Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

Articles from the June 2, 2021 edition


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  • They're Coming for Your Home and Your City: Our Analysis of Santa Monica's 1500-Page Housing Element Update

    Corva Corvax, A Logical Opinion|Jun 2, 2021
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    The City of Santa Monica's Planning Department has made available for public consumption its most current draft of the Housing Element of the General Plan. While this combination of words may cause your eyes to glaze over in boredom, the city staff's recommendations in this bulky document, over 1500 pages long, will significantly impact the quality of life in Santa Monica, including its density, environment, strain on infrastructure, cost of living, and finances. Since no one has the time to...

  • 3.0 Earthquake 11 km South of Malibu at 7:03 am on Memorial Day

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Jun 2, 2021

    May 31, 2021 - A 3.0 earthquake gently rocked Santa Monica early in the morning of Memorial Day. The epicenter was located 11 kilometers south of Santa Monica, directly south of Pepperdine University and in the middle of Santa Monica Bay. The depth was 10.1 kilometers, according to the United States Geological Survey. The exact location of the epicenter was 33.931N 118.697W. The earthquake was the fourth of a series of small, early Memorial Day earthquakes in California Around midnight of the...

  • Touch Down! First Semester Of PRISON Business School Down!"

    Amber S. Jackson, Lucky Lifer|Jun 2, 2021

    Hello everyone. I'm back. I'm feeling like a million bucks!! I'm now between semesters. During covid, I was so depressed at one point, I thought I'd drop out of my AA program!! So, I overcame that and I'm on my way to my degree.... So many things changed since I last spoke to you!! Man!! I took hiatus from writing to complete my first semester of Chaffey College business school work.Here I am!! A big step towards my freedom! So, CIW is back OPEN!! WIDE OPEN!! I go to drug treatment everyday@...