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Tigray Protest March
By David Ganezer Observer Staff Writer 3.19: About 50 members of the Tigrayan community in Los Angeles County, conducted a pro-Tigray protest rally in front of the Santa Monica pier on Saturday. They...
Council Doesn't Remove Housing Commissioner.
By David Ganezer 2.22.22: Santa Monica City Council considered a request from Councilmember Phil Brock to remove Leonora Camner from the Santa Monica City Housing Commission, on account of her...
Revising Historic Wrongs
By Jack Simon Observer Staff Writer More than 100 families have applied to a pilot program that gives priority on Santa Monica's affordable housing waitlist to the households who were displaced by the Civic Auditorium or I-10 Freeway projects in the...
BC Police Handcuff a Cougar
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer The RCMP has arrested a cougar in a neighborhood of Vancouver. For, well, stalking I guess. The cougar was tranquilized, and released elsewhere. Which impressed m...
Hail Falls on Santa Monica
By David Ganezer For the first time since 2014, it has hailed in Santa Monica. The white pebbles bounced off Montana Avenue, in this video from our news desk shot on Feb. 15th at 4:40 pm PST. Ice...
SMC Grad Sings at Super Bowl
By Sarah Storkin, Observer Staff Writer SMC Graduate Mickey Guyton sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. She is black, female and a country music singer, making her pretty much unique. Country M...
Barney's Beanery
"Our business is currently off by over 50%. I can't imagine how much this will hurt us going forward…" By David Houston, Owner, Barneys Beanery. First of all, thank you (to DTSM) for all your help during these last two years of the pandemic. Unfortun...
Dognapping Attempt at 14th St. and Pearl
By Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer According to a post on NextDoor, dognappers attempted to steal a French Bulldog from an owner in Santa Monica. The three teenagers pinned the owner on the ground. But he beat them off through use of pepper spray....
Danny Alvarez Named New SM Fire Chief
By Jack Simon, Observer Staff Writer Danny Alvarez has been appointed as the new Fire Chief of the Santa Monica Fire Department, city officials announced on Thursday. Alvarez comes to Santa Monica...
Parking Garage 3 to Stay, for Now
By Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff 2/4/22 - Demolition has once again been stayed for Parking Garage #3 in downtown Santa Monica. Following the dismissal on a technicality of a lawsuit brought by the...
How Much Was Spent on Homeless?
By Alyssa Erdley 1/21/22: Staff for the City of Santa Monica released a report this month titled "Overview of Homeless Outreach and Hygiene Services" in response to requests from some city councilmembers for a comprehensive report on what is being...
Many of Santa Monica's Homeless Are Armed
By John Alle Early Friday morning I met an unhoused person charging his phone on the 3rd level of Garage 4. He gave me his permission to record our conversation. We spoke for 40 minutes, sitting between one filthy water drain and a phone charging out...
Concert in Ferrer's Honor Cancelled due to Covid Rise
A concert at Santa Monica High School intended to thank Dr Barbara Ferrer for her work on Covid, has been cancelled due to the rise in Covid cases. Ferrer famously has lead Los Angeles County through the widely unpopular lockdowns, mask and vaccine...
CORRECTION
The clarification that I am respectfully requesting concerns a reference to the Santa Monica Fire Department in the “Gangs Run Pier Food Carts’ article. The article indicates that “they won’t show up …”. Please note that members of the Santa Monic...
Boy Scouts Sell Christmas Trees
Despite the fires and the drought, Christmas trees arrived in Santa Monica on time this year. Jerry's Liquor Store's parking lot has been transformed into an urban forest of Christmas trees. And for...
Overlooked Stories of 2021
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer I asked Phil Brock what he thought were important overlooked local stories. His reply: I'm not sure about "overlooked." But I believe underplayed in some...
Bad News Travels Fast
By David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer The word of a shooter at Santa Monica High School (there was no actual shooter), also caused an evacuation 3 miles up the road at Pacific Palisades High School (Palihi). When parents and students arrived at...
Council Approves New Uses for Shore Hotel
by Alyssa Erdley Observer Staff AP File Photo of the Shore Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. 12.10.21: The Santa Monica City Council, in a 4-3 vote, approved new uses sought by the Shore Hotel....
School "Shooter" Arrested
By Alyssa Erdley, Observer Staff Writer 12/6/21 - On Monday morning, the Santa Monica Police Department investigated two separate threat incidents, one at Saint Monica's High School on the north side of the city and the other at Santa Monica High...
6 Planes Over SM
By David Ganezer 12.5.21: The roar of six vintage planes practicing sky writing could be seen over Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon. Many residents noticed the squadron of planes, occasionally laying...
Water Main Breaks Skyrocket
By Samuel Alioto Three water main breaks last month were a reminder that Los Angeles County infrastructure is aging and often needs to be upgraded or repaired. The first break, in Venice, occurred...
SMMUSD Offers Free Tutoring
By Jack Simon A free, online tutoring service is now available to students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District SMMUSD announced this week announced it will continue its partnership with Paper, a 24/7 online tutoring service for middle...
2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Elevate The Gift Giving With Experience Gifts
By Chanin Victor HAVE YOU DONE YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING YET? The Santa Monica Observer would like to share with you the 2021 Holiday Gift Guide: Elevate The Gift Giving With Experience Gifts from our friends over at Santa Monica Macaroni Kid....
Local Briefs
Buena Park Man with AR Rifle, 9 mm Handgun, and Narcotics Arrested in Santa Monica; His Accomplice at Large 11/28/21: At about 7:15 PM, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Officers respond to the 900blk of Ocean Ave. regarding a suspicious...
Woof!
By David Ganezer $80 per month buys you and your pooch access to astroturf amidst the City, and even private events. What do you do with 20,000 square feet of vacant parking lot in Santa Monica? You...
