February 26, 2026
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Letters to the Editor:

SMC’s bad planTo the City Council: As you know, Santa Monica College is asking the city to allow SMC Bundy Campus vehicle access to Airport Avenue to resolve traffic issues experienced by Los Angeles residents […]

In The Same Vein…Honoring The Masters:

An exhibition at Arena 1 at Santa Monica Art Studios, some months ago, was a first step in the creation of an archive that would chronicle the lives and works of the extraordinary artists in […]

True American Patriots:

On February 15, 2004, Veterans for Peace placed 540 small white crosses in the sand on the beach just north of Santa Monica Pier and called it Arlington West Memorial. Each of the crosses represented […]

Soldiers Speak Out Will Screen Nov. 15:

The producers of The Panama Deception and Cover Up: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair will screen Soldiers Speak Out, a new DVD, at the Church in Ocean Park on Tuesday, November 15. Scheduled to appear with […]

SMC Still No. 1 in Transfers to UC and CSU:

Santa Monica College continued to maintain its No. 1 position in transfer of students to the University of California system in 2004-05, sending an historically high number on to the state’s universities. It was also […]

CVB Hires New Executive, Promotes Two Others:

Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau, the City-funded marketing organization, has hired a director of communications and promoted two staff members, in its words, “in an effort to improve customer service and administration of its […]

Pier Parking Deck Is Closed Until 12/16:

The Santa Monica Pier parking deck was closed Monday, November 7, and will remain closed through December 16, as work goes forward on Phase 2 in a series of capital projects that are intended to […]

The Shotgun House: A Short History:

Just before the turn of the century, Abbot Kinney and his partner Francis Ryan acquired tracts in South Santa Monica, thinking to attract the Santa Fe railroad. They built a park and wharf at the […]