All donations and recurring gifts for the first six months made to Westside Food Bank through its 27th Annual Phantom Dinner will be matched dollar-for-dollar
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This report underscores the enormous destruction fentanyl is causing our communities. To know that people experiencing homelessness are 39 times more likely to die of a drug overdose compared to the overall population of LA County is yet another painful reminder of the harm our unhoused neighbors experience,
Barry Cassily Special to the Daily Press Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM) held its first public outreach meeting this past Sunday in the parking lot of Oakwood’s First Baptist Church, which they recently purchased in partnership with Century Affordable Development,
Azizam” — a Santa Monica College (SMC) student film—has been accepted into The American Pavilion Emerging Student Showcase during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Officers from the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded and swarmed the intersection of 2nd and California on Wednesday following a hoax 9-1-1 call, known as a “swatting” report.SMPD said the first officer responded in under four minutes followed by several additional units.
House Republicans are seeking Thursday to pass a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new asylum restrictions, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
In Tuesday’s lengthy meeting Council voted unanimously to bring 13 Builders Remedy projects back into the regular development pipeline through incentives created as part of a settlement with the devel
SMMUSD Board of Education Members spent Tuesday and Wednesday of this week interviewing candidates to lead the district in the future as the new superintendent. The interviews are one of the final phases in the district’s superintendent search process.
Eight months after construction began on the Exploration Building and Gold Gymnasium on the Santa Monica High School Campus, SMMUSD community members gathered to celebrate the completion of the buildi
The Rent Control Board will meet this week to determine allowable increases for rent controlled units and while the proposed figure is significantly higher than increases in recent history, it is less
Santa Monica High School will host a panel of mental health experts this week as part of an event series being put on throughout the Los Angeles area by non-profit ONE Recovery (ONE) with support and funding from the L.
In spite of this, last Thursday city staff placed a settlement item on the Council agenda for tomorrow’s Council meeting as though it were just a routine item. But this is NOT a one-off settlement between a developer and the City over one site.
The quid pro quo is the City will settle several lawsuits with the developer WS Communities. The City of Santa Monica wants to bring 13 Builders Remedy projects back into the regular development pipeline at their May 9 meeting through incentives created as part of a settlement with the developer.
Pickleball, the racket sport that has recently sky rocketed to popularity, has landed a new home base in Santa Monica. Earlier this month, the Santa Monica Tennis Center opened a new pickleball facili
Maggie Marks Special to the Daily Press The Varsity Girls Santa Monica High School soccer team had a triumphant victory against Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance this week. The varsity team wo
Becky G and professional soccer player Sebastian Lletget took social media to announce their engagement on December 9, 2022. The happy couple, which met through mutual friends, gave fans a glimpse of their special moment,
Sports-business billionaires and gaming executives had hopes that esports could one day could scale into an organization like the National Basketball Assn. But after a boom five years ago, several prominent esports teams and organizations,
The Palos Verdes football team won another Bay League title this season and the end-of-the-year awards reflect their dominance. The Bay League awards three individual honors and all three were awarded to Sea Kings players.
One soccer fan may have summarized it the best, "It's a tough day. This is a golden generation and we'll be back for the next World Cup on home soil, baby."
During the game, fans at a watch party in Santa Monica felt the tension, as USA trailed behind. One watch party fan, Ryan, said he was disappointed with the play in the first half. Another soccer fan,
Decades ago, a legendary local soccer team called Hollywood United brought together expats from Europe, including rock musicians, movie actors, and even Milli Vanilli.
Moorpark College women’s volleyball booked its first trip to the state tournament since 2002 with a four-set win over visiting Santa Monica in Saturday’s CCCAA regional finals. The No. 3-seeded Raiders won their sixth straight match, advancing 25-21 ...