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The Story of Barbara Phillips: A Potentially Innocent Woman with 26 Years Behind Bars

Behold, this is the story of Barbara Phillips. We call her "Ms. Bobbie" here on the prison women's prison yard. Ms. Bobbie is here with an LWOP sentence with 26 years down. As California courts...

 

Open Letter to Council Alleges City Intends to Censor Public Comments

Dear Mayor Davis, Councilmembers and City Attorney Sloan, The purpose of this open letter is to express grave concerns regarding the constitutionality of item 5-K agendized for the upcoming September...

 
 By Jill Chapin    Opinion    October 2, 2023

Masking up Again? Yes? No? Depends on What Fauci Said When

As we are starting to see Dr. Anthony Fauci in the news again to tout the benefits of masking, we should take the time to follow his directives on this during the past several years. At the beginning...

 

99 Groups Oppose Ethnic Studies Admissions Proposal for University of California

The University of California Ethnic Studies Council, which claims to represent all 300 ethnic studies faculty on UC campuses, is vigorously promoting a proposal for a UC ethnic studies admission...

 
 By Jon Berg    Opinion    September 28, 2023

Three Violent Incidents Against Tourists in One Evening in Santa Methica

I'm always thinking about the next topics to address in my periodic submissions to the Observer. Upcoming candidates include the insanity of the road diet, the hulking, creepy "The People Concern"...

 

Crime Wave Hits Montana Avenue in Santa Monica

Dear Mayor Davis & Honorable members of the Santa Monica City Council, I hope you're having a pleasant Labor Day Weekend. In case you're unaware, I wanted to inform you of a major crime wave...

 

Does the Los Angeles County Public Health Department Still Have Any Credibility?

September 7, 2023 - The Los Angeles County Health Department is telling us they "have been seeing a gradual and consistent rise in COVID-19 transmission" over the past few weeks. This alleged...

 

Why is the City Removing Trees from Maple Street in Ocean Park?

To the Editor: I’m hoping that this brief email get’s to the correct people in the city government and that it doesn’t fall on deaf ears. As a 16 year resident of Sunset Park, and a business...

 

Mom and Pop Landlords in Santa Monica Hit with Rent Control While Mega-Corporations are Not

Santa Monica has some of the strictest rent control in the country. But did you know that the rent control in Santa Monica is selective? Some buildings in Santa Monica have rent control and some build...

 

Is the ASPCA Deceiving Donors About Maui Pet Rescue Efforts?

August 28, 2023 - The wildfire that gutted Lahaina has claimed many human and animal lives. In a tragic new story, parents found their 14-year-old son's body. He had died while hugging his dog. Unfort...

 

Santa Monica City Attorney's Office Defamed Me, Says Local Landlady and Real Estate Agent

Dear Editor, Around July 3, the City Attorney's office issued a biased and distorted press release with claims claims which were just lot of malarkey, driven by the malicious aim to sully my...

 
 By Jill Chapin    Opinion    August 28, 2023

Stop the Incineration of our State

Wildfires. Hundreds of lives lost. Thousands of homes destroyed. Millions of people without power. Billions of dollars in damages. Everyone seems to opine on where to point fingers for the...

 

Fauxgressive Santa Monica bends over backwards to evade federal requirement for homeless representation on Housing Authority Board

City staffer made unilateral decision to affect the composition of policymaking body which is supposed to be comprised of seven councilmembers and two housing voucher holders, including one with...

 

A Sustainable, Affordable, and Compassionate Solution for Our Homeless Crisis

Dear Mayor Davis and Members of the Santa Monica City Council, I am writing to express my deep concerns over the proposed plan to address our homelessness issue by constructing multi-million-dollar...

 

SMMUSD Plan to Buy Civic Auditorium Disregards its History, the Needs of Public, and Prohibitive Cost

My open letter to SM City Council and School Board on the quarter billion $+ plan to acquire the Civic Auditorium: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education, Santa Monica City...

 
 By Jon Berg    Opinion    August 20, 2023

Tear Up The Tracks: Santa Monica's Crime Train

For quite some time---maybe, even, years---I've been working out in my head a piece dealing with a curse that arrived in Santa Monica at 9:49 AM on May 20, 2016. At that moment---cheered on by people...

 

Just Keep Taking Those Drugs, Says Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

August 9, 2023 - The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health appears to have given up on getting addicted residents off of drugs. In a recent press release warning of the potential presence of...

 
 By Chuck Levin    Opinion    August 14, 2023

Postmaster Louis de Joy's Policies Have Been a Disaster for the US Post Office. It's Time to Remove Him From Office

Under the current postmaster general the cost of stamps keeps going up, service keeps going down, the post office is drowning. Louis de Joy has, in 4 years, never missed an opportunity to perpetrate...

 

21 Leading Companies Remove Unsubstantiated Environmental Claims About Using Paper

Since its inception, the Two Sides North America Anti-greenwashing Campaign has eliminated literally billions of instances of paper-related greenwashing in the United States and Canada, and its...

 
 By Stan Greene    Opinion    July 31, 2023

Diane Feinstein to Resign After Family Intervention

Diane Feinstein will resign no later than August 15th, an inside source close to her children reports. The 90 year old Senator from California doesn't seem able to follow the proceedings in the...

 

Closed Session Meeting On Sale or Lease of the Civic Auditorium, Clearly Violates the Brown Act

Letter to the Editor: City Attorney Sloan has broken his ethical obligations to all residents, the Council, and the State Bar by falsely claiming in the Observer that the Brown Act will not be...

 
 By Lori Emerson    Opinion    July 24, 2023

Whatever your motives are for turning over Santa Monica to out of state criminals, while self serving your social justice crap, has not gone well, for anyone.

I wasn't going to write an email, because I didn't think it would do any good. Upon reconsidering, it will do ME good to convey my anger and sadness at what my city has become. I never go out alone....

 

Rather than Spending Billions On Urban Housing, Consider Purchasing Land in Places like Palmdale, CA, where Land is Cheaper

Subject: An Alternative Perspective on Addressing Homelessness in Santa Monica Dear Editors, The Santa Monica City Council's recent discussions around resolving the city's homelessness and related...

 

Resident Asks Santa Monica City Council to Explain "Water Shortage" After Year of Record Rainfall

Dear Mayor Davis & Honorable Santa Monica City Councilmembers, I hope you're all having a good start to your summer. I never thought I would have to escape Southern CA to experience some warmth bu...

 
 By David Ganezer    Opinion    June 12, 2023

LA's "Progressive Great Streets Initiative" Re-striping Policy Caused a Traffic Collision that Nearly Killed Me

Venice Blvd was designed to be a working street. It looks like a freeway, or used to. People drive 70 miles an hour on it's 4 lanes of grandeur and utility, that also angle from Southwest to...

 

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