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St. Monica Catholic High School Varsity Football Beats Santa Ana Valley 27-0. advances to second round of the division 13 southern section football playoffs.
Img 1) Left Elijah Wilson from the St. Monica Prep High School football team runs the football down the field past Ricardo Reta from the Santa Ana Valley on his way to scoring one of the four touchdowns St. Monica scored against Santa Ana Valley at Santa Monica College the home field on St. Monica's...
Ask Rusty – When Should I Retire and Claim My Social Security Benefits? Dear Rusty: I am 64 years old and having difficulty working due to my arthritis, but I can continue part time as a podiatrist. I do not know the best way to determine when to retire. What is the formula or a way to determine w...
The world knows you as rapper Tory Lanez. However, the California Department of Corrections will call you by your birth name. So let me begin by saying "hello" to you, Mr. Daystar Peterson. Let me also state that I don't believe you shot at Megan Thee Stallion that day. That ship has now sailed. You...
Shani Louk's decapitated head found in Gaza by Israeli Troops. --Israeli President Herzog 10.30.23. Poor kidnapped Israeli-German girl Shani Louk found dead in Gaza. She had been pictured kidnapped on the back of a Hamas truck.
Israel's President Yitzchak Herzog has confirmed that the German-Israeli citizen Shani Louk has been found beheaded. Herzog told "Her skull was found. That means those barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head." Even the N***s did not behead their victims. Qatar is in negotiation....
Santa Monica High School hosts Culver City in a bay league football game and lost 27-26. concludes the season at 1 win and 4 losses in conference and 6-4 overall.
image 01)Caden McCallum from the Santa Monica High School varsity football team runs down the field with the football at Santa Monica High School on Friday October 27th 2023 as Santa Monica hosted Culver City in a bay league football game and lost 27-26 to end the season at 1 win and 4 losses in con...
Santa Monica's Police Department recently hired a bunch of new sworn officers. Why now? Why didn't Santa Monica's police department hire a bunch of new sworn officers in December of 2021? Well, because the City Of Santa Monica was mandating an experimental MRNA treatment for new police recruits. The...
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, Oct. 25 – After learning of an appalling letter sent from the University of California Ethnic Studies Faculty Council that justifies Hamas' brutal murder, mutilation, beheading and burning alive of women, children, babies, the elderly, the disabled and others, 115 organizat...
October 26, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit alleges Amazon employed a secret algorithm code-named "Project Nessie" that guided Amazon to raise prices and improve profits on items across its most popular online shopping categories. Because of Amazon's dominance in e...
Last Tuesday, Santa Monica City Council Woman Caroline Torosis delivered a scripted speech about cash bail. She said that she has "Seen first hand" how cash bail "destroys families." No she hasn't. She's reading from a script she didn't write. Caroline Torosis said that cash bail "criminalizes pover...
Adoption fees will be waived at the shelters in Lancaster, Baldwin Park, Castaic, Downey, Palmdale, Carson, and Agoura. This does not include license and trust fees.
The Santa Monica Coalition has organized a Safety Town Hall. Come join us: Thursday, October 26, 6:30PM - 8:30PM Listen to our panelists, experts in their fields, discuss the current public safety challenges in Santa Monica as well as offer their solutions on how we can make Santa Monica safe again....
Roosevelt Elementary School Remembers 35 Year Career of Kitty Donohoe, After Her Sudden Passing
Mary Catherine (Kitty) Donohoe, teacher and book author, passed away on September 22, 2023, after a brave three-month battle with .
Kitty, who was born in Fresno, California, on December 29, 1959, was part of a historic Yosemite pioneer family. She spent her childhood between Fresno during the school year and the welcoming mountain home of her Degnan family in Yosemite Valley during vacations. Her grandparents were still running...
October 12, 2023 - UC Santa Cruz, along with such anti-Israel groups as Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace (actually a virulently anti-Israel organization) is co-sponsoring a conference titled "Battling the 'IHRA Definition': Theory and Activism." IHRA is the International....
