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Best opening games in prep football

Los Angeles Times
Mon, 08/06/2018 - 20:36
Bronny James, the 13-year-old son of LeBron James, has chosen Santa Monica Crossroads as his next school, TMZ Sports is reporting. Sierra Canyon was the original favorite to land the highly touted eighth-grade son of the newest Laker, but Crossroads had ...
Racing! What a year in racing can look like
Los Angeles Times
Sat, 08/04/2018 - 22:00
Favorite: Santa Monica (2-1) 3:33 Del Mar: $100,000 Graduation Stakes, Cal-bred 2-year-olds, 5 ½ furlongs. Favorite: Our Silver Oak (2-1) 3:37 Gulfstream: $100,000 Desert Vixen Stakes, Fla-bred fillies 2-years-old, 6 furlongs. Favorite: Capture Your Dream ...
Bird scooters removed from Newport Beach under threat of criminal prosecution

Los Angeles Times
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 21:22
Santa Monica approved a pilot program, set to launch in September, requiring the companies to pay higher fees, develop additional safety education, share real-time data and abide by a “dynamic cap” on the number of devices each company can deploy.
Bird scooters last 3 days in Newport Beach before city has them removed

Los Angeles Times
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 12:00
Santa Monica approved a pilot program, set to launch in September, requiring the companies to pay higher fees, develop additional safety education, share real-time data and abide by a “dynamic cap” on the number of devices each company can deploy.
Another instance of #livingwhileblack? Ving Rhames recalls 2016 police incident at his Santa Monica home

Los Angeles Times
Tue, 07/31/2018 - 13:05
In Santa Monica, the department established a Meet Your Neighbors program in 2017, challenging neighborhoods to hold meet-and-greets with their fellow residents. The department then entered the neighborhoods into a raffle for a free block party. “It’s ...
Will it take until 2047 to extend the Metro to West Hollywood?

Los Angeles Times
Mon, 07/30/2018 - 20:00
The route would also eliminate the need for San Fernando Valley and South Bay rail riders to transfer through downtown to reach Santa Monica, Koreatown or USC. The line is slated to receive nearly $2 billion in funding through Measure M, the sales tax for ...
American socialists need to explain how they would prevent the U.S. from becoming another Venezula

Los Angeles Times
Sat, 07/28/2018 - 14:07
Andrew Apter, Santa Monica To the editor: We hear the word “socialism” thrown around, but what does it mean? I feel it means something different for everyone. The right uses it in a McCarthyist way. Some religious groups say Jesus was a socialist.
Cities crack down on electric scooter scofflaws, while trying to untangle the chaos of a new technology

Los Angeles Times
Sat, 07/28/2018 - 06:10
His spokesman returned my call and said he’d try to arrange a call. I’m still waiting. Santa Monica officials, bless them, were happy to talk about scooters. The city has neither banned nor ignored them. Since the fall, the city’s 8.3 square miles ...
Essential California: Devastating fire explodes into Redding

Los Angeles Times
Fri, 07/27/2018 - 22:30
Los Angeles Times Scooter wars: “Santa Monica supports disruptive technology, but it's not sitting idly back while electric scooters take over sidewalks, bike paths and the beach boardwalk. It's cracking down on scofflaws who don't wear helmets and ride ...
Weekend Picks: 'Annie' at the Bowl, 'Sleep' in Grand Park, Raiford Rogers dance and more

Los Angeles Times
Fri, 07/27/2018 - 17:42
Bram Goldsmith Theater, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; other dates through Aug. 12. $35-$125. www.TheWallis.org Latin Grammy winners Lucky ...