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Articles from the June 29, 2020 edition


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  • Where to Take a Date in Semi Open, Covid-19 Era Santa Monica

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 29, 2020

    There's no doubt about it: Restaurants are beginning to serve diners again, albeit with outdoor seating and waitresses in masks. As always, some place are cooler than others. Where to take that high class date? We would start at Sidecar Donuts on Wilshire near 6th Street. You can people watch while waiting in line. Everyone's wearing masks, of course, but that only makes you feel more like a super hero. If you take a date to Dunkin' Donuts, she'll wonder if you're downshifting after losing your...

  • The Name Fort Bragg is Nothing To Brag About, Say Some in Cancel Culture

    Jake Pickering|Jun 29, 2020

    The Northern California town of Fort Bragg is in desperate need of a name change ASAP! Sure, there will be some relatively minor expenses for residents from the municipal name change, but the cost of keeping the town's current obnoxiously racist name will be far greater. First of all, no self-respecting Californian could ever possibly justify or countenance any town or city in the Golden State being named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, who was not only a traitor and a slaveowner, but...

  • Payoneer Customer Mastercards are Blocked, After Wirecard Bank Declared Insolent in UK

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Jun 29, 2020

    Update, 6/30/20: Tuesday morning, Payoneer sent the following email: ... "the FCA has completed its audit and lifted the freeze on your Payoneer Prepaid Mastercard® card. We know that this period has been difficult for you. We appreciate your patience and support while we worked to get the situation resolved swiftly." Payoneer corporation has announced that its accounts which rely on Wirecard visa cards, are effectively frozen. The cards were frozen, says Payoneer, when the card provider,...

  • Breaking: Carjacking at San Vicente and 26th Street in Brentwood Monday Morning

    Observer Staff|Jun 29, 2020

    According to a post on the Citizen App, a private automobile was hijacked Monday Morning around 9:00 am at San Vicente and 26th Street in Santa Monica. The perpetrators fled into Los Angeles, and were apprehended by the LAPD. Further details will be posted as they become available....