The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) in partnership with the City of Baldwin Park, invites the public to bring their furry friends to a special Vet @ The Park event on Sunday, October 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Morgan Park for free veterinarian services and more.....
We obtained the latest tax return for the Humane Society of the United States, a national organization that raises money to save homeless animals. The tax return, covering 2022, shows HSUS wasting millions. Despite its name, HSUS is not affiliated with local humane societies. And it generally only g...
MATHER, CA – Building upon California's first-in-the-nation earthquake early warning system, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is launching a statewide, seven-stop tour beginning this week as part of the Great California ShakeOut. The tour will bring a shake simulato...
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier Closed by Bomb Threat. SMPD has responded by shutting down the pier to control access for officers.
Update, 2:56 pm PST: "I can confirm that we have officers out on the Pier contacting a subject in Pacific Park. We are shutting down the pier to control access for officers.” Lt. Erika Aklufi, Santa Monica Police Dept. Public Information Officer 2:44 pm PST: We have heard a police band radio call,...
Naked Woman Paraded Around by Hamas Millitants in Gaza in a Truck, is a German National Named . Louk, 30 was reported by some as dead, but seems more likely to be a living hostage in Gaza.
The woman whose body was seen on video in the back of a pick-up truck driven by Palestinian terrorists to Gaza has been identified. 30-year-old Shani Louk was a German citizen visiting Israel to attend the music festival for peace held near the Gaza border fence. Paraded around in the back of a bus....
SAMOHI Mens Varsity Football Hosts PV in the Bay league opener, Loses 27-0
Game drops SAMOHI's record on the year to 0-1 in league and 5-1 overall.
1) Left Palos Verdes High School quarterback Ryan Rakowski scrambles behind the line of scrimmage as Amir Jahromi from Santa Monica High School chases after Rakowski at Santa Monica High School on Friday September 29th 2023 as SAMOHI hosted PV in the Bay league opener and lost 27-0 dropping SAMOHI's...
LOS ANGELES (10/6/23) – Law enforcement labor partners sponsoring the upcoming Los Angeles District Attorney Candidate Forum have been informed that current Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón will not be participating. The decision comes without any provided reason or explanation. The Ca...
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public's help locating At Risk Missing Person George Payan. He is an 84-year-old male Hispanic who was last seen on Friday, September 29, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., on the 4900 block of 6th Street in the city of L...
John Alle of the Santa Monica Coalition investigated the LA Metro Exposition line at night over summer of 2022. Hear and see what he experienced.
The Los Angeles County Health Officer has issued a heat advisory as high temperatures have been forecast for the following areas: Santa Clarita Valley: October 5, 2023, through October 6, 2023. Santa Susana Mountains: October 5, 2023, through October 6, 2023. West San Fernando Valley: October 5, 202...
Should the future of the Santa Monica Airport be decided by lottery?
https://www.smobserved.com/story/2023/10/05/opinion/future-of-the-santa-monica-airport-to-be-decided-by-lottery-northeast-neighbors-says-no/7837.html
Ask Rusty – How Do Disability Programs Affect Social Security's Budget? Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) programs. My question is, specifically, what p...
Santa Monica's City Council thinks the city is just fine. One councilmember called the homeless residents and neighbors, their wants and desires equivalent to those of people who pay rent and pay taxes. The 'freedom' of some, most of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental illness, to live in fil...
The County of Los Angeles (County) Board of Supervisors has officially declared October 2023 as "Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month" throughout Los Angeles County. The Board of Supervisors has proclaimed that October is a great time to adopt a shelter dog. Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month brings attention to the ma...
