Southern California home buying hasn’t been slammed by coronavirus fear — yet

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Brendan Hanna Holloway is making a similar calculation. He now rents a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica with his wife and two children. On Wednesday, he put an offer on a two-bedroom condo in the city that is listed at around $1.1 million. “Viruses run their course,” the 39-year old video-game developer said on the day he put in the offer.
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What's the Difference Between an Epidemic and Pandemic?

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"We assume with a pandemic that everyone can be potentially exposed," says Dr. Andres Romero, an infectious disease specialist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Before a disease becomes a pandemic, it has to reach a few other levels, says Rodney Rohde, who is an honorary professor of international studies and ...
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Kelly Coffey To Join Snap Inc. Board of Directors

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) announced today that Kelly Coffey, Chief Executive Officer of City National Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has been appointed to the company's board of directors, effective on May 18, 2020. Evan Spiegel, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Snap Inc., said ...
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California City is Paying $42.6 M to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

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Santa Monica will pay $42.6 million to nearly two dozen victims of a city employee and former youth volunteer who killed himself after being charged with molestation, according to a newspaper report. The City Council on this week agreed to settle lawsuits brought by 23 people who claimed they were sexually abused by Eric Uller dating back ...
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Customer sues Starbucks for denying cash redemption of gift card under $10

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A Starbucks representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the suit filed Thursday. Paskey went to the location in the 8900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard on Dec. 26 and a clerk there denied him his request for the $1.70 cash redemption on his gift card, telling him the sales software system did not provide for cash ...
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WeHo’s Employees Only is now delivering cocktail kits, toilet paper and food

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The Mata Hari includes pomegranate juice, chai and lemon juice. (You’ll need to add one and a half ounces—or three tablespoons—of cognac and shake for eight seconds. Employees Only is located in West Hollywood at 7953 Santa Monica Blvd. Its new delivery menu launches tonight via Postmates, available starting at 5:30pm.
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A Guide to Daily Living During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Let me be clear, I am not an epidemiologist, and I do not work for the CDC. I am a nurse. I work with the general public in the city of Santa Monica. I have read the same news as you, so I know many are running for the hills panicking, while others are screaming at those first ones for creating hysteria over this. None of us quite know what to ...
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