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  • Russians Appear to Have Lost Battle for Major City in Northern Donetsk Region, Severodonetsk.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 4, 2022

    15: Multiple sources reported Sunday morning Ukraine time, that the Ukraine Armed Forces have turned the table on the Russian Federation Army, and forced them out of Severodontsk. "Urgent report. #Severodonetsk is 75% ours. Street after street, #ZSU are advancing and liberating the city. Glory to #Ukraine 🇺🇦✊🏻" tweeted Canadian Ukrainian Volunteer, at 6:30 PM PST. Western media had reported that Severodonetsk had largely fallen to the Russian army, who contested...

  • City of Santa Monica Demolishes Parking Structure 3 to Make Way for Homeless Shelter

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jun 4, 2022
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    Demolition crews working for the City of Santa Monica demolished Parking Structure 3 on 4th Street this week. The plan is to construct a 200 bed homeless shelter on the location. Local business owners had objected to replacing parking their businesses depend on for customers, with facilities serving homeless people. But Mayor Sue Himmelrich and others on the City Council had supported swapping parking for homeless beds, saying that it would alleviate the enormous number of...

  • Transgender Climate Activist Smears Cake on the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France

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

    May 30 An unnamed suspect disguised as an elderly woman in a wheelchair smeared cake across a piece of glass that protects the Mona Lisa at Paris' famous Louvre museum. He was sent for a psychiatric evaluation according to Paris Police. The painting was undamaged. The incident happened on Sunday May 29, 2022 when the man, who wore a black wig and lipstick, abruptly smeared the glass with a piece of cake. He shouted something about saving the Earth just after the attack....

  • First Case of Monkeypox Confirmed in California

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated May 28, 2022

    May 26, 2022 - Barbara Ferrer, director of the LA County Department of Public Health, announced at her media briefing today that a first case of Monkeypox has been confirmed in the Sacramento area of California. "The risk to residents of LA county is very low," she added. Monkeypox is not usually a serious disease but it can be, Ferrer told the press. It does not usually occur in the United States but has been confined to Africa until very recently. Typically, the disease...

  • City of Santa Monica Turns Off Lights in Downtown Alley During Demolition Process of Parking Structure Three and Chaos Ensues

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated May 28, 2022

    May 26, 2022 - Property owners surrounding the former downtown Santa Monica parking structure 3 noticed that the lights attached to the building were permanently shut off on Tuesday evening, May 10, by Southern California Edison. These lights illuminate the alley behind the parking structure for about 225 linear feet. . In addition, 8 city light poles from Arizona to Santa Monica Boulevard are out. On top of the lack of light at night, the construction site is left unlocked...

  • Return of the US Postal Service Dropbox to Will Rogers Station in Santa Monica

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 25, 2022

    Thank God for life's little pleasures! The mailbox in front of Will Rogers station post office, at Euclid and Wilshire, is once again bolted in the cement where it belongs. So now you can once again mail a letter 24/7 in Santa Monica. There have been rumors, says our source, that the Will Rogers station would close and the installation of a new box, does seem to indicate that they will be leaving the only Post Office in 90403 or 90402 open for the time being. About 40,000...

  • 24 Months After Completion, the Massive Block Apartments on Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica are Empty

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 25, 2022
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    What was built on the former Norms restaurant site at Colorado and Lincoln Blvd at a cost of $40 million, is five stories tall and is pretty much devoid of people? Convinced that renters could and would pay top dollar to live ANYWHERE in Santa Monica, developers demolished the block of buildings between Colorado and the freeway 3 years ago and began to build like mad. Pack and stack apartment buildings now cover a neighborhood where traffic is constant. Developers completed th...

  • Covid-19 Vaccines Have Declined in Relative Efficacy in Los Angeles County in Terms of Both Transmission and Death Rates Although Death Rates Themselves Have Declined

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated May 22, 2022
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    May 19, 2022 - Covid-19 vaccines were relatively more efficacious in preventing transmission and death seven months ago than they are today although they were never very effective at preventing transmission of disease. Using publicly available data from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health it is possible to compare how the vaccines performed over the summer, when they were first widely available to how they have performed this past winter. Over the span of time...

