Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words

Articles from the August 23, 2021 edition


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  • How Long Does it Take to Receive Social Security Once You Apply?

    Rusty Gleer, Association of Mature American Citizens|Aug 23, 2021

    Ask Rusty – If I Apply Now, When Will I Get My First Social Security Payment? Dear Rusty: If I were to apply for my Social Security retirement (I'm 68 on August 1, 2021), when could I realistically expect to receive my first check? Signed: Ready to Claim Dear Ready: Social Security suggests applying for benefits 2 - 3 months before you wish them to begin, to allow time for processing your application. When you apply, you will specify the month you wish your benefits to start, and that is when y...

  • Wearing Masks, Excited Students Return to SMMUSD Campuses

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 23, 2021

    Students in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District returned to class Thursday for the fall semester. They had to wear masks indoors and outdoors on campus but they were happy going back to classrooms and feeling a sense of "normality" during the pandemic. Students didn't have to log in to Zoom classes or remember the rotating class schedule or contend with six-foot spacing between desks as they had to do when school first reopened last spring. On Thursday, the students managed to find...

  • Fire Along the PCH Cliffs Sunday Morning, Just North of Channel Road in Pacific Palisades

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 23, 2021

    Witnesses reported a small fire along the cliffs above Pacific Coast Highway. The blaze was just north of Channel Road in Pacific Palisades on Sunday Morning at about 9:00 am. The fire did not seem to involve more than an acre. Homeless encampments are common on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. But it is not immediately apparent whether the area on fire involved a homeless encampment. The fire was fully extinguished by 10:00 a.m. Helicopters were still seen circling the site of the...