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  • Hillary's Hearing Loss is a Known Side Effect of Stroke, Seizure

    Observer Staff|Sep 11, 2016

    Two Hillary Clinton aides denied it to Fox News, but as the Drudge Report first pointed out, Hillary clinton appears to have had the benefit of an earpiece last night during the presidential forum on the Aircraft Carrier Intrepid in New York Harbor. It was not immediately clear if the device was so she could be assisted with her responses, or if hearing can be added the the list of the former Secretary of State's health problems. Hearing loss is a known side effect of a stroke or seizure. Clinto...

  • Attempted Murder at Pier Burger: Man Arrested Wednesday Afternoon

    Observer Staff|Sep 9, 2016
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    On September 7 2016 at about 10:52 a.m. the suspect entered the Pier Burger restaurant at 330 Santa Monica Pier. The suspect demanded food from the employees. The suspect was denied service. The suspect proceeded to walk into the kitchen area of the restaurant and assault an employee with a knife. The victim was struck multiple times. The suspect attempted to attack another victim/employee but did not strike the second victim. The suspect fled the area. Officers responded to the area and...

  • Second Actor from The Big Lebowski Dies in One Month: Jon Polito and David Huddleston

    Observer Staff|Sep 7, 2016

    Actor Jon Polito died Thursday in Duarte, Calif. He was 65. His manager, Maryellen Mulcahy, told the Associated Press that he had been treated for multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that strikes the white blood cells. Jon Polito as Da Fino, a private investigator hired by Bunny's parents, the Knutsons, to entice their daughter back home. He mistakes the Dude for a "brother Shamus". The movie was, to some extent, about coincidences and mistaken identities. The bald, mustachioed, raspy-voiced...

  • Panic at LAX for the Second Straight Sunday

    Observer Staff|Sep 6, 2016

    At about 9 am, Airport Police came across a stolen vehicle parked in the white zone in Terminal Three An officer who was there explained, "Some people who were concerned for their safety," panicked and rushed the security area without being screened-i.e., they got passed TSA without being screened. "A small number of people even made it out onto the airport tarmac," he said. Police decided to prescreen everyone in Terminal 3. Officers in explosive protection gear with dogs ("K9s") searched...

  • Peeping Tom with Foot Fetish Lurks near Long Beach State University

    Observer Staff|Sep 6, 2016

    The local affiliate of ABC News in Los Angeles reports that a peeping Tom has been reported in Long Beach near Long Beach State University. The man opens and pierce through the window of women's bedrooms and in several cases, has expressed admiration for their feet. At least six different women have reported the man to Long Beach police. He speaks without a discernible accent, and wears a ski mask during his late night escapades. "You have the most beautiful feet" he told one woman, 22, who...

  • Mexican Crooner Juan Gabriel Dies at 66 in Santa Monica

    Observer Staff|Sep 1, 2016

    Tributes have come in from Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, for the man known as Juan Gabriel. Alberto Aguilera Valadez, better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel, 66, was a Mexican singer and songwriter. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke barriers within the Latin music market. Having sold over 100 million copies worldwide, Juan Gabriel is among Latin America's best-selling singer-songwriters. His eighteenth...

  • Facebook Southwest Ticket Scam: No free tickets for 90th Anniversary

    Observer Staff|Sep 1, 2016

    Southwest airlines is not giving away free tickets for its 90th anniversary. This is a scam that has been around periodically since 2011. The scam says that if you share the link with 15 friends after answering three survey questions, you will win 2 free tickets to any destination. File this one under too good to be true! Scammers and malware perps are always looking for ways to lure in the unwary. Tickets seem like something that a business could give away as a promotion. If you click on the li...

  • Elderly Driver Injures One Pedestrian in Alley Between Washington and Idaho Avenues

    Observer staff|Aug 31, 2016

    Six Santa Monica police units and 12 police officers responded to a report that an elderly man had hit a pedestrian in the alley between 9th Street and 10th Street, and between Washington Avenue and Idaho Avenue. The pedestrian, a younger man was injured but not seriously, police said. Perhaps the police reacted with so much force over the report of a simple accident, because of the 2006 incident at a Farmers Market on 4th and Arizona Avenue, where an elderly man killed 10 Santa Monica...

  • Burglar Steals Scooter from disabled Woman at 32nd and Pico

    Observer Staff|Aug 31, 2016
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    Santa Monica resident Rita Payne had her motorized scooter stolen by thieves. Thieves broke into her rented garage at 32nd Street and Pico Blvd. The theives cut a chain designed to prevent theft, and stole the motorized scooter worth $3,000 to $4,000. It happened Monday night at 8:44, said KTTV. The Santa Monica Police Department is investigating the crime. Just last year, the disabled woman's family had raised funds to buy the scooter for Payne, 61. She needed to use the scooter because of...

  • Twitter Aghast As 10,000th Syrian Refugee Resettled in US

    Observer Staff|Aug 30, 2016

    Any newswatcher knows that Syria has completely collapsed from its 3 year civil war, and it's no place for children or families. As of February 2016, the United Nations (UN) has identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and over 4.8 million are refugees outside of Syria. Turkey is the largest host country with over 2.7 million Syrian refugees. Jordan has taken in over 1,000,000 Syrian refugees. Over serious...

  • Cops Badge Stops Bullet in Separate Shooting Incidents in Nevada, California: Remarkable Coincidence!

    Observer Staff|Aug 29, 2016

    About once every five years, a policeman in the US is saved by his badge, when the badge deflects a bullet. The last time was in New York City in 2010, reporte the New York Times. Last night, however, it happened to two different policemen in two states. In Huntington Beach, California, officers were involved in a high-speed pursuit when gunfire broke out. A 10-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department had bullets shoot through his windshield and strike him. But his badge stopped th...

  • Pierce Brothers Expands Service to Santa Monica and Surrounding Communities

    Observer Staff|Aug 29, 2016

    WESTWOOD VILLAGE, Calif., August 25, 2016 – Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary announced that it will expand its service to meet the needs of families previously served by Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors, which closes on August 31. In addition, all service prearrangements from Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy will be en-trusted to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village after the Santa Monica funeral home closes. Both entities are part of the D...

  • Texas Teacher Brandy Young Tells Kids She Will Not Assign Homework This Year

    Observer Staff|Aug 29, 2016

    Brandy Young, a second-grade teacher in Godley Independent School District just outside Dallas-Fort Worth, sent home a letter to parents promising that she will not assign homework to students this year. Her letter has been shared more than 100,000 times on Facebook in one week, indicating that this is indeed a national issue. "After much research this summer, I am trying something new," Mrs. Young wrote. "Homework will only consist of work that your student did not finish during the school day....

  • Cheddar Cheese in Crisis: Feds to Buy 11,000,000 pounds

    Observer Staff|Aug 29, 2016

    It's wrapped in wax, and as orange as Donald Trump's hair. If you don't specify what cheese you want to, it's going to end up on your sandwich at Subway. And there is so much of it that the government may have to buy the excess. Yes, it's cheddar cheese folks, and due to an oversupply of milk and less buying from China than expected, there is an over supply of cheddar cheese in the United States, reports the US Department of Agriculture. The Feds bailed out the auto manufacturers and major...

  • As tornado flattens Indiana Starbucks, victory for Starbucks coffee Inc. in court

    Observer Staff|Aug 28, 2016

    A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit saying that Starbucks to see use its customers by putting ice in their drinks instead of products. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles federal court in June, alleged that Starbucks' iced drinks "contain significantly less product than advertised." Judge Percy Anderson dismissed the suit as ridiculous, saying even a kid knows better. "If children have figured out that including ice in a cold beverage decreases the amount of liquid they will...

  • False Reports of LAX Shooter Shut Down Baggage Claim

    Observer Staff|Aug 28, 2016

    Reports of gunfire in Terminals 6, 7 and 8 were made about 8:45 p.m., prompting airport police to set up a command post and shut down the central terminal area to incoming traffic. Airport police confirmed recently to the Los Angeles times that the reports were simply false. There have also been reports of a stampede and injuries at baggage claim. Flight operations were stopped from 9 to 9:30 p.m. on the airport's two southern runways because passengers, who self-evacuated from the terminals,...

  • Shkreli defends Mylan for Raising EpiPen Price 600%

    Observer Staff|Aug 27, 2016
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    An estimated 1 in 13 children in the United States is affected by an allergy to foods like milk, eggs, peanuts, fish and shellfish-a figure that is steadily growing, for reasons that are not clear. At least one US Senator, Amy Klobacher, is calling for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Mylan, which has a virtual lock on sudden allergy relief through it's product, EpiPen. It is a pocket size medical device that is to allergy relief, what a defibrilator is for a heart attack. Sanofi's...

