What’s the cost of democracy in California? If we calculate that based just on the pages informing the state’s 22 million voters about Proposition 1 in the official March voter guide, about $8 million.
Toledo Diamond — Unique, riveting, first class act. There’s nothing like it, it is high performance art and great decadent fun. Degeneracy is rarely so well disciplined. And the band is smokin’! Don’t. Miss. Toledo Diamond. Sun 9:30pm, Harvelle’s, Santa Monica, $12.
A video showing employees of a local paint studio improperly disposing dirty water into a storm drain has prompted an online hate campaign against the store with staff now fearing for their personal safety.
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In last week’s meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously 7-0 to extend the local emergency status of the current homeless crisis for another 12 months. Analysis and discussion of this contentious issue was kept to a minimum as efforts were being made to reduce the length of the meeting since two and a half hours of public
A local performer known for his unpermitted acts on the Santa Monica Pier brazenly stole a guitar from the Santa Monica Music Center today, caught on security cameras. Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. The theft occurred ...
The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills Wednesday that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, expand drug court programs and close a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute auto thefts.
The continual progression towards a socially just curriculum within Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) was recently examined at a meeting of the SMMUSD Board of Education, giving time for board members to reflect on school successes and continued challenges moving forward.
I feel strongly that we have to live within our means.” Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. However, the fine print of Newsom’s budget contains several indirect tax increases on businesses – mostly by reducing offsets ...
The second victim in the brutal Venice Canal attacks was declared brain dead on Monday afternoon, according to close family friends. The out-of-state mother of two adult children had recently been transferred from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to a facility in Van Nuys after spending nearly six weeks at the hospital’s Neurocritical Care Center.
Locals took advantage of a sunny Sunday on Main Street by traversing the neighborhood’s vast collection of eateries and bars. At the ninth annual “MAINopoly: The Taste of Main Street” event, over 20 Main Street locations hosted samplings of their best food and drinks,
Financial support for the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools is not only the largest chunk of the state budget, but for the past half-century it has been its most contentious element.
Kids across Santa Monica will soon be out of the classroom and jump into a summer of infinite possibilities. For a few select months, these children can turn from mere students to avid adventurers, amateur scientists and advanced athletes.
LET’S START OFF EASY With something that demonstrates a couple of truths. Uncountable wealth, used… unwisely. To become a better columnist, or anyone presenting their opinions or story out in public,
Businesses: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed a new business to Ocean Avenue and embraced another location’s rebranding on Lincoln Blvd. On May 15, the Chamber and other local guests were serenaded with a live band and imbibed in an outdoor bar setting for the rebranding of the Santa Monica Hotel at 2102
EVENTS: It was a busy weekend in Santa Monica with a wealth of events for locals including the Kidical Mass bike ride, the preservation awards presented by the Santa Monica Conservancy and the always popular sidewalk sale on Montana Ave.
His mom, Denise Crosby, is an actor with credits that include recurring roles on “Star Trek: Next Generation,” (as Tasha Yar and, later, Commander Sela), and “Mad Men,’’ and whacking Eddie Murphy with a baseball bat in the 1982 film “48 Hours.
A vital part in the " Greatest Show on Turf ," Isaac Bruce's Hall of Fame career consists of 14 seasons with the Rams, including an essential part in the team's only Super Bowl victory. Known for his detailed route-running and immense professionalism,
A look around the South Bay as local high school football teams start to practice and get ready for the first games that are less than three weeks away.
A new Red All Over newsletter led off with the fact that, while preseason polls don't mean much in college football, they do offer an exercise in perception.
Kevin Durant wasn’t about to miss the Olympics basketball tournament. Even if his Brooklyn Nets had made the NBA Finals, he’d show up in Tokyo at the earliest possible time, wondering how soon he could hit the practice court.
including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky right-handed pitcher Holt Jones was selected by the Miami Marlins in the 14th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday. The towering flamethrower was picked 419th overall and brought the total to three Wildcats drafted in the event.
Frank Mozzicato has been committed to UConn since he was a sophomore at East Catholic and until he signs a pro contract, college baseball cannot be ruled out. Will the lanky 6-foot-3, lefty pitcher and the sports story of Connecticut’s spring,
The Dodgers have a supremely talented, highly paid pitcher in Trevor Bauer, and they want nothing to do with him. Facing sexual assault charges that have cast a pall over the organization, Bauer is on administrative leave from Major League Baseball until Thursday,
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expects pitcher Trevor Bauer to be out beyond the seven-day administrative leave imposed by Major League Baseball slated to end Friday. Bauer was placed on
When 16-year-old rising volleyball star Deven Gonzalez was pulled from the rubble of her Miami condo building, her initial reaction amid the shock was to tell firefighters that she had to compete