No one’s coming to save us; stick your tee in the ground and get ferocious.” That’s the mantra Saint Monica Preparatory High School Golf Coach Charles E. Womack drills into his players on and off the tee.
Staring down a $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed steep cuts to California’s health care services and public universities — all while promising more dollars to Hollywood. Newsom on Wednesday doubled down on his proposal to expand the state’s investment in film and television tax credits,
A man was fatally shot on Sunday night during an attempted robbery inside a closed retail store on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, prompting a swift response from police and the arrest of ...
Feel like you can't focus? Like you'll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You're far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person's attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds,
As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage across the state, a new addition may be coming to California’s building code: A pause button.
Still, not all concerns about the company’s technology are safety-related. In Santa Monica, where Waymo operates a vehicle charging station, some residents have lodged complaints about ...
Still, not all concerns about the company’s technology are safety-related. In Santa Monica, where Waymo operates a vehicle charging station, some residents have lodged complaints about ...
The California Department of Transportation hosted a virtual meeting Monday to present details of the two projects, which will span more than 27 miles of State Route 1 from Santa Monica through ...
The California Department of Transportation hosted a virtual meeting Monday to present details of the two projects, which will span more than 27 miles of State Route 1 from Santa Monica through ...
Given California’s daunting — even existential — array of social, economic and fiscal crises, it’s remarkable that anyone would volunteer to become its governor. However, Gavin Newsom will vacate the office 19 months hence,
California's top insurance regulator said Tuesday that State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for all of its home insurance customers in the state to help the insurer rebuild its capital following the Los Angeles wildfires.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address an intractable issue of his time in office: the makeshift tents that line underpasses,
At the event, the Jonathan Club in Santa Monica presented West Coast Care (WCC) with a $25,000 check for the first-year installment of a five-year commitment to support WCC's work on the beach to ...
Santa Monica cyclist recalls attack on Third Street Promenade in broad daylight May 17, 2025 Waymo recalls 1,200 self-driving cars after collisions, says fix already in place
As California leaders and advocates enter prime budget negotiations, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised proposal may soon provide clarity, revealing an expected shortfall and a lot of uncertainty driven by federal leaders.
A theory that oil companies should be held legally responsible for the effects of climate change has been circulating among California’s left-leaning organizations and their political allies for several years.
This is the first installment in a new monthly column on the city’s economic opportunity and growth initiatives.I’ I’ve made it through my first three months in this beautiful city.
But recent developments suggest the Santa Monica site may now be caught in a broader corporate shakeup as Sonder Holdings Inc works through financial struggles and operational downsizing.
The Santa Monica City Council is poised to vote on an emergency ordinance establishing a permanent entertainment zone along the Third Street Promenade at its May 13 meeting, allowing for open ...
After a decade on the east side of Los Angeles, acclaimed chef Zach Pollack has returned to his Westside roots with Cosetta, a casual Italian restaurant focused on hospitality, high-quality ingredients and community-friendly design.
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, they announced today, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football.
Yep, it’s official. Tom Brady and Gisele are officially done. Both the football star and supermodel announced that their divorce was already finalized on their fleeting Instagram Stories Friday, in different ways.
Beach: Clad in fish-scale pants and pelican hats, employees of local Santa Monica businesses went head to head this week in a beach volleyball tournament as part of a fundraiser for Santa MoniCares, an organization that brings together members of the city ...
“Volley-Ween” will raise much needed funds to support local Santa Monica nonprofits this holiday season. Competitions will run from 2-5 p.m., local businesses and residents are welcomed and ...
Breeze rankings for Week 10 of the high school football season. (The CalPreps CIF-SS and L.A. City Section rankings, as of Oct. 24, have been included for each team.) The Sentinels defeated Beverly Hills 49-0.
In the biggest moment of the game, Lawndale coach Travis Clark trusted his freshman quarterback. On the first possession of overtime, freshman Valentino May dropped back and connected with Jesse Anderson in the end zone for what ended up being the game-winning touchdown.
It was wall-to-wall red shirts inside Village Christian’s gym on Thursday night and student section chants were bouncing from floor to ceiling. Harvard-Westlake volleyball was dealt a road match with a tough environment in the first round of playoffs.
Welcome the penultimate week of the regular season. Taking a look around the South Bay and there are big games everywhere: Lawndale faces North Torrance in a key Pioneer League clash, Palos Verdes heads to Culver City,
Catch a storied high school football rivalry. Celebrate modern and ancient cultural traditions at the OC Japan Fair. Attend the Nuart Fest. Or go vintage at a Printers’ Fair or an Archives Bazaar.
Breeze rankings for Week 9 of the high school football season. (The CalPreps CIF-SS and L.A. City Section rankings, as of Oct. 17, have been included for each team.) It didn’t take the Sentinels long to show that they’re still the top dog in the Ocean League Friday.
Timothee Chalamet is officially a West Coast homeowner after buying model Kate Upton and Houston Astros baseball player Justin Verlander’s Beverly Hills home, located deep in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Santa Monica-based sports metaverse platform LootMogul announced an agreement for Hoop Culture Inc., a basketball lifestyle brand, to acquire the naming rights for a digital sports arena in “Orlando.” The company has several metaverse arenas named as if they are in real-world cities.
I thought the guys did great,” Mira Costa coach Don Morrow said. “They played hard and made some big plays when they had to.” The game was decided early as the Mustangs took advantage of some early Vikings’ miscues to jump out to a 21-0 lead.