August 5, 2026
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SM Little League Completes Successful Season:

The Santa Monica Little League season came to a close last week as the Santa Monica American 9-10 all stars, the last remaining SMLL representative, fell just short, losing to West LA, 8-7 in the […]

Former Samohi Coach Brockway Leaves West LA:

Kevin Brockway, Santa Monica High’s head baseball coach for three years and assistant baseball coach at West Los Angeles College the last two, has moved to South Carolina. West LA College hasn’t made an announcement, […]

Do Something! Donate School Supplies!:

Dosomething.org came together with Staples for the second annual Do Something 101 school supply drive to give school supplies to underprivileged children.  Singer-songwriter Ciara helps promote the cause by encouraging teens to collect supplies and […]

Bicknell Avenue Becomes a “Green Street”:

On rainy days, water enters the storm drains of Santa Monica and runs out to the ocean, taking with it the debris that settles in the drains. Storm water runoff has been a critical issue […]

Sampras To Play In UCLA Tennis Event:

Something new has been added to the Los Angeles Open, the professional tennis tournament played annually at UCLA. It begins July 27 and continues until August 2. In addition to the tournament field, 14-time Grand […]

Media: David Lynch Makes The Most of New Media:

Leave it to artist/filmmaker David Lynch to not be left behind in the tsunami that has become online communicitainment.  While many filmmakers are busy trying to figure out how to Twitter or Facebook or Myspace, […]

Hazardous Weather Report:

There will be a higher than normal surf on the southwest beaches Thursday through Sunday caused by a swell from the central south west Pacific near Tahiti. The swell will arrive on Thursday afternoon, build […]

Whole Lotta City Projects Goin’ On 2009:

A group of Santa Monicans recently got the opportunity to tour some of the City’s capital improvement projects. The tour began at the Main Library and highlighted projects adjacent to the beach.  The first stop […]

Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:

Gotcha Thursday, July 16. The Santa Monica Police Department’s “Traffic Safety Unit” conducted a special deployment with additional resources throughout the City of Santa Monica. Traffic officers paid special attention to crosswalks and intersections, in […]