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    Ron Durgin, owner of The Bike Center in Downtown Santa Monica, has experienced many of the same challenges faced by his peers in the bike industry, but the longtime businessman believes he has made positive strides to keep his business going strong in ...
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    Courtesy image. The final designs of the Belmar History + Art Project have been revealed by the City of Santa Monica, and artist April Banks said she is excited to begin work on a life-sized ...
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    Only a few hours after allegedly being shot with rubber bullets by the Long Beach Police Department on Sunday, May 31, Brandon Smith returned home to Santa Monica hoping to settle down after a ...
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    It has been 17 years since George Russell Weller drove his car into a crowd of people on Arizona Avenue, killing ten and injuring dozens. That shocking incident prompted significant safety upgrades at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets.
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    A measure proposing the increase of fees on property sales worth more than $5 million will appear on November ballots after a unanimous vote by Santa Monica City Council this week.
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    Street sweeping is set to begin again in Santa Monica this week and citations will be issued for parking violations beginning Aug. 3.
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    Glasses clink, candles flicker, and the cool ocean breeze sweeps by carrying hints of fresh rosemary and garlic. This is not the scene of a pre-COVID fantasy, but the serene new courtyard Chef Andrea Inio transported his restaurant to a mere three days after learning his recently reopened dining room must close indefinitely.
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    Volunteers, food and hungry families are all being sought out by a group of former PTA moms who are interested in little more than assisting those who find themselves in need during the current pandemic.
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    My name is Emma Crawford. I am a rising junior at Santa Monica High School, where I am heavily involved in the music program. I play oboe in the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, and flute in the marching band, and during my frequent participation in ...
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    The City of Santa Monica has won its appeal in the voting rights case that could have upended local elections. Under the ruling issued Thursday, Santa Monica’s at-large election system was ...
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    First, the birth of NOTEWORTHY. I credit you, dear readers, and our illustrious, wise part-owner of the Santa Monica Daily Press, Todd James. Every time I would throw something about music into my CURIOUS CITY column, I would hear from people that I should ...
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    Nita is a Santa Monica resident who received an unsettling phone call last week — the caller said that someone diagnosed with COVID-19 had identified her as someone the person had close contact with before receiving the positive test result.
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    Negotiations concerning a proposed project at 4th and Arizona, known as The Plaza at Santa Monica, are set to resume after a vote by City Council Tuesday night.
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    The Santa Monica Police Department responded to a radio call reporting a man on the beach who was in possession of a holstered firearm on his hip. SMPD officers also received additional information that the subject was possibly brandishing the gun ...
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    “I always tried to hide who I was. I would straighten my hair and I would wear tons of makeup”. “It’s difficult growing up in Santa Monica predominantly around people with a higher socioeconomic status. I have received controversial statements ...
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    On June 9, 2020, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously affirmed the Obama Foundation’s Mayor’s Pledge and agreed to review its police use of force policies; engage the community by including a diverse range of input, experiences, and stories in its ...
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    Let’s take a quote: “They are absolutely determined to eliminate single-family zoning, destroy the value of houses and communities already built” This must be a Santa Monica homeowner ...
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    Local CYCLEBAR franchise owner, Steph Sklar-Mulcahy said the reversal was “pretty devastating” since she spent lots of time and money to make her Santa Monica and Culver City studios COVID ...
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    My ID #A059880 is available for adoption at the Santa Monica Animal Shelter, located at 1640 Ninth Street in Santa Monica. The shelter is closed to the public, and adoptions are by appointment ...