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  • Hillary Pilloried; Trending on Twitter #HillaryBecause on Clinton and Trump

    Observer Staff|Oct 19, 2016

    The hashtag HillaryBecause is trending on Twitter. A few of the more clever posts on either side: #HillaryBecause, if you don't like Trump's locker room talk about groping, you're gonna love when her refugees actually do it. Niko I'm With Trump #HillaryBecause 8 years of failed policies under the Obama administration may finally work in the next four years. @hillaryclinton As a gay man, it makes perfect sense to vote for open borders, more refugees, & anti-LGBT / anti-women blood money. --...

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi Announces Mosul Offensive Against ISIS Has Begun

    Observer Staff|Oct 18, 2016

    The Iraqi Prime Minister Ahbadi has announced that the Iraqi Army is attempting to take Mosul from a 2 year long ISIS occupation. Iraq's military has launched an offensive aimed at wresting control of Mosul from Islamic State militants, according to the country's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi. Mosul, the site of a University (now closed by ISIS), once had 2 million residents. At least half escaped ISIS, a potential death penalty offense. Iraqi Army and 5000 US Special operations troops will...

  • Report: Ghost of Prince Rogers Nelson Haunts Paisley Park Mansion

    Observer Staff|Oct 18, 2016
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    Paisley Park Studios singer Prince Rogers Nelson home and recording studio, opened to the public but only for three days. It was a test to see if the place meets local standards for traffic, parking and environmental degradation. People who've seen it get a strange sense the singer knew it was about to open, and prepared Prince's paisley palace to be opened to the public. "Even his little red corvette is still there," mused one reporter, from ET Online. "He had a vision, and he finished it."...

  • Russia: As Obama Mulls Retribution for Wikileaks & Hacks, Putin Prepares for Nuclear War

    Observer Staff|Oct 18, 2016
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    The Obama administration officially accused Russia of orchestrating hacking efforts to interfere with the election process on Friday. It cannot be doubted that the US administration will have to retaliate for this act of cyberwarfare. The retribution may take the form of a cyber counterattack--what the US did a few years ago to get back at the North Koreans for hacking Sony studios in Culver City, CA. We may never know what it is, or whether it's effective. "I love WikiLeaks!" Donald Trump...

  • Trump Sings Theme Song From Dirty Dancing to Hillary & Bill Clinton

    Observer Staff|Oct 17, 2016

    When we see a 68 year old woman running against a 70 year old man, do we not subconsciously think.... Once upon a time, she was an attractive blond, and he was a dapper young man, quite popular with the ladies. What if they courted each other instead? At last, it's out in the open in a Youtube video where Trump sings to Hillary: "I've Had The Time of My Life, And I Owe It All To You. Chelsea and Bill Clinton also star in the video, enjoying the show. Is it really so improbable? Aren't Hillary...

  • Viral Cuteness: Oregon Zoo Releases Video of 10 Month Old Polar Bear Cub

    Observer Staff|Oct 14, 2016

    The Oregon Zoo has released a video of its female 10 month old polar bear Nora, frolicking in a pool of ice. It's difficult to imagine something cuter, involving a young ferocious predator. Anyway, the video is a sneak peak at the bear, who is too young yet to be on display to the public. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large...

  • Santa Monica Councilman Terry O'Day Tries To Shut Down Measure LV in Park

    Observer Staff|Oct 13, 2016

    At Clover Park this afternoon, Oct. 9, City Councilman Terry O'Day saw local residents canvassing for a YES vote on Measure LV, reported LV supporter and local resident Tricia Crane on her Facebook account. School Board member Oscar de la Torre, who is now running for City Council, explained to him that residents have a right to exercise their freedom of speech. O'Day called city staff to roust LV supporters but they were allowed to stay. Measure LV would require a vote of the entire City...

  • Typhoon Restaurant to Close at Santa Monica Airport

    Observer Staff|Oct 13, 2016
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    Typhoon restaurant is located in the terminal at Santa Monica airport. The business has decided to respect the City's Thirty Day Notice to Quit and move out of the building on November 15, 2016. "The City of Santa Monica has nearly tripled our rent and made business conditions so difficult that it has become impossible to carry on without incurring financial ruin," said the owners in a press release Consistent with the desires of many residents, the City of Santa Monica intends to close the...

