The subject line for an early version of today’s newsletter was incorrect. The City of Santa Monica does not conduct its own homeless count and is not responsible for releasing the information. LAHSA,
Rihanna stepped out in a custom Alaïa look inspired by Look 43 from the Fall 2025 collection. Designed by Pieter Mulier, the ensemble reworked the house’s iconic sculptural codes with a bold, body-celebrating twist worthy of Rihanna’s maternity style legacy.
Bahram Mohammad Ostovari, a 66-year-old resident of Santa Monica, California, and Tehran, Iran, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly bypassing Iranian sanctions. An Iranian national with legal permanent residency in the US was arrested on a four-count federal indictment which alleged he exported electronics used in railway signaling and telecommunications systems from the US to Iran,