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Articles from the September 6, 2021 edition


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  • SM Secures $45 Million in Grants to Fund 'Water Self-Sufficiency' Projects

    Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2021

    Amid the statewide drought that turned flowing streams into dry river beds, the City of Santa Monica has secured over $45 million in grants to advance "water self-sufficiency projects to diversify and increase the local water supplies," local officials announced this week. "These grants come at a critical time and will help fund local water supply projects to enhance drought resiliency and reduce the City's reliance on imported water," said Rick Valte, the city's interim Public Works Director....

  • SM School District Superintendent warns students: 'No Covid tests, no more in-person instruction'

    Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2021

    Roughly 85% of families in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have provided consent for weekly COVID-19 testing of their children, district officials announced yesterday. The remaining families must agree to Covid tests or submit an exemption if they want to continue in-person instruction, said SMMUSD Supt. Ben Drati. In a letter to school families, Drati mentioned that the district started Covid testing students and teachers last Wednesday and the staff will contact by September 3...

  • Beware of Afghan Dog "Rescue" Exploitation

    HumaneWatch|Sep 6, 2021

    News has broken that a number of military working dogs were left in Afghanistan. We've read several news articles as well as a number of Tweets about the matter. We are warning people to be skeptical of anyone asking for donations and to be careful of one group in particular: SPCA International. SPCA International is a highly questionable group that has been exposed for wasting donor dollars. The group recently received an "F" grade from CharityWatch (https://www.charitywatch.org/) for spending...

  • Annenberg Conducts it's Annual Cardboard Yacht Regatta

    Observer Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2021

    Annenberg Beach House conducted its 8th annual cardboard yacht races on Saturday. 47 teams participated. The results of the soggy sailing competition were as follows: Youth/Youth category, 1st place The Zeetano, 2nd place EMS, 3rd place Titanic 2.0 Youth/Adult category: 1st place Old Faithful, 2nd place The Duct Tape Duck, 3rd place Ships-a-Wreck Adult/Adult category: 1st place SS Whale Shark, 2nd place Bowser’s Airship, 3rd place Kon-Leaky And award winners: Marion Davies Award for Fanciest Y...

  • LAPD Seeking Suspect in Sexual Assault near UCLA

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2021

    Los Angeles police are looking for a sexual predator who broke into a Westwood apartment and groped a sleeping woman Friday morning. The assault occurred around 4 a.m. in the 11000 block of Strathmore Drive, near UCLA, according to Los Angeles Police Department. The victim reported that she was awakened by movement in her bedroom. "She saw a white male standing over her," LAPD said in a press release. "He groped her over her clothes before she jumped up and pushed him out of the apartment."...