirley Temple tea party honors the star's 90th birthday and will feature an exclusive one-day "Little Princess" pop-up exhibit featuring items that have not been displayed at the museum before. A delicious traditional tea service will be served. Tickets for the tea and...

  • Barnes & Noble Building to be Common Workspace on Third Street and Wilshire

    Observer Staff|Apr 9, 2018

    Work Well Win, a company founded by Frank Bistrian, has announced that they will convert the former bookstore at 1201 Third Street Promenade, into co-working space. Some people (of a certain age) refer to this arrangement as a "Fegen Suite," others call it an executive suite. The 30,000 square foot space will be available for subleasing tenants in the Fall of 2018 "Work well win is unlike existing co-working solutions: its designed from the ground up with wellness holistically integrated -...