March 2, 2026
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Why?:

Why? That is the question that kept swirling in my head on Thursday, February 9, when I had the unique experience of standing alongside some of Los Angeles’ leading religious leaders on a walk down […]

A Good Move:

The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Board of Education was wrong to delete a long-standing and significant clause in its charge to the District Advisory Committees. Then, in the face of protests from the […]

Getting Serious:

Even as the planners delivered their bootless wish list to the Planning Commission, the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City proposed that the City invest $200,000 (or eight percent of the current budget surplus) […]

Smile, and Get Out of the Way:

A rich mining town until the demonetization of silver in 1893, Aspen was off the map for decades until it was discovered by skiers in the 1950s. When tourism turned out to be more lucrative […]

SM Conservancy Elects Directors:

Nearly 100 members attended the Santa Monica Conservancy’s third annual meeting on January 29 at Hotel Casa del Mar. In addition to a presentation on the historic building, which was once one of the region’s […]

Two Santa Monica Women Compete In Assembly Race:

seat now held by Pavley is the prizeThe 41st State Assembly District spans the coast from Oxnard to Santa Monica, and includes portions of the West Valley, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, north of Montana.Fran Pavley […]

SMMUSD Mural Maestro’s Latest Work:

Having done large-scale murals at every school in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, artist David Legaspi organized a another sort of mural project last Saturday at Roosevelt Elementary school. With the help of community […]

Over 300 People Attend Red Cross Spirit Awards:

Well over 300 people attended the 10th Annual Santa Monica Red Cross Spirit Awards Saturday, February 11, at the Fairmont-Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.This year’s Spirit Awards also marked the 125th Anniversary of the American […]

Carjacking Suspect Is Slain by SMPD Officers:

On Thursday, February 9, at 4:39 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department responded to an alleged carjacking at Michigan Avenue and 10th Street. The highjacked vehicle was a black/red Dodge Shadow.According to preliminary information from […]