Deletion of Santa Monica Observer

Comment: u|DonFB}} Link #7 above is about both. If you read far enough, the second part is about the SMO and it questions if the reporters listed in its articles are made up.  The fact that this is a real newspaper does not automatically make it notable. A weekly paper with a circulation of 1200 is tiny.  All such minor publications need to meet GNG if they don't meet , which this one does NOT. The few mentions questioning its reliability are something, but I'm leaning towards not-notable
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Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NMEDIA)