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Articles from the November 13, 2018 edition


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  • Santa Monica Apocalypse: SMPD Meter Maids Stop Enforcing Parking Permits #Californiafires

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 13, 2018

    With so many seeking refuge in Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Police Department are no longer enforcing preferential parking, they have tweeted: “SMPD Alert: To accommodate anyone from out of Santa Monica, all enforcement of "Preferential Parking Zones" will be suspended until further notice.“ It must be the end of the world! "Permit Parking Only" signs are all over the pricey beach community, where a one bedroom apartment can rent for $5000. Parking space included. 11/11: Due to smoke con...

  • Amazon re-brands Crystal city Virginia as #NationalLanding

    Associated Press|Nov 13, 2018

    Retail giant Amazon will have its second and third headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday night, citing people familiar with the matter. The announcement is expected as soon as Tuesday, the Journal reported. Not everyone is happy with their new neighbors. Linda Clima tweeted: Hey @JeffBezos it's one thing for you to come in and make the community I live in even more unaffordable; it's another to take my tax dollars in "grants"; but you do not...

  • Fire Sale: Santa Monica Hotels fill with Malibu and Calabasas Refugees

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 13, 2018

    Streets in Santa Monica were filled with refugees from Malibu and communities immediately north which were affected by the Woolsey and West Hills fires. The fires could be seen reflecting off the water of Santa Monica Bay. At Shutters hotel, the manager told us the hotel was completely booked. "We had sooo soo many families from Malibu! We had to accommodate them in others hotels. Every hotel was packed," she said. Two fire related deaths were reported in Malibu. 35,000 acres have burned. The ho...

  • #conspiracytheory: Did Borderline Shooter Also Set the West Hills and Woolsey Fires?

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Nov 13, 2018

    It seems too coincidental, that just after the shooting in Thousand Oaks, the hills lit up in fire. Conspiracists are asking, are the two thousand Oaks tragedies linked insofar as the shooting perpetrator also started the fire? Police identified the gunman as Ian David Long, a 28-year-old US Marine Corps veteran. He was dead when officers entered the bar, Dean told reporters. He is believed to have killed himself. The shooter wore a black trench coat and eyeglasses and had a black beard,...