August 2, 2026
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Santa Monica Seeks Greener Dry Cleaning Technology:

The City of Santa Monica has become very concerned about the pollution caused by petroleum solvents used in Santa Monica dry cleaning businesses, and is exploring how to ban the use of these solvents within […]

Reports of GOP Death Almost Certainly Premature:

Reports on the impending death of the Republican Party – at least in California – have come thick and fast since the election last fall of President Barack Obama, accompanied by continued Democratic dominance of […]

A Day Late and a Dollar Short:

There’s something right about my fellow citizens speaking out against runaway government spending, huge deficits, and taxes. But somehow the April 15 “tea party” at Santa Monica Pier left me cold. For starters, it was […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

No Free RideFriday, April 10, 6:15 p.m. Officers of The Santa Monica Police Department were requested to visit a Big Blue Bus at the corner of Lincoln and Pico. When they arrived, the driver informed […]

Genser and Santa Monica Honored:

Co-chairs of the Southern California Committee for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, Joseph Prabhu, Ph. D., and Ruth Broyde Sharone, presented Santa Monica Mayor Ken Genser, center, with an award honoring his environmental efforts […]

This Week:

April 23-25Stains, Junk, and Other Necessities of Life, a multi-media performance by SM Playhouse Young Professionals Company, 7:30pm Thursday-Friday, 2 and 7:30pm Saturday, $20, The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779.April […]

At the Movies: Sweet Seventeen: 17 Again **1/2

You never want to be that woman in her mid-forties who has a crush on Zac Efron. While he is technically a grown man, he’s someone who’s reserved for tweens or teens even. It’s almost […]

Beach Gourmet: Golden Mean Cafe: A Taste Of Serenity?

As I am sure everybody is aware, The Golden Mean is a recondite mathematical formula that has its origins in ancient Greece and is known to have some curious metaphysical connotations. It is also revered […]

Local Filmmaker Brings Forgotten Battle Back to Life:

Though the battles of World War II have been over for nearly 65 years, the struggle for the proper posthumous treatment of American soldiers still rages on. The South Pacific Island of Tarawa and its […]