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Articles from the September 27, 2019 edition


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  • Howdy Modi!! US President Donald J. Trump Welcomes Modi to Houston, Texas

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 27, 2019

    Sunday the 22nd of September is a historic day for the USA when a sitting US president was a guest in the largest gathering of a foreign head of state. Indian Prime minister Hon Narendra Modi spoke to the largest gathering in the US of over 50,000 in Houston, Texas on Sunday. In what is being described as an unprecedented gesture of solidarity, US President Donald Trump was present in Houston to share the stage with Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi during his mega rally. The gathering...

  • Really?? There exists an International Dental Spa Association? What's a Dental Spa anyway?

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 27, 2019

    Yes.....that's right folks. No need to order new contact lenses or clean your eyeglasses. Local dentist and residents Lynn Watanabe and John Chien actually founded this amalgam (yes....pun intended) of words to form this niche association in 2002. So what is the International Dental Spa Association? For that matter, what exactly is a dental spa? Yes...that's right. Your first reaction was correct. Lynn Watanabe opened her dental practice, "Dental Spa" in Pacific Palisades in May 2002 as a...

  • Bergman Luxury Lounge Sizzles Again for the 71st Emmy Awards

    Preity Upala, Observer Staff Writer|Sep 27, 2019

    The 71st Annual EMMY awards were held this year on September 22, 2019 at the Microsoft theatre in DTLA and were enjoyed by all. It's tinsletown's favorite time of the year and undoubtedly one of the most exciting things to look forward to are the gifting events. Once again the Bergman's Luxury Lounge and party was the premiere EMMY gifting event hosted on Thursday, the 19th September at the wonderful Weho based French restaurant FIG AND OLIVE. As every year, nominees, presenters and music...

  • Use It or Lose It: SCOTUS Decision Clarifies that Employers Must Assert an Administrative Exhaustion Defense Early During Litigation

    Jesse Maddox, Attorney at Law|Sep 27, 2019

    For decades, federal and state courts have dismissed employment lawsuits because the person suing his or her employer for harassment, discrimination, or retaliation did not first exhaust "administrative remedies" by filing a complaint with either the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and obtaining a "right to sue" notice. Employers have used the "failure to exhaust administrative remedies" defense to escape hara...

  • Secret Room Red Carpet Event Retreat at the Intercontinental Hotel

    Rachel Ganz, Special to the Observer|Sep 27, 2019

    On Friday September 20, 2019 the Secret Room Red Carpet Event Retreat at the Intercontinental Hotel, glass lounge and garden, 2151 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles was held from 12-5 pm This fabulous event was a benefit for Best Friends Animal Society and Omics LIVE. I was lucky to be invited among other media, award show nominees and celebrities. The glass lounge was filled with lovely green trees and shrubbery. There was a full service cannabis bar from The Earth, as well as on site gifting...

  • LA Opera Moves Past Placido Domingo with an Uplifting Story of Women on Top: La Boheme

    Rachel Ganz, Special to the Observer|Sep 27, 2019

    On Saturday evening September 14, 2019 the LA Opera opened its 34th season at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with LA BOHEME followed by a very elegant gala dinner at the newly remodeled Music Center Plaza, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, without "Placido Domingo". In spite of Placido Domingo's great talent as a singer and successful campaign as the general director of the LA Opera, the board of directors had to remove Placido Domingo while they are investing the numerous investigations of...