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Articles from the September 5, 2026 edition


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  • Pedestrian Critically Injured at Ocean and San Vicente; Neighbors Say Her Life Support Ending

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 4, 2026

    A pedestrian struck by a car at Ocean Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard on the morning of Saturday, August 29, remains at the center of a grim neighborhood vigil this week, after friends posted that she was being taken off life support today. The collision closed the intersection while Santa Monica police investigated. The city issued an alert telling motorists to stay away from Ocean and San Vicente while officers worked the scene. That official traffic notice is consistent...

  • Spain Fills the Streets Over Ceuta: Sánchez Faces Resign Chants After 70,000-Strong Border Surge

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 4, 2026

    Tens of thousands of people filled plazas across Spain on Wednesday night, from Madrid's Cibeles to Valencia, Barcelona, Seville and Ceuta itself, demanding that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez act on the migrant crisis that has left a Spanish city of about 85,000 residents overwhelmed for more than a month. Spaniards are chanting that Interior Minister Marleska must resign immediately. The official count in Madrid was about 50,000. City Hall put the figure closer to 150,000....

  • Influencer Bonnie Blue Says She Has Given Birth; Says She "Doesn't Know" Who the Father is, Might Tell Us Later

    Updated Sep 4, 2026

    In an incredibly salacious story as old as the internet, influencer Tia Billinger, known as Bonnie Blue, announced first child after C-section at London's Lindo Wing over the weekend. She did not name the father but teased that she might later. Influencer Bonnie Blue, whose real name is Tia Emma Billinger, has announced the birth of her first child. She said the delivery was by Caesarean section at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in Paddington - the same private maternity...

  • Hegseth Faces Backlash After Fat Shaming Post of Canadian Cadet Instructor

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 3, 2026

    WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a photograph of two women in uniform from a Canadian youth cadet program on X on Sept. 1, 2026, with the caption "🇨🇦 (this is real)." The post, viewed more than 17 million times, was widely interpreted as mocking the physical appearance of a Cadet Instructors Cadre officer. The image originated from an Aug. 24 Instagram post by the Vernon Cadet Training Centre in British Columbia celebrating the conclusion of its 2026...

  • Bank of America VP Fatally Stabbed in Random Times Square Attack; Suspect With Mental Health History Shot Dead by Police

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 3, 2026

    A 32-year-old Bank of America vice president was fatally stabbed Monday afternoon in a random attack in Times Square, authorities said, before police shot and killed the assailant after she refused to drop two knives and charged officers. The incident began around 4:24 p.m. on Aug. 31 near West 41st Street and Seventh Avenue. Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens, pulled two kitchen knives from a red Target bag and stabbed a 68-year-old man in the abdomen as he waited to cross the...

  • Off The Hook: Porsche driver rips bumper off while fleeing tow truck in Glendale

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 3, 2026

    GLENDALE, Calif. - A Porsche Panamera driver tore the car's rear bumper off Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, while trying to escape a tow truck that had already lifted the vehicle's rear wheels off the ground. Video posted by Instagram account @kakonauto shows the sedan hooked to the truck with its back end suspended. The driver then accelerated. The car's all-wheel-drive system pulled it free, dragging the tow arm down the street as the bumper ripped away and other parts scattered...

  • Youtuber Reveals Why $400,000 Starter Homes Never Went On Sale in Perla Development in DTLA

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Sep 2, 2026

    A new investigation into Perla on Broadway, the first high-rise built in downtown Los Angeles' historic Theatre District in a century, found that housing marketed as starter condos has instead become a financial asset sitting largely unused. Independent journalist Yoonj Kim pulled deeds, assessor records, and listing histories for the 450-unit tower. Five years after opening, developer Broadway Elite LLC - the local arm of Shanghai Construction Group - still held 253 units....

  • Eight Hours to the Burn: Burning Man 2026 opens with a miles-long desert traffic jam

    Dusty Rhodes, Observer Staf Writer|Updated Sep 2, 2026

    BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. - The annual pilgrimage to Burning Man began with a familiar rite of passage: hours of sitting still in the desert. On Sunday, Aug. 30, the first full day of Burning Man 2026, the line of cars, RVs, and trucks waiting to reach the gate stretched for miles across the Black Rock Desert. Wait times peaked at more than eight hours before easing to about five hours by evening, according to official traffic updates and reports from SFGATE. Aerial photos of the...