“Vehicle Tampering” Thursday, December 13 at 7:10 a.m. – 800 block of Santa Monica Boulevard – A Toyota dealership employee saw a man on the lot next to the open door of one of the […]

With the holiday season fully upon us, and with gift-giving the order of the day, and with many of us wondering what to give to X or Y, I offer a few suggestions of books […]

In a (very) old Saturday Night Live sketch Steve Martin plays “Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber,” a man of “medicine” whose every prescription is to let more blood out of the patients. All of them […]

Since 9/11, and seemingly without the notice of most Americans, the U.S government has assumed the authority to institute martial law, arrest a wide swath of dissidents (citizen and non-citizen alike), and detain people without […]

Fluoride was recently added to our water supply over the objections of many citizens. Now that the damage is in place, some of us may want to know what can be done to protect our […]

Big Dave Hutchinson was a professional photographer and dancer before misfortune left him on the streets. With the help of Second Chances, he enrolled in an OPCC (when it was Ocean Park Community Center) shelter, […]

Santa Monica residents and small business owners alike who are interested in making their home or business more energy-efficient can receive a no-cost, one-time, on-site energy efficiency tune-up from the Community Energy Partnership (CEP). The […]

Oscar de la Torre is the new president of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education, elected unanimously by his peers on the board. Jose Escarce will serve as vice president. De la […]

Chamber to Present the State of the City On January 15, the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce will present the inaugural “State of the City” program, featuring a panel discussion of the 2008-09 economic outlook […]