August 3, 2026
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EXHIBITS:

Ron Davis, Pause, through July 31, FIG, Bergamot Station, 310.829.0345. Martin Durazo, Pain Management, Ana Guajardo, Tianguis, reception August 7, 6-10 p.m., through September 24, 18th Street Arts Center, 1839 18th St, 310.453.3711. Augustus Francis, […]

Music:

July 23 The Lost Boys, Me & Heath, Papafish, High & Dry @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Z-Tribe @ Harvelle’s July 24 Tom Nolan, Relics @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Eric Sardinas @ Harvelle’s Carl Verhaven, Steve […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE Merchant of Venice, through July 30, presented by Shakespeare Santa Monica, 4:30-6 p.m., free, Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH, www.eventbrite.com/org. THIS WEEK July 23 Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts, poetry with Ellyn Maybe […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Self-Inflicted Wounds Provide Candidate Character Tests:

In a two-person political contest, voters only occasionally get the chance to judge candidates on their personal qualities of character. These rare chances can come when politicians are suddenly confronted by unexpected, unscripted crises of […]

Steve Stajich

We Are Users, Sir, Not “Consumers”!:

Let’s define our terms. If I walk into Costco and carry out a bubble pack with 40 double A batteries pasted to it, I think I’m a consumer. I’m consuming the batteries. Same with Band […]

Letters to the Editor:

Dear Editor, I love Los Angeles, but not when I’m stuck in traffic. That’s why I was very happy when LA voters passed Measure R in 2008. And why I was made all the happier […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

A Relationship On Friday, July 17, at 11:45 a.m., officers on patrol in Santa Monica received a call from their headquarters that informed them that a domestic violence altercation had occurred in the 2000 block […]