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Articles from the December 11, 2020 edition


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  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein Reportedly in Serious Cognitive Decline, Schumer Removes Her from Committee

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 11, 2020

    Several staff members and other US Senate sources say that California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is 87 years of age, struggles to remember briefings just after they take place-and that her cognitive decline has been evident for several years. "They say her short-term memory has grown so poor that she often forgets she has been briefed on a topic, accusing her staff of failing to do so just after they have. They describe Feinstein as forgetting what she has said and getting upset," reports the...

  • Venice Family Clinic To Distribute Food to Those Disadvantaged by the Pandemic

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 11, 2020

    In Partnership with UCLA Dining, Venice Family Clinic will distribute meals on Tuesday 5/15 at its Simms/Mann Health and Wellness Center in Santa Monica. The food distribution is intended to help its low-income patients struggling with food insecurity during the pandemic, says VFC in a press release. "With fewer students on campus to feed and more people facing food insecurity, UCLA has called on the skills of its dining staff to help serve the community by preparing nearly 13,000 nutritious...

  • Sheriff's Deputy Ambushed by Gunfire in Altadena, LASD Says

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 11, 2020

    A male and female sheriff's deputies were driving through Altadena in a patrol vehicle, when one of two men walking by pointed a rifle at them and fired. The two then fled on foot and evaded arrest. The Sheriff's press release follows: *UPDATE*LASD Deputy Sheriff on Patrol Ambushed by Gunfire in Altadena Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Operation Safe Streets (O.S.S.) and Altadena Station are asking for your help identifying and locating the two attempted murder suspec...

  • No Parole for Charles Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten and other Stories: Monday Morning Memo

    Association of Deputy District Attorneys|Dec 11, 2020

    Courts & Rulings Juvenile justice reform's legal challenge impacts Santa Cruz child murder case Adrian "A.J." Gonzalez, now 21, was arrested and charged with murder as a 15 year old. The California Supreme Court will soon weigh a case with implications for whether Gonzalez and others like him should face the adult or juvenile justice system. Oral arguments begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in San Francisco in the "O.G. vs The Superior Court of Ventura County" case, challenging the constitutionality of...

  • "Hold" called 30 seconds before launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying SiriusXM Satellite number 7 Friday at 12:12 pm EST

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 11, 2020

    Update: Thirty seconds before launch, a hold was called on the launch of a Sirius XM Satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida."The purpose of the countdown is for us to detect errors or problems," said Kate Tice, a spokeswoman for SpaceX. "If the team sees anything that looks just slightly off, the team will call off the launch. That is what happened today," Tice said. SpaceX Company of Torrance is now set to launch a broadcast satellite into orbit Saturday December 12, just afternoon Florida...