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  • Yes, politics is worsening people's mental health-Here's what the data shows

    Stacker, Kayla Levy|Updated Feb 7, 2025

    Amid growing political polarization and ongoing national crises, politics has become a significant source of stress for many Americans. In fact, a national survey on stressors conducted by the American Psychological Association, or APA, in 2024 found that the future of the nation was the leading cause of significant stress among adults, with nearly eight in 10 (77%) reporting it as a major source of anxiety. The same study found that the increasingly strained political...

  • How one city scrambled to resolve a tied election vote

    Stacker, Natalia Contreras for Votebeat|Updated Feb 7, 2025

    A single Corpus Christi City Council seat drew five contenders in November's election, a level of interest that ultimately prolonged the final outcome until early January—and at some points left officials scratching their heads as they were forced to dig through archaic rules to figure out how to determine the winner. After the November votes were counted, incumbent Everett Roy and former council member Billy Lerma earned the most support. But since neither got a majority o...

  • Is the age of progressive prosecutors over?

    Stacker, Lakeidra Chavis for The Marshall Project|Updated Feb 1, 2025

    Nearly a decade ago, talk of so-called "progressive prosecutors" came onto the legal scene with all the flair and freshness of Beyonce's "Lemonade" album or tickets to Hamilton. The label is generally applied to district attorneys—elected officials who lead local prosecutor's offices—who challenge the traditional "tough-on-crime" approaches of their predecessors and seek to reduce their jurisdiction's reliance on mass incarceration, The Marshall Project explains. "There see...

  • Summary of Trump's first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

    Stacker, Annelise Reinwald|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in the first five months of his presidency, that revoked 14 Trump executive orders that aimed to reform the administrative state. Trump's 2024 campaign...

  • Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?

    Stacker, Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th|Updated Jan 12, 2025

    In the lead up to Election Day, presidential candidates had big ambitions for the future of the child tax credit, which is set to expire next year. That looming deadline means Congress will have to take up the credit in 2025, deciding whether to let it lapse, lock it in as is, or expand it further. However, despite what had been proposed on the campaign trail, there is unlikely to be a major expansion to one of the most popular policies for American families, The 19th...

  • California Municipalities May Not Require Voters to Present ID In Order to Vote

    David Ganezer, Observere Staff Writer|Updated Jan 7, 2025

    Last year, Cal. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local governments from passing laws requiring ID to vote. The law went into effect this week. In California, local governments cannot require ID to vote. "California has enacted a law that prohibits local governments from requiring voters to present identification when voting. This law aims to ensure that voting remains accessible and does not disenfranchise certain groups of voters." says the internet. So while you are...

  • What might happen if the Education Department were closed?

    Stacker|Updated Jan 3, 2025

    By now, there has been endless speculation about whether the incoming Trump administration might close the U.S. Department of Education. It remains just that: speculation. Congress would have to be involved, and even a Senate and House controlled by the same party as President-elect Donald Trump would not necessarily go along with this idea. However, in a statement about his nomination of Linda McMahon for education secretary, Trump underscored his campaign pledge to disband...

  • Drivers Beware: California's Road Diet to Grow Stricter in New Year

    Kerry Jackson, Pacific Research Institute|Updated Dec 27, 2024

    When the calendar turns over to 2025, parking in California cities will be even more of a hassle than it already is. Jan. 1 marks the day that cities can begin slapping tickets on cars parked too close to crosswalks. San Francisco is expected to lose nearly 14,000 street spaces. As many as 100,000 will be erased statewide. The California Road Diet, which has an insatiable appetite for chewing up useful concrete and asphalt, continues. Assembly Bill 413 passed and was signed...

  • Mystery Behind Critical Shortage of Prison Inmate Buses in Los Angeles County

    Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff|Updated Dec 1, 2024

    November 18, 2024 - The fleet of 82 buses used to transport prison inmates sank to a low of 36 buses by 2023. The buses, specially retrofitted for the safe transport of inmates, take prisoners to and from more than 90 different state and county facilities, including 35 state prisons or hospitals throughout California, 25 County courts, 18 Sheriff's stations, six Department custody facilities, and local scheduled medical appointments. 62 of those buses are supposed to operate...

  • Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pregnant With Trump's Baby? Well, Probably Not Trump's, But Rumors Circulate, as AOC appears to have a Baby Bump.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 24, 2024
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    Recent speculation has erupted online regarding whether Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is expecting a baby. These rumors surfaced on social media following comments about a possible "baby bump" seen in photos, though there has been no official statement from AOC, 35, on the matter. The chatter reportedly began with right-wing activist Laura Loomer, who took to Twitter to taunt Ocasio-Cortez, saying, "Hey @AOC, the election is over. You can come out and finally...

  • Is Santa Monica California's Most Financially Mismanaged City? Why do $1.4 million to The People Concern STILL remain unaccounted for?

    John Alle, Local businessman|Updated Nov 23, 2024

    1) These meetings started when the LA County Civil Grand Jury judged Santa Monica one of the most financially mismanaged cities in LA County. Today it's worse. 2) The original auditing firm Moss Adams should be replaced. They are still conducting "virtual" audits, and waiting 9 months to a year for answers from City Staff and City-funded non-profits. 3) We need a DIFFERENT firm with NO long term ties to the City, Council, or Staff. Staff should NOT be interviewing the...

  • Left-Wing Criticism of Elon Musk's Alleged Ties to Russia and Putin Intensifies

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 5, 2024

    Rumors have circulated for two years about alleged phone conversations between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now, some critics suggest the connection may run even deeper. “The West’s wealthiest man is coordinating with the world’s most malevolent dictator,” claims The Bulwark, a left-leaning publication. Once praised as a progressive icon for advancing electric vehicles, Musk is now being accused of supporting xenophobic and divisive ideolog...

  • RFK Jr. Removes Name from Ballot in 10 Swing States. Condemns the Democrat Party as "Unrecognizable." Endorses Trump

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Aug 28, 2024

    In a forceful 33 minutes speech, Robert F Kennedy Jr. suspended his third party candidacy to become the next US president. "I will appear on the ballot in 40 Red and Blue states. In those states, I invite you to vote for me as a protest to both parties. But voters in swing states should vote for Donald Trump, whom I endorse." RFK Jr says Donald Trump has asked him to join his administration to work with him on combatting chronic disease in America and that Donald Trump asked...

  • Steve Garvey, Adam Schiff in Senate Runoff: Election Results from 2024 Will Be Pending Throughout March

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Mar 9, 2024

    In what the progressive LA Times called "a referendum on a more rehabilitative, less punitive approach to criminal justice," George Gascon won the primary election for Los Angeles County DA. However, he appears to have received only 24% of the vote, a record low for an incumbent D.A. He will face Republican Nathan Hochman in November, who received about 17% of the vote in the field of 11 candidates. Newcomer Jonathan Hatami finished third with around 14% of the vote, vowing...

  • Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock Delivers Upbeat State of the City Address for 2024

    Phil Brock, Santa Monica Mayor|Updated Mar 8, 2024

    Good evening. Thank you for being here with me, the Vice Mayor and City Manager David White for the annual State of the City event. On behalf of myself and my colleagues on the City Council, I want to thank you for your interest in staying informed about what's happening in this community we call home. I also want to thank the members of our Boards and Commissions, many of whom have joined us tonight. A special thank you to the Chairs and Vice Chairs who have joined my...

  • California Voters Prepare to Dump Progressive Voter Reform Initiative called Proposition 47

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Mar 7, 2024
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    A proposed ballot initiative that would reverse California's Prop. 47, has gathered 400,000 signatures, about 2/3rds of the number needed to put it on the ballot. "Proposition 47, was passed by tragically misinformed voters in 2014, and flagrantly titled "The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act" by then Attorney General Kamala Harris," say the measures proponents. "It reduced a host of serious felonies to misdemeanors, including drug crimes, date rape, and all thefts under...

  • Satire: Claudine Gay Accepts Leadership Position in Hamas Hours After Deputy Leader Passes Away

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 5, 2024

    Combining two headlines from Tuesday morning, @Harrisonkrank posted that "Claudine Gay Accepts Leadership Position in Hamas Hours After Deputy Leader Passes Away." The Harvard Crimson newspaper reports today that President Claudine Gay has resigned. This following controversy over her apparent plagiarism of academic appers, and a disastrous testimony before Elise Stefanik at the house of representatives last month, in which Gay said whteher or not calling for the genocide of...

