California’s deepening budget crisis is causing the School District to have to make some difficult budget decisions. At a joint Budget Workshop on March 4 between School Board members and the District’s Financial Oversight Committee […]

Parallel needs for redevelopment of Santa Monica’s Civic Center and the rebuilding of Santa Monica High School have prompted the School District to propose a major collaborative joint use project.At a March 9 presentation on […]

Located at 18th Street and Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian High began playing varsity sports three years ago and has quickly made an impact.The boys basketball team recently reached the semi-finals of the […]

It has begun. Tyler Skaggs’ season of scrutiny prior to the June major league baseball draft began Saturday, March 7, when Santa Monica High’s heralded 6-foot-4 senior lefthander worked the first three innings in an […]

The Santa Monica High boys and girls basketball teams have both been selected to participate in the state playoffs.After both teams practiced for a week without knowing if they’d be chosen, the field was revealed […]

In pure baseball terms, the Dodgers might have been wiser spending their money on pitchers this season.Derek Lowe was solid last season but departed as a free agent, and neither Brad Penny nor Jason Schmidt […]

The Jewish holiday of Purim is a holiday unlike most others. Although it commemorates the triumph of the Jews of ancient Persia over a secret genocidal plan by an unscrupulous courtier, Purim is a day […]

Santa Monica Resident Could Be Serial KillerAn air conditioner repairman out of Santa Monica could be responsible for the murder of almost a dozen women. Los Angeles County homicide detectives say Michael T. Gargiulo, 32, […]