  • Pedestrian Bridge Over California Incline Opens After Two Years of Construction

    Observer Staff|Oct 13, 2016

    The pedestrian bridge connecting Palisades Park to the PCH pedestrian bridge, over the new California Incline, opened Friday at 3 p.m. The overcrossing was completely reconstructed with the California Incline, which opened last month on September 1. The entire project cost more than an Aircraft carrier, but the City of Santa Monica spends like its money is unlimited. After conducting a structural assessment of the overcrossing in 2014, the City determined it was time to replace the bridge with...

  • "The Difference Between Abraham Lincoln and Hillary. He Never Lied. . . You'd Be In Jail If I Were President"

    Observer Staff|Oct 12, 2016

    Wounded before the debate, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came out swinging in Sunday night's debate. He was on his game, and Hillary Clinton's smiles seemed a little insincere. Trump also attacked the moderators for perceived unfairness, saying it was "three against one." As they entered the debate hall to applause, Clinton and Trump did not shake hands. Clinton merely nodded at Trump, who slowed when it became clear that she would not be extending her hand. Then they simply...

  • Willow Elementary School, Haskell Middle School were on Lockdown in Cerritos Tuesday

    Observer Staff|Oct 11, 2016

    It appears that the suspect ultimately evaded police, in a barricade situation at 201314 Roseton, Cerritos. A barricade situation in Lakewood that triggered school lockdowns and residential evacuations ended Tuesday after the suspect, who was involved in a reported assault, was not found in the home. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said they were alerted to an assault situation between a girlfriend and boyfriend in the 20300 block of Roseton Avenue around 5:30 a.m. The girlfriend left...

  • Video: SNL Makes Fun of Trump Audio Tape, Apology

    Observer Staff|Oct 11, 2016

    In the opening monologue of this week's Saturday night live begins with a mock Vice Presidential Debate between Pence and Kaine, and cuts to satirical video of Trump apology. "It looks like Donald Trump finally got his wish: Access to a live microphone!" Trump explains the Billy Bushgate tape to a blonde anchorwoman. "Come on Brooke, I was trying to look cool in front of Billy Bush. Back when I was just a young childish 59 year old man," says Alec Baldwin as Trump. Later, Trump is caught again t...

  • Santa Monica High Creepy Clowns are Creepier than Culver City High's, 6 to Nothing.

    Observer Staff|Oct 10, 2016

    In his first e mail to parents, Santa Monica High School's new principal Antonio Shelton warned about Creepy Clowns. No, seriously. We can't make up stuff like this. Here's the text of the letter: A message from SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL Good afternoon. This message is to inform you that our school district is aware of what is being described as a social media hoax that is being spread to schools/school districts across the U.S. and we have now learned, directed at Samohi. As with other schools...

  • Breaking: Widespread Google Search Outage Reported Early Tuesday Morning

    Observer Staff|Oct 10, 2016

    A widespread outage on certain Google products has been reported at 1:28 am PST, October 11, 2016. Downdetector.com says it has 50 reports of inability to login into Gmail, other Google products in US, Australia. Google Adsense is reporting obviously incorrect figures. We are able to use search and Gmail functions here in Los Angeles County, California. Google is the world's largest search engine. The company also offers Youtube, Android phones, Google maps, Google Talk and the Google + platform...

  • Will He Resign? Donald Trump Releases Video Statement on Billy Bush Comments

    Observer Staff|Oct 9, 2016

    Donald Trump released a 90 second videotape at midnight Eastern time. It's at the bottom of this page. So many controversial comments in the past 18 months have rolled off of Donald Trumps back like water off a duck. But this time it's different. There is active speculation that the Republican nominee will step down as a Presidential Candidate, and what the party would do. MSNBC, a network as rabidly pro-Clinton as FoxNews is Pro-Trump, says that many donors and elected Republican officials...

  • Three Police Officers Shot, 2 Officers are Dead in Palm Springs, Calif.

    Observer Staff|Oct 9, 2016

    Three Palm Springs police officers have been shot just after 3 pm PST Saturday, said police chief Brian Reyes. The condition of the third officer is described as "critical." The three officers had been responding to a domestic disturbance call. As of 10 PM, police were still on scene surrounding the house, believing the perpetrator may still be inside. Saturday afternoon the two dead officers were identified as Jose Gilbert Vega, 53, and Leslie Zerebny, 27. More about them from the website bluel...

