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  • Flash Flood Warning LA County - Evacuate or Take 2nd Floor Shelter Downstream from Burn Areas

    Zane|Updated Dec 25, 2016

    Affected Area: Los Angeles The National Weather Service In Oxnard Has Issued A * Flash Flood Warning For The Old Burn Area In Western Los Angeles County In Southwestern California... * Until 1115 PM PST * At 914 PM Pst, Doppler Radar Indicated Heavy Rain With Rainfall Rates Exceeding One Half Inch Per Hour Across The Old Burn Area. Additional Heavy Rain Offshore Is Expected To Move Over The Bur Area. Flash Flooding With Mud And Debris Flows Is Expected To Begin Shortly. *...

  • The Busiest Day of the Year for the Postman, Who Won't Even Ring Twice.

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 23, 2016

    My people have a word for people who wait in line to mail packages just before Christmas: Goyim. Monday was the busiest mailing day of the year for the United States Postal Service, reports the New York Times. Today, the USPO will handle 611 million cards, letters and packages. Sue Brennan, a spokeswoman for the post office, told the Times that Christmas did not exactly catch the organization by surprise. "We plan all year for this," she said. "This is something that we've...

  • Donald Trump crosses 270 electoral vote threshold and will be the next president

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 20, 2016

    Despite a Hollywood campaign urging republican electors to jump ship, Donald Trump cross the 270 electoral vote threshold this afternoon at 1:40 PM local time.Trump obtained the required 270 electoral votes to become president, it was announced today. The electoral balloting in Texas put Trump over the majority threshold, according to a tally by the Associated Press. A campaign by leftists and those in Hollywood, had urged electors to turn against the Republican party...

  • Ankara Special Forces Policeman Assassinates Russian Ambassador to Turkey

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 20, 2016

    Gunfire broke out Monday at a photo exhibit where Russia's ambassador was one of the speakers, killing the diplomat and wounding others, Turkish media reported. The shooter was a 22 year old M.M.A. in Ankara's special forces unit. He shouted about Syria, Aleppo, Jihad as the ambassador lay dying. Andrey Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was killed in a shooting in Ankara on Monday, a spokeswoman for Russia's foreign ministry announced on Russian television. NTV described...

  • FAA Order Halts Eviction of Tenants Providing Aviation Services at Santa Monica airport

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 18, 2016

    Nice try, but no cigar for the City Council. The City filed eviction actions against both FBO's, companies who provide services to the Airport's 272 aircraft, last month. The City agreed in the 1970's, when accepting Federal funds, that it would make the airport available for public use and benefit. It cannot discriminate against aircraft types or uses and must make space available for aviation tenants on reasonable terms based on good faith negotiations. "The city has failed...

  • Kanye West Appointed Under-Secretary of the Interior After Meeting at Trump Tower

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Dec 15, 2016

    Kanye West and Donald Trump discussed more than just "life" Tuesday morning. After their meeting at Trump Tower in New York City, Donald Trump nominated Rapper Kanye West to be the nation's 23rd Under-Secretary of the Interior. No one we spoke to is entirely sure what Secretary of the Interior actually does. So the fact that West is a musician who dropped out of Chicago State University to pursue music, is no barrier. "West knows many of the players in Hollywood, where he...

  • Electors' Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper

    Zane|Updated Dec 15, 2016
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    Open Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: We are Electors who were selected by the voters of our states to represent them in the Electoral College on December 19, 2016. We intend to discharge our duties as Electors by ensuring that we select a candidate for president who, as our Founding Fathers envisioned, would be "endowed with the requisite qualifications." As Electors, we also believe that deliberation is at the heart of democracy itself, not an empty...

  • City Extends Night Closures of 10 Freeway, Traffic Redirected to Olympic Thru 12/16

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 15, 2016
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    Updated: Additional closure dates for the I-10 sign replacement project:Thursday, December 8; Friday, December 9; December 11 through Wednesday, December 14 It is likely that the closure will continue on Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16, but the contractor is hoping to have the work completed Wednesday. Closures are from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The same detour information applies. In it's ongoing effort to spend money and create high paying jobs for City of Santa...

