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Articles from the August 13, 2016 edition


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  • Ohioan Named as New Principal for SamoHI

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    The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Antonio M. Shelton, Ed.D., as the new principal of Santa Monica High School at the August 10, 2016 regular meeting. Dr. Shelton comes to SMMUSD from Indian Hill High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he served as principal since 2011. Indian Hill High School is ranked in the Top 100 schools in America by Newsweek and has earned a gold star ranking by US News and World Report. However, it is much less...

  • Silverwood Lake No-swimming Advisory Issued by CA State Water Officials

    Liz Miller, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 13, 2016

    It may seem like a great idea to take the whole family, including fuzzy Bowser, for a nice cool dip in a local lake, but if there is blue green algae blooming, Bowser might not make it home again. Exposure to the blooms can cause rashes, headaches, eye irritation, or gastrointestinal upset in humans, but for dogs, who swallow more water and also lick the residue off their fur, the exposure can be deadly. Every summer dogs die after swimming in toxic algae, but many pet lovers don't even realize...

  • Four Men Convicted in Long Beach Campos Murder

    Christine Emerson, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 13, 2016

    The four men who kidnapped and then murdered Hector Jauregui Campos, 24, were each sentenced on August 10 to 16 years to life in prison. On September 7, 2012, Campos was shot twice, beaten, strangled, and yet survived a trip to the hospital and did not succumb to his injuries until the next day. On July 25, 2016, four men were convicted of carrying out the brutal attack. Jose Duenas, 23, Christopher Arevalo Ramirez, 24, Rafael Antonio Portales, 25, and Rafael Bravo, 25, were found guilty of two...

  • "I was a Teenage Screenwriter in Hollywood:" How to Write Awesome Scripts!

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 13, 2016

    Dana Starfield writes for TV and movies. How's that for destiny in a name? She shared her experiences being a female screenwriter in the man's world that is Hollywood. Starfield spoke to an audience of teen girls, Sunday afternoon at Barnes and Noble on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. The lecture was sponsored by School of Doodle. Their contact information is at the bottom of this page. "Don't worry about walking into a room, and everyone else there is a guy," she said. "Often, they...