  • Elon Musk: "At This Point, There is No Question This Administration Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration."

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 5, 2024

    Tweeting pictures of 15,000 migrants on their way north in a caravan from Southern Mexico, Tesla CEO Elon Musk also tweeted: "While it is trivial to enter the United States illegally, it is insanely difficult for legal immigrants to move to the United States. This is madness! We should shut down illegal immigration and greatly increase legal immigration.” Musk also tweeted that "At This Point, There is No Question This Administration Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration.” Whi...

  • Cryptic Graffiti on the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium: "Hobos Smoke History Burns Civic. Dies. Gleam Collects"

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Just South of Santa Monica City Hall is the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The historic building, where the Academy Awards were conducted in the 1950’s, is in derelict condiction as politicians debate what to do with it. "I took these photos in the link below and others,” writes John Alle, a local resident and business owner. "Addicts drinking, doing drugs, smoking and having sex between the building and the hedges...It is a fire hazard. No fencing and no exterior security cam...

  • Hamas Politburo Members Evacuated from Qatar to Teheran, After the Qataris Could No Longer Guarantee Their Safety

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    Multiple reports from Hamas sources say that Hamas politburo members residing in Qatar, have been evacuated to Teheran. This after local officials said they could not guarantee their safety. Their families also moved with them, as well as important staff Osama Hamdan, Hamas spokesman who resides in Beirut, is now the most senior Hamas official in the forward area, i.e. anywhere near Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, the President of the Hamas Politburo, lived in a five star hotel in...

  • Turkish Member of Parliament Shouts "Israel Will Suffer the Wrath of Allah!" Then Dies of a Heart Attack

    Observer Staff|Updated Dec 14, 2023

    A Turkish Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack seconds after shouting that Israel would "suffer the wrath of Allah." MP Hasan Bismet spoke out strongly against Israel, and shouted about Israeli suffering the "wrath of Allah". Seconds later, he had a heart attack, reports Visegrad News on Twitter. https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1734566904629428292?s=20 Making the story even more ironic, Turkey has occupied the Northern third of Cyprus, an independent Greek speaking...

  • Sweden Asks EU to Withdraw Aid to Cuba; Cuba Gains Belarus Agreement to Cooperate Militarily;

    Interamerican Institute for Democracy|Updated Dec 5, 2023

  • Media Matters Declares War on Elon Musk and Twitter. Musk Strikes Back

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 23, 2023

    Media Matters, a left wing self appointed fact-checker that tries to turn the internet into a nanny-state, declared war on Elon Musk after a supposedly anti-Semitic tweet by Twitter’s CEO last week. “Media Matters is pure evil,” tweeted Elon Musk, who last week sued them in response to MM targeting X. "The media say X" tweeted Michael Shellenberger, "is placing Apple, IBM, and other ads near pro-Nazi content, but it's not. We tried various ways to replicate Media Matte...

  • Pro-Hamas Rally Outside Brentwood Home Where US Vice-President Kamala Harris Is Holding a Fundraiser

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 23, 2023

    Antifa and its progressive allies, conducted a pro-Hamas rally Monday evening outside a Brentwood home where Kamala Harris was to speak at a fundraiser. The Los Angeles Police Department was summoned to maintain order. Last Thursday, a group of pro-Hamas protestors bisected Wilshire Blvd at Granville Avenue, effectively closing LA’s main street to traffic in Brentwood for about an hour. On October 19th, pro-Israeli protestors conducted a protest outside Harris’ Brentwood hom...

  • At a Debate in Santa Monica, DA George Gascon Says Incarceration Is Not a Solution to LA County's Soaring Crime Rate

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Nov 20, 2023

    At a debate in Santa Monica, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon denied that his progressive policies had lead to an increase in crime. sixteen candidates, mostly members of the District Attorney’s office, are competing to replace Gascon in November. Gascon called criticism of him "fake news." He denied that his progressive policies had lead to an increase in crime. He said that crime has risen nationwide since he was elected 3 years ago, “and violent crime is act...

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