• District seeks to ban ‘ghost gun’ kits as seizures of homemade weapons soar

    Washington Post
    In 2013, a man who had been prohibited by California officials from buying a gun due to mental health issues constructed a .223-caliber AR-15-type rifle and killed six people at Santa Monica College. In 2017, a man with a restraining order used two semiautomatic ghost rifles to kill five people in Rancho Tehama, Calif. And last year a teenager ...
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  • The Verdi Chorus to Present Spring 2020 Concert OPERA GETS REAL

    BroadwayWorld
    The Verdi Chorus will kick off its 37th season with their Spring Concert, Opera Gets Real, for two performances only at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on April 18 and 19. Led by Founding Artistic Director Anne Marie Ketchum, the Verdi Chorus is the only choral group in Southern California that focuses primarily on the ...
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  • Tyra Banks' ModelLand Theme Park To Open In Santa Monica

    Patch on MSN.com
    SANTA MONICA, CA — Tyra Banks' beauty theme park,"ModelLand," is set to open in Santa Monica on May 1, and tickets are now on sale. The iconic supermodel behind America's Next Top Model first announced the theme park last year,
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  • Santa Monica, Calif.: Julia Morgan's Architectural Legacy Honors Many Firsts For Women

    Patch
    Join the Santa Monica Conservancy and the Annenberg Community Beach House on Sunday, March 1 to commemorate architect Julia Morgan.
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  • Filmmaker Marc Forster lists Neutra’s stunning Sten-Frenke House for $15M

    Curbed
    Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 647, the Sten-Frenke House is located in the Santa Monica Canyon section of Pacific Palisades. Photos by Marc Angeles, courtesy of Billy Rose/The Agency It’s a real banner week for Richard Neutra houses, with not one but two of the Viennese visionary’s most significant projects offered for sale.
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  • 2020 US Olympic Trials - What's Going to Happen

    TeamUSA
    Here is the 2020 US Olympic Trials Home Page. If you can make it to Santa Monica College, come to the gymnasium and you'll see four days of intense action! Here's info on Getting Tickets. I will be sending regular articles to USATT Media and Communications Director Matt Hetherington, who will then post them on the USATT News page. (Alas ...
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  • Sandra Lee Fulfills Her Dream of Buying a Malibu Home Following Split

    People
    “I feel the most myself there, as I was born in Santa Monica — and I think we always feel best where we are from,” she told The New York Post. Lee has been enjoying spending time with family and creating meaningful memories with them. In December she surprised her uncle Bill, 82, and aunt Peggy, 78, with a vow-renewal ceremony at the ...
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  • An Eco-Friendly Chickpea Bowl Concept Is Coming To Los Angeles

    Forbes
    Next month, a minimal carbon footprint, health-focused food concept called Bowlila is launching in Los Angeles out of Colony Cooks (smart kitchens with delivery, dine-in and catering capabilities). Behind Bowlila are culinary entrepreneurs Badr Fayez (a Saudi Arabian chef who has co-founded several business concepts,
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  • Catasys Expands AI Healthcare Tool To New States

    SocalTech
    Santa Monica-based Catasys announced this morning that it is expanding its artificial intelligence and technology-enabled healthcare products with a "leading national health plan" into Colorado, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Louisiana. Name of that national health plan and financial impact was not announced.
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  • Snap Inc. to Participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2020

    Business Wire
    SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) announced today that Evan Spiegel, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2020 in San Francisco on March 4, 2020 at 3:15 p.m. Pacific. A live webcast and replay of the session will be available on Snap Inc ...
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  • RLJ focused on five areas to redeploy capital

    STR Chain
    “We are prioritizing the repositioning of the (Wyndham Santa Monica at the Pier) and the (Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel) in (Charleston, South Carolina), which we expect to complete by mid-2021.” In the fourth quarter, New York and South Florida saw performance declines related to the Jewish holiday shift, said RLJ EVP and CFO Sean Mahone
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  • ‘Call of Duty’ copyright infringement suit will continue in Eastern District

    The Business Journals
    A federal judge in East Texas is allowing a wrestler’s copyright infringement lawsuit against the publisher of the “Call of Duty” video game to move forward.
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  • Just what is it about Bernie Sanders that young voters love?

    Los Angeles Times
    “Bernie is the only one I can really rely on and trust to take on the pharmaceutical companies that jack these prices way up,” said Alvarez, who leads a Students for Bernie group at Santa Monica College. Younger voters tend to be more progressive than their older counterparts, and are more likely to hold positive views of ...
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  • Bassist Jennifer Leitham Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage

    BroadwayWorld
    Santa Monica CA 90401 beginning three hours prior to performance. Jazz & Blues at The Broad Stage have been made possible by a generous gift from Richard & Lisa Kendall. blackbox @ the edye at The Broad Stage has been made possible by a generous gift from Ann Petersen & Leslie Pam. Prices start at $29. Prices subject to change.
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  • 8 best things to do in L.A. and O.C. on Leap Day weekend: Ballet BC, Ebersole, Chaplin

    Los Angeles Times on MSN.com
    It comes around only once every four years, so get out and enjoy this Leap Day weekend with some culture — perhaps Ballet BC’s “Romeo + Juliet” in Northridge, Broadway great Christine Ebersole in Beverly Hills, a musical salute to Charlie Chaplin in Irvine and Los Angeles Ballet’s Balanchine program in Santa Monica. The Industry ...
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  • Santa Monica City Council Approves Midyear Budget And Continues Budget Restructuring

    Patch
    At last night's meeting, the Santa Monica City Council reviewed and approved adjustments to the midyear budget .
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  • Santa Monica Gears Up For 2020 Census To Ensure A Complete Count

    Patch
    SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Beginning March 12, 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin mailing correspondence to all households to direct individuals to respond to the 2020 Census. The City of Santa Monica is partnering with a network of community leaders to ensure that everyone in our community is counted in the Census,
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  • Take A Look Inside The Most Expensive Home In Santa Monica

    Patch on MSN.com
    SANTA MONICA, CA — This beautiful home is the most expensive on the market in Santa Monica. The property is "a rare offering on the front row of Ocean Avenue," according to the listing. The three-bedroom,
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  • In Memoriam - Chris Darrow 1944 – 2020

    Claremont.Today

    Chris Darrow 1944 - 2020

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  • Safety procedures increased after woman approaches child at local school

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    According to a notice sent out by the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, the woman tried to persuade a student to leave campus with her but the student notified a school employee and remained on campus. “One of our students was waiting to be ...
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