Student athletes wanting to opt out of mandatory Physical Education (PE) requirements at local schools will soon have to spend more hours on the pitch, track, court or athletic venue of their choice a
Emirati filmmaker Alwiya Thani returns after a decade with 'Zamjara', a dark comedy about a cancer patient's journey, premiering at the Santa Monica Film Festival 2025.
When wildfires tore through Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, they left behind more than just charred landscapes and ruined buildings. The destruction extended beyond homes, businesses, and schools,
"She knows how to get your skin in shape," says Jovovich of her longtime esthetician, who co-hosted a stylish dinner with former fashion editor Laura Brown at San Vicente Santa Monica.
Compassion in Action Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete joins the West Coast Care (WCC) outreach specialist Ryan Dion, Jenna Hooks, Evelyn Marron, and Josh Hooks for a rainy-day ride-a-long last Friday on the beach.
A person was killed Monday in a solo-vehicle crash on the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Santa Monica. Officers responded to the Lincoln Boulevard off-ramp around 3:48 p.m. and determined a possibly gray four-door BMW had overturned on its roof and caught fire,
Delicious sushi, bowls of ramen, chicken teriyaki and more - You can find it all at Bora Sushi on Santa Monica Boulevard in the heart of West Hollywood.
Rachel Zoe attends the Shani Darden Rescue Serum launch dinner in Santa Monica, California, plus Ed Sheeran in New Orleans, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend and Heidi Klum in L.A. and more. From Los Angeles to London and everywhere in between,
California's top insurance regulator on Friday said he would approve an emergency request by State Farm to raise premiums 22% on home insurance for about a million customers if the insurance giant could justify the hike at a public hearing.
On the first episode of his new podcast, Gov. Gavin Newsom broke some news last week: He no longer aligns with the Democratic Party on trans rights. He invited right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk onto his show,
California’s state budget is mired in what fiscal authorities call a “structural deficit,” meaning its revenues cannot keep up with spending mandated by current law. For several years, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have papered over the chronic gap between income and outgo with gimmicks,
Federal authorities have charged three people with defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by filing fraudulent claims for disaster relief following devastating January wildfires. Hedeshia Robertson,
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath on Thursday proposed creating a new county department to consolidate homeless services beginning July 1, 2025, following a scathing report detailing the failings of the current system.
Assemblymember and Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) has withdrawn his bill to redefine allowable homicide in self defense saying fear and confusion has created a false impression of the bill.
When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he had "brought free speech back to America." But First Amendment advocates say they've never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump's second term.
U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, even as widespread tariffs threaten to send prices higher. The consumer price index increased 2.
It’s no secret that animal shelters across America are full to bursting point. In Los Angeles the situation is being mainly blamed on the fires which have rendered so many families homeless. But we realized there is another,
The Bay Foundation — a high-profile nonprofit that works with government officials to protect and restore one of Southern California’s most beloved natural resources, Santa Monica Bay — has been quietly scrubbing references to climate change, environmental justice and diversity initiatives from working documents and its website.
Los Angeles County officials urged wildfire survivors on Wednesday to make critical decisions about property debris removal before the March 31 deadline, as the region simultaneously braces for heavy rainfall that threatens burn areas with potential mudflows and landslides.
Women’s rugby is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and the Santa Monica Women’s Rugby team is tearing up the turf, welcoming players of all levels. Beyond the great workout and
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One local boys soccer unit is one game away from a CIF Southern Section Division tournament crown, while another has eyes set on the regional bracket. On Friday, the Saint Monica Mariners boys soccer squad will be facing off with Chadwick for the CIF-SS Division 8 championship,
For Crossroads, the boys’ soccer defeat to Santa Monica took place just days after the school’s girls’ basketball unit lost its first round Division 2AA matchup to Beckman, 52-41.
Despite a break in the action from the devastating wildfires, high school sports has come back in a big way for some units as the postseason nears. On the hardwood and soccer field alike, both Samohi and Saint Monica squads were forced to take a weeklong break as the Palisades Fire raged to the north.
As part of their trip to Los Angeles to face USC and UCLA, the Wisconsin men's basketball team took time to give back to the local community, in an effort to make an impact off the court. On Monday, the Badgers visited the Westside Food Bank in Santa Monica,
How does a former Santa Monica College (SMC) football player find himself on the red carpet alongside celebrities likes Jennifer Lopez, Jharrel Jerome and Matt Damon? Chimechi Oparanozie was SMC’s 2018 Athlete of the Year,
But when they finished, the pair realized they only had photos of a few girls, mostly playing on boys’ teams. So they reached out to Baseball for All, a Northern California organization that had a thousand girls in a program of all-girls teams, who directed them to a game in Santa Monica. “I shot one game and it was cool as hell,” Fruth says.
Simon Thompson with ten incredible character actors who are guaranteed to elevate any film… If movies and football have one thing in common it’s the fact that whilst having star names to get people in the building is all well and good,
Warren football coach Adam Leonard said he is not fooled by Rio Hondo Prep’s school size, explaining the Kares are as well coached as any team they will face
Santa Barbara High girls tennis captured the CIF-SS Div. 3 championship with a 12-6 victory over Santa Monica on Friday at the University of Redlands. “We