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Articles from the May 6, 2020 edition


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  • LAMO Footwear Creates Braille Labeled Boot for the Saving Sophie Foundation and Seven-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Sophie Ryan

    Christine Peake, Observer Staff Writer|May 6, 2020

    LAMO footwear in support of the Saving Sophie Foundation, has teamed up with seven-year-old cancer survivor, Sophie. Having gone blind as a result of her tumor, LAMO collaborated to release the Sophie boot that features a braille label. Click Here to see the Saving Sophie Collection. Diagnosed with an Optic Pathway Glioma brain tumor at a very young age, Sophie and her parents embarked on a life-saving holistic treatment plan. After seven years, Sophie is recovering well and is becoming a...

  • Student hacks into Santa Monica school district email system

    Amanda Ball, Observer staff writer|May 6, 2020

    A student has hacked into the Gmail system used by SMMUSD to inform teachers, parents and students of events, changes in the schools planning, etc. This according to an email sent by school district superintendent Ben Drati Saturday morning. "Around midnight last night, one student accessed the system and was able to send messages to all students for 16 minutes, before it was discovered by our technology team. The system was then disabled," according to an Email on behalf of Superintendent Dr. B...

  • Facing a Groundswell of Popular Discontent, Governor Appears to Back Down on #Covid19 #Lockdown

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|May 6, 2020

    One of the loudest Coronavirus alarmists in the United States, California Gov. Newsom said Friday that California will Reopen in "days not weeks." This is the man who just days before had tried to close Orange County beaches, over the objections of local officials. I think it was the mayor of Newport Beach going on Fox News. He said that Orange County had 3 million people, more than 22 states, and had just 50 Covid-19 deaths. "That's 0.001% of the population," he said, adding that Orange County...