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  • How gas prices have changed in San Francisco in the last week

    Stacker|Updated Feb 7, 2025

    While prices at the pump are lower than they were at this time last year, fuel costs are still up by about 7 cents per gallon compared to this time last month, per AAA data. The national average gas price sits at $3.14, with states in the South seeing the lowest prices in the nation. At $2.68 per gallon, Mississippi currently has the lowest average fuel price, while Hawai'i has the highest at $4.55. While President Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on imposing 25% tariffs for...

  • How technology advances are playing a role in sports/gaming

    Stacker, Dan Tracey|Updated Feb 5, 2025

    Thanks to a convergence of technology and sports (and by extension gaming), a new era of innovation has been ushered in that has largely redefined how games are played, analysed, and experienced. From real-time data analytics that have changed the conversation surrounding sports to immersive virtual experiences, technological advancements are driving unprecedented changes in both industries. Changes are only going to continue into 2025 and beyond. As these trends continue to...

  • Movies and TV shows casting across the US

    Stacker, Jaimie Etkin|Updated Feb 5, 2025

    The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey. Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you....

  • Netflix cancels cheapest plan as subscribers have to choose

    Stacker, Jason Collins|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Netflix is finalizing its plans to completely phase out its cheapest ad-free subscription tier for its existing subscribers, reports Giant Freakin Robot. The company is now asking its users to choose a new Netflix plan to continue watching content on the world's largest streamer. The Choice To Add More Fees Or More Ads Netflix users took their dissatisfaction with Netflix's action to Reddit, where they discussed the new development. Apparently, those subscribed to the Basic...

  • Small business financial planning for 2025

    Stacker, Meg Furey-Marquess|Updated Jan 9, 2025

    The sooner you can start your small business financial planning for next year, the better. To get a jump on your to-do list for 2025, NEXT has compiled a list of tasks to help you and your business get the most out of the next calendar year. The 11 financial planning tasks for small business owners include: - Create attainable goals for the year - Make a roadmap to scope out every goal - Create a financial plan for the next fiscal year - Set up or refresh cash flow...

  • These states have the most car repair shops

    Stacker, Sydney Angove, Data Work By Paxtyn Merten|Updated Jan 3, 2025

    Americans are clearly trying to get the most use out of their cars, as the average age for U.S. vehicles is now over 12 years old, according to an S&P Global Mobility report. Passenger cars, specifically, were 14 years old on average in 2024, the most of any motor vehicle type. This record-setting time frame means people will most likely need to take their vehicles in for repairs more than ever to keep them on the road longer. The General used Bureau of Labor Statistics data...

  • Metros where homes are selling for the most under asking price

    Stacker, Elena Cox|Updated Jan 3, 2025

    Homebuyers are beginning to feel relief from skyrocketing home prices spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the fifth month in a row, year-over-year price growth slowed in November, but a shortage of homes on the market is keeping prices high. The median sale price in November was $430,107, 5.4% higher than the year before, according to Redfin. Of the homes that sold, 26.5% went above their list price, and the average price difference was 1.2% below asking. Stacker analyzed...

  • Metros where homes are selling for the most over asking price

    Stacker, Elena Cox|Updated Jan 3, 2025

    Homebuyers are beginning to feel relief from skyrocketing home prices spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the fifth month in a row, year-over-year price growth slowed in November, but a shortage of homes on the market is keeping prices high. The median sale price in November was $430,107, 5.4% higher than the year before, according to Redfin. Of homes that sold, 26.5% went for above its list price and the average price difference was 1.2% below asking. Stacker analyzed data...

  • After Boeing Starliner Thruster Failure, NASA Decides to Leave Two Astronauts in Orbit Until 2025,

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Aug 28, 2024

    NASA announced Saturday that the decision had been made for two astronauts who got to the station on the Boeing Starliner, to return to Earth on SpaceX's Crew Dragon in January. This leaves them in orbit for over 5 months that had not initially been planned. On the way to the Station, the Starliner's steering thrusters failed repeatedly. Due to the high risk of thruster failure on the Boeing Starliner, NASA cannot risk putting astronauts in it for the return trip to earth,...

