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Residents Displaced by Woolsey Fire Begin Returning Home, Prepare for Rain

November 19, 2018

November 19, 2018

95 percent containment, nearly 100,000 acres burned.  By Sam Catanzaro Over eleven days of destruction, firefighters have nearly contained the...

Woman Shot, Wounded After Argument in Santa Monica Liquor Store Parking Lot

November 19, 2018

November 19, 2018

Shooter still at large, victim in stable condition.   By Sam Catanzaro  A woman was shot and wounded Friday night in the...

Attorney in Voting Rights Case “99 Percent Certain” City Will Change to District Elections

November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018

Special election also possible. By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos has ruled in favor...

Woolsey Fire Burns Through Nearly 100,000 Acres

November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018

47 percent containment as parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties still in danger.  By Sam Catanzaro Over a devastating...

Eric Uller, Santa Monica Employee Accused of Child Molestation, Found Dead in his Apartment

November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018

Initial reports indicate suicide. By Sam Catanzaro.  Eric Uller, the former City of Santa Monica employee who was charged with...

Cinema Italian Style’s Student Short Contest

November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro Cinema Italian Style, the five-day film festival bringing the best of contemporary Italian filmmaking to Santa Monica,...

Judge Rules Against City in Voting Rights Case

November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018

Future of Santa Monica’s at-large elections at stake.  By Sam Catanzaro  Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos...

Councilmember Vazquez’s Council Eligibility Uncertain After Winning Seat on State Board of Equalization

November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro Flying under the radar in the aftermath of the midterm elections is Santa Monica City Councilmember Tony...

Santa Monica Apartment Fire Displaces One Resident

November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

Northside apartment unit catches fire Sunday morning.  By Sam Catanzaro Early Sunday morning a unit within a two-story apartment building...

Woolsey Fire at 20 Percent Containment, Santa Ana Winds Continue

November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro As the Woolsey Fire burns through over 90,000 acres of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and destroying...