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Articles from the January 29, 2022 edition


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  • Councilman Mike Bonin Decides Not To Run for Re-Election to Los Angeles City Council in 2022

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Jan 29, 2022

    Citing his battle with clinical depression, Westside Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin released a video Wednesday night announcing that he will not seek re-election. The father of LA's uber tolerant attitude toward the homeless, who are allowed to encamp pretty much where ever they want; Bonin was the subject of a recent attempt to recall him from office. Bonin represents the 11th district. Bonin took office on July 1, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he is considered politically...

  • Recycle Your Cell Phone at the LA Zoo and Help Save Gorillas in the Wild and at the Zoo

    Brenda Scott Royce - edited for length|Jan 29, 2022

    Sounds overly simplistic, but it's true. Recapturing the precious minerals locked inside the 500 million dead or dormant phones estimated to exist in the U.S. alone would drastically reduce the need for mining in the Congo, where the activity has wreaked havoc on gorillas and other animals that share their embattled habitat. When cell phones are tossed in the trash, the problem is compounded-and the effects hit closer to home. Electronic devices in landfills leach arsenic and other toxins into...