LA OPERA, Puccini’s “MADAME BUTTERFLY” – What a way to start the new season! Can’t wait to see this direction and staging, as though it takes place on a 1930s movie set.With Korean soprano Karah Son in her signature role.
On In & Around Town includes Montana Art Walk, Thai Beach Fest, The Other Art Fair, and much more! The Other Art Fair: This four-day event at The Barker Hangar showcases a curated selection of over 140 independent artists.
Landlords and corporations attempting to buy the Santa Monica election to overturn rent control Today, Santa Monica City Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Caroline Torosis and Jesse Zwick issued a rare joint warning to voters that landlords and corporations are trying to buy the Santa Monica City Council.
The suspect in an unprovoked attack on Santa Monica beach less than a week ago has been charged with attempted murder with a bail set at $2 million. The victim was a 28-year-old male resident of West Hollywood,
The November election in Santa Monica will be among the least contested in City history as one of the two races that voters would have had a voice in is now moot following the withdrawal of the lone challenger for School Board.
With a matter of days remaining before early voters can send in their ballots, endorsements and cash continue to flow into campaigns both local and regional including a new player in the City Council election with a massive warchest.
This Tuesday’s City Council meeting is an usually light affair, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any interesting items on the agenda. At the time of going to press, there were no closed session items listed on the evening’s agenda,
California is poised today to announce which schools will share a windfall to bolster career paths for students — but delays and mishaps have meant that thousands of students missed the opportunity to participate.
By Carolyn Jones California is poised today to announce which schools will share a windfall to bolster career paths for students – but delays and mishaps have meant that thousands of students missed the opportunity to participate.
This week we found out officially, what many of us already know experientially, that Santa Monica is the most expensive city to conduct business in. Our academic neighbors to the East, Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State and Local Government studied some 216 municipalities and found that among fees,
In response to Matthew Hall’s article “Council now prohibited from asking for the illegal and impossible” (9/16/24): Protecting public safety is the government duty. It should not be deemed illegal and impossible.
By Mikhail Zinshteyn Minutes after a UC regents committee began debating the purchase of additional less-lethal weapons and ammunition this afternoon, pro-Palestinian students in the UCLA meeting room drowned them out.
Each year, starting July 1st, Lions Clubs International (LCI) begins a new year. Which is why each July the Santa Monica Pacific Palisades Lions Club has an installation of new officers. This past week we were honored to have our new District Governor Jennifer Cho perform our installation,
California voters will begin marking their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election in just a few days and how they vote may reflect their somewhat sour outlooks, particularly rising concerns about crime,
By Jim Newton How liberal is Los Angeles? Even at first glance, the answer is: very. No Republicans hold city offices, and the Republican Party has ceased to play any meaningful role in Los Angeles governance or politics.
A Los Angeles serial killer who bludgeoned his victims with a baseball bat is suspected of killing his cellmate on Friday at North Kern State Prison in Kern County. Ramon Escobar, 51, shared a
Willie Roaf is a former professional football player who played for nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He's accumulated numerous awards during his career,
CIF Southern Section girls' basketball playoff results involving Sage Hill, Pacifica Christian, Corona del Mar, Edison, Laguna Beach, Ocean View, Marina and Newport Christian.
Wednesday’s quarterfinals schedule includes: Division 1, JSerra at Fullerton, Sunny Hills at South Torrance, Montclair at Servite; Division 2, San Clemente at Corona Santiago, Anaheim at Long Beach Poly, Santa Monica at Villa Park; Division 3 ...
Let’s look at five of the best video game ads to ever grace a football intermission. 2 / 9 When Sony Santa Monica released God of War: Ascension on the PlayStation 3 in 2013, it was during the era when Sony was putting out a lot of high-quality live ...