  • Leslie Jones Website is Attacked by Cyberbullies; Nude Photos added

    Observer Staff|Aug 26, 2016

    It is the age of the Cyber bully, and some would say black women are the most easy targets. Leslie Jones.com, the actresses own website, was hacked yesterday by unknown cyber trolls, who replaced her photos with photos apparently showing the Ghostbusters actress nude. Also non-permissively inserted into her site, were photos showing her with Harambe, the African gorilla killed last June after a boy fell into his enclosure. This hasn't been a good year for Jones. Ghostbusters was kind of a flop...

  • 247 dead as 6.2 Magnitude Quake Shakes mountanous Region of Central Italy

    Observer Staff|Aug 26, 2016

    A major earthquake struck central Italy this evening, 6.2 miles southeast of the town of Norcia. People were reported to be trapped under debris, with heavy damage. There were 3 major shakes between 3:36 am and 4:33 am local time, said Cindy Wooden. There's been a landslide in Amatrice. People are reportedly trapped under rubble in town, said @deriklattig. The mayor reports 73 deaths By evening. Buildings in Amatrice go back hundreds of years, which makes the town historic. But not an ideal...

  • 33,000 Acre Chimney Fire Burns Near Hearst Castle

    Observer Staff|Aug 25, 2016

    The fire was first reported Saturday August 13 shortly after 4:00 p.m. Evacuations were ordered in the area of Running Deer Ranch, located on the south side of Lake Nacimiento. On Sunday afternoon, officials announced that Highway 1 would be closed for at least 24 hours due to fire activity.[3] Dry south-west winds and temperatures approaching 100 °F drove the fire. By Monday morning the fire had grown to over 4,300 acres. At a briefing on Monday morning, August 15, officials warned that the...

  • Don't fall for the Jury Duty Scam, Warns LA Superior Court

    Observer Staff|Aug 24, 2016

    The Los Angeles Superior Court today warned that scammers posing as sheriff's deputies may call you. The scammers will tell you that you are in contempt of court for missing jury duty. They will motivate you by claiming they have a warrant for your arrest. The victims are told the only way to clear up the warrant is to pay the bail, in amounts from $2,000-$5,000. Scammers tell victims that once it is paid, they can go to the courthouse to get the paperwork clearing them of the warrant. The...

  • Synthetic Drug Spice Sickens Yet More Skid Row Transients

    Observer Staff|Aug 23, 2016

    9 skid row residents required medical treatment from paramedics called to 429 E. Fifth St. in downtown Los Angeles late this morning. The call to rescue homeless folks came at about 10:30 a.m., said the Los Angeles Fire Department. A similar mass sickness of transients occurred just a few blocks away on Friday, when 18 people were also treated. Fourteen people were transported to hospitals in Monday's incident. "Obviously, there's a particularly potent batch of some illicit drugs that...

  • Fatal Motorcycle Accident Blocks McClure Tunnel to PCH Saturday night

    Observer Staff|Aug 23, 2016

    Last night at the McClure tunnel right where the 10 Freeway curves onto PCH, a couple were riding a motorcycle. It was just before midnight and the moon was full. The motorcycle entered the tunnel, but never came out. The collision with a black Toyota Camry ejected both motorcycle bikers onto the road. The bikers were soon in an ambulance and in critical condition, on their way to Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. It will perhaps not surprise you to learn that the driver of the Camry was uninjur...

  • Kate Grace Finishes 8th in the Olympic 800 Meter Finals Behind Caster Semenya

    Observer Staff|Aug 22, 2016

    Santa Monica resident Kate Grace has finished 8th in the finals of the 800 Meters. Her time was 159.59 seconds, a very respectable time and only 4.29 seconds behind the winner, muscular South African Caster Semenya, whose time was 155.28. The race itself was exciting, with so many top runners crossing the line nearly at once--far behind Semenya. Francine Niyonsaba from Burundi finished second at 156.49, and Margaret Wambui from Kenya took the Bronze at 156.89. The middle distance runner is 27,...

  • Explosion at Lincoln and Idaho puts residents in the dark

    Observer Staff|Aug 20, 2016

    An electrical transformer exploded near the corner of Idaho and Lincoln at 6:56 pm Friday. It was in the alley between 9th Street and Lincoln Blvd, between Idaho and Washington. Residents heard an explosion and saw a flash of light. Santa Monica fire units responded in force, as they customarily do. The power was out on the block. Edison respondents shortly there after with crews of lineman It was possible a balloon visible on the line caused the pop and smoke, said one firefighter. At least...

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