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George Floyd scholarship created at Santa Monica College: Santa Monica Beat – June, 22, 2020
Santa Monica City Council Selects Doug Sloan as New City Attorney
At its meeting this week, the Santa Monica City Council appointed Doug Sloan to serve as Santa Monica’s next City...
Landmark Theater Closing in Former Westside Pavillion
Theater will close at the end of month By Sam Catanzaro The Landmark Pico theater at the former Westside Pavillion...
Community Policing at the Heart of Beat Four
The Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO) Program thrives through community involvement and collective work. Today we hear from Officer Aaron Alpert...
New Metro Micro Rideshare Offers $1 Rides
Metro’s new Mirco rideshare offers small scale rides within specific hyper local zones. Learn more in this video sponsored by...
Santa Monica High School Among Top-900 Schools in Country
SAMOHI ranked 829 out of over 18,000 total schools By Staff Writer Santa Monica High School is among the top...
Pico Marketplace Changing Small Businesses Access to Retail Space: Santa Monica Beat – May 10th, 2022
Local news and culture in under 5 minutes.* Pico Marketplace Changing Small Businesses Access to Retail Space* Grunion Fish Seen...
Video: Westside E-Scooter Injury Rate High Than National Rate for Motorcycles
The Westside’s injury rate for e-scooters is higher than the national rate for motorcycles, a new study has found. Learn...
Douglas Sloan Set to be Santa Monica’s New City Attorney
Sloan would be first permanent person to hold post in two years By Dolores Quintana The next Santa Monica City...
Santa Monica Releases 2022 Homeless Count Results
Number of unsheltered individuals increases 1 percent in first count since 2020 By Dolores Quintana and Sam Catanzaro The City...
Amazon Bringing 1,000 News Jobs to Santa Monica
Company signs a lease for a 200,000-square-foot space at the Water Garden By Dolores Quintana Amazon.com intends to create 2,500...
LA Considering Emblem Program to License Cannabis Stores
Program would help Angelenos distinguish between licensed and unlicensed cannabis vendors and safe cannabis products By Dolores Quintana Members of...
Meet SMPD Beat Three Neighborhood Resource Officers
The Neighborhood Resource Officer (NRO) Program is based around the concept of community policing and collective involvement. Today we met...
McKinley Elementary School Awarded California Pivotal Practice Award
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has announced that McKinley Elementary in Santa Monica has been awarded the California Department...
UCLA Study Offers Strategy for Freeway Congestion Pricing That Reduces Burden on Low-Income Residents
Claudia Bustamante/UCLA Newsroom Among transportation experts, congestion pricing is the gold standard policy for managing traffic on freeways and highways....
An Ancient Tropical Fruit Adds Natural Sugar to Your Morning Smoothie
The cherimoya is an ancient tropical fruit first discovered by the Inca people. In addition to its high vitamin c...
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