Out of respect for the families of two young men slain in a gang-related shooting at a private event in Santa Monica on Sunday, March 5, the City of Santa Monica and State Senator Sheila […]

Louis Joseph Shamey, 62, died of esophageal cancer Monday, February 14, at his home in Boulder, Colorado. He was born August 21, 1942 in Brawley, California to Louis and Mary Shamey. Three years later, the […]

Over 70 Santa Monica residents devoted last Saturday morning to a workshop on neighborhood traffic staged by  the City as part of its revision of the circulation element of the City’s General Plan. The circulation […]

At 11:30 p.m. last night, only some absentee ballots in the City of Los Angeles election had been counted. The rest of the ballots were supposed to be taken by helicopter to the City Clerk’s […]

A renowned star will open for the fledgling stars who will appear tomorrow night in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s 56th annual Stairway of the Stars at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Singer-songwriter Jackson […]

After a lengthy discussion last Thursday, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education agreed to send a letter to the Santa Monica City Council asking how it wished to address the District’s Financial […]

Residents met with City staff last Thursday to determine what will be covered in an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the historic Marion Davies estate at 415 Pacific Coast Highway. The five-acre beachfront estate was […]

Two killed, third wounded at party On Saturday night, March 5, just after 11 p.m., a private party held at the Moose Lodge in Santa Monica was disrupted by gunshots, then shattered by the deaths […]

Let’s face it, the Oscar telecast has become boring.  That’s right.  It’s been ages since it was fun.  The last time I remember a good Oscar ceremony was when Jack Nicholson won Best Actor for […]

If reading about the downside of night hiking in our local Santa Monica Mountains might discourage you from joining us on Monday and Wednesday evenings, then please skip the rest of this article! However, my […]