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Articles from the May 14, 2020 edition


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  • Surfer Killed by Shark in Santa Cruz County Identified as Ben Kelly

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|May 14, 2020

    The 26 year old Santa Cruz county man killed by a shark Friday afternoon has been identified as Ben Kelly. The founder of Ben Kelly Surfboards was described as an ethical person, who was passionate about crafting surfboards. "It wasn't a way to get rich for him. He just loved the surf, the sand and the sea" remembered one friend and customer. Kelly leaves behind a wife and many friends, and a website www.benkellysurfboards.com. It says: "Why do I shape surfboards? Well... it's something I've don...

  • 92% of LA County Covid-19 Deaths Had Underlying Health Problems Before Covid

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|May 14, 2020

    According to the Los Angeles County Dept of Public Health (LACDPH), a total of 1530 people in LA County have died of Coronavirus had underlying health conditions. These frequently include morbid obesity, diabetes, dementia, or cancer in some form. Los Angeles County has 10,000,000 residents including those illegally in the country. Thus, the County's death rate is .0153. The infection rate is therefore %0.31 in LA County, or 3 in 1000 residents. To date, Public Health has identified 31,677...

  • "End the Lockdown Now!" Demand #OpenCalifornia Protestors at the Santa Monica Pier

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|May 14, 2020

    5/9: As part of State-wide “Open California Now" demonstrations, about 80 protestors at the Santa Monica Pier demanded that California reopen immediately. Some wore masks and others did not, and they were tired of socially distancing. One man who told me he was an independent contractor and an Uber driver, said that he had not worked for two months. "I'm tired of being at home and being broke," he said. He was not wearing a mask, but a protestor named Lori, herself suffering from an a...