June 21, 2026
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At The Movies: Quinceanera:

It’s the rare film these days that doesn’t feel like an ego project (indie) or one derivative joke after the next (mainstream summer comedies). It is the rare film that takes its audience into a […]

Tips for the College Bound Student:

As the end of summer approaches, many excited teens will be rushing off to college campuses across the country getting ready to embark on a life enriching experience. Memories of college days have faded for […]

SAMOHI Students React to An Inconvenient Truth:

Three hundred and fifty Santa Monica High School (SAMOHI) summer school science students went to see former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which focuses on the issue of global warming. According to […]

Santa Monica Means Business:

CaseRev, Inc., a San Diego software firm that provides real-time management tools for high volume litigation to insurers and claims administrators, announced the closing of a $4 million round of equity funding led by Rustic […]

Why California’s Greenhouse Actions Count:

When there’s a crisis in the public schools, many Californians are unaffected because they send their kids to private or parochial schools. When there’s an oil crunch and gasoline prices rise, the poor are once […]

Mel’s Mouth: Why Are We Listening?:

Let me ask you something: Suppose you walked out of your grocery store and in the parking lot, hovering near the door where there’s traffic…where there’s an audience…a so-called homeless person is ranting about something. […]

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Every year or so, the City of Santa Monica poisons hundreds, maybe thousands, of ground squirrels at Palisades Park, being forced to do so by County Vector Control, as part off – get this – […]

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My almost 5-year-old son overheard us talking about Jews being attacked and Israel fighting its enemies. He could tell it was a disturbing conversation yet did not discern all of the current particulars. Instead he […]

County Again Orders Squirrel Reduction in Palisades Park:

Los Angeles County Public Health Department officials, after observing a 200 percent increase in the ground squirrel population in Palisades Park between February and June of this year, notified City staff last month that additional […]