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Articles from the December 10, 2022 edition


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  • City of Santa Monica Prevents Activist from Commenting on Outgoing Mayor Himmelrich

    Olga Zurawska|Dec 10, 2022

    The City of Santa Monica violated my civil rights by failing to engage with me in an interactive process after I requested a reasonable accommodation to be able to call in and offer my public comment over the Council phone line as opposed to in person on December 6, 2022. They did not offer any alternative for me to participate in the meeting, as is required by the law. When a friend who went to the City Hall signed me up to speak and was ready to let me call her cell phone and hold it up to...

  • Focusing on Authenticity: Cornerstone Vietnamese Cuisine with Chef Hang Truong's Noodle Girl

    Kat Thomas, Special to the Observer|Dec 10, 2022

    Consider a kernel of corn, Chef Hang Truong sure has. When Chef Hang's company, Noodle Girl, recently released their Vietnamese Corn Snacks, there was quite a discourse on kernel size. Turns out American kernels are just all wrong. "We tried using them but the kernels were too large and not sweet enough to be authentically Vietnamese." Naturally the only logical solution was to start importing Vietnamese corn to America, because for Chef Hang this dish's savory soul is found in the authenticity...

  • Boy Scouts Conduct Annual Christmas Tree Sale on Santa Monica Blvd and 19th Street

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Dec 10, 2022

    Once again, The Troop 2 Santa Monica Boy Scout Tree lot is open from 10 am to 9 pm every day for the next three weeks, or until the trees are all sold. One local Scout mom, Janet McLaughlin, said: "This is the 49th year for our local, Santa Monica Troop 2 Christmas Tree lot.The hardest part was finding the physical space, since vacant lots in Santa Monica are becoming as scarce as hen's teeth." "But under the excellent guidance of long-time Scout Master, Dr. Steve Marcy, we were able to secure...

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