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Articles from the October 12, 2020 edition


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  • Experience the 30th Annual Lighting of the Bay at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort

    Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is pleased to present the 30th annual Lighting of the Bay beginning Friday, November 27. Marking the official start to the holidays at Newport Dunes, the cherished scene illuminates the picturesque, waveless bay each evening at dusk with more than 40 electric Christmas trees and holiday decorations. "With many events canceled during this time, we're thrilled to be able to offer our guests and the community a responsible attraction to look forward to this holiday...

  • Flair Cares 2nd Annual Cancer Fundraiser Now Through October 31

    Phyllis Grabot, Corridor Comms|Oct 12, 2020

    Flair Cleaners, Southern California's leading eco-friendly dry cleaners, is working to build awareness and raise funds to support nonprofits that offer support and fund research into cures for breast, prostate, and childhood cancers. Customers and community members can donate all month at Flair Cleaners in Santa Monica. Pickup and Delivery customers can email FlairCares@FlairCleaners.com or call Flair for information on ways to donate. "These diseases affect thousands in our communities every...

  • Broadway Actress Rena Strober Helps Kids Envision a world of Possibilities with her new Music Video "Imagine That!"

    Oct 12, 2020

    Life can be challenging these days, especially for kids. Award-winning Broadway/film/television actor and advocate for the blind Rena Strober is here to help. Rena joins some very special animated friends in her new kids' music video, Imagine That!, based on the beloved Sesame Street song and directed by Jon Weinberg. "My family and I were thrilled to work with Rena Strober to bring this wonderful album to life. My father dedicated his life to respecting and nurturing all children, of every...

  • Push poll seeks to persuade Santa Monica voters to like the Plaza Who could have paid for it? We wonder...

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 12, 2020

    On Tuesday, I answered a call that turned out to be a push poll in favor of the Plaza project at 4th and Arizona. The Plaza will take over two city blocks in downtown Santa Monica with 106,800 square feet of office space in a massive, 11-story, slightly stepped-back building. The height will be 129 feet. The "questions" in the poll, conducted by Zogby, asked the respondent to consider, one by one, the numerous benefits of the huge development. I was asked to admit the virtue of the union jobs,...

  • A Group of Middle School Misfits Meet a Ghost at Summer Camp, Who Asks Them to Restore the Carnival to its Former Glory

    Chanin Victor, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 12, 2020

    Los Angeles-based author Laura Segal Stegman's Summer of L.U.C.K., the story of three youngsters finding their way to self-acceptance with the help of a ghost who haunts a magical carnival, was released September 15, 2020, by INtense Publications. Available wherever books are sold, the middle grade fantasy novel for ages 8 to 12 is Stegman's debut. INtense, the Texas-based independent publishing house, acquired Summer of L.U.C.K. last year and will release two sequels, the first in October 2021....

  • "Liberal" City of Santa Monica Disenfranchises Section 8 Tenants

    Olga Zurawska|Oct 12, 2020

    Throughout Santa Monica, about 1,488 residents currently live in subsidized housing known as Section 8, a federal program administered by the Santa Monica Housing Authority (SMHA). These are the extremely low income Santa Monicans – families, seniors, and individuals living with disabilities. One would think that a city which represents itself as a liberal stronghold fully invested in affordable housing would have concern for its most vulnerable residents and their rights. But this is not the c...