Three Million Dollars Stolen From School District Construction Funds, SMMUSD Says
It is unclear who took the money or how so much of it was able to be recovered two months later. "It appears that a hacked email account was used to perpetrate this fraud"
In an email sent to faculty staff and parents, teh Santa Monica Malibu School District announced that $2.9 million was stolen in August 2023. All but $200,000 was recovered "thanks the efforts of quick acting District staff." the email said. It is unclear who took the money or how so much of it was....
Justice Reform Advocate Ryan Carson Murdered by Homeless Lunatic while Waiting for a Bus in New York City. Carson, 32, worked for OnPoint NYC, which opened the first safe injection site in the United States in New York City in 2021.
Justice Reform Advocate Ryan Carson Murdered on a bus in New York City. Described as "a tireless advocate for justice reform" by numerous posts on social media, Carson had worked for prisoners to be released without bail, and for crime penalties to be reduced. Carson was stabbed to death near a bus....
In a unique collaboration, national nonprofit organization Petco Love is teaming up with Dogs Playing for Life and BOBS from Skechers™ for National Playgroup Rockstars Adoption events at 40+ animal shelters across the country, including the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Contr...
September 29, 2023 - A car driving north on Ocean Avenue hit a pedestrian jogger in the crosswalk at Marguerita and Ocean Avenue this morning. The city sent out an alert at 8:58 am warning of a street closure due to a "traffic collision." A witness said the driver apparently did not see the jogger r...
Behold, this is the story of Barbara Phillips. We call her "Ms. Bobbie" here on the prison women's prison yard. Ms. Bobbie is here with an LWOP sentence with 26 years down. As California courts implement new resentencing laws, male prisoners regularly get relief from the courts and ultimately leave....
Samohi Girls Flag Football Meets Torrance High For a Double Header
The schools split the games where Torrance won game 1 6-0 and Samohi won game 2 13-6
IMG 1)Center Isabella Sanchez from the Santa Monica High School girls flag football team carries the football down the field in front of a Torrance High School defender during game 1 of the double header between the two schools at Santa Monica High School on Thursday September 21 2024. The schools s...
Apparent Su***de in Alley Behind Sephora Near Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica: Jumped from Parking Lot 2
September 27, 2023 - An individual apparently jumped from the top of Parking Lot 2 into the alley behind Sephora in the 1200 Block of the Third Street Promenade this afternoon. Photos taken by John Alle, local business owner and anti-crime activist, on his first day back at work after his own assaul...
September 27, 2023 - An individual apparently jumped from the top of Parking Lot 2 into the alley behind Sephora in the 1200 Block of the Third Street Promenade this afternoon. Photos taken by John Alle, local business owner and anti-crime activist, on his first day back at work after his own assaul...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – The City of Santa Monica today announced with great sadness that Stephanie Negriff, former director of Big Blue Bus, passed away earlier this month at age 67. Negriff rose through the ranks to become Big Blue Bus director in August 2002, having previously served in various c...
September 26, 2023 - Tonight the Santa Monica City Council will consider whether to add a paragraph about "hate speech" to their existing Civility Policy. The existing policy exhorts those attending city council meetings to treat others "courteously," "listen "respectfully," and "exercise self-contr...
As we are starting to see Dr. Anthony Fauci in the news again to tout the benefits of masking, we should take the time to follow his directives on this during the past several years. At the beginning of Covid, he went back and forth on the usefulness of masks. In January, 2020 he said they don't wor...
Open Letter to Council Alleges City Intends to Censor Public Comments
Update to Civility Policy unconstitutional, writes resident.
Dear Mayor Davis, Councilmembers and City Attorney Sloan, The purpose of this open letter is to express grave concerns regarding the constitutionality of item 5-K agendized for the upcoming September 26, 2023 City Council meeting. The name of the item is "Adoption of a Resolution Amending and Restat...
September 22, 2023 - John Alle, the Santa Monica activist, business owner, and founding member of the Santa Monica Coalition who was attacked by a drugged homeless individual on Tuesday, wrote us to clear up some misconceptions that have been circulating in other news outlets. Below is his statement...
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