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Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 1823
Vienna Bakery Closes After 67 Years on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica
Those of you who like me, are constantly searching for their fix of chocolate dipped cookies and Rugala, we will just have to find your daily pastry elsewhere. Vienna Bakery has closed its doors...
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin Claims Police Union to Blame for Layoffs when LA Cut $150 million from the Police Department: Makes Sense, Right?
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin continued his attack on the city's police union January 12, with an emailed statement claiming the police union alone is standing in the way of the metropolis...
Intact Woolly Mammoth Tusk Found in Siberia
Russian scientists announced that a 12,000 Year old Mammoth tusk had been recovered in Siberia. The find is believed to have been exposed by melting permafrost last summer. The woolly mammoth...
Heavies from the Political Past and Present Recommend Recall of California Governor Newsom
After eleven months of varying stages of lockdown in the State of California and during a botched local delivery of COVID vaccine, a campaign to recall Governor Newsom appears to be gathering steam....
South Los Angeles is experiencing a murder epidemic, as Murder in the First 3 Weeks of 2021 Up 150 percent
Sunday night, 1/18, the Los Angeles Police Department sent two rather shocking tweets. Victims Shot in South LA are up 742% compared to last year, says the LAPD. And homicides are up 150% in the...
Parolee Caught and Released by SF District Attorney 5 Times in 7 Months Proceeds to Kill Two in DUI
Courts & Rulings Allegation of strike as to one count applies to others The Court of Appeal for this district, in a 2-1 opinion, held on Friday that where an information alleged in connection...
Vaccinated Los Angeles County Firefighters Are Seeing Less Covid-19 Cases
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) has experienced a drastic decline in the test positivity rate and number of individuals out sick with COVID-19 within its workforce. "With a nearly 75 p...
Los Angeles Police Union is Aghast at Spike in Homicides and Shootings
Los Angeles (CA) Last night, Chief Michel Moore released new statistics on the shocking increase in shootings so far this year, compared to last year, with South Los Angeles suffering from the...
It's Harder to Avoid Meth Than to Get it in Prison
I doubt many stop to ponder what types of issues a prisoner might be dealing with during this pandemic. Unless you know someone in prison, why would you? We actually have a lot of the same issues,...
Youtube Removes Video of UFO Filmed by DHS Personnel in Puerto Rico On January 10, 2021
A spectacular video of an unidentified flying object which past through water without disturbing the surface, as been taken down by Youtube. Big Tech has revealed it's not just anti-Trump, it's also...
City Appoints Public Works Director Susan Cline as New Acting Assistant City Manager
Public Works Director Susan Cline has been appointed Acting Assistant City Manager, the City said in a press release. The PUblic Works department is the City's largest department. The Acting...
Winner on 1970s TV Dating Game Show was a Serial Killer, Rodney Alcala Connected to Murder of 8 Women - and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo
'Dating Game' serial killer connected to victims decades after their deaths Rodney Alcala was at the height of his murderous spree in the 1970s when he put himself in the spotlight of primetime...
Santa Monica Pier Closes Again Due to Covid-19 World Pandemic
For the remainder of January, the Santa Monica Pier will be closed on the following dates: January 16-18, January 23-24 and on January 30-31, 2021. A major draw for tourists, the Pier was closed from...
THE MATRIX IV is being filmed in Downtown San Francisco. Stars include Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jada Pinkett Smith
Even during a pandemic, Hollywood must carry on. The film franchise considers the possibility that we are all living in a franchise. Video from the filming of the Matrix IV, has emerged on Twitter....
Downtown SM Parking Structure The Site of Another Suicide
Police officers and firefighters responded to a call on the 1500 block of 4th Street at about 4:30 a.m. on Monday morning for a report of a person on the sidewalk. A man aged about 30 appeared to...
Scientists Detect FM Signal Coming From Monolith on Jupiter's Largest Moon, Ganymede
The Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has detected an FM radio signal coming from the Jovian moon, Ganymede. This is the first of its kind discovered. Reports are that it originates from a monolith...
In a Stunning Move With Historic Implications, Twitter Permanently Suspends @realdonaldtrump
In a stunning move, Twitter Inc has announced the "Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump." The President who came to power using Twitter to communicate with his base without going through the main...
Local Hospitals At 90% of ICU Capacity Due to Covid-19, Says City of Santa Monica in a Tweet
Four local hospitals experienced over 90 percent Intensive Care Unit capacity in late December, tweeted the City's official account on Tuesday, Jan. 5th 2021. "Our hospitals continue to be...
US Navy Ship Mercy is in Mandatory Dry Dock; California asks Feds for Additional Medical Workers Instead
SACRAMENTO - Taking action to maintain life-preserving healthcare system capacity amid the current surge in COVID-19 cases, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the...
Hundreds of Witnesses on Oahu See Large Blue Monolith Hover, Fall From Sky Tuesday Night December 30th
Multiple witnesses reported that saw a large blue monolith shaped UFO in the skies above Oahu. The aircraft, if that's what it was, appeared to drop into the ocean. This would make it an Unidentified...
Why Aren't California Officials Mobilizing More Hospital Beds? Newsom Does Not Explain in His Presser
According to the World Health Organization, the purpose of a lockdown should only be "to buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance your resources, protect your health workers who are exhausted,"...
Urgent: Local Engineering Student with Mental Health Problems is Missing
Dane Elkins's mother and friends have been searching for him since he abandoned his car around 8:20 pm near the 5 Freeway and Templin Highway in Castaic on December 20. Deborah Elkins, Dane's mother,...
SM Pier Closed for Six Days to Avoid Spread of Covid
In an announcement on the City's website, the City of Santa Monica said its 100 year old pier would close during the long new year's weekend. The Pier was closed from March 16th to October 14th, when...
LA Sheriff Heard Having Sex Over Open Mic and Other Stories: Monday Morning Memo
Courts & Rulings Court refuses to bar woman's murder prosecution for death of fetus, a loss for Becerra The state Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the murder prosecution of a...
Police Pursuit Ends at Pico and 11th Street; SMPD Searching for 2 Suspects
A police pursuit ended at 11th Street and Pico Blvd Saturday night 12/26/20, at about 9:30 PM. The Santa Monica Police and Highway Patrol were searching for 2 suspects who fled the cash of their...