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Articles from the June 24, 2020 edition


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  • Renting Post Covid: Who Will Lease the Massive White Elephants nearing completion on Lincoln Blvd?

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 24, 2020
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    What will happen to the Massive White Elephant buildings nearing completion on Lincoln Blvd? Will young people earning $3000 a week at Google, Snapchat and Facebook line up to lease expensive NYC style high density apartments with freeway views? It's an open question what will happen to rents locally. One view is that it's even more important now to live in a nice place, since you're going to be there all day. An opposing view is now more than ever, it's okay to live anywhere and telecommute. Wh...

  • Venice Family Clinic Resumes In-Person Appointments for Routine Health Care

    Observer Staff|Jun 24, 2020

    6/15 Venice Family Clinic, a nonprofit community health center that serves nearly 28,000 low income patients, said today that it is resuming in-person appointments for routine health care. This for the first time since Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the March 19 stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Their press release is below Venice Family Clinic has continued to provide in-person appointments for patients who had urgent needs, and it relied on telephones for appointments with...

  • Celebration of America Cancelled While Protests of America Proceed

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Jun 24, 2020

    The Ocean Park Association (OPA), which has run Santa Monica's Fourth of July parade for thirteen years, announced on Wednesday that they have cancelled this year's festivities. For over a decade, the parade has marched down Main Street, an amalgamation of home-made car floats, school marching bands, and other local groups. Spectators are residents of all ages who are willing to get up by 9:30 am, the parade's start time. This year, however, organizers decided there were too many uncertainties,...