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Articles from the September 8, 2021 edition


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  • Bears Take Over South Lake Tahoe as Resort City is Evacuated Due to Caldor Fire

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 8, 2021

    Who's smarter than the average bear? South Lake Tahoe, a city of 22,000 people, has been evacuated due to the Caldor Fire. Caldor has burned 208,000 acres to the Southwest of Lake Tahoe, coming within three miles of the lake. Firefighters seem to have gotten the upper hand on the blaze during the last several days. Local police report a number of burglary alarms every day in the deserted streets. They are almost always due to black bears, who break in to find food. With the town and its...

  • Only $20 to Adopt an Animal Through September 19 at County Animal Shelters

    Don Belton, LA County Animal Care and Control|Sep 8, 2021

    It's that time of year again! NBC4 and Telemundo 52 Clear the Shelters annual pet adoption and donation drive kicked off on August 23 through September 19, and Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control (DACC) is excited to participate for another year and offer special adoption promotions for the entire month of September! Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control's seven animal care centers are offering $20 adoption fees for large dogs over 35 pounds and all cats. The...

  • Local Synagogues Prepare For High Holiday Services Under Covid

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 8, 2021

    For local Jews, the New Year is upon us. For the second year in a row, local temples and synagogues are preparing for High Holiday services during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Conservative congregation Sinai Temple will require either proof of Covid vaccination, or a negative PCR test within 72 hours to enter the building. But not both, their website emphasizes. "You will be asked to show proof of the above at the entry point (either garage or walk-in) for each holiday service, so bring...

  • Road Rage or Two Cars Chasing Each Other Ends in Car to Car Shooting at Kansas and Stewart Street in Santa Monica

    Sep 8, 2021

    From Police Lt. Rudy Flores: "This is preliminary: Officers are working the scene of a shooting that started out as either a road rage or 2 cars involved in a chase. At some point they were involved in a traffic collision in the area of Pico and Yorkshire. The vehicle eventually ended up in the East Alley of the 2700 blk of Stewart where a suspect in one vehicle fired a handgun at the driver and his passenger of the second vehicle. One of the drivers appears to have an injury to his leg which...

  • Evacuation Order Rescinded for South Lake Tahoe after 50% containment of Caldor Fire

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 8, 2021

    CalFire rescinded its evacuation order for the South Lake Tahoe area at 4 pm Sunday afternoon. The order came into effect after the town of 22,000 residents and several large casinos, was threatened by the fire that has burned 225,000 acres from August 14th till September 5th. "#CaldorFire: The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in El Dorado County: South Lake Tahoe City Limits... North of the City of South Lake Tahoe..." reads the tweet from @calfire. A...

  • Live 'Music at the Odyssey' series returns in Sept. with new guests

    Curated and emceed by bass player and actor John Snow, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's live Music at the Odyssey series features a unique roster of musical artists across different spectrums, from jazz to folk to R&B to pop. The Saturday, Sept. 11 program showcases special guests, singer/songwriters India Carney and Patrick Reilly and singer/percussionist Lilliana del los Reyes. The house band includes Snow on bass, Misha Bigos on piano, Gabe Steiner on trumpet and Ryan Mcdiarmid on drums. WHEN: Satu...