  • First U.S. Offshore Wind Project Goes Online, Opening Door for Major New Energy Industry

    Liz Miller|Updated Dec 15, 2016

    Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm to deliver energy to the American power grid, began generating electricity in commercial operation on December 12. The project was developed by Deepwater Wind, a Providence, RI company invested in building offshore wind farms on both the east and west coasts. Aside from generating pollution-free energy, this technology has the potential to create thousands of jobs and power millions of U.S. homes and businesses. The...

  • Mitt Romney Posts That He Will Not Be Donald Trump's Secretary of State

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 13, 2016

    Mitt Romney posted on his Facebook page on Monday night that that Donald Trump had selected someone else to be US Secretary of State. The post is the most prestigious cabinet position, in part because the SOS not only leads the State Department, but is 4th in line to the President. "It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country," the 2012 Republican nominee wrote. "My discussions with President-elect Trump have been both enjoyable and...

  • Army Corps of Engineers Halts DAPL Project!

    Liz Miller|Updated Dec 13, 2016

    On Sunday afternoon, the Secretary of the Army contacted tribal leaders at the protest site to inform them that the Dakota Access Pipeline will NOT proceed according to its current plan. "We will not fight tonight, we will dance!" said Rami Bald Eagle, Cheyenne River Lakota Tribal Leader as he shared the news with supporters. The protester were joined by thousands of US veterans this week who vowed to form a human barrier to protect the water protectors from North Dakota...

  • City to Review Agreements With Shekhter/NMS In Light of Superior Court Decision

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Dec 13, 2016

    Update, 12/2: Judge Bruguera today ordered NMS properties to cede control of its Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and West Hollywood "LUXE" properties, to AEW Capital Management. She also imposed attorneys fees against NMS. We previously reported that the LA Superior Court (Judge Suzanna Bruguera), found that Neil Shekhter, the principal behind NMS Properties, had engaged in evidence tampering. We are told that next week's City Council Agenda 13C, reads: "Request of Councilmembers...

  • Ghost Ship Warehouse Turned Into an Oven, Once Fire Started Inside the Cinderblocks

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 4, 2016

    The converted warehouse was known as "The Ghost Ship," and that turns out to have been destiny in a name. Firemen and Oakland Police say as many as 40 young people have been killed in a massive fire that happened Friday night during a concert inside a converted warehouse in Oakland. 30 people have been confirmed dead and 5 others remain missing. Sgt. Ray Kelly, spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, told reporters during a press conference Saturday that officials...

  • LeBron James is the 2016 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

    Zane|Updated Dec 4, 2016

    Time Inc.'s (NYSE: TIME) Sports Illustrated has announced that Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is the 2016 Sportsperson of the Year. In a year full of stirring and historic performances across all sports, James was transcendent, rallying the Cavaliers from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals to deliver the city of Cleveland's first championship in a major sport since 1964. James, who has now won three NBA titles, was named Finals MVP for the...

  • 10 Alarm Fire: Seven Buildings Evacuated in Cambridge MA

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 4, 2016

    Firefighters have contained a 10-alarm blaze in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Residents from as many as seven buildings caught in the flames were evacuated and taken to a nearby community center. No fatalities, but 2 injuries so far. Cars are reported to have burned. Firefighters battled a 10-alarm fire in Cambridge Saturday near Berkshire Street and Vandine Street that jumped from building to building. The area is close to Kendall Square and the Kendall Square Cinema, said WBUR...

  • Car Flies off 405 Freeway Near Roscoe, Crashes into Homeless Camp

    Observer Staff|Updated Nov 30, 2016
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    A blue 2002 Honda Accord sedan flew off the 405 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley near the Roscoe offramp, and landed on a homeless encampment, the CHP said. The incident happened at about 6:15 pm PST on Tuesday evening, November 29th. Haskell Avenue was closed near the accident site as an investigation proceeded. Three patients were transported to a hospital -- two in serious-to-critical condition. The other person was in fair condition, with injuries that were described as...

  • Plane Carrying 76 Brazilian Soccer Players Crashes Into Columbian Mountain, Killing 71

    Observer Staff|Updated Nov 30, 2016

    SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The Embraer 900 slammed into the mountain at 225 miles an hour, killing seventy-one of 76 passengers died late Monday night. It was on approach to land at the Medellin airport. The plane was chartered by Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, going to play the first of two games for the final of the Copa Sudamericana. As Brazilian and Colombian rescuers sifted through debris looking for survivors of crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team. "Very s...