  • Amazon Rigged Its Website, Forcing Consumers To Pay More

    The Counterfeit Report|Updated Feb 22, 2024

    February 15, 2024, Los Angeles, CA – Amazon rigged its website "Buy Box" to "routinely" push the overwhelming majority of consumers to pay more for items that could've been purchased at lower costs with equal or faster delivery time, says a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs allege that the biased Buy Box algorithm drives customers to "reasonably" believe that featured items offer the best deal on the platform and that nearly 98 percent of Amazon sales are Buy Box f...

  • The Grave Dangers of Counterfeit Christmas Gifts

    The Counterfeit Report|Updated Dec 25, 2023

    December 21, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – 'Tis the season of giving, a time when the warmth of joy and generosity fills the air. However, lurking beneath the glittering paper and festive ribbons lies a menace that threatens to cast a shadow over the holiday spirit – counterfeit Christmas gifts. While the allure of a bargain from online giants, including Amazon, Walmart, and eBay may be irresistible, the dangers associated with fake presents are far-reaching and can wreak havoc on...

  • REI's Departure from Santa Monica Due to Crime According to Local Business Group

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated Dec 16, 2023
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    December 5, 2023 - REI announced last week that it is closing its location in downtown Santa Monica. The store replaced the previous tenant, Toys 'R Us, in 2006 at the two-story location at Santa Monica Boulevard and 4th Street. The Santa Monica REI location will close on February 29 of next year. Statements from the company about the reason for the store closure vaguely refer to "the positive impact of the store, our market presence, and external factors" as reasons for the d...

  • Don't Imagine Amazon Prime Membership Protects You From the Many Frauds and Counterfeits They Allow On Their Site

    The Counterfeit Report|Updated Jul 18, 2023

    July 6, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA – Amazon's highly anticipated Prime Days event on July 11th and 12th comes with a warning: "Buyer beware." Despite Amazon's hefty $139 Prime membership, consumers should be alarmed that it offers no protection against counterfeit, fraudulent, and dangerous product listings, fake reviews, and deceptive endorsements. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has critically examined Amazon's practices and filed a lawsuit against the company for d...

  • Paid and Fake Product Reviews on Amazon Create an Unreliable and Perilous Online Environment

    The Counterfeit Report|Updated Jun 27, 2023

    June 22, 2023, - Los Angeles, CA – Product reviews are critical to a product's success on Amazon. Unfortunately, unscrupulous sellers have resorted to deceptive tactics, such as paying for positive reviews to manipulate the system and mislead consumers. Consequently, many consumers fall victim to deceptive and fake product reviews on Amazon. Despite Amazon's claims and promises to combat the notorious corruption in their product review systems, Amazon now endorses t...

  • SoCal Gas Company Announces 68% Drop in Prices in February From January

    Updated Feb 4, 2023

    Southern California Gas Company has announced that prices in February dropped by 68%, in comparison to January. Prices were up 288% in January from last year at this time. The increase was said to be mostly due to severe cold in the Central US, including such ordinarily temperate States as Texas. The press release from SoCal Gas reads as follows: After unprecedented highs due to West Coast market conditions, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today is announcing that the...

  • Signature Filing Offers Online Filing Service to Customers in California and Throughout the U.S.

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 18, 2023

    Do you want to start a business? File to become a corporation? Or legally change your name? Then you could use a service like Signature Filing to file the proper documents with the correct authorities. While it is possible to deal directly with the County Clerk or the California Secretary of State, it can require some know-how that most newbies lack. Fictitious or Assumed Business Name statements (DBAs) are required for businesses operating in California, New York, and some...

  • Southern California Gas Company Admits Natural Gas Prices Are High, Blames Freeze in the Eastern United States

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 11, 2023

    Southern California Gas Company has put out an explanation for why Gas is so damned expensive: It's mostly the one month freeze in the Eastern part of the United States. Gas prices to consumers are believed to have doubled in the last sixty days. "There's no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high. An unprecedented cold snap across the nation in part has caused natural gas market prices in the West to more than double between December and January...

  • PETALS by the CaliGreenGold (CGG) luxury brand, expands its exciting ZIG-ZAG Partnership via introduction of new "Original Organic" Products: Rose Petal King Cones & Rose Wraps.

