The City of Santa Monica participated in the countywide tsunami response exercise on Wednesday, February 20. The exercise included personnel from the Santa Monica Police Department, Santa Monica Fire Department, Emergency Services Office, Red Cross […]

On November 26, 2007, Santa Monica’s water supply began receiving fluoride, joining many other local communities in Southern California and across the nation. While many dentists hail the practice of fluoridating water, an increasing number […]

Beyond Baroque’s lease expires Saturday, March 1.  The poetry Mecca has been a part of the Los Angeles community for 40 years, and Councilman Bill Rosendahl has recommended a 25-year lease extension. According to Director […]

One of the last independent bookstores in the Los Angeles area, Dutton’s Brentwood, is closing its doors. According to owner Doug Dutton, the store will remain open until the end of March, with a probable […]

The Santa Monica College men’s basketball team lost to College of the Canyons, 76-73, and defeated West Los Angeles College, 71-59, to conclude its regular season schedule.  Noah Gottlieb, returning to the point guard position […]

The Crossroads girls are the last Westside basketball team remaining in the CIF playoffs.  The Santa Monica High girls and Crossroads boys lost  playoff games while the Crossroads girls defeated defending champion LA Baptist, 42-26, […]

The Crossroads boys’ basketball team was invited to the CIF playoffs despite having seven league losses.  The Roadrunners justified the invitation by winning two games, but their season ended with a 55-50 loss to Price […]

The Santa Monica High girls’ basketball team lost a CIF playoff game to Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga, 52-49, on Saturday night, February 23.  The defeat ended the Vikings’ 11-game winning streak. The Ocean League […]

Santa Monica High will begin its baseball season Friday, February 29 at Westchester High in the Royal Tournament, which was formerly the Westside Tournament.  Playing in the same tournament, the Vikings will travel to Oxnard […]

By the time the National Basketball Association trading deadline arrived February 21 all nine contenders in the Western Conference had made a deal to improve their championship chances.  This is unprecedented in NBA history, and […]