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by Staff Writer

“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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Illegal Fireworks Can Cost You More Than the Show (Video)

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Digital Billboard Proposed for Santa Monica Landmark Building

by Staff Writer

Hearing set for 1000-square-foot LED display that would wrap corner of 1355 Third Street Promenade property A proposal to install a large full-motion 1,000-square-foot LED digital billboard on a city-designated landmark building at 1355 Third […]

News July 3, 2026

Undercover sting catches fraudulent rebuilding schemes operating in Pacific Palisades

by Staff Writer

Six unlicensed suspects face prison time after bidding on fake home construction projects in fire-damaged neighborhoods. Six unlicensed contractors face felony charges for allegedly trying to solicit more than $1 million in fraudulent rebuilding bids […]

News July 3, 2026

Santa Monica kidnapping suspect Courtney Perrone missing after car found stripped

by Staff Writer

The woman was on diversion for a 2024 child abduction attempt when she vanished from Los Angeles. Courtney Perrone, a 41-year-old woman who was arrested in Santa Monica on an attempted kidnapping charge, has been missing […]