July 26, 2026
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Westside Kickers Help UCLA Win:

Two Westside kickers were instrumental in UCLA’s opening 27-24 overtime football victory over Tennessee in the Rose Bowl Monday night. Kai Horvath, who attended Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks but lives in Pacific Palisades, […]

St. Monica’s Goal: Be Competitive:

       In an article about St. Monica football last month, this writer erronrously provided the information that the Mariners have lost 19 of their last 20 games.  The streak is actually worse – 29 in […]

DUI Checkpoint September 12:

On Friday, September 12, in the 300 block of Pico Boulevard, the Santa Monica Police Department will conduct a Sobriety / Driver License checkpoint. The time of day was not released by SMPD. The checkpoint […]

Brentwood Athletic Director Returns from Thailand:

Brentwood School Athletic Director Jeaney Garcia has returned from Thailand where she spent six summer weeks leading community service projects and working with orphans. She was also a dorm mother, otherwise known as Hua Naa […]

Final Brief Filed in FAA Appeals:

The multiple legal proceedings in which the City of Santa Monica and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are facing off over safety issues at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) reached something of a milestone as the […]

FROM SURF TO SCHOOL:

1. Warm weather provided perfect beach weather for Labor Day, Monday, September 1. 2. John Adams Middle School and all of SMMUSD returned to school on Tuesday, September 2.

It Has Come to This.:

Treesavers activist Jerry Rubin chained himself to a ficus tree on 4th Street between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard on Thursday morning, September 4, as City workers removed sidewalk and street paving and curbs and […]

Samohi and the Civic Plan to Share Resources:

A study of shared use opportunities between the Santa Monica High School (Samohi) campus and the Civic Auditorium was undertaken by the City last February due to the finalization of the School District’s Master Plan […]

Two Local Legends Lost:

PHIL HILL, the first American to win the Formula One World Championships, died last Thursday at Monterey, California. He was 81 and lived in Santa Monica  in the same house in which he grew up. […]