• Santa Monica Daily Press
    The owner of the legendary local fancy dress and wardrobe store Ursula’s Costumes at 2516 Wilshire Blvd, Ursula Boschet, has died. She would have been 91 in May. A spokesperson for the family confirmed that Boschet died Monday afternoon of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at her home in Chatsworth.
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    By Jaimie Ding Associated Press A critically endangered species of leopard has died at a Southern California zoo. Zoya, a 21-year-old Amur leopard, died of old age at 21 at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert last Tuesday after over a decade there,
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    A 41-year-old male believed to be homeless riding southbound on a bicycle was hit by a vehicle and subsequently struck by a second vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Police officers responded to the incident that took place near the 1800 block of Lincoln Blvd on Sunday,
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    The victim in Monday’s shooting at Santa Monica College has died from her wounds. In a statement, SMC Superintendent/President Kathryn Jeffery said Custodial Operations Manager Felicia Hudson died at about 5 p.
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    Associated Press Sylvia Wu, whose famed Santa Monica restaurant drew Hollywood’s biggest stars for four decades, has died at age 106, according to a news report. Madame Wu’s Garden on Wilshire Boulevard became a dining destination shortly after it opened in 1959,
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    Longtime restaurateur Maurice Solomon, known locally as the Deli King for his decades of service at Fromin’s Deli, has died from cancer. Solomon died at age 81.
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    An employee of a local restaurant has died after exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and coworkers have filed a complaint with state and county regulators over safety protocols at the location.