  • U.S. Senate Race: Sanchez and Harris Face Off in First and Only Debate

    Observer Staff|Oct 9, 2016

    Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and Attorney General Kamala Harris faced off in their only debate Wednesday night at Cal State Los Angeles. The two candidates to replace 24 year Senator Dianne Feinstein, have largely similar views, both of them being Democrats. So they focused on each others record, which Harris accusing Sanchez of being the "number 3 most absent" person in Congress. "We've done enough on border control, now we need to give immediate status to those members that are part of our...

  • LA County Sheriff Deputy Shoots Man with Knife at 4th St and Colorado Metro station

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016
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    Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department officers shot a knife wielding man at the 4th Street and Colorado Expo Line Metro station at 12:55 pm Tuesday afternoon. The train was closed West of the 17th Street Station until 8 pm. Update from the LASD Public Information Office, 8 pm PST: "Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) Homicide Investigators are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deputy-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 12:55 p.m. on...

  • Lancaster Sheriff's Deputy Steve Owen Killed in a Burglary/ Hostage Situation

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Sergeant Steve Owen and his partner responded to a 911 from a woman who said there was a burglary in progress at an apartment building in the 3200 block of West Avenue J-7. Owen, a sheriff for 29 years, went to the back of the house. There, Trenton Lovell, 27 pulled out a pistol and shot Sergeant Owen in the face. He then stood over the sheriff, and pumped 4 more rounds into him, executing him. Lovell then searched Owen's body unsuccessfully for...

  • Smoking Samsung Phone Forces Evacuation of Flight on the Ground in Louisville, KY

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    A smoking samsung Galaxy Note phone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines flight on the ground Wednesday in Louisville, KY. Southwest Airlines flight 994 from Louisville to Baltimore was evacuated this morning while still at the gate because of a smoking Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. All passengers and crew exited the plane via the main cabin door and no injuries were reported, a Southwest Airlines spokesperson told the AP "I shut down the phone," the man who owned the phone told...

  • Souplantation Goes Chapter 11, Will Close 20 or 30 restaurants, None in So Cal

    Observer Staff|Oct 8, 2016

    Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation, based in Rancho Bernardo, owns and operates 123 Souplantation and Sweet Tomato restaurants in the United States. The first location opened in Grantville in 1978. The company intends to close 20 to 30 restaurants as part of its financial restructuring. None of those restaurants closing are in San Diego or the greater Southern California area.CEO John Morberg is attending court filing hearings in Delaware, where the company will seek permission to close a...

  • "The Worst is Still to Come." Florida Gov. Rick Scott, on Hurricane Matthew

    Observer Staff|Oct 7, 2016

    NBC News, Friday Morning 10/7: Hurricane Matthew is leaving a trail of damage along Florida as it continues to bear down on the eastern side of the state Friday, and Florida's governor warned the worst could is still likely to come. "We are very concerned about storm surge and the worst effects are still likely to come," Gov. Rick Scott said in a press conference Friday morning. The storm left more than 590,000 people without power, as of 9 a.m. ET on Friday. Additionally, airlines have...

  • Federal Contractor Charged with Stealing "Highly Classified Material."

    Observer Staff|Oct 7, 2016

    A federal contractor has been arrested and charged with stealing highly classified information from the U.S. government, authorities announced Wednesday. Harold Thomas Martin III, 51, of Glen Burnie, Md., was charged with theft of government property and unauthorized removal and retention of classified materials, authorities said. If convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. He was arrested in August after investigators searched his home in Glen Burnie and found documents and digital...

  • Kim Kardashian Held At Gun Point in Paris

    Observer Staff|Oct 5, 2016

    1/3 Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint Sunday night inside a luxury Paris apartment by two masked men dressed as police officers, according to a spokeswoman. She was "badly shaken but physically unharmed," the spokeswoman told The Associated Press, offering no further details. The police were on guard outside the doors of the private luxury residence in central Paris on Monday morning, said the New York Times. Ms. Kardashian West, famous for her use of social media, had not posted...

  • Hurricane Matthew Could Kill 1000 in Haiti, Jamaica as Category 4 Storm Tracks Landfall

    Observer Staff|Oct 4, 2016

    Matthew is expected to scrape western Haiti on Monday as a major storm bringing 145 mile per hour (230 kph) winds and life-threatening rain to the southern coast, while simultaneously lashing Jamaica. Eastern Cuba also will feel bands of fierce wind and rains on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. They added that Matthew is closely tracking Hurricane Hazel from 1954, which damaged North Carolina after killing 1000 people in Haiti. The last time a Category 4 storm passed directly...

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