Articles from the January 25, 2023 edition
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Two Men Who Knew Each Other Picked Downtown Santa Monica to Have a Gun Battle. Victim Tried to Run Down Perpetrator
Tuesday's gun battle that disrupted downtown Santa Monica, turns out, was just a dispute between friends. Manuel Jaramillo, 52, fired several rounds at Emilio Reyes, 43. One struck Reyes in the arm....
U.S. Government Using Private Company to Confirm ID, Then You Start Getting Advertisements and Offers
Ask Rusty – About Difficulty with Social Security's Sign-in Process Dear Rusty: Last month I tried to contact Social Security who never picked up a phone on their end. The same with the IRS. When I...
Earthquake with Preliminary Magnitude 4.2 Wakes Up Los Angeles County At 2 am on Jan. 25, 2023
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale, jolted Santa Monica and other westside LA communities awake at 2 am on Wednesday morning. There were no immediate results of dam...
No One Will Sell Because of Measure GS 5% Tax on Property Sales Above $8M. So Why Not Let the Courts Reverse it.
Dear Esteemed members of the Santa Monica City Council & Honorable City Manager, I am aware that tonight, you will be discussing how the City, which represents taxpaying citizens of Santa Monica,...
Amazon to End Popular Amazon Smile Charitable Donation Program in February
January 19, 2023 - Amazon announced in an email yesterday that they are ceasing the Amazon Smile program that donates 0.5% of the purchase price of qualifying products to a charity of the consumer's...
Social Security's Earnings Limit: What Kind of Income Counts Toward it?
Ask Rusty – What Counts for Social Security's Earnings Limit? Dear Rusty: I retired on February 1st of this year (2022). I collect a pension from my employer plus a union pension, as well as Social...