Santa Monica Observer

01/16/2025

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2025/01/15/news/socal-district-attorneys-call-on-newsom-and-legislature-to-make-looting-a-felony/8685.html

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Looting during a local emergency would become a felony punishable by a state prison sentence and make it a strike under California’s Three Strikes Law under proposed legislation by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman and Orange County District Attorney Todd Sp...

01/11/2025

The National Guard was deployed today in Santa Monica to help law enforcement manage traffic control and prevent looting in areas affected by the . Here, Specialist Etheridge and PFC Tito from the National Guard check IDs. https://www.smobserved.com/story/2025/01/10/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spannational-guard-begins-to-require-ids-to-enter-firestruck-areas-of-la-county/8655.html

01/11/2025

The loss is just now settling in.

01/11/2025

Awesome

01/08/2025

Palisades high school burned Tuesday, as did many other buildings in Pacific Palisades. High winds plus low humidity are causing LA's worst disaster in 50 years.

Update: Tahitian Village Mobile Estates and Palisades Bowl Trailer Park are both reportedly engulfed in flames. 8 pm PST 1.7.25 California State's leadership stood around unable to help the richest, bluest part of the County of Los Angeles, as the Palisades Fire burned home after home to the ground....

01/08/2025

Once in 100 years evacuation orders for North of San Vicente.

City of Santa Monica, has issued an Evacuation Order (Wild Fire) for all areas of the city north of San Vicente. Evacuation Order: Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is closed to public access. An evacuation warning is in effect from Montana Avenue to San Vicente...

12/17/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/16/lifestyle/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spancalifornians-are-still-smoking-menthols-after-flavored-cigarette-ban/8595.html

California banned the sale of flavored to***co in late 2022 in an attempt to combat the rising use of to***co products and e-ci******es, especially among young people. While cigarette sales have declined, this hasn't stopped some people from smoking menthol ci******es. From May to June 2023, market....

12/17/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/16/health/do-you-have-medical-debt-check-out-los-angeles-countys-medical-debt-relief-program/8594.html

December 16, 2024 - Public Health Launches Los Angeles County Medical Debt Relief Program The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today launched the Los Angeles County Medical Debt Relief Program, an initiative designed by the Medical Debt Coalition, which is working together to address t...

12/12/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/09/opinion/a-bold-sustainable-solution-for-santa-monica-airport/8589.html

December 12, 2024 - Santa Monica is at a crossroads, and the choices we make in the coming months will shape our city's future for decades. The airport property, long slated for closure by December 31, 2028, is a prime example of how complex and urgent our challenges have become. On one hand, our ci...

12/12/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/09/lifestyle/medicare-premiums-how-are-they-calculated/8588.html

Ask Rusty – About How Medicare Premiums Are Determined Dear Rusty: Please explain the Medicare premium increase based on income reported to Social Security? For those of us that waited to draw Social Security until age 70, and who are still working - drawing a salary, and planning to retire at age...

12/12/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/09/news/raw-milk-may-have-infected-two-los-angeles-cats-with-bird-flu/8587.html

December 12, 2024 - Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health warned of a recall of raw milk products from Raw Farm, located in Fresno, California. H5 bird flu virus had been detected in the raw milk and other products from this facility. No illnesses were reported from the prese...

12/06/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/02/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spanmeasles-case-reported-at-lax-international-terminal-on-november-27-2024/8575.html

December 5, 2024 - Public Health Confirms Measles Case in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has been notified of one case of measles in a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled to Los Angeles International (LAX) airport while infectious at the end of Novemb...

12/05/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/02/news/greatly-expanded-recall-of-raw-milk-products/8574.html

December 4, 2024 - Public Health Alerts Residents of Expanded Recall of Raw Milk and Cream Products Following Multiple Detections of H5 Bird Flu The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising people to avoid consuming all raw milk and cream products that have been voluntarily recalle...

12/04/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/12/02/lifestyle/social-security-what-is-the-difference-between-income-related-monthly-adjustment-amount-and-modified-adjusted-gross-income/8573.html

Ask Rusty - Was Your IRMAA Article Incorrect? Dear Rusty: In a recent article about Medicare's "Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount" (IRMAA) and how IRMAA affects Social Security taxes, you described which income gets included in the IRMAA calculation. You said it is "your combined income from....

12/01/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/11/25/crime/the-daily-santa-monica-crime-and-drug-video-december-1-2024/7895.html

Santa Monica's City Council thinks the city is just fine. One councilmember called the homeless residents our neighbors, their wants and desires equivalent to those of people who pay rent and pay taxes. The 'freedom' of some, most of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental illness, to live in fil...

12/01/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/11/25/opinion/have-we-become-this-numb-to-the-human-devastation-around-us-in-santa-monica/8571.html

12/01/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/11/25/news/pet-license-penalty-fee-amnesty-period-for-los-angeles-county/8570.html

LOS ANGELES - The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) will waive all late penalties and field enforcement fees for pet owners purchasing or renewing pet licenses between December 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025. Pet owners are required to have a valid pet license and th...

11/27/2024

https://www.smobserved.com/story/2024/11/25/news/public-health-alerts-residents-of-possible-exposure-to-hepatitis-a-at-buffalo-wild-wings-in-monterey-park/8569.html

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a report of hepatitis A virus infection in an employee of Buffalo Wild Wings in Monterey Park (4000 Market Place, Monterey Park, CA 91754). No additional cases have been identified at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Based o...