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Letter to the Editor: Santa Monica tenant writes that the landlord destroyed asbestos ceilings without permits at a rent-controlled building.
I have rented a rent-controlled apartment at 1015 9th Street since 2014. In spring 2025, our owner told us in writing that our ceilings contain asbestos and warned us not to disturb them. About a […]
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Bergamot Station Exhibit Shows Home Models for Families Displaced by Wildfires
“Case Study: Adapt” exhibition at Bergamot Station features architectural models and plans for 16 families displaced by the 2025 Palisades and Altadena fires. An exhibition showcasing resilient post-wildfire home designs by leading Los Angeles architects […]
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Gott’s Roadside Sets Opening Date for Santa Monica Location
Gott’s Roadside serves a menu of burgers, sandwiches, salads, tacos, organic shakes and other items, along with a selection of California wines and craft beers. Gott’s Roadside has set a fall 2026 opening date for […]
Prescribed Burn Set for Santa Monica Mountains on Friday
The Los Angeles County Fire Department, in coordination with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, expects to burn vegetation near Santa Maria Road and Dirt Mulholland Road. Fire officials plan to conduct a prescribed burn […]
Former Gutted Kanye West Mansion Seized by Lender. Photo Credit: YouTube.
Kanye West’s gutted Malibu mansion seized by lender after bad-faith bankruptcy ruling
Belwood Investments lost control of the $21 million concrete shell. Kanye West’s former Malibu mansion has been turned over to its lender after a federal judge ruled that an investor’s bankruptcy filing was a bad-faith […]
Palisades Park at Sunset. Photo Credit: The City of Santa Monica.
SM.a.r.t. Column: The Dual Process, Part Two: What the Amendments Left Behind
Under public pressure, AB 1740 has shed almost everything that alarmed Santa Monica — and the Coastal Commission has dropped its opposition. But two things survived the retreat, and one of them is statewide. The […]
Los Angeles chefs and bakeries launch Westside food events for Venezuelan earthquake relief
Local spots like The Arepa Stand, Petitgrain Boulangerie, and Chainsaw organize menu specials to fund medicine and food. By Dolores...
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CHP launches Fourth of July crackdown with 100 undercover patrols
State troopers deploy low-profile vehicles to target holiday speeders. The California Highway Patrol will initiate its maximum enforcement period beginning at 6...
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