Newsmakers: LA City Council leaders discuss 'Families First' approach to helping homeless, Kobe Bryant memorial, Barrington Plaza fire

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"I think that's so important. Prevention is the key to solving this issue and this crisis." Volunteers spent several hours counting the homeless in Santa Monica into the early morning hours of Thursday as part of the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Plans are underway for a public memorial service for Kobe Bryant. The city, the Lakers ...
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On This Day: Big Three meet in Yalta

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In 1983, singer Karen Carpenter died after battling anorexia nervosa for years. The condition weakened her heart and she died of heart failure. In 1997, a jury in a civil trial in Santa Monica, Calif., found O.J. Simpson liable in the killings of his former wife and her friend and he was ordered to pay a total of $33.5 million to the families.
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People Magazine Is First Media Partner for Community, a Celeb-Texting Startup

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“Beyond age, when you text it’s a very different voice. We’re not going to be writing in headlines and decks.” Santa Monica-based Community was founded by Matthew Peltier and Josh Rosenheck. Originally, the company was called Shimmur, a mobile social-media app, before pivoting to the text-messaging model and launching publicly in July 201
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A Celebrated Scottsdale Chef Pivots Back to Pizza

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Others will have robiola cheese and mortadella, stracchino cheese and chestnut honey. He also hopes to tap a connection to the Santa Monica Farmers Market, just like at Virtú. Through this channel, he plans to source rarer finds like agretti (a seaweed-like green) and spigarello (an Italian broccoli). He dreams of these finds on pizza.
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8 Beautiful Places To Elope In The U.S. That Are Made For "I Do"

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You two have a countless number of inside jokes you bring up on the reg, and always seem to be laughing and smiling. That's why you should get married on the Santa Monica Pier in California. It's a sweet and colorful backdrop for your love story, and you can even rent the merry-go-round for your event. You have the universe to thank for ...
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This lesson from director Ron Howard’s producing partner can help you influence people

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Producer Brian Grazer at his home in Santa Monica, California. Grazer has written a new book titled “Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection.” Carolyn Cole TNS I’ve long been intrigued with the partnership between Ron Howard, movie director, and Brian Glazer, movie producer. It turns out they met early, each wanting to do something ...
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Gusty winds, frigid temps cripple parts of Southern California

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A wind advisory will be in effect until 3 p.m. Tuesday in the San Fernando Valley, and until 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area as well as the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County and the county's inland areas. Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 mph are expected in the Santa Monicas amid early morning ...
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Chris Standring to Release REAL LIFE

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But there was a doctor in the house," said Standring about the single cheekily, revealing his British humor. The Los Angeles-based musician lensed a cheerful and charming video for the single in nearby Santa Monica - listen below! Standring describes "Real Life" as "one of my more joyful albums, but also perhaps the most authentic." Like most ...
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TrueCar updates to give shoppers flexibility

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The Santa Monica, Calif., company flipped the switch on the updates last week. Interim CEO Mike Darrow told Automotive News that it's the first product update TrueCar has rolled out in at least three years and follows the rebuild of internal technology that will speed up future development. The investment amount was not disclosed, but TrueCar's ...
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