• 3,700 return to Malibu homes as improved weather conditions help firefighters battle blaze

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in Southern California helped firefighters battle a blaze that had forced thousands,
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  • Malibu schools set reopenings, Webster suffers Franklin Fire damage

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    After shutdowns due to the Franklin Fire, a trio of schools will be back in session Monday, while another remains closed for now.
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  • Piano teacher arrested for child abuse

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Santa Monica Police Department has arrested a 41-year old piano teacher for abusing a 14-year old student. SMPD detectives received the report of suspected child abuse of a 14-year-old by her 41-year-old piano teacher and the Youth and Family Services ...
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  • Around Town: Meet Me Under The Fig Tree, Marina Holiday Boat Parade and more

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Meet Me Under The Fig Tree event, 16th Annual Santa Monica Pub Crawl, Marina Holiday Boat Parade, and much more! Holiday Cheer on the Pier: The SaMo Pier is bringing holiday cheer this year with holiday music and performances,
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  • Forecast of cool temps, calm winds to help firefighters battle Malibu blaze

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-driven blaze in steep, rugged terrain that's driven thousands,
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  • Construction and budget talks headline special school meeting

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Local educational leaders will have a lengthy agenda to address on Thursday, taking some items off the calendar as 2024 comes to a close. That night, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will be taking on all manner of construction and monetary updates,
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  • Zubie, Schoenberg, Don’t Miss

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    MEHTA MASTERS SCHOENBERG - courtesy photo POLKAS AND… AC/DC? I haven’t been able to confirm one way or another, but the day of the traditional presidential pardon of the two Thanksgiving turkeys Peach and Blossom,
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  • California will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    California will appeal a judge's decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to require voter identification at the polls, officials said Thursday. State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in March in the coastal city of 200,
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  • More than 2,300 bills died without a vote in the last two years

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of the 2,403 bills that died in the recent two-year session, CalMatters’ Digital Democracy data found just 25 failed because a majority of lawmakers voted “no.
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  • Promised speed limits changes put into effect on Neilson Way

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Speed limit reductions on Neilson Way are now in place having dropped 5 miles per hour, from 30 to 25, as part of a series of reductions made around Santa Monica after a survey was completed earlier this year.
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  • Middle schoolers branch out into STEM learning

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    With STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) careers expected to expand rapidly over the next decade, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) students have become prepped in the scientific realm with the help of a local organization.
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  • Tuesday’s City Council meet will mostly be about the ceremonial handover

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    In what will be an emotional evening for many, this will be the last time Mayor Phil Brock and Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Christine Parra and Oscar de la Torre will be sitting on that side of the dais.
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  • Rats to repairs: Inside SMMUSD’s 5,000-work-order year

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Discover the latest progress reports from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education on maintenance and fundraising efforts.
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  • Malibu under evacuation order for new wildfire

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the blaze intensified and the sky turned deep red.
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  • Holey Moley takes a swing at being Promenade entertainment destination

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Third Street Promenade’s newest tenant has taken its shot at bringing entertainment to the shopping district, with early reactions sounding like the response to a hole-in-one on the golf course. On December 6,
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  • Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke and Cher

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Weather conditions were forecast to improve in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that has forced up to 20,000 people, including Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife,
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  • California officials plan for a dry 2025 with grim water supply guesswork

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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,
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  • Government & Politics

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February,
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  • US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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 ...
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  • NASA’s stuck astronauts hit six months in space, just two more to go

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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 ...
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