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Articles from the May 19, 2016 edition


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  • Gas Leak Causes Evacuation at Santa Monica High School

    Observer Staff|May 19, 2016

    5/18: About 500 students were evacuated from two classroom buildings at Santa Monica High School Wednesday, students said. The incident was caused by an apparent leak of natural gas. Southern California Gas came and fixed the leak and the evacuation ended. The evacuation occurred at the end of first period and lasted about 25 minutes, student sources said....

  • City Says It's One Step Closer to Closing Cloverfield Airport

    Observer Staff|May 19, 2016

    5/16: Today, the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the City of Santa Monica and against the Federal Aviation Administration in the City's lawsuit to establish its right to control use of the 227 acres of land now occupied by the Santa Monica Airport. The decision comes two-and-a-half years after the Complaint was filed. The City filed suit in September 2013, seeking a judicial decision quieting title and establishing the City's right to control the land's future use. In February...

  • Group Seeks New Route to City Attorney's Office

    Ben Fordham|May 19, 2016

    Initiative to shed light on City Attorney's failings and need for greater democracy in Santa Monica May 20, 2016, Santa Monica, CA – Leaders of Santa Monicans for Democracy today announced the City Attorney Accountability Project, an initiative that will shed light on the many missteps and failings of appointed Santa Monica City Attorney, Marsha Moutrie. Members of the group will offer public comment at a City Council hearing on Tuesday, May 24 that is slated to review Moutrie's job p...

  • 216 Policemen Just Aren't Enough

    Observer Staff|May 19, 2016

    Santa Monica already has too many police officers (216, more per capita than any other City in LA County). Yet, the call has gone out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office to provide for yet more police, at summer events such as the Twilight Concert Series near the pier. Events drawing more than 20,000 people could require yet more police to manage them, City Officials said. So the City will write checks of $155,000 to the LA County Sheriff's Dept for each event (about what they pay one...

  • 47 Million Pounds of CRF Food Products Recalled

    Observer Staff|May 19, 2016

    Update 5/14: Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki has contacted SMObserved.com, to say that this is a vegetable recall from CRF company. CRF Frozen Foods, Inc is a supplier to many grocery companies, among them Trader Joe's, she says. "The total number of our products affected by the USDA CRF/ajinomoto recall are 2. Out of more than 400 CRF frozen products recalled across numerous retailers in North America, Trader Joe's has 9 under our private label (this factors the 2 referenced above),"...

  • MOVIE REVIEW: An upbeat week at the movies with well-developed characters

    debbie lynn elias, Observer Movie Reviewer|May 19, 2016

    Let's just set the tone right now and say, quirky Greta Gerwig goodness. Written and directed by Rebecca Miller, MAGGIE'S PLAN is fun and light, unfolding with inherent humor fueled by Gerwig's Maggie and her relationships with Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore. Nothing is ever forced. Rebecca Miller has not only written a strong script with well-developed characters, but has constructed a visual grammar that matches the story and the characters beat for beat, delivering an emotional satisfying...