By any measure, 2005 has been a less than halcyon year – globally, nationally and locally. It got off to a slow, sad start as the world reeled from the Indian Ocean tsunami that slammed […]

Santa Monica Professionals’ second annual Legendary Bingo benefit raised $22,000 for the Wellness Community, West Los Angeles. “It was a fun way of [helping]…an organization that has helped so many people with cancer and their […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced last week that federal funds totaling $153 million have been allocated to help feed and house the nation’s growing hungry and homeless population. […]

According to County officials, the legendary L.A. county beaches and its vital rivers double as dumping grounds thanks to thoughtless residents and visitors, according to County officials. Pet droppings, fast food wrappers, lawn fertilizer, used […]

A preschooler from St. Jospeh Center’s Early Learning Center childcare facility chats with Santa Claus at the Center’s annual holiday celebration.

Liberty Hill, Santa Monica’s largest public foundation, has announced its final grants to L.A. County nonprofits, bringing the 2005 total to $2.1 million. For nearly 30 years, Liberty Hill has partnered with innovative and effective […]

St. Anne Catholic Church in Santa Monica, working with LA Voice-Santa Monica, and in collaboration with Santa Monicans for Renters Rights and the Pico Neighborhood Association, announced the establishment of the Santa Monica Renter Empowerment […]

Hand to Hand, a group comprised, for the most part, of Agape Church volunteers, served food and gave presents to more than 200 Santa Monicans on Christmas Day on the lawn of City Hall. The […]

Last Thursday, the LAPD issued the following warning to “residents, visitors and business owners” in Venice and Playa del Rey: “The Los Angeles city coastline communities of Venice, Playa del Rey and Dockweiler Beach are […]

As they have every Sunday since mid-February,  2004, Veterans for Peace and their crew of volunteers will begin placing white crosses in the sand on the beach north of Santa Monica Pier at about 7:30 […]