Heal The Bay has published its 2008 Beach Report Card. The good news is that the grades for water quality at Southern California beaches have improved since last year, with a fairly dry winter contributing […]

Santa Monica College has honored 16 Student Athletes of the Year who demonstrated scholastic achievement as much as athletic talent.  Awards were presented at an annual breakfast May 15 in the SMC Pavilion.  The students […]

Santa Monica High junior Tyler Skaggs has been named the Ocean League’s Most Valuable Player for the just-completed baseball season.  Skaggs, a 6-foot-4 lefthanded pitcher, had a win over all five league opponents, including a […]

For the second consecutive year, Palisades High’s baseball season ended in a playoff loss to Chatsworth.  A year ago, a major controversy was created when seven batters in Chatsworth’s nationally prominent lineup were hit by […]

Q.What is endoscopic vein harvesting? A. By John Robertson, M.D., Chief of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Saint John’s Health Center Endoscopic vein harvesting is a new technique used during coronary artery bypass surgery. During […]

The Santa Monica High softball program has reached such prominence that the Lady Vikings lose only to the very best teams on their schedule. After winning two games in the CIF playoffs, the Ocean League […]

600 Army National Guard soldiers of Bravo Company 1st of the 160 Infantry Division, based near Los Angeles, are returning from a one-year tour of duty in Iraq. In anticipation of their homecoming, the women […]

Friday May 16 was a beautiful warm day in Santa Monica, and a day that may live in infamy in the hearts of many tree-lovers. It was the day that City workers took out 23 […]

Perhaps things will change when the Democrats select a candidate and each party designs its platform. But I am increasingly despairing of the likelihood of either party fully and honestly addressing the national crises in […]

ARIES It’s so yesterday. You’ve been repeating the same steps without going anywhere. Perfection is not a worthy goal. Reach for the stars and make no excuses. Happiness is within reach. Don’t worry too much […]