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Articles from the December 7, 2020 edition


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  • Protestors heckle Sheila Kuehl's Santa Monica House After She Closes Outdoor Restaurants and then Eats at One

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Dec 7, 2020
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    A small but noisy protest was held outside of LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl's house in Santa Monica this Tuesday morning. The previous week, on Monday, November 23, Kuehl voted to close all outdoor restaurant dining. A day later Kuehl was observed eating outdoors at Il Forno Trattoria on Ocean Park Boulevard - the last day, according to her own rules, that such activity was permitted. According to an eyewitness account, the Santa Monica Police Department met the 10-15 protestors as they...

  • Power Shopping? Controversial Mural Depicts Democrat Women Shopping at Nati's in Venice

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 7, 2020

    The seem to be close friends as they walk down Abbot Kinney in Venice, swinging shopping bags. The smiling women are wearing sheaths and blouson tops rather than pantsuits. AOC holds a shopping bag from Nati, where the mural is located. If you haven't seen it, it's awesome! Senator and former Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren, Speak of the House Nancy Pelosi, Vice President Elect Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and the late Ruth...

  • Very early in my prison time I was baptised by fire. I saw 12 women gang rape another woman.

    Ms. Amber S. Jackson, Lucky Lifer|Dec 7, 2020
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    I love sharing stories of what I've seen in prison. I strictly only share what I've seen with my own eyes. I've seen everything you can imagine happening in prison. And some things you never thought of. After 16 years in, you name it, I've seen it. The look of disbelief people get is worth it! The most traumatic experience of my life was not something that happened to me but something I witnessed. Very early in my prison time I was baptised by fire. I saw 12 women gang rape another woman. Why?...

  • Amazon Ruled Liable for 3rd-Degree Burns Caused by Defective Battery, says California Supreme Court

    Craig Crosby, The Counterfeit Report|Dec 7, 2020

    December 3, 2020, Los Angeles, CA – The California Supreme Court refused to review Amazon's appeal of an appellate court ruling holding Amazon liable for injuries caused by third-party products sold on its website. The high court also denied Amazon's request to have the case depublished. "This means the opinion will remain the only published appellate decision in the country holding Amazon strictly liable for a product sold on its marketplace," said attorney Jeremy Robinson, representing p...

  • Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Funneling Money to LA Politicians to get Project Approved

    Greg Risling, LA District Atty Media Relations|Dec 7, 2020

    A 70-year-old man pleaded guilty today to illegally donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of eight local politicians that led to the approval of an apartment complex to be built in the Harbor-Gateway area, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. Samuel Leung (dob 10/13/50) entered his plea to one felony count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was immediately sentenced to formal probation for five years and must perform 500 hours of community...

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