  • Disney Executive Testifies that Amber Heard's Editorial in the Washington Post, Was Not the Reason they Dropped Depp from Pirates.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 19, 2022

    Angela Shaw is part of communications dept at Disney. She said that her job was to keep them appraised of developments with Johnny Depp, because he was a star. My notes follow: Letter from UK that labelled Johnny Depp a wife beater. Disney scraps plans for JD's return in Disneys POTC 6. Article entitled Johnny Depp the insane story of a star in crisis, and his Missing Millions." Are you aware of any document in the Disney database containing Amber's op ed from 2018? No. Are yo...

  • Amber Heard accused of Editing Photos Showing Injuries Inflicted by Johnny Depp

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 18, 2022

    Testimony in the much watched Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp trial continued on Tuesday in a Virginia Courtroom. Depp's attorney Elizabeth Zellner accused Amber heard of editing the photos of May 2016 showing that Amber had been struck on her cheek and injured by Johnny Depp. The actress said the light may have been more yellow in the photo on the left, "like the lights on a vanity mirror," and that this explained the difference in the two photos. "You sat in this Court room...

  • Santa Monica Homeless Count Shows More Homeless Unsheltered on the Street

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated May 17, 2022

    May 12, 2022 - The 2022 Homeless Count was released by the City of Santa Monica on May 5, approximately two-and-a-half months after it was conducted on February 23. While the absolute number of homeless was 807, or 100 less than the last count of 907 homeless individuals in 2020, this was due to a decrease in available shelter beds under Covid-19 restrictions. More homeless were found outside, unsheltered, than in 2020. The number of people living in vehicles, tents, and...

  • Johnny Depp Promised Amber Heard She Would Never See His Eyes Again, for Accusing Him of Domestic Violence

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 17, 2022

    The civil trial of Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard et al, resumed in a Virginia court room Monday morning. Heard was on the witness stand, being cross examined by Johnny Depp's lawyer, Kathleen Zellner. Atty: Mr. Depp promised you would never see his eyes again, isn't that right Ms. Heard? Yes I believe he said that. And this is after you accused him of domestic violence, isn't it. JD: After all the shit you accused me of you wanted me to touch you? AH: I just want you to hug me!...

  • Gene Editing via Crispr Tech to Prevent Heart Attacks

    John Grimaldi, Association of Mature American Citizens|Updated May 15, 2022

    WASHINGTON, DC, May 13 – The covid virus killed some 460,000 Americans last year, heart disease killed nearly 700,000 people in the U.S. in the same period. The fact is that heart attacks are the number one cause of death in America and throughout the world. So, the announcement that scientists are testing a way to prevent heart attacks with a single injection may sound like a life-saving game-changer, particularly for seniors over the age of 65 who, according to the N...

  • Covid-19 Cases May Be Increasing in Los Angeles County with BA2 Variant of Omicron, But Serious Illness is Not

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated May 15, 2022

    May 11, 2022 - Covid-19 cases have slowly been increasing across Los Angeles County. Due to the number of home tests available and free, there are perhaps even more cases than public officials know. And yet hospitalizations and deaths have remained very low. The relaxing of a correlation between the number of infections and the number of severe cases is probably attributable to the fact that the SARS-CoV-1 virus, like most other viruses, has grown less deadly with each...

  • Ukraine Military Retracts Claim to Have Sunk a 408 Foot Frigate, the Admiral Makarov, in the Black Sea

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 12, 2022

    Update 5.7.23 an advisor to Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych said that the report was a 'misunderstanding', and that the vessel attacked near Snake Island was actually a Serna-class landing craft, apparently hit by a missile launched by a Baykar Bayraktar TB2 drone. 5.5.22: Forbes describes her as "the juiciest target in the Black Sea." At 408 feet in length, Admiral Makarov is the newest of three modern frigates run by the Russian Navy, which features a...

  • Russian Men Are Receiving General Mobilization Orders From Russian Ministry of Defense to Fight in #Ukraine

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 12, 2022

    On Twitter it is reported that Russian men are receiving notices drafting them into the Russian army. A photo of a mobilization notice was posted to Facebook. "Unannounced mobilization! Today we handed a summons to the military registration and enlistment office to my son's friend, the guy is 39 years old, no children. This is St. Petersburg! Posted on Facebook." says the caption. Former US Ambassador to Russia believes the notices are authentic. "General mobilization in the...

  • Commander of Ukraine Troops in Mariupol Appeals to Elon Musk to Free them from Azovstal Plant

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 11, 2022

    Sergei Voynal is the Acting Commander of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, which consists of around 1000 Ukrainian troops now trapped in the Avostal steel plant in the middle of Mariupol. With the exception of the 4 square miles occupied by the plant, the Russians have occupied Mariupol and the area immediately around it. The Russians have bombarded the area frequently over the last week, after allowing about 1000 civilians hiding with the troops, to exit the facility. Today...

