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Articles from the August 5, 2021 edition


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  • Man Killed by Hit-And-Run Driver in Santa Monica

    Observer Staff|Aug 5, 2021

    A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Santa Monica early Monday morning, Santa Monica police told reporters. The crash happened about 1 a.m. in the 3100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Police Sgt. D. Oshiro told City News Service. The pedestrian died at a hospital after transport by paramedics, Oshiro said. Santa Monica Boulevard was shut down between Berkeley and Franklin streets for an investigation, he said. That included checking surveillance video in...

  • NY Times vs. NY Post: The Pandemic is Returning, vs. the Pandemic is Ending. Who is Right?

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 5, 2021

    There are two perspectives on the current state of the pandemic in the U.S. One perspective is that it's time to accept some sickness and return to our lives. The New York Post recently printed an editorial entitled "Ignore the Hysteria: It's Time to Move Past Covid, America." The Post, a conservative newspaper founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1790, argues that with the vaccines, Covid is now like Influenza. Although the flu kills thousands of people every year, we do not shut down life because...

  • Beach Warnings Lifted Except for Catalina Island

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Aug 5, 2021

    August 3, 2021 - County health officials have lifted the warnings that had been up on several Southland beaches yesterday, caused by high bacteria levels measured in the water. Only the beach at Avalon on Catalina Island continues to remain posted with warnings against playing, surfing, and swimming in the water near their pier. Officials said they did not believe the July 11 raw sewage spill from the Hyperion Treatment Plant had caused the unhealthy bacteria levels in the water. Instead, they...