November 4, 2025
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Reflections & Observations:

Bus, Stop! Developer Craig Jones’ appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the City’s big, new bus yard expansion is scheduled to be heard by the City Council at its April 12 meeting. Jones’ appeal […]

Scenes From a Protest:

Families to Amend California’s Three Strikes (FACTS) held a protest and candlelight vigil on Thursday, March 24, at Jesse Brewer Park on Exposition Boulevard in South Central Los Angeles on the eleventh anniversary of the […]

Literacy Festival at SMC Is Saturday:

Sponsored by Santa Monica College in collaboration with the North Bay Association for the Education of Young Children, the festival focuses on children’s early literacy and language development as the foundation for all subsequent learning. […]

Vets for Peace Seek a Few Good People:

In this season of heavy rain, the second wettest winter in California history, the men and women who set up the Arlington West Memorial every Sunday on the beach north of the Santa Monica Pier […]

City Heavy Duty Vehicles Running on Biodiesel:

The City of Santa Monica has converted 80 of its heavy duty vehicles and machines to biodiesel, a cleaner, more environmentally friendly fuel. 70 percent of its fleet now uses clean-air fuel technologies. Biodiesel is […]

SM Boys and Girls Club Is Honored:

In recognition of its success in helping boys and girls reach their full potential, the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club was honored last week by the Gas Company and United Way of Greater Los […]

Car Flies Into House:

Early last Wednesday morning, a man, a woman and a house were injured when a driver going north on 12th Street  lost control of his car as it crossed Georgina Avenue, hit the curb, became […]

Study Shows High Incidence of Obesity in LAUSD:

In a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition about overweight urban, low-income, African American and Hispanic children attending Los Angeles elementary schools, the authors firmly establish the prevalence and severity of nutritional problems […]

Car Flies Into House:

Early last Wednesday morning, a man, a woman and a house were injured when a driver going north on 12th Street lost control of his car as it crossed Georgina Avenue, hit the curb, became […]

Gas Co. Offers Bill-Payment Assistance Program:

People who need assistance paying their natural gas bills may receive help through Southern California Gas Co.’s (The Gas Company) Gas Assistance Fund program, which provides for a one-time grant amount of up to $150 […]