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Santa Monica Police Arrest Catalytic Converter Thief and Meth Dealer on 4th Street Near Idaho Avenue
Santa Monica Police say they have arrested yet another catalytic converter thief. The auto parts are stolen from vehicles in people's driveways, because they contain precious metals such as silver...
Lightning Over Los Angeles; Rain Falls For a Few Minutes in Santa Monica on June 22
6.22: A thunderstorm dropped less than a tenth of an inch of rain over West LA Wednesday. A light dusting of rain fell on Santa Monica just after 7 pm. Moisture was measurable but barely. Clouds...
Man Injured in Shark Attack While Swimming Off of Monterey County Beach
A California swimmer was injured by a shark while swimming in the Pacific Ocean off of San Georgino State Beach on Wednesday morning at about 11 am. A friend, Jill Hannley, identified the swimmer as...
Ukrainian Army Medic Julia Paevskaya aka Taira Has Been Freed From Russian Custody
Julia Paevska has reportedly been freed after her capture while treating soldiers and civilians in Mariupol, occupied Ukraine. Dattalion, a group of women in Ukraine, reported on June 18th. "Yuliya Pa...
Santa Monica Fire Fighters Rescue Two Cats From Apartment Fire on Kansas Avenue
The SMFD reports an injured person and two rescued cats after a apartment fire on Kansas Avenue near Cloverfield. The press release from the SMFD is below. On Thursday June 16th, 2022 at 9:07 p.m. the...
Russian Army Claims to have Killed "50 Ukrainian Generals and Officers" with Kalibr Missile Strike on Dnipro
6.20.22: The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have dispatched 50 "Ukrainian Generals and officers" with a Kalibr missile fired from a ship in the Black Sea. The claim has not been confirmed by the...
Ukrainian Intelligence Sources: Russian Pres. Putin Fell into a Coma After an Unsuccessful Operation
If you are skeptical about rumors concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin's health, I can't blame you. Putin, 69, has been said to have cancer and various other health problems for ten years. An...
Fire in Palisades Park caused by Homeless Camping in Public Park, says Santa Monica Fire Department
Santa Monica Fire Dept confirmed Tuesday morning that the fire was caused by a homeless encampment. There were no injuries. Press release below. 6.13.22: A brush fire in the 500 block of PCH has...
Summit of the Americas Snarls Traffic Through the Palisades and Into Santa Monica Thursday Night 6.9.22
6.10.22 The California ramp ordinarily connects Ocean Avenue and downtown Santa Monica, to the Pacific Coast Highway. The City of Santa Monica closed it, however, on Thursday June 9, 2022. The...
The 13th Russian Army General Dies in Ukraine Combat, Probably from M109A3 Howitzer Rounds Fall On Him.
6.5.22: Another senior Russian Army officer has been killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Major General Roman Kutuzov (call sign "Fog") died in fighting in near #Popasna in Ukraine's occupied...
30% of UCLA Students Living in Campus Dorms, Said to be In Isolation Due to Covid-19
About 30% of UCLA students living in the towering on campus dormitories are in isolation rooms due to Covid. "Many of these people actually do not have Covid, or Covid symptoms," our source told us....
City of Santa Monica Demolishes Parking Structure 3 to Make Way for Homeless Shelter
Demolition crews working for the City of Santa Monica demolished Parking Structure 3 on 4th Street this week. The plan is to construct a 200 bed homeless shelter on the location. Local business...
Transfer Tax Signature Gatherers Promote Initiative Outside Santa Monica Markets
You may have seen paid solicitors gathering signatures for Santa Monica's half percent transfer tax on real estate. Mayor Sue Himmelrich has proposed the tax to fund homeless programs. Local property...
Russians Appear to Have Lost Battle for Major City in Northern Donetsk Region, Severodonetsk.
6.5.22: Multiple sources reported Sunday morning Ukraine time, that the Ukraine Armed Forces have turned the table on the Russian Federation Army, and forced them out of Severodontsk. "Urgent report....
Jury Finds for Johnny Depp in Trial, Amber Ordered to Pay $15 Million in Damages to Johnny Depp
12:20 PM PST: The Jury found all the elements of a Virginia defamation case were present against Amber Heard, and that she defamed Johnny Depp. They set a monetary award in the amount of $10,000,000,...
Izzy's Delicatessen is Apparently Closed for Good on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica.
Oy gevalt. Izzy's restaurant, which used to sport optimistic signs saying, "See you again soon!" now has signs that say, "For Lease." It appears that the fifty year old restaurant has closed for...
Three girls found unresponsive May 25th in Santa Monica had taken Ecstasy Laced With Fentanyl
6.1.22: The three girls who overdosed last week in Santa Monica took MDMA pills (“ecstasy” in street lingo) laced with fentanyl. They suffered neurological damage per statement released today by...
Transgender Climate Activist Smears Cake on the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France
May 30 An unnamed suspect disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair smeared cake across a piece of glass that protects the Mona Lisa at Paris' famous Louvre museum. He was sent for a psychiatric...
Return of the US Postal Service Dropbox to Will Rogers Station in Santa Monica
Thank God for life's little pleasures! The mailbox in front of Will Rogers station post office, at Euclid and Wilshire, is once again bolted in the cement where it belongs. So now you can once again...
24 Months After Completion, the Massive Block Apartments on Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica are Empty
What was built on the former Norms restaurant site at Colorado and Lincoln Blvd at a cost of $40 million, is five stories tall and is pretty much devoid of people? Convinced that renters could and...
Amber Heard: Depp Lost His Finger During the Same Binge When He Took MDMA Pills and Penetrated Her With a Bottle.
5.20.22: Friday, Amber Heard testified that during a three day series of events, Johnny Depp lost the tip of his finger. He also penetrated her with a bottle, and he took 8 or 10 MDMA pills. She even...
NASA: Mars Curiosity Rover Finds Doorway to Apparent Underground Chamber on Mars
The Mastcam on the Mars Curiousity Rover has beamed back a photo of what looks very much like a door carved into the Martian hills. Needless to say, Social Media had a field day with it. "The human...
Amber's Sister Whitney Testifies She Saw Johnny Depp Physically Abuse Amber Heard in Their Home on Sweetzer Ave
Amber Heard's sister Whitney Henriquez testified on direct examination. Below are my notes, as she testified. My sister really changed during her relationship with Johnny. She became anorexic,...
Ex-girlfriend Ellen Barkin Testifies "Johnny Depp Was Just a Jealous Man, Demanding, and He Used Drugs All the Time"
Thursday say testimony by several witnesses in the Virginia defamation trial of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard. Ellen Barkin took the stand, she was an actress with a minor part in Fear and Loathing in...
Disney Executive Testifies that Amber Heard's Editorial in the Washington Post, Was Not the Reason they Dropped Depp from Pirates.
Angela Shaw is part of communications dept at Disney. She said that her job was to keep them appraised of developments with Johnny Depp, because he was a star. My notes follow: Letter from UK that lab...