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<title><![CDATA[Decomposed Body Discovered in Homeless Encampment Under Santa Monica Bridge. "When I saw him, his leg had been chewed on by some animal."]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(May 16, 2026) - A decomposed body was found Saturday morning in a homeless encampment beneath the California Incline near Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), according to local resident and City Council candidate Derrick Townsend. Townsend, who is running for Santa Monica City Council in the 2026 election, said he and his dog Frank discovered the remains while walking in the area. He described the body...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman Fatally Struck by #33 Metro Bus At Ocean Park Blvd and Main Street Friday; Speculation It May Have Been a Suicide by Bus]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Santa Monica - A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon after being struck by a westbound Metro Line 33 bus in Santa Monica, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. near the intersection of Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, close to the Santa Monica Pier area. Santa Monica police responded to the scene where the woman was pronounced dead. According to a statement from LA Metro:...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 21:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FBI Offers $200,000 Bounty for "Tehran's Tootsie" Monica Witt - A Woman Who Sold Out the US to Iran for Money]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C. - More than a decade after her disappearance into the arms of America&apos;s adversaries, the FBI on May 14, 2026, announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Monica Elfriede Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist turned alleged Iranian asset. Witt, 47, once held a trusted position inside America&apos;s intelligence apparatus. From...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinion: You Pay $7 a Gallon for Gas, Because of Decisions Made By the California Legislature. Scott Weiner Wants to Take the Anti-Car Crusade National]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[California just received its last shipment of Middle Eastern oil. Nothing else is on the way. This should be a national wake-up call. Instead, San Francisco seems poised to reward an author of such anti-automobile policies with a seat in Congress. California sits on over one billion barrels of proven oil reserves and produces roughly 250,000 barrels per day. Our refineries have the capacity to...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Delegation Discards All Chinese Gifts and Items Before Boarding Air Force One After Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Beijing, China – May 15, 2026--In a display of stringent counterintelligence protocols, the entire U.S. delegation accompanying President Donald Trump discarded every item provided by their Chinese hosts before boarding Air Force One for departure from Beijing on Friday. According to reports citing New York Post correspondent Emily Goodin, who was traveling with the press pool, staff collected gif...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arizona Woman's Viral Costco Meatball Hustle Sparks Online Frenzy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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 Gle...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Producer Brian Cooney and his iconic group of Hollywood ladies deliver quintessential style to Spago]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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 evenin...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AI's Undead Masterpiece: "Zombie Scavenger" Is the 3.5 Minute Film That Just Raised the Bar for Hollywood]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[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&apos;re still pretending artificial...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[San Francisco Spends $100,000 to $300,000 Per Homeless Annually. Yet the tents and fentanyl crisis remain. Why?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As the only Republican running for Nancy Pelosi&apos;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...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Zombie Apocalypse: In Half Square Mile of Santa Monica, 8 Bodies of Homeless People Have been Found in the last 4 Weeks]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In what some local residents are calling a &quot;drug zombie apocalypse,&quot; Santa Monica authorities have recovered bodies of 8 homeless people in a half mile square area of Santa Monica 90403 in the 4 weeks leading up to May 15, 2026. According to community reports and references to Santa Monica Police Department activity, at least eight bodies of homeless or transient individuals have been...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 09:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opinion: Take a Deep Breath #SanFrancisco and Vote for a Republican, Even If You've Never Voted Republican in Your Life. Your Lives May Depend On It]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I know many San Francisco voters have never voted for a Republican — and that’s completely understandable after nearly 40 years of one-party Democratic rule. If you’re one of those voters, I’m not asking you to change your party registration. I’m asking you to consider something simpler: vote for the person who will actually make life easier for you and your family. Here’s why I believe you should...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Santa Monica Kidnapping Suspect Taken Into Custody After Police Chase Ends in Officer-Involved Shooting in South Los Angeles]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - A suspect wanted in connection with a kidnapping investigation in Santa Monica was arrested early Monday morning, May 18, 2026, following a vehicle pursuit that ended with an officer-involved shooting in South Los Angeles, authorities said. No one was injured. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers located the suspect around 3:15 a.m. while investigating an...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi's Endorsement of Connie Chan: Why San Francisco Voters Should Be Skeptical. #sanfrancisco #weiner #conniechan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi has finally made it official: she is hand-picking Connie Chan, San Francisco&apos;s District 1 Supervisor, as her successor in California&apos;s 11th Congressional District. After nearly four decades in the seat she has treated as a family heirloom, Pelosi&apos;s endorsement is being presented as a coronation. But San Francisco voters deserve more than a dynastic passing of the...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate>
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