Santa Monica Observer

12/15/2025

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2025/12/16/news/rob-reiner-and-wife-michele-singer-reiner-found-dead-in-brentwood-home-police-investigating-as-homicide/9474.html

Update on the Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner Murder Investigation Los Angeles, CA - December 14, 2025 (Evening Update)The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division is actively investigating the deaths of acclaimed director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68...

12/15/2025

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner found dead in their Brentwood home; police investigating the incident as a homicide.

Los Angeles, CA — December 14, 2025 Acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead Sunday afternoon in their Brentwood home, law enforcement sources confirmed to multiple outlets including TMZ and NBC Los Angeles. Los Angeles Fire Department p...

12/12/2025

A crash involving a single driver demolished the building at 26th and Santa Monica Blvd.

The young man drove his two door BMW over 100 miles per hour on Santa Monica Blvd at 11:30 pm Thursday night, December 11, 2025. He struck a light pole after losing control of his vehicle, then proceeded to crash into a 1970's era brick building on the corner, essentially demolishing the building. W...

12/09/2025

Multiple sources confirm that the suspect is a family member, possibly one of the singers sons. 

12.9.25: Authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing in Santa Monica as a homicide after a neighbor identified the victim as Grammy-nominated opera and jazz singer Jubilant Sykes, a prominent figure in the global music scene known for his soulful tenor voice and collaborations with artists like S...

11/15/2025

3 Inches of Rain to Fall. Flood Warning Issued for Pacific Palisades Flooding Possible in Santa Monica
Downtown Santa Monica, Santa Monica Pier, and low-lying areas along Ocean Avenue are at elevated risk for urban flooding, particularly in storm drains.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - November 14, 2025An intense atmospheric river storm is bearing down on coastal Los Angeles County, with forecasters predicting up to 3 inches of rain to fall across Santa Monica through Saturday night. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Pac...

11/04/2025

Retired Cop Moves to , Becomes Mr. Softy, Sells Ice Cream in L.A.
"My ice cream trucks are low calorie, everyone likes of serve ice cream. It puts a smile on people's faces. As opposed to cops which don't put a smile on people's faces."

Admit it. When you were a kid, you wanted to play that sweet soft music and selling ice cream just as sweet and soft. Now you can fulfill your childhood fantasy and own an ice cream truck. A retired New York Police Department cop became an ice cream vendor. Now he is selling off the remaining three....

10/24/2025

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10/24/2025

Why exactly is it that sea otters are suddenly claiming surfboards in Santa Cruz?

By Mike Hunt Recent encounters between southern sea otters and surfers at Steamer Lane, a renowned surf spot along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, have prompted safety advisories from local authorities, echoing incidents from two years prior involving a notorious otter known as 841. The California D...

09/30/2025

smobserved.com/story/2025/09/29/events/get-great-deals-on-vintage-clothing-furniture-and-more-at-lange-foundation-annual-sale-help-rescue-animals/9311.html

September 29, 2025 - The Lange Foundation Annual Sale, taking place at 2512 Santa Monica Boulevard through October 31, is a great place to get a bargain on a designer gown, vintage furniture, or some amazing costume jewelry. The store will be open Wednesday-Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The best part....

09/29/2025

Santa Monica High School Locked Down on Monday Afternoon, Due to Armed Man at Gas Station Near Campus
Students and staff were instructed to shelter in place while local law enforcement responded to the scene at the nearby gas station on Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica High School initiated a precautionary lockdown on Monday afternoon Sept 29th, following reports of an armed individual at a gas station located in close proximity to the campus, according to information from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) website. The incident....

09/28/2025

Starbucks Closes Hundreds of North American Stores Amid Restructuring, Including Two in Santa Monica
2901 Ocean Park Blvd and 26th and Wilshire Starbucks Stores are among the store casualties. Staff have not been offered other jobs yet.

Starbucks Corp. announced the closure of hundreds of underperforming stores across North America as part of a broader $1 billion restructuring plan aimed at revitalizing the coffee chain's operations. The move, which includes laying off approximately 900 non-retail employees, comes after six consecu...

09/14/2025

On the left is Tyler Robinson, 22, son of a deputy sheriff, who shot and killed Charlie Kirk. On the right is Tyler Galpin, 22, son of a deputy sheriff, the killer in Wednesday Addams on Netflix.

OREM, Utah - In a plot twist that could have been lifted straight from a Netflix binge-watch, authorities yesterday arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the prime suspect in the shocking assassination of conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk. Robinson, a clean-cut former scholarship student from subur...