• Tech industry job cuts come rapidly and in big numbers

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Coinbase: The cryptocurrency trading platform cuts approximately 20% of its workforce, or about 950 jobs, in a second round of layoffs in less than a year. Microsoft: The software company said it will cut about 10,
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  • Council meets for a lawsuit heavy agenda

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The holiday lull in City Council activity is officially over with a return to the traditionally packed agendas that have come to define Santa Monica’s political reality
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  • Crime Watch: stylish theft

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Officers arrested Paul Townsend for petty theft at Burtons. Store employees reported that Townsend put on a jacket and gloves valued at over $350 before exiting the store without paying. SMPD officers arrived on scene and located the suspect,
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  • First U.S. Flagship Location for Arte Museum Coming to Macerich’s Santa Monica Place

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Macerich has announced that the first U.S. flagship location for global art and technology phenomenon ARTE MUSEUM is coming to Santa Monica Place.
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  • Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School Earns LEED Platinum

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School has earned a LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
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  • Students Receive 2023 Education Awards from The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Six high school seniors were presented Education Awards by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Six high school seniors were presented Education Awards by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition at a ceremony held January 16 to commemorate Dr.
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  • THE LOTUS DIM SUM HOUSE

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    I noticed that a new Chinese restaurant had taken over a restaurant that had been part of a Chinese chain that was not too exciting, but I decided to try it
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  • California’s Marine Protected Areas

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Here’s where the pressing timeline comes in: this March, California state agencies are making some decisions about marine protections. They are going to increase, decrease, or keep marine protection goals the same.
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  • For many California children, Medi-Cal mental health services lack urgency they need

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Despite recent policy changes, many California families seeking behavioral health treatment through Medi-Cal struggle to get the services they need in a timely manner
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  • Congressman Ted Lieu presents $898,053 check to St. Joseph Center in Venice

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    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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  • Muir/SMASH project to now include structural upgrades

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Reopening of John Muir Elementary and Santa Monica Alternative School House campus will be delayed by up to a year .
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  • From the streets to a new studio, artist Jules Muck is leaving her mark in Venice

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    When Jules Muck’s car ran out of gas at the intersection of Electric and California Avenue in Venice, CA in 2008, she decided to just stay.
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  • Here’s what to expect from Tuesday’s Oscar nominations

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Recent nominations from the industry's top guilds have strongly suggested there are just three films with a realistic shot at best picture.
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  • AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist?

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Living artists and photographers are starting to fight back against the AI software companies creating images derived from their works
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  • State COVID testing sites begin to close

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    California is preparing to close dozens of state-run COVID-19 testing and treatment sites ahead of the planned end of the state of emergency in February. Sites that are operating under 50% capacity are scheduled to close before the end of January.
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  • Santa Monica takes steps towards an electric future with new building codes going into effect

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Gas stoves, heaters and dryers are a thing of the past for new buildings in Santa Monica. Two new building codes that went into effect at the start of this year require all newly built constructions within city limits to be all-electric and include an increased number of electric vehicle (EV) charging spaces as part of efforts to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.
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  • Warning to make California downpours even wetter, study says

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The entire western United States would likely see a 31% increase in precipitation from these worst of the worst storms
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  • Egg shortage hits food bank

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Westside Food Bank is turning to alternative suppliers to try and find eggs as scarce shelves shock customers around the country
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  • To reel in oil industry, California should examine its maintenance practices – not tax profits

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Retail gasoline prices last year shot to record highs in California – a spike partly related to crude oil prices – but to a level unique to the Golden State. Responding to widespread outrage, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a special session of the California Legislature to consider imposing an excess profits tax on refiners.
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  • GREAT MUSIC IS WORTH WAITING FOR

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    I previously wrote in NOTEWORTHY, upon the sad occasion of the sudden, unexpected death of British master electric guitarist Jeff Beck (of bacterial meningitis), that seeing him perform live was on my very short music bucket list.
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