The biggest problem with the school board is that it’s run by the Jews” Oscar de la Torre, SMMUSD School Board Member, August 6, 2019 Before I get to the heart of this letter, I need people to read that quote.
California mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente are preparing to strike for the second time in a little more than two years, citing stressful working conditions, lack of pensions and inadequate pay —with resultant impacts on patient care.
The California state Senate passed a measure Friday to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is notoriously expensive to fill up at the pump. The proposal, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom,
The nuts and bolts of hosting the Beach Volleyball tournament in the 2028 Olympic Games were laid bare in Tuesday’s City Council meeting where nostalgia struggled against a seemingly overwhelming number of unsatisfactory elements to the LA28 agreement.
KRSON – courtesy photo I HATE TO BRAG, BUT… My wife is one helluva singer. Been at it professionally since her mid-teens. Toured Japan four times, played the Queen Mary five nights a week for five years,
MARIAM FAM If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally.
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By Marisa Kendall Los Angeles voters’ decision about a new sales tax next month will have a significant effect on the resources dedicated to California’s largest homeless population: Either the county will be set to receive about $1 billion annually,
District infrastructure and learning opportunity items are on the plate of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education this week.
The weekend assault on a Santa Monica police officer has prompted a groundswell of support for the injured officer and reinvigorated Public Safety debate going into the final weeks of the election. A Santa Monica police officer shot and killed a man on Oct.
Dear Santa Monica Community, On behalf of the entire Santa Monica Police Department, I want to extend our deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of support following the recent attack on one of our officers.
A series of four traffic accidents unfolded last week and there seems to be no apparent reason to link any of them together. Not even poor visibility as we’ve found ourselves in a soup-like fog a few times this week.
Dear Editor, We were alarmed when in 2021 signs were erected to communicate that an outsized development under the legal “Builder’s Remedy” would be coming our way at Ocean Park and Lincoln and there was not a damn thing any residents of the affected neighborhoods could do about it.
Top city officials and housing partners gathered to celebrate Santa Monica’s first Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project opening in nearly a decade.
Tuesday’s City Council meeting will be dominated by two Study Sessions, the first of which addresses the economic issues faced by the City associated with hosting the beach volleyball event during the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
From Hollywood to New York and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Gavin Rossdale gives it his all on Thursday during a game of tennis in Los Angeles. Another day, another outing for mom-to-be Emily Ratajkowski,
The broadcast sported slime graphics for touchdowns, easy explanations of the game, 'Young Sheldon' breaking complex rules, and a unique way to watch NFL football.
The COVID-19 and Spanish Flu pandemics began nearly 100 years apart, and both brought high school sports to its knees. Fullerton High’s football team might have the only fond memory.
After a season of inconvenience and difficult circumstances, the latest blow — out of nowhere — undermined San Jose State’s chances in the Arizona Bowl.
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.
Movie producer, director and writer Blake Edwards, 88, died in Santa Monica, California. Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller died in Cleveland at age 92. Five years ago: Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military intervention, government ...
Alex Olmedo, who won the Wimbledon and Australian Championships singles titles in 1959 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, has died.
In a situation similar to the Giants’ and A’s television and radio broadcasts during baseball season, the Warriors’ announcers will be calling road games remotely from San Francisco.
Marv Marinovich, who captained Southern California’s national championship football team in 1962 and famously employed his strength and conditioning methods to groom son
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Marv Marinovich ~ Tap and die ~ USC Trojans football
Marv Marinovich might have been best known to the masses as the father of former USC and Raiders quarterback, Todd Marinovich. However, he had his own great football career. Marv Marinovich died on Thursday of natural causes at the age of 81.
Less than 24 hours after 74-year-old Roric Harrison was reported missing in Houston's Medical Center area, he was located a few miles away in the Astrodome area. Harrison, who has Alzheimer's, was reported missing Wednesday night.
During her latest outing, superstar Rihanna was barely recognizable. The Fenty Beauty owner donned a Los Angeles Fire Department baseball cap and a leather mask to grab dinner at Giorgio Baldi, one of her favorite Santa Monica restaurants.
Washington Football Team fans might say they are used to Dan Snyder standing in the way of real progress. But is he also standing in the way of a sale?
Three Washington Football Team minority owners are ready to sell, but Dan Snyder stands in the way. The prospective buyers in a reportedly blocked deal for minority control of the Washington Football Team are Behdad Eghbali and Jose Feliciano -- "billionaire co-founders of Clearlake Capital,