November 4, 2025
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Winter Shelters Fully Operational As Storm Hits County

West LA Armory closest shelter to Santa Monica  By Sam Catanzaro As a winter storm and overall colder temperatures hit Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has opened winter homeless shelters.  […]

Santa Monica’s Rip City Skate Pegged For Demolishment

Dogtown-era skate shop looking to relocate By Sam Catanzaro Rip City Skates opened its doors in 1978 in Santa Monica at the dawn of the modern skateboarding era. Now Los Angeles’ oldest continuously operated skate […]

Suspect At Large in Friday Brentwood Burglaries

Suspects flip getaway car after breaking into two homes last Friday By Sam Catanzaro On November 22, two burglaries occurred in Brentwood near the Santa Monica border, culminating in two suspects crashing and flipping a […]

SMMUSD Superintendent Warns of Fiscal Challenges

Low state funding, transition to basic-aid among culprits By Sam Catanzaro The head of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is warning of fiscal challenges facing the district, saying that reserve funds are “too […]

Man Kills Himself Under Santa Monica Pier

Death by suicide occurs Thursday morning By Sam Catanzaro Thursday morning a man killed himself under the Santa Monica, the fifth individual to take their own life in a public location in Santa Monica over […]

Santa Monica Police Locate Missing Resident With Autism

Jorge Valdez located By Sam Catanzaro Update: the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) have located a resident with autism who was last seen yesterday in the Pico neighborhood. Jorge Valdez, age 26 and currently a […]