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Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles

Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:00
Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to get tens of thousands of unhoused people off the streets. Up to 6,000 clipboard-toting volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority fanned out for the effort’s main component,
Crime Watch: Fraud on 4th

Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:00
Officers were called to the 1400 block of 4 th Street for a fraud investigation. The reporting party stated that the patron, later identified as Jessie Medrano, was attempting to leave without paying a $60 tab.
Regulators nix proposal on California’s last nuclear plant

Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:00
In pointed language, federal regulators rebuffed a request Tuesday from the operator of California's last nuclear power plant
Construction projects approved to begin this summer at Will Rogers Elementary, John Adams Middle School
Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 16:00
Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on several facility improvement projects in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Double arrest following downtown shooting yesterday
Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 01/26/2023 - 00:37
Two men have been arrested, each for attempted murder, after a violent altercation near Downtown Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) said officers were flagged down by several people,
Santa Monica Education Foundation Announces $25,000 Matching Gift from Fairmont Miramar Hotel

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 22:59
MSD Partners and Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows are proud to offer a $25,000 gift to all donations made to the Santa Monica Education Foundation
Would ‘wealth taxes’ bring big bucks or spur exodus?

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 21:00
Legislation to impose “wealth taxes” on the fortunes of very wealthy Californians is being proposed, but would they generate new revenue?
Officials tour Samohi’s mental health facilities

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 20:56
Tour: Samohi hosted Colorado Governor Jared Polis, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Jennifer Siebel (wife of Gov Newsom) as part of the National Governors Association programs in the area yesterday
Homeless count

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 19:19
Tour: Samohi hosted Colorado Governor Jared Polis, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Jennifer Siebel (wife of Gov Newsom) as part of the National Governors Association programs in the area yesterday
‘Everything Everywhere’ tops Oscar nominations with 11
Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 19:16
The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards
New year brings a grim wave of mass killings across America

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 19:15
The grim news from Half Moon Bay came as Californians were still trying to process the weekend carnage at Monterey Park.
Student absenteeism still on the rise in post remote learning era

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 16:00
Since the start of the 2022-2023 school year in August, 2,742 students have already missed at least 10% of days of class.
Shots fired after car crash at 6th and Broadway

Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 01/25/2023 - 03:23
The suspect and victim knew each other before the car crash and shooting on Tuesday afternoon near 6th and Broadway.
The Verdi Chorus and the Sahm Family Foundation present The Fox Singers in A Serenade to Music

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:22
The 39th season of the Verdi Chorus continues with the Fox Singers, presented by the Verdi Chorus and the Sahm Family Foundation, in A Serenade To Music for one night only at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica on February 25,
Brahms’ Trio Op. 114 Performance

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:22
The world-renowned Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Principal Clarinet Boris Allakhverdyan and Associate Principal Cello Ben Hong, and internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning pianist and composer Talon Smith unite their musical brilliance for a very special performance of Brahms’ Trio Op.
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:14
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus.
Biden’s next climate hurdle: Enticing Americans to buy green

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:14
President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change
Trump’s MAGA forces threaten to upend vote for RNC chair

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:13
The Republican National Committee is set to resolve a bitter leadership feud that has exposed perilous divisions within a party
Police seek why 72-year-old gunman shot up LA dance hall

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 20:13
The search for the motive behind the shooting massacre that killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance hall led police to a mobile home community
Thömus bike store on Montana hosts world unveiling

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 01/24/2023 - 16:00
Imagine having an electric bike with components designed and built by the same company that produces motors for NASA’s Mars missions