  • Cuba's Fidel Castro Dead at 90

    Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 30, 2016

    Fidel Castro, leader of the Communist Revolution in Cuba and the country's Cuba's former president, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. There were no further details. Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for nearly 50 years before handing over the powers to his brother Raul in 2008. His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people, but opponents accused him of brutally suppressing opposition. Castro gave a rare speech in April, on the final day of the...

  • Sheriff Conducts Virgin of Guadalupe Service in Women's Prison

    Deputy Don Walker, LASD InfoBuro|Updated Nov 28, 2016

    2/27: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Services Bureau/Religious and Volunteer Service hosted the "Virgen de Guadalupe Peregrina" service. Catholic Chaplains conducted a special service for women inmates at Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF) on Sunday, November 27, 2016. The annual celebration commemorating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe recalls the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego at Cerro del Tepeyac (Tepeyac Hill),...

  • Trump Releases Thanksgiving Message on Facebook, Rather Than Speak Through the Press

    Observer Staff|Updated Nov 27, 2016

    "The press swooned over Barack Obama and cried over Trump as they did over Bush. They keep connecting him to neo-Nazis, whom they call the Alt-right. Did the press go nuts about Farrakhan endorsing Obama in 2008? No," said former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer. This explains why the President Elect released a holiday message on Facebook, rather than through the TV networks. Eric Bolling interviewed Fleischer on FoxNews' O'Reilly Factor. Bolling point out that the...

  • 70 Chinese Construction Workers Die in Collapse of Bamboo Scaffolding at Power Plant

    Observer Staff|Updated Nov 26, 2016

    Traditional bamboo scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap on Thursday, said Chinese State TV. Iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbling down on about 70 workers in the country's worst work-safety accident in over two years. The application of bamboo scaffolding to large modern construction sites has lead to many accidents, in combination with the lack of safety enforcement by the Chinese government. Chinese President Xi...

  • Breitbart Accuses Betsy DeVos, Trump Education Secretary, of Supporting Common Core

    Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 24, 2016

    Breitbart news accuses President Elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the Department of Education, as a supporter of Common Core. Amway co-founder Betsy DeVos is a billionaire known for her philanthropy. She's also a grandmother and a person who has been involved in educational groups and causes for a long time. Trump promised to do away with common core, which is a popular opinion among his conservative, rural, blue collar base. This from Breitbart.com: "Anti-Common Core...

  • 105 City of Santa Monica Employees Are Paid Over $300,000 a Year

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 21, 2016
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    It's an open secret that Santa Monica Police officers and other City employees are the best paid in the world. TransparentCalifornia.com hopes to rip off the mask on why. In Newport Beach, a city about the size of Santa Monica, 13 employees make more than 300,000 per year. In Long Beach, a city six times the size of Santa Monica, 13 employees make more than $300K a year. In Santa Monica, 105 employees make more than $300,000 per year. So says www.Transparentcalifornia.com, A...

  • Local Coast Guard Radios Aren't Working -- Public Advised to Contact Them By Phone

    USCG Public Affairs|Updated Nov 21, 2016

    LOS ANGELES − Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach is experiencing a temporary degradation in channel 16 VHF/ Radio communication capabilities throughout the Santa Barbara and Channel Islands areas. Communication pathways have been impacted due to loss of service through Bald Mountain Radio Tower Range. All mariners operating in the Santa Barbara or Channel Islands area are urged to contact the Coast Guard through alternative means. The main line of communication for C...

  • US Coast Guard Issues Heavy Weather Advisory for So Cal Beaches

    USCG Public Affairs|Updated Nov 21, 2016

    LOS ANGELES - The Coast Guard warns beachgoers and boaters of a heavy weather/high surf advisory warning issued by NOAA for Southwest California beaches. The heavy weather/high surf advisory will remain in effect until 6 p.m., Monday. A large west to northwest swell will continue to move across Southwest California coastal waters. Heavy weather and high surf will affect all west and northwest facing beaches beginning Saturday morning through Monday evening. Surf is expected...

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