December 22, 2025
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State Buys Soka Parcel for $35 Million:

After a lengthy and costly struggle, the 588-acre Soka University site near the intersection of Mulholland and Las Virgines Road in the Santa Monica Mountains in western Los Angeles county has become publicly owned parkland. […]

Looking for Santa Monica: On Quiet Streets:

I live in Santa Monica. How did you get to your starting point: I walked. Streets I walked on: Wilshire to Montana, Yale to Princeton Tell us what you liked/disliked about walking in this area: […]

City-SMMUSD $6M Agreement Is Approved:

Last Tuesday, Santa Monica’s City Council voted unanimously to approve a “master facilities agreement” between the City and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District that calls for the City to give the School District $6 […]

TURMOIL AT SAMOHI: Samohi Lockdown Follows Fight

Santa Monica High School administrators ordered a campus lockdown last Friday after a fight erupted during the lunch period between Latino and African American students. At a hastily called community  meeting Monday evening at the […]

GREAT HIKES: Wild Flora Adventures:

Short of bringing the spring wildflowers to your front door, the region offers an array of easy opportunities to get up-close and personal with the season’s blossoms. For example, Corral Canyon Park offers a free, […]

Spring Sports Roundup:

Samohi’s Griffin Hits Home Run The Santa Monica High baseball team has been looking for someone besides slugging catcher Cody Decker to supply power. Now that the Ocean League schedule is about to begin that […]

Volleyball Roundup: Crossroads Off To Fast Start

Crossroads has started fast in boys volleyball this season with a 6-1 record, including two winning matches in the Alpha League. Malibu High has a 3-2 record, but is 0-2 in the Frontier League, in […]

St. John’s Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon Is Sunday:

For the 24th time, St. John’s Hospital’s Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon will be run in Griffith Park on Sunday, April 17. One of the largest five-person relay marathons in the nation, it has over 20  […]