August 5, 2026
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Pacifica Baseball Puts Two Freshmen On All-CIF Team The awards continue to roll in for Pacifica Baseball as Kevin Hammer and Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes were selected to the All-CIF Southern Section Division VII baseball team.  Hammer, […]

Hundreds Attend The Lobster’s 10th Anniversary Celebration:

The Lobster restaurant, one of Santa Monica’s landmark destinations, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its reopening by throwing a huge “clambake” for its loyal customers, city officials, and the media. Located at the foot of […]

Broxton Continues Dodgers’ Closer Dominance:

After the Dodgers lost to the Houston Astros Thursday and Friday nights, they won Saturday when Jonathan Broxton struck out the side in the ninth with the bases loaded. And they won Sunday when Broxton […]

Broxton Continues Dodgers’ Closer Dominance:

After the Dodgers lost to the Houston Astros Thursday and Friday nights, they won Saturday when Jonathan Broxton struck out the side in the ninth with the bases loaded. And they won Sunday when Broxton […]

Farmers’ Market Report: Meet Your Farmer:

Who:  PY Pudwill of Pudwill Berry Farms.  PY and her husband, Randy, have been farming for 18 years.  Randy’s father started the farm thirty years ago.  PY was a city girl from North Korea who […]

Joan Baez Carries On At Twilight Dance Series:

July 9 was the night they had to close access to Santa Monica Pier. It was that crowded. Not for a pop idol, but for a legend of modern music-Joan Baez. The audience was polite […]

Water Safety Suggestions:

(NAPSI)—If you ask most kids what they are looking forward to doing this summer, chances are it has something to do with water. From days at the beach or local public pool to running through […]

Planning Board Denies Cell Phone Tower Appeal:

After a lengthy hearing, Santa Monica’s Planning Commission voted 4 to 1 to allow a Verizon cell phone tower to be constructed on the roof of an existing three-story condominium complex located at 404 San […]

School District To Consider An Emergency Parcel Tax:

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s (SMMUSD) Board of Education has decided to establish a citizens committee to examine the feasibility of an emergency parcel tax to help offset the District’s budget deficit due to […]