July 3, 2026
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Sahl’s Last Punchline:

Mort Sahl is now 80 years old. He was a pioneer in stand-up comedy. He broke through the tradition of jokes about airplane food, Asian drivers and frigid wives, instead sharing his wit and insights […]

Publisher’s Notebook:

This whole California Incline construction project has me nervous. With the city’s top engineer claiming the project is just 30 percent designed, how could they give a realistic construction budget and timetable? Once again, we […]

Alert: Police Blotter Santa Monica:

Violent Crime Wednesday, June 13 at 10:12 p.m. – 900 block of Michigan Avenue – After parking his vehicle, a man heard Suspects run up from behind him and felt someone pulling on his backpack. […]

Big Guns Come to Sunset Park:

The Friends of Sunset Park (FOSP) brought in the “heavy hitters” from City government to address its annual meeting on Saturday afternoon, June 16, as it presented remarks from City Manager P. Lamont Ewell, Police […]

Wilmont Neighbors Discuss Concerns:

Parking and traffic problems, safety and growth were the concerns of residents at the Wilmont (between Wilshire and Montana) Neighborhood Association’s annual meeting on June 16. Police Chief Timothy Jackman began the meeting by noting […]

Village Project Closer To Reality:

Santa Monica’s Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board approved the proposed design concept plan for the Civic Center Village residential and open space plan, with some additional recommendations, after a joint meeting of the two […]

From Germany to the Congo, via Maxwell’s:

Carsten Korfmacher is a German student from Dusseldorf and a doctoral candidate in metaphysics at Linacre College at Oxford who is in the Los Angeles area this week as part of a 25-state walking and […]

City Council Upholds Teriton Designation:

At its June 12 meeting, the City Council unanimously upheld the designation of the Teriton Apartments at 130 San Vicente Boulevard as a City Landmark, denying the appeal filed by attorney Rosario Perry. The Teriton, […]