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Conditions at the Santa Monica Main Library are Worse than Ever After Murder
March 9, 2023 - In an email to the Library Board, Santa Monica business and property owner John Alle included dozens of sobering photos and video clips illustrating the unsafe and unclean conditions...
Outlawing Natural Gas in Santa Monica Buildings Won't Impact Global Climate Change, Will Inflict Losses on Residents
Dear Mayor Davis & Honorable Santa Monica City Councilmembers, ....... I know that I have been writing to you quite a few times in the last few weeks, but I am deeply concerned regarding some of...
Santa Monica City Council: Don't Defend Revenue-Losing Measure GS
Dear Mayor Davis and Honorable Santa Monica City Councilmembers, As you know, Measure GS, the Himmelrich-financed 5.6% transfer tax on properties $8+ million sold in Santa Monica, takes effect...
Santa Monica City Council Targets Montana Avenue for Effective Transformation and Destruction.
Dear Mayor Davis & Santa Monica City Council, I join thousands of my neighbors and fellow Santa Monica citizens and residents to say that I am absolutely outraged by the proposal to change the...
Santa Monica in ICU on Life Support
Back in September 2005 I was walking down the main drag of Auckland, New Zealand, when I spotted a travel agency's breathless window ad for a dream package trip to "glamorous" Los...
Stan Greene Doubles Down on Conspiracy Theories After Seeing the Paul Pelosi Police Body Cam Video
1.27.23 -- The San Francisco Police Department today released the police body camera footage from David Depape's October 28, 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi. People want to know if I'm ready to retract my...
For the Third Street Promenade and Downtown Santa Monica to Succeed, DTSM Inc Needs to Be Disbanded Immediately, Say Some Business Owners
January 25, 2023 - Citing a budget that is heavy on salaries and failed programs, incompetent leadership, and the economically and physically depressed state of the Third Street Promenade, property...
No One Will Sell Because of Measure GS 5% Tax on Property Sales Above $8M. So Why Not Let the Courts Reverse it.
Dear Esteemed members of the Santa Monica City Council & Honorable City Manager, I am aware that tonight, you will be discussing how the City, which represents taxpaying citizens of Santa Monica,...
Why the Sign Warning of the Santa Monica Outdoor Mental Institution Was Right...Unfortunately
Dear City Council, Happy New Year and a hearty welcome to the new council members. After the acrimonious election I hope we can all come together and address the challenges our city faces by taking a...
SMPD Dispatcher Says Parkour Daredevil "Doesn't Fall" so He Can Climb the Side of a 6-Story Parking Garage
I write tonight, an hour after observing more only-in-Santa Monica depravity. On New Years Night, I was near the end of a downtown walk. While approaching the McDonalds on Colorado, I heard something...
Cognitive Dissonance at the L.A. Times Regarding Parents' Role In Education
The Los Angeles Times seems to be suffering from serious cognitive dissonance. In a recent editorial, the Times dismissed the hundreds of California parents who ran for school board this year as...
Bivalent Booster Against Covid is A Major Failure According to LA County Health Department Data
December 21, 2022 - In September, health officials across the United States began administering and encouraging a "bivalent booster" shot for Covid-19 that was supposed to protect against both the...
The 2022 Election Was the Most Democratic in American History, And Well Worth the Wait
12.27.22: The 2022 election results are now part of recorded history. It takes 30 days after each election to count all the votes, implement audits, launch recounts where mandated. The required...
Santa Monica Development News Year-End Wrap-up: the Gelson's Project and Recourse Against the "Bombshell" Builder's Remedy
As this year ends, we want to update you on our ongoing involvement regarding important issues our city is facing: The Gelson's teardown project (Lincoln and Ocean Park Blvds): In late July, the City...
Celine Dion, Kirstie Alley, Christmas, Good News and Bad
Award winning actress Kirstie Alley was diagnosed with cancer shortly before her untimely death at the young age of 71. Grammy award winning Celine Dion has recently been diagnosed with a...
From Counterfeit Items to Deadly Truck Drivers, What You Need to Know About Amazon Before You Shop
December 13, 2022, Los Angeles, CA - Consumers love a good deal, and Amazon is often the first stop for online shoppers. But, behind the scenes at the e-commerce juggernaut is a massive retail...
P-22, Griffith Park Mountain Lion, Safely Captured for Health Evaluation
UPDATE December 12, 2022 - The mountain lion known as P-22 has been safely captured according to the National Park Service and SaveLA Cougars. Beth Pratt, Regional Director of the National Wildlife...
Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich Ends her Tenure on City Council in Typical Fashion: Disdaining the Public and its Welfare
December 9, 2022 - Former Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich ended her reign in a manner emblematic of its disdain for the public, and particularly for anyone who disagrees with her. She allowed a...
112 Staffers at Humane Society of the United States Make over 6 Figures in Income; CEO Makes over $450k
We've obtained a copy of the most recent tax return for the Humane Society of the United States. Once again, it tells a story of an organization more focused on its executives' bottom line than on...
City of Santa Monica Prevents Activist from Commenting on Outgoing Mayor Himmelrich
The City of Santa Monica violated my civil rights by failing to engage with me in an interactive process after I requested a reasonable accommodation to be able to call in and offer my public comment...
LA D.A. George Gascon Makes Child Rape Victims Show Up By Themselves at Parole Hearings of their Perpetrators
In 1991, when Jamie S. was 13 years old, she was kidnapped, raped and sodomized by Danny Brown while walking to her junior high school. In 1991, Jamie S. and her family could rely on the governmental...
Animal Rights Extremists Condemn Thousands of Animals to Cruel Demise at Mink Farm in Ohio
Animal rights activists placed wildlife at risk after releasing 10,000 carnivorous mink from a farm in Hoaglin, Ohio–as well as condemning the mink themselves to their demise. The criminals, who...
Should Neighborhood Groups Engaging in Political Activity Receive City Funding?
It seems to me that the neighborhood groups would like to eat the cake (as in receive public funding from the City) and eat it too (as in engage in legislative advocacy), without so much as a...
Gascon Uses Taxpayer Money to Defend Himself Against Lawsuits Arising From His Unethical and Illegal Policies and Procedures
"Internal terrorist" is an old LAPD management term used for those who don't "get with the program." Much has changed within LAPD, but not for some of its alums. One in particular, George...
Haiti in a Downward Spiral; Strikes Continue in Bolivia; Crime Law Threatens Freedom of the Press in Colombia; Invalid Elections in Nicaragua and Other Stories: InterAmerican Watch Newsletter
Analysis What Lula's victory in Brazil means for Latin America Lula's victory in Brazil could mean many things: A mockery of justice, a story of redemption, hope for the people, a democratic setback,...