  • Significant Inaccuracy in Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich's Literature Touting her Pet Transfer Tax Ballot Initiative

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Updated May 11, 2022
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    May 5, 2022 - Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich has printed a significant inaccuracy in her campaign handout literature regarding her proposed "Homelessness Prevention and Affordable Housing" initiative. Some, who are less charitable than ourselves, might call it a bold-faced lie. On her flyer, titled "Standing Firm with Santa Monica," Himmelrich claims the proposed initiative to provide her estimate of an additional $50 million in revenue will come from "a 5% increase in the...

  • Downtown Santa Monica Partially Evacuated Due to Gas Leak

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 5, 2022

    11: The Third Street Promenade was evacuated Monday afternoon, because a construction crew ruptured a gas main. Santa Monica Blvd. between second and fourth street, was evacuated. News helicopters are circling over head. Santa Monica Fire engine companies and Southern California Gas Company crews were working on the problem as of 525 PM PST. The ruptured line was said to be a high-pressure line 2 inches in diameter. The gas leak occurred on the promenade, Santa Monica‘s b...

  • Cool Tech Coming to Santa Monica Police Department, but Who Can They Actually Arrest?

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Updated May 5, 2022

    May 3, 2022 - Santa Monica Police Chief Ramon Batista met members of the public at an event sponsored by the Santa Monica Protective Association on Sunday and Monday evenings. The event, held at a private home north of Montana Avenue, was well attended both evenings, with 60-70 people in the large backyard beside a swimming pool. The SMPA is a non-profit started in 1981 that collects dues from residents north of Montana in order to hire armed private security patrols. Most...

  • Fire at Electric Power Plant in Far Eastern Russia Said to be Caused by Staff Sabotage

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 2, 2022

    Fire has broken out at a power generation facility on Sakhalin Island, Russia. The plant had become fully engulfed in flames Saturday morning, 4.30.22. Black smoke was seen billowing from the building, in a video shot from a train. Some believe this is significant because the Russians have attacked Ukrainian infra structure. In recent weeks, Ukraine has turned in around and fired on fuel depots in Belgorod and Buryansk, towns within 100 miles of the Ukraine border. "Russia's...

  • Russian Women's Army Uniforms Look Remarkably Like SS Uniforms During World War II

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 2, 2022

    Twitter is abuzz with parade practice photos from Moscow, where the army is practicing for the annual World War II Victory Day parade on May 9th. No one is quite sure how it happened exactly. But some units, in particular the RU women's army units, look remarkably like SS parade uniforms in World War II. The red arm bands bear numbers rather than swastikas (or Z's), standing for which row the soldiers are supposed to occupy. But they look like Nazi uniforms. Which is ironic,...

  • Nobody Likes Plans to Rebuild Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Updated May 2, 2022

    April 27, 2022 - Carey Upton, Chief Operations Officer for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, held a community meeting yesterday afternoon to solicit input regarding proposed designs to modify the Roosevelt Elementary School campus. Difficult questions accosted him as soon as concerned community members arrived on campus for the tour and presentation. Impetus for the campus revisions come from a desire to improve the learning experience, according to Upton. In...

  • US Supreme Court to Overturn Roe vs. Wade Opinion on Abortion, according to Leaked Opinion.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 2, 2022

    The US Supreme Court is all set to overturn the restraint on Abortion law contained in the 1972 Roe v. Wade decision. This according to Politico.com, who claims to have obtained a leaked draft of the opinion. The leaked nature of the opinion is itself without precedent. "Chief Justice Rehnquist said to us" said Laura Ingraham, who clerked for him in the 1990's" He looked at us and said, if you leak anything from this court, you can kiss your legal career goodbye." She added th...

  • Coyote Jumps Toddler, Bites Her Face on the Beach Near Huntington Beach Pier Thursday

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated May 2, 2022

    A young girl was bitten in the face by a coyote on the beach. The attack happened a few hundred yards from the Huntington Beach Pier Thursday evening at around 10 PM. Security camera video captured the assault, as the toddler's mother sat with her back turned watching waves roll in. She turns to see the girl crying, after the 5 second interaction. The girl was hospitalized briefly, but was not seriously injured. Huntington Beach Police Department says an officer shot at the tw...

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