Darfur at Samohi I would like to thank you on behalf of all of the students at Santa Monica High School for your article “Samohi Students Attend Camp Darfur” (Vol. 9, Issue 46 April 24 […]

For years, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has mailed out fliers soliciting donations because its Holy Grail, the 1978 Proposition 13 limit on property taxes, was allegedly under fire. Those claims have usually been alarmist […]

Both art school and gallery, Venice Arts is celebrating its 15th year of finding and nurturing young local artists. The organization provides low-income kids with the mentorship of talented adults who volunteer their time and […]

Amazonian leaders and their supporters protested Occidental Petroleum’s annual shareholders meeting at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel on Friday, May 2, over charges that the oil company dumped nine billion barrels of toxic wastewater into virgin […]

Deputy Superintendent Tim Walker, who has been an official in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District since 2005, has submitted his resignation, which will be effective on June 30, 2008. Walker has been a target […]

Thomas Beltran, the Lincoln Middle School teacher who was arrested for child molestation on Saturday, May 3, appeared in court for arraignment on Tuesday, May 6, and his bail was increased to $3.3 million. His […]

Virginia Avenue Park hosted a record crowd for Santa Monica’s Cinco de Mayo festival on Sunday, May 4, featuring an afternoon of entertainment, food, a classic car show, and an exuberant community celebration. “This is […]

Rob Duron would the first to tell you his initial season as the Santa Monica High baseball coach has been turbulent.  He’s been frustrated by a perceived lack of backing by school officials on a […]

The Santa Monica High softball team has won five consecutive Ocean League championships, and with ten players batting above .300 this season a sixth straight title is imminent. amohi has an 8-0 league record following […]