July 30, 2026
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Viceroy Hotel on Verge of Labor Deal, Sale:

In the coming days, the Santa Monica City Council aims to finalize a sale of a iconic local hotel, with an estimated $500,000 from the $80 million-plus transfer of ownership agreement generated to the City […]

The sign at Deyermond Books on Main Street in Santa Monica.

Local Bookstore Preserves Oral History:

Borders just filed for bankruptcy. Authors have taken to self-publishing their great American novels online. People read the classics on their Kindles. So in this sad literary climate why would anyone want to open an […]

The Santa Monica Pier extends from the city's beach.

Santa Monica Beach Evacuated For Tsunami:

Following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck of northeast Japan, the pacific coast of the North American continent was under a Tsunami alert from Alaska to southern California, including Santa Monica on Friday morning. Locally, […]