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Articles from the May 26, 2017 edition


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  • Police Take Suspect Into Custody on 20th Street near San Vicente After Barricade Situation

    Christine Peake|May 26, 2017

    Police ended a barricade situation in the 200 block of 20th Street on Friday evening. It followed a home invasion and stabbing at 21st Street and Carlyle, a couple of blocks away. Police responding to a report of shots fired encountered one suspect, who fled into the backyard of a home in the 200 block of 20th Street and was immediately surrounded by officers. The man barricaded himself at the rear of the home but had no hostages, said Santa Monica police Lt. Saul Rodriguez. "We are actively in...

  • Golf Drug Rehab Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary

    Zane|May 26, 2017

    Capo by the Sea, an executive drug treatment center based in San Juan Capistrano, CA is celebrating its 10 year anniversary of its Golf Drug Rehab program. Golf Drug Rehab is one of our individualized cognitive based therapy programs designed to address the unique needs of golf enthusiasts whom have drug or alcohol issues. With years of successful treatment experience behind us, we feel our program is ideally suited to break the chain of addiction, and deter behavioral relapse in the future....

  • Montana Avenue Sidewalk Sale Welcomes Masses Of Shoppers In The Santa Monica Sunshine

    Christine Peake, Observer Staff Writer|May 26, 2017

    Not even the 81 degree heat could stop shoppers from enjoying the Annual Montana Avenue Sidewalk Sale on Saturday. The Avenue was packed with families snapping up great bargains and gifts from their favorite stores and designers. Families enjoyed ice cream treats, complimentary drinks, deserts, sushi rolls and even doggy treats were on hand as the shoppers browsed to the sound of the Montana Avenue drum circle. Freebird ride App were also on hand to support by providing shoppers with a free...

  • Elon Musk: "Santa Monica to Westwood in Five Minutes."

    Observer Staff|May 26, 2017

    Elon Musk, our century's version of Leonardo da Vinci, has posted on his Instagram page a video of his electronic underground sled to move automobiles. The Tesla founder and CEO has also begun to bore tunnels near his company's Hawthorne headquarters. Musk posted a demonstration of one of the car-carrying electric sleds on his Instagram page. In theory, these sleds would accelerate down a network of subterranean tunnels at about 125 mph, and automatically switching from one tunnel to the next....

  • AARP Remains Steadfastly Opposed to Health Bill Passed By House of Representatives

    Zane|May 26, 2017

    AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond reiterated AARP's opposition to the health bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would harm American families who count on access to affordable health care: "AARP is deeply disappointed in today's vote by the House to pass this deeply flawed health bill. "The bill will put an Age Tax on us as we age, harming millions of American families with health insurance, forcing many to lose coverage or pay thousands of dollars more for health...

  • Two Americans Among Winners of 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award

    Zane|May 26, 2017

    After two days of celebration, winners of the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award, Dr. Harley Seyedin, Elon Musk, Durreen Shahnaz, and Murad Al-Katib were presented their coveted prize at the Oslo City Hall. The Business for Peace Award is the highest recognition a global businessperson can receive. The selection took place in London on February 9th, where the independent Award Committee of Nobel Laureates in Peace and Economics decided the 2017 winners from a pool of nominees from over 40...

  • Sheila Kuehl opposes plan to expand Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

    Observer Staff|May 26, 2017

    They have been called "the most powerful elected officials in the United States." Due to a County Charter left over from 1870, and the lack of political will among voters to expand the Board of Supervisors, just five County Supervisors control an LA County Budget exceeding $26.35 Billion, and represent, as best as possible, 10,000,000 residents of Los Angeles County. Democratic Sen. Tony Mendoza, who lives in the small Los Angeles County city of Artesia, proposed the plan as an amendment to the...

  • Hybrid Class 8 Kenworth Truck Will Soon Be Hauling in SoCal

    Zane|May 26, 2017

    Ballard Power Systems has announced that the company's FCveloCity®-HD 85-kilowatt fuel cell engine will power a hybrid class 8 drayage truck built by Kenworth Truck Company, a market-leading builder of heavy and medium duty trucks. The truck is planned to haul shipping containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to area warehouses and intermodal facilities during a two-year demonstration program. "The electrification of propulsion systems is being adopted globally," said Rob...

  • King of Holland Has a Part Time Job: Airline Pilot on Dutch KLM Airlines

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|May 26, 2017

    What's a bored king of the Pays Bas do on his off hours? Sneak out of the palace to fly jumbo jets, it turns out. The kind with passengers. King Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht and is the oldest child of Beatrix of the Netherlands and German diplomat Claus van Amsberg, says Wikipedia. "Most people don't listen to the announcements) anyway," he told the Guardian Newspaper, when asked if he is recognized. He doesn't give his true name. The King, who turned 50 last week, has been an avid...

  • SMPD Searches for Home Invasion Robbery Suspects North of Montana Avenue

    Observer Staff|May 26, 2017

    Santa Monica Police say they are searching for two suspects in the severe beating of a resident during a possible home invasion robbery Monday North of Montana Avenue. The assault occurred in the 500 block of 17th Street, just after 3 p.m. according to Lt. Saul Rodriguez, SMPD's Public Information Officer. The victim was "assaulted pretty severely" and treated by paramedics at the scene, Rodriguez said. He was taken to a local hospital where he remains in serious condition. Police are...