Last week George Carlin died and with him perhaps any recollection that there actually was a time when the mass communications categorized as “entertainment” weren’t peppered with profanity, references to anatomy, and of course America’s […]

How does a nation atone for its sins? This question bubbled up a few nights ago – from where I know not. Where did I ever get the notion that such a question would be […]

The California State Assembly Transportation Committee unanimously approved a resolution presented by Assemblymember Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) that would encourage the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “to honor the decision of the City of Santa Monica to […]

SMC Theatre Arts Building Wins L.A. Business Council Architecture Award The dramatic new Theatre Arts Building at Santa Monica College’s main campus, which was designed by the Los Angeles office of international architecture, planning, engineering, […]

$500 Saturday, June 21 at 8:30 a.m. – 100 block of Washington Avenue – Officers responded on a radio call regarding a Suspicious Person in the area. Upon arrival, the officers observed a man and […]

The latest refinement of the plans to update the School District’s facilities was presented to the School Board earlier this month. These refined plans now reflect both the intent of the Measure “BB” and the […]

Comedian, actor, and author George Carlin, a Venice resident for many years, died this week at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica after a long struggle with heart problems. He was 71 years old. […]

There’s a mentality throughout the National Basketball Association, an unhealthy one in my estimation, that major changes are in order if the team doesn’t win a championship. I dislike this thought process for one reason. […]

In a tense extra inning contest, the National League Cardinals beat the American League Indians, 7-6, to win the Santa Monica Little League championship on June 7 at Memorial Park.Both teams had struggled to reach […]