January 18, 2026
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A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 4 miles west-northwest of Malibu just after 4 a.m. this morning

3.3 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Malibu Early Sunday:

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck Malibu at 4:05 a.m. today. The quake’s epicenter was about 4 miles north of Latigo Point, up Escondido Canyon in a sparsely-populated section of the Santa Monica Mountains. The nearest […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

PUC Reform Vetos Send Wrong Message:

There’s something crazy when the most powerful agency in California government spends an entire year mired in scandal caused in large part by inadequate controls over the activities of its key people – and not […]

Latest police, crime and courts news.

Authorities Search For UCLA Assault Suspect:

Police at UCLA remain on the lookout for a man who assaulted someone at a campus facility on Thursday night. The attack took place at about 8:30 p.m. at Ackerman Student Union, according to the […]

The property at 1830 12th Street in Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Apartment Property Sells For $2.2 Million:

Stepp Commercial, a leading multifamily brokerage firm in the Santa Monica market, has completed the $2.2 million sale of fully occupied, six-unit apartment property located at 1830 12th Street near Michigan Avenue in Santa Monica. […]

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Prepare Now For The Upcoming Rainy Season:

Even though it may be difficult to imagine with the current weather conditions, the coming winter season has been forecasted to be one of heavy and long-lasting rains. While of course that will be a […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Santa Monica Says “Hello Kitty”:

Regardless of the Internet’s ability to exalt something of no real seeming importance to national prominence in a short period of time, there are a still a lot of things that don’t occur to us […]