• Proposed cooling policy would cause air conditioning usage to rise, risking blackouts

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors is currently considering a policy that would establish a temperature threshold for rental units.
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  • Councilwoman Davis will not seek reelection

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Four council seats are up for election this year. They are currently held by Davis, Mayor Phil Brock, Oscar de la Torre and Christine Parra.
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  • New horizons for New Roads athletics after tennis championship

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The landscape of Santa Monica school athletics was significantly altered, as one local tennis unit served up a history-making performance.
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  • LA County re-launches rent relief program with $68 million in funding

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) began accepting applications for a second round of the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program this week. The deadline to submit applications is Tuesday,
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  • Los Angeles County Re-Launches Rent Relief Program with $68 Million in Grant Funding

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) began accepting applications for a second round of the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program this week. The deadline to submit applications is Tuesday,
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  • Shore Hotel recognized by TripAdvisor users

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Shore Hotel has been awarded TripAdvisor’s No. 1 Hotel in the U.S. in the 2024 Best of the Best Traveler’s Choice Awards. The Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best title celebrates the highest level of excellence in travel.
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  • Zbur Bill to Eliminate Barriers to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Advances to Senate

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. “As co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 2704, UDW is proud to see the bill has made its way off of the Assembly floor with legislators from both sides of the aisle recognizing the need to build ...
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  • School board holds revenue sharing discussion in potential Malibu split

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    After the City of Malibu had its discussion on the tentative revenue sharing agreement between Santa Monica and Malibu schools, it was the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education’s turn to hold a public meeting on the fiscal topic.
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  • Public Safety – Government’s Number One Priority, ALWAYS

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Present Public safety refers to the well-being and protection of everyone in the community. It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that people are safe from harm and danger. This includes things like preventing crime,
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  • California Supreme Court weighs two cases that could limit the ballot initiative process

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that while governments are subject to voter-approved constitutional restraints on raising taxes,
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  • HOA Homefront – Eighteen Things I Wish All HOA Members Knew

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    HOA living involves a tradeoff of independence in exchange for the benefits the HOA provides. Someone unwilling to trust others to make decisions and who must personally make all decisions is probably not cut out for HOA living.
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  • Graduates are success stories for local group’s foster-focused mission

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    RTS, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit, launched in 2016 to meet the needs of those within the nation’s largest foster care system, filling the gaps in professional and personal development. Since launching with just five students, the program has expanded ...
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  • The cost to inform California voters? $118,000 a page for official guide

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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.
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  • Don’t miss LA Opera, or Lil Ol’ Ruskin

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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.
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  • Lapse in judgment results in death threats for employees of Color Me Mine

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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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  • Samohi grad serving up bold theater on the courts

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    The price of your membership is up to you — you decide how much and how often. Our pledge is to keep original, authoritative journalism for Santa Monicans accessible to all, regardless of their means. Your membership helps accomplish that, and powers journalism focused on solutions to improve the city we share.
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  • Council extends local emergency status of homeless crisis while awaiting results of this year’s count

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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
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  • Strumming scandal: pier musician swipes guitar in bold daylight heist

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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 ...
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  • Pico landlord facing multiple tenant harassment lawsuits

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    A Santa Monica landlord is facing multiple tenant harassment lawsuits over alleged mistreatment of renters in the Pico neighborhood.
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  • Art walk draws impressive crowd to airport

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The 18th Street Arts Center opened its vast space this past weekend to dozens of artists showcasing their unique works
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