    Christine Peake, Peake PR Group|Updated Jan 5, 2023

    David JP Danon, CEO and Founder of luxury brand PETALS by CaliGreenGold, (CGG) announces expansion of ZIG-ZAG partnership and the release of new, hand-made, "Original Organic" Products: Rose Petal King Cones & Rose Petal Wraps. PETALS, a luxury brand of unique, organic, exotic cones, rolls and wraps is expanding its partnership with rolling paper industry giant, ZIG-ZAG. CGG currently produces a variety of rose petal products for ZIG-ZAG made entirely by hand from Organic...

  • Neighborhood Convenience Store Appears to be Reopening On 4th Street in Santa Monica

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jul 31, 2022

    It's a small victory for the neighborhood. But the 100 year old mini-market on the corner of 4th Street and Hollister Avenue appears to be preparing for a new tenant. And that tenant might even be... wait for it... a mini market. Workmen were seen re-paving the parking lot on July 28th. They knew nothing about the new tenant, and said several people had walked by and asked them the same question. We assumed the market would be torn down to make way for expensive "affordable"...

  • Foreclosure Sale Features Medical Waste-Disposal Equipment from California Plant

    Observer Staff|Updated Jul 31, 2022

    If you've ever dreamed of owning your own medical waste disposal equipment, now is your chance. A medical waste treatment facility in Hesperia that opened just 5 years ago, has closed. The owners who foreclosed on the real estate, are selling the waste disposal equipment at a fraction of the oroginal cost. Equipment to be sold includes a thermal oxidizer and (wait for it) even a patented Carbonizer. The press release follows.­ HESPERIA, CA – July 28, 2022 - Recycling and wa...

  • Medly Pharmacy Replaces Pharmaca On Montana, As the Duck Blind Liquor Store Becomes Bottled Poetry in Santa Monica's 90402

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jul 26, 2022

    21: Walking down Montana Avenue reveals post covid retail moving in. Actually, Montana Avenue has notoriously high retail rents, and stores move out and move in as time passes. But the changes this summer have been unusually dramatic. Pharmaca's location at Lincoln and Montana Avenue is now Medly Pharmacy. "Medly is a Brooklyn-based chain that over the last several years, has opened many locations on the East Coast," explained Manager Jay Wadsworth. "They opened our...

  • Job Fair at Santa Monica Place Will Be Heavy On Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants and Rentals. After All, This is a Tourist Town

    Observer Staff|Updated Jul 12, 2022

    Santa Monica Travel and Tourism and Santa Monica Place will host a job fair on Tuesday, July 12 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The fair will be held on the third floor Dining Deck. Businesses in attendance include a sample of local businesses. The list includes hotels, resorts, stores and restaurants. Names of participating businesses: 1212 Santa Monica, All Saints Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Bristol Farms, CycleBar Santa Monica, ETC Hotels (Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa Del M...

  • US Consumers Misled into Switching from Paper to Digital: Companies Save Costs, the Environment Loses Out

    Two Sides North America|Updated May 20, 2022

    CHICAGO – May 18, 2022 – Anti-paper greenwashing works, unfairly costing the U.S. paper, printing and mailing sector huge sums in lost revenue each year. But Two Sides North America's (TSNA) Anti-greenwashing Campaign is succeeding in eliminating many of these misleading claims, clawing back hundreds of millions for these businesses, according to the results of the latest TSNA study. In their efforts to cut costs, many leading U.S. financial institutions, utilities, tel...

  • Watch Out for Frauds and Counterfeits at These E-Commerce Sites

    The Counterfeit Report|Updated May 2, 2022

    April 28, 2022, Los Angeles, CA – Most shoppers don't know or understand that e-commerce websites enjoy a unique and profitable exemption from liability for selling counterfeit and other infringing products. Brick and mortar stores don't have the same protection as online retailers and skirt product liability suits by consumers who purchase online from third-party vendors. Shoppers already face the daunting challenge of identifying counterfeit, fraudulent, and replica p...

  • What Changes Does Elon Musk Plan to Make to Twitter? More free speech, he says

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Apr 30, 2022

    Those on the left view Tesla billionaire Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter with foreboding. The set that wants people like Tim Cook and Jack Dorsey to regulate the rest of us, don't want to give the world's richest man the keys to the castle. "He sells cars in China," tweeted Nancy Cosgrove. "What if they ask him to ban Uyghur activists?" "It's important to emphasize that beyond Musk's statement that he will improve Twitter by "authenticating all humans," it's not clear what...

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