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California officials plan for a dry 2025 with grim water supply guesswork
Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 19:22
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial,
Government & Politics
Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 02:00
After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February,
US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 02:00
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. US District Judge ...
NASA’s stuck astronauts hit six months in space, just two more to go

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 12/10/2024 - 02:00
Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was ...
'TIS THE SEASON
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 22:12
TIS THE SEASON Santa Monica’s annual ‘tis the season magazine is out now! Check out some of the best local places to shop, dine and enjoy this holiday season!
Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 LA Games

Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 19:16
Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. US President-elect Donald Trump has talked up his own role helping get the games for LA in 2017,
The US government is closing a women’s prison after years of abuse and decay

Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 19:04
The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement,
Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 16:00
By Graham Dunbar AP Sports Writer Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday.
The US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 16:00
By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse,
Country doesn’t belong to one political party
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 16:00
I’ve been actively avoiding writing about the election. Partly, because I’ve also been avoiding thinking about it. I spent election night at the residence of the Consul General of Finland. No, I don’t usually observe American elections with Nordic nationals,
School board officially approves cell phone policy
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 01:59
The penultimate regularly-scheduled meeting of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education in 2024 took a big step forward in its mobile communication policy. At the Nov. 21 meeting, the board officially adopted its updated Board ...
Gunman may have targeted California religious school in shooting that wounded 2 kindergartners
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 01:59
Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine if a gunman was specifically targeting a tiny religious school in Northern California when he opened fire and critically wounded two kindergartners before killing himself. The man may have targeted Feather ...
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 12/09/2024 - 01:59
Nearly three out of 10 US drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options ...
Emergency services prevent potential suicide jump from parking structure 4

Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 23:49
Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department, Fire Department plus employees of Legion and Downtown Ambassadors, responded to a potential suicide jumper at Parking Structure #4 on the 1300 block of 2nd Street,
Tough love plan could end California’s unemployment insurance stalemate

Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 23:19
Find out how California's political decisions led to borrowing billions from the federal government for unemployment insurance.
Lincoln Heights warehouse controversy presents another test of Los Angeles’ aspirations
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 16:00
By Jim Newton Special to the Daily Press In one of Los Angeles’ oldest neighborhoods, a tidy elementary school sits on ground it has occupied for nearly a century, proudly displaying its “gold ribbon” from the state of California,
HOA Homefront: Don’t Delay Preventing Termite Damage
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 16:00
By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCAL In California, the overwhelming majority of homes are built with wood framing, which means the structures are susceptible to termite damage. According to the United States Department of Agriculture,
Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 16:00
By Jonel Aleccia AP Health Writer A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples.
US job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed, in mixed picture for labor market
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 16:00
By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a sign that businesses are still seeking workers even though hiring has cooled.
IV innovation pads Downtown med spa’s services
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 01:01
This past month, med-spa Dripology at 1411 7th St. unveiled its FAST NAD+ IV drip, delivering the powerful benefits of NAD+ in just under 15 minutes. Found in all living cells, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is designed to boost cellular energy,

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Joe Turkel, Actor in The Shining and Blade Runner, Dead at 94
Sat, 07/02/2022 - 06:43
"Joe was a lightning bolt and he was very passionate to talk about films, baseball and life. Every time we spoke he was quick to crack a bad joke and make me laugh," his rep told PEOPLE
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Joe Turkel ~ Blade Runner ~ The Shining
Joe Turkel, Actor in The Shining and Blade Runner , Dead at 94
Sat, 07/02/2022 - 06:43
"Joe was a lightning bolt and he was very passionate to talk about films, baseball and life. Every time we spoke he was quick to crack a bad joke and make me laugh," his rep told PEOPLE
Local notebook: Moore gets NBA shot, CSUB baseball racks up commitments

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 23:45
Taze Moore, a longtime standout for Cal State Bakersfield men’s basketball, has signed to compete with the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA Summer League. After enduring five leg surgeries early in his career,
On This Day: Sandusky convicted on sex abuse charges

Wed, 06/22/2022 - 10:00
On June 22, 2012, accused child-molester Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted on 45 sex-abuse charges.
US investor purchase of Chelsea football club from Abramovich puzzles Wall Street

Tue, 06/21/2022 - 15:33
A coterie of US investors took control of the British soccer team Chelsea FC last month — and some Wall Street insiders are still struggling to understand why.
U.S. investor purchase of Chelsea Football Club from Putin associate Abramovich puzzles Wall Street

Tue, 06/21/2022 - 15:33
A coterie of US investors took control of the British soccer team Chelsea FC last month — and some Wall Street insiders are still struggling to understand why.
Bruce Willis cuts relaxed figure in flannel and jeans in Santa Monica
Mon, 06/20/2022 - 00:40
He pulled a baseball cap low over his eyes and walked in black sneakers. He was joined by two friends in Santa Monica. The trio cracked big smiles while walking down the road. The Pulp Fiction star gave one of his friends a huge hug when they first ...
US investors’ buy of Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich puzzles Wall Street
Sun, 06/19/2022 - 22:55
A coterie of US investors took control of the British soccer team Chelsea FC last month — and some Wall Street insiders are still struggling to understand why. Todd Boehly — a co-owner
This Modern Santa Monica Smart Home Has An Infinity Pool

Thu, 06/16/2022 - 01:57
Outside, you'll find the real treat — an infinity pool, a free-throw basketball court and a built-in barbecue and grilling station. Address: 1410 Georgina Ave,, CA
Broncs shine at the Shrine

Wed, 06/15/2022 - 13:30
For 48 years the Wyoming Shrine Bowl has represented all of Wyoming high school football with two carefully selected rosters of all-star caliber players from across the Cowboy State.
Louisville football is finding recruiting gold in California

Tue, 05/31/2022 - 20:31
Clarkson’s father, Steve, runs a highly regarded quarterbacks skills camp in — you guessed it — Santa Monica, California. Just 18-19 through his first three seasons at Louisville, Satterfield now has the No. 7 recruiting class for 2023, according to ...
Jim Alexander: Getting hip to baseball on Route 66

Mon, 05/30/2022 - 12:36
Get your kicks on Route 66 …” But the message of that song took photographer Jean Furth and former Baseball Hall of Fame executive director Jeff Idelson along that 2,448-mile route, along Interstates and back roads,
Marketing and Sponsorship: 20 years in, Schwartz, Steinberg and Close still Excel at high-touch marketing and representation
Mon, 05/30/2022 - 07:08
It was 20 years ago that Jeff Schwartz opened his own basketball player rep business, in Santa Monica office space borrowed from Casey Wasserman. Schwartz was buttressed by a conviction that what eventually became Excel Sports Management would be a basketball-only agency,
DICKIN' AROUND, A Solo Show By Michael Lyons, to Debut at Hollywood Fringe Festival

Sun, 05/29/2022 - 22:30
Actor/writer Michael Lyons takes a cue from an emerging case tennis elbow to reflect on his experience during an unhealthy relationship, and the tumultuous journey of rediscovering sexuality and independence afterwards in his solo show Dickin’ Around.
Bruce Willis enjoys a sunny day out with friends after aphasia diagnosis

Sun, 05/29/2022 - 00:02
The Hollywood vet appears to be in great spirits, as wife Emma Heming shared video of the actor as he played a game of basketball with friends Tuesday.