Dan Hall is the first person to formally declare their intent to run for City Council in this year’s election. Four seats will be up for election in November, all currently occupied by incumbents (including Gleam Davis,
A woman led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase along the 10 Freeway before driving her car into the ocean near the Venice pier late Saturday night. Officers initially tried to stop the women for speeding before she fled from Los Angeles towards Venice.
Union rallies at district offices to demand more staffing, better pay:Union SEIU Local 99, which represents many Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) employees, held a rally outside the district offices on March 7 to demand more staffing for student services and increased pay for what the union calls "essential education workers.
When we think of a farmers market in California, we usually picture vibrant displays of beautiful, albeit expensive, fruits and vegetables, and perhaps a tempting array of pricier prepared foods. However,
We all love those movies where a special teacher or coach enters kids’ lives and profoundly helps them. They are universal and heartwarming stories, because we were all kids once and we understand that kids need to be truly seen and need love to thrive.
California will fail to meet its ambitious mandates for combating climate change unless the state almost triples its rate of reducing greenhouse gases through 2030, according to a new analysis.
Burch had a nutrition business that he often prompted online. The FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of John Douglas Burch, 54, of Santa Monica, California. Burch has been charged by federal indictment with traveling ...
Even better. And the "even betters" get even better when you consider that a sizable free meet-up coming to Santa Monica Pier on March 21 is just steps from the surf, always a plus. Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories ...
A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions, moving to resolve lawsuits that claim the rules have forced people to pay artificially inflated costs to sell their homes.
Five years ago, a derelict IHOP languished on the corner of 20th and Santa Monica Blvd, today, it’s unrecognizable as SOCALO beams with a vibrant ambiance and tantalizing Mexican flavors
The Santa Monica Police Department is looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on March 1. At about 8:15 p.m., the victim was waiting for a ride in the 1700 block of Ocean Park Boulevard when the man approached her, pulled down his pants ...
A second straight trip to the CIF State Girls Basketball Championships ended in defeat for the Lady Mariners of Saint Monica, as the 2023-24 came to a close in a 59-46 loss to Francis Parker in the state tournament Feb.
The Patriots started league play Tuesday night with a 1-0 victory over defending champion Granada Hills. Michael Figueroa threw a two-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking none. The Patriots pushed across a run in the third inning.
Westlake is 8-0. Jackson Klein of Santa Monica threw his second consecutive no-hitter, striking out 13, in a 5-0 win over Grace Brethren. All-City quarterback Robert Guerrero of Banning has started the baseball season with 13 scoreless innings. Harvard ...
Brandon McCoy scores 23 points to help St. John Bosco defeat Windward and advance in the Southern California Division I basketball regional, as the Braves overcome a seven-point second-half deficit.
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St. John Bosco High School ~ Preppy ~ Los Angeles Times
On 18 February, Sandler arrived at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica alongside his wife, Jackie. Though many might have expected to see the 57-year-old wear basketball shorts and an oversised college-specific T-shirt (his emblem ensemble), he showed up in ...
LeBron James turned down a trade to play with Steph Curry and the Warriors, proving that basketball is a secondary venture. Plus: the Giants signed a free agent, the Niners coaching staff is being
Whether he's in the pool playing water polo as a goalie or on the mound pitching, 6-foot-6 Westlake senior Dylan Volantis is one impressive athlete. The left-hander is committed to USC and showed off nasty breaking pitches Tuesday in an Easton tournament game against defending City Section champion Birmingham.
Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. There’s Brock Purdy returning from a significant injury after rising from “Mr. Irrelevant” to now lead the San Francisco 49ers (14-5) to the brink of a record-tying sixth Super Bowl ...
Going on the road as the No. 1 seed in the Southern Section Division 1 basketball playoffs, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame needed overtime before prevailing over Crean Lutheran, 74-64 on Wednesday night. Mercy Miller came alive in the overtime period and finished with 31 points.
TCU men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon’s father, Jim, died Tuesday night in Santa Monica, Calif. Los Angeles Times reporter Eric Sondheimer reported the news on X. Dixon’s father was an actor, producer and screenwriter in Hollywood. James was 86 at ...
A crowded primary contest to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing again that money matters in notoriously expensive California while testing whether the state’s long-squabbling Republicans can unite behind a single candidate for an outside chance at the seat.
The Warriors (22-6) will host Santa Monica (16-12) on Wednesday night. The Buena girls team, which shared the Channel League title with rival Ventura for its first league crown since 2011, was awarded the No. 3 seed in Division 2A. The Bulldogs (21-5 ...
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Playoffs ~ High school ~ Village Christian Schools
King/Drew (9-7, 3-0) went into the final quarter trailing by a point. The Golden Eagles then outscored the Cougars 26-7. Thompson and Josahn Webster, the son of head coach Lloyd Webster, led the way. Josahn Webster scored nine of his team’s first 10 points in the quarter and finished with 18. Thompson also scored 18 points.
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Crenshaw Boulevard ~ High school ~ Los Angeles Times