May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026
SANTA MONICA - Providence Saint John's Health Center has announced the largest philanthropic gift in its history - a transformative estate gift estimated at $100 million from the late Stan Lucas, a longtime friend, donor, and grateful patient of the hospital. The extraordinary donation, which names Saint John's Health Center Foundation as a primary beneficiary of Lucas' estate, will primarily advance prostate cancer research and care at the Santa Monica facility. The gift...
NEWARK, N.J. — A United Airlines Boeing 767 arriving from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole above the New Jersey Turnpike while on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, 5.3.26, causing damage to a bakery delivery truck below and minor injuries to its driver.United Airlines Flight 169, carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew members, made contact with the pole around 2 p.m. as it descended toward Runway 29. According to New Jersey State...
NEW YORK - A senior executive at JPMorgan Chase is facing serious allegations of turning a married junior banker into her "office sex slave," including claims of repeated sexual assaults, career threats, and vile racial insults directed at the employee and his Asian wife. According to a lawsuit filed in New York, Lorna Hajdini, 37, an Executive Director in JPMorgan's Leveraged Finance division, allegedly subjected the male plaintiff - an Indian-origin Senior Vice...
Santa Monica Observer - As the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral race intensifies, Pacific Palisades resident and former reality television personality Spencer Pratt has emerged as a formidable challenger to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, framing his candidacy not as a conventional political endeavor but as a "mission" for accountability and renewal in a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating wildfires, persistent homelessness, and institutional inefficiencies. Pratt's social...
For nearly four decades, Nancy Pelosi has represented California's 11th Congressional District. She earned admiration in the 1980s for her strong advocacy during the HIV/AIDS crisis, when San Francisco was at the epicenter of the epidemic. Yet today, many residents see a different legacy: a city of extraordinary beauty and innovation that has struggled with chronic homelessness, fentanyl deaths, retail theft, and housing costs that have priced out the middle class. As her...
Tonight, the lights went out on Spirit Airlines, and with them, the hopes and livelihoods of thousands of American families. Fourteen thousand direct jobs-gone. Mothers and fathers reading pink slips at 3 a.m., wondering how they'll feed their children, pay the rent, or keep the car running. Smaller airports silenced. Dreams deferred. All while Senator Elizabeth Warren dusts off her hands and calls it a win. This wasn't market forces at work. This was government arrogance...
Santa Monica, CA - As part of its milestone 80th anniversary season, the historic Morgan-Wixson Theatre is bringing Dolly Parton's high-energy hit 9 to 5 The Musical to the Mainstage for a limited run from May 9 through June 7, 2026. The production promises big laughs, memorable songs, and a timely story of women supporting one another against workplace challenges. Based on the 1980 hit film and featuring a book by Patricia Resnick with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton...
Santa Monica, California - The City of Los Angeles is moving forward with a $40 million reconstruction of the historic Griffith Park Pool, a project that has drawn scrutiny for its escalating price tag and extended timeline amid broader questions about public works efficiency in high-regulation jurisdictions. Originally constructed in 1927, the Griffith Park Pool has remained closed since approximately 2020. The current plan calls for complete replacement of the leaking...
