December 28, 2025
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CityTV Expands: now has four channels

In addition to the usual municipal tasks it performs, the City of Santa Monica also owns and operates a cable television station. Launched a number of years ago on Adelphia cable TV channel 16, CityTV […]

DEMOLISHING HISTORY:

The City of Santa Monica is now demolishing the two original RAND Corporation buildings. Generally thought to be America’s first think tank, RAND occupied the site from 1951 until last year when it moved into […]

GREAT HIKES: Easy Adventures and Marshmallows, Too:

One of the local Santa Monica Mountain hikes that is on the regular schedule of our Monday-Wednesday night hiking group is the Santa Ynez Trail in the Pacific Palisades, north to Trippet Ranch. For those […]

Samohi Baseball Team Plays in Dodger Stadium:

The Santa Monica High baseball team had a unique experience Sunday. It played in Dodger Stadium. The occasion was the championship game of the RBI (Reviving Baseball in the Inner City) Tournament, which began with […]

Japanese Trip Tops SM AYSO Fall Season:

Almost sixty years to the day when World War II ended and peace was struck between the United States and Japan, cultural bridges continue to be built across the Pacific between the two nations. The […]

Venice’s Losman Is An NFL Starter Now:

Watching J.P. Losman play quarterback at Venice High six years ago, it became quickly apparent that he had such exceptional skills it seemed likely — even certain — that he would develop into a starting […]

Horoscopes:

Aries Working through issues rather than against them will provide you with much of the stability you need to move on to the next level. Don’t take advice from someone who offers it too freely. […]

Clubs, Coffeehouses, and Other Spaces:

14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. (310)451-5040. Or go to 14below.com Amoeba Music – 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. (323)245-6400 Bigfoot Lodge – 3172 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323)662-9227. Boulevard Music – 4316 Sepulveda […]

GROOVES:

Rock/Pop Latin Alternative Music Conference Plastina Mosh & The Nortec Collective at The Twilight Dance Series (Santa Monica Pier), 8/11, dusk. Julio Martinez, Jesse and Jose Payo at The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 8/12, 8pm. […]

Continuing Exhibitions:

A.R.T.S. Anonymous, a support group for creative people, meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Wild Oats Community Room, 500 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 836-1495. Ballroom Dancing every Saturday in the auditorium of the Felicia Mahood Senior […]