MAVIS!– courtesy photo NOTEWORTHY!!! But not about music, or the arts (directly). I learned Tuesday that all three members of “The Slate” – PHIL BROCK, CHRISTINE PARRA, OSCAR DE LA TORRE – pulled papers to run again in November for City Council.

The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee unanimously passed a motion on Wednesday to regulate the dwelling of oversized vehicles, including RVs, near schools, daycare centers, parks, and residential neighborhoods.

Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Endless Summer Camp, The Festival of Chariots, National Night Out, and much more!

Pacific Palisades native and Palisades High School graduate Miles Partain is the youngest-ever member of USA's Olympic Men’s Beach Volleyball.

Though a much less hectic agenda than this past week, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education will get a chance to shape future objectives on Thursday. Though a much less hectic agenda than this past week, the Santa ...

Of course all that is about our current national political scene. Project 2025. But what about here in Santa Monica? We’re divided, but it’s not that bad, is it? No. There are no plans for mass deportations (that I know of). Although a lot of longtime ...

A few minutes before midnight on Monday night, a hit and run occurred in the 1200 block PCH, southbound, between a sedan and pedestrian.

I’m a sucker for the Olympics. I enjoy the pomp and splendor. I marvel at the physical and mental stamina of the athletes

Incumbents Christine Parra, Oscar de la Torre and Phil Brock have announced their intention to run for office. The three had been noncommittal about their plans before pulling papers on Monday. “I am honored to announce my candidacy for City Council once again.

The suspect in a 2023 shooting in Palisades Park has taken a plea deal as part of a joint investigation with the Los Angeles Police Department. On the evening of January 18, 2023, SMPD Officers responded to a ‘Shots Fired’ call in the 1500 block of Palisades Park.

In a dramatic courtroom scene on Thursday, Isaiah Caldwell, a Venice Shoreline Crips gang member, was sentenced to the maximum term of 18 years

Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments on state land, including lots under freeways

Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments on state land, including lots under freeways

All of the sudden it’s Kamala Harris ‘ economy — a major opportunity as well as a possible risk for the likely Democratic presidential nominee. Shortly after President Joe Biden left the race a week ago,

Cal Fire had to hit it hard and fast. A quick amassing of resources — planes, choppers, bulldozers and hand crews, all at tremendous cost. That means crews cut lots of fences and dug deep fire lines with bulldozers; vegetation that protects the soil was destroyed which leads to erosion and a loss of forage for cattle and wildlife.

It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of housing, particularly for families in the lower income brackets. As the yawning gap between demand and supply,

It directs agencies "to move urgently to address dangerous encampments while supporting and assisting the individuals living in them."

By Jim Newton Demography, politics and the unintended consequences of civic reforms have pushed Los Angeles to the left, creating an electorate hostile to Republicans and shaping the prospects of candidates and causes this November and beyond.

The California Governor issued the executive order after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to ban sleeping outside in public spaces.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments, a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces.