Recently I attended a Homeboys Industries’ fundraiser and honoring dinner. Father Greg Boyle, an amazing social force in Los Angeles and founder of a unique gang intervention organization, was the main attraction, but his non-profit […]

While it isn’t yet that period of the summer when we technically have “dog days,” protestors gathered in the parking lot at St. Anne’s Church on June 14th and marched to Santa Monica College with […]

Lamoreaux Departs St. John’s President Bruce Lamoreaux has been released from his contract, and Lou Lazatin was named interim president and CEO. Lamoreaux worked his way up through the organization (Sisters of Charity – Leavenworth) […]

The Marion Davies estate at 415 Pacific Coast Highway has been on our minds for years. Like many residents, we remember it in palmier days, when it was the Sand and Sea Club, and, like […]

At the request of Air Force Chief of Staff General “Hap” Arnold, Project RAND (Research and Development) was created in 1948 to prepare for World War III. Arguably America’s first think tank, it was located […]

Santa Monica College held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Liberal Arts Building, a $26.6 million complex that replaces a structure that was heavily damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, on Tuesday, June 7. Construction […]

On Wednesday, June 15, Samo held a peace rally in its Greek Theater. Samo’s Leadership class planned and organized the rally with the support and assistance of track coach and history teacher Patrick Cady. According […]

Children of all ages are invited to register for the free Summer Reading Club at any Santa Monica Public Library. Children who read independently receive a special T-shirt for 15 hours of reading. Younger children, […]

About four years ago, voters in Santa Monica, Pasadena and San Francisco passed propositions that barred public officials from accepting campaign contributions, gifts or jobs for five years from any individual, company or other entity […]

Room 72, Ms. E’s 3rd grade class, is doing a no T.V./video game challenge to see how long kids can go without staring at a screen. There are rewards for how long we can make […]