January 11, 2026
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The late Lloyd S. Shapley.

Nobel Prize Winner Lloyd S. Shapley Dies Aged 92:

Lloyd S. Shapley, a RAND Corp. researcher and UCLA professor emeritus who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize for economics for his work on the strategic decision-making "game theory," died over the weekend, aged 92.

Keith Emerson

Santa Monica’s Keith Emerson Suicide:

Keith Emerson, an innovative keyboardist with the 1970s supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer, was found dead at his Santa Monica home of a shotgun wound to the head that was apparently self-inflicted, police said.

OpEd: Who Thought For Ronnie? He Did – With Nancy:

Barely three weeks after Ronald Reagan became the first professional actor ever elected governor of California, in late January 1967, he gave an hour of his time to a small class of Stanford University graduate students led by the great Prof. William Rivers.

Melissa Rauch as former Olympic star Hope Ann Greggory in “The Bronze.”

The Bronze – This Bronze is Tarnished:

In the Sylvester Stallone tradition of writing and creating an acting vehicle for himself, Melissa Rauch with Winston Rauch, wrote “The Bronze,” with the starring role of Hope Ann Greggory written for Miss Rauch. However, that’s where the similarity ends.

The Angelic Auxiliary of Children’s Bureau hosted its 14th Annual Carnival at the Pier on Sunday, March 6, at Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier much to the delight of kids and parents alike.

Kids Take to the Pier:

Santa Monica youngsters and their families braved the windy stormy weather Sunday to enjoy a day at the Pier for a great cause.