Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Santa Monica Observer GLENDALE, Ariz. — A satirical story about a woman allegedly impersonating a Costco sample employee to hand out homemade meatballs has gone viral on social media, delighting readers with its over-the-top details while raising questions about fact versus internet humor. According to the widely shared tale, 31-year-old Sienna Halverson reportedly spent nearly four hours at a Glendale Costco Wholesale store last weekend, setting up a folding table next to t...
The legendary Spago Beverly Hills served as the backdrop for an extraordinary gathering of Hollywood royalty this week, as celebrated producer Brian Cooney hosted an intimate birthday soirée. The event brought together a distinguished group of award-winning actresses, including Donna Mills, Michele Lee, Lainie Kazan, and BarBara Luna, along with world-renowned designer Margaret Rowe, for an evening celebrating cinema, television, and timeless style. The evening's guest list fe...
Voters in San Francisco should understand exactly what they're getting if they vote for Saikat Chakrabarti. Because they're going to get it good and hard. Chakrabarti is not a moderate Democrat. He is a co-founder of the Justice Democrats, the group that helped launch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the most aggressive wing of the progressive movement. He served as AOC's Chief of Staff and has been one of the key strategists behind the push to pull the Democratic Party sharply...
As the only Republican running for Nancy Pelosi's former seat, voters deserve to know exactly how my views differ from the leading Democratic candidate, State Senator Scott Wiener.Here is a clear, side-by-side comparison on the issues that matter most to San Francisco residents:Housing Scott Wiener has authored several major bills (SB 35, SB 423, SB 79) designed to force more housing development by overriding local zoning. While we both want more housing, I believe we must...
While a student at Stanford in the early 1980s, I served as a U.S. Coast Guard reservist at Station Fort Point in San Francisco's Presidio. As a Second Class Boatswain's Mate, I performed search and rescue operations on the often treacherous waters of the San Francisco Bay. That experience gave me a deep love for this city and taught me that public service must be measured by real results. As San Francisco's representative in Congress, I will work aggressively to secure...
Denver, CO - A man who deliberately breached Denver International Airport's (DIA) perimeter fence was fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo on Friday night, May 9, 2026, causing the aircraft to abort its takeoff, triggering a brief engine fire, and leading to the emergency evacuation of all passengers and crew. The incident occurred at approximately 11:19 p.m. local time on Runway 17L as Frontier Flight 4345, bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX),...
Santa Monica, CA - A Santa Monica College (SMC) student was assaulted Tuesday morning, May 12, 2026, in what authorities described as an unprovoked attack by an unidentified individual, possibly homeless, near the college's Center for Media and Design (CMD) campus. The incident occurred at approximately 8:25 a.m. as she was walking across the crosswalk at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and 26th Street. Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) and Santa Monica Fire...
Edmonton - Organizers of Alberta's independence movement delivered more than 300,000 petition signatures to Elections Alberta earlier this month, easily surpassing the legal threshold needed to potentially trigger a provincial referendum on separation from Canada. Stay Free Alberta, the group leading the citizen initiative, announced on May 4, 2026, that it had submitted 301,620 signatures - well above the required 177,732 (10% of votes cast in the previous provincial...
Washington, D.C. - The United States has formally refused to participate in the United Nations' International Migration Review Forum and rejected its latest declaration, accusing UN agencies of actively promoting "replacement migration" into the United States and Western European nations. In a detailed thread posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, the U.S. State Department outlined its objections to the 2018 Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration - a...
In a striking demonstration of rapid humanitarian response capabilities, British paratroopers and military clinicians from the 16 Air Assault Brigade executed a high-risk parachute insertion onto Tristan da Cunha—the world’s most remote inhabited archipelago—on 9 May 2026. The operation delivered critical medical personnel and over 3.3 tonnes of supplies, including oxygen, to support a British national suspected of contracting hantavirus following exposure aboard the cruis...
In a town where green-light meetings still drag on longer than most feature films, a lone AI creator just dropped a post-apocalyptic gem that feels more cinematic than half the tentpoles streaming this summer. Clocking in at a brisk 3:34, Zombie Scavenger (also circulating as Zombie Sweeper) is the kind of scrappy, stylish knockout that makes you wonder why we're still pretending artificial intelligence can't tell a story. Picture this: a rugged, robotic cowboy-type scavenger...
Last week, State Senator Scott Wiener publicly called 23-year-old investigative journalist Nick Shirley a "pedophile" and a "psychopath." There is no evidence to support those accusations. Nick Shirley has been doing the work that many in government and media refuse to do - exposing widespread fraud in California's Medicaid system. He recently uncovered what he claims are over 138 fraudulent hospice care agencies operating out of a single building in Van Nuys. This is serious...
Beijing/Washington - As President Donald Trump touches down in Beijing on Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, an unverified but notable claim has surfaced linking the fate of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to the sudden legal troubles of a California mayor accused of acting as a Chinese agent. Suspicious timing: Trump is on the way to Beijing with a planeload of American business execs, and suddenly the Mayor of Arcadia is arrested...
The city is grappling with a dramatically increased Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) that has intensified debates over density, height limits, and the pace of new development. In the previous 5th Cycle (covering roughly 2013–2021), Santa Monica's RHNA was 1,674 housing units. For the current 6th Cycle (2021–2029), the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) allocated Santa Monica 8,895 units - more than a fivefold increase. Of the current allocation, appr...
Santa Monica, CA - The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday voted to re-ratify the city's local emergency declaration on homelessness, extending the measure through December 31, 2026. The declaration, first approved unanimously by the council in February 2023, enables the city to accelerate programs and services aimed at addressing homelessness and preventing residents from becoming unhoused. City officials say it facilitates faster hiring, expanded funding opportunities, and...
