January 23, 2026
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Westside Beat: Tree Lighting at 3rd Street Promenade​

Santa Monica, California officially kicked-off the Holiday season with its annual tree lighting ceremony, which was hosted at the Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade. Chella is on the scene with a first-hand look at the […]

Attempted Murder as Car Strikes a Victim and Bubba Gump

FROM SMPD: This morning, at 1:18 a.m., officers responded to the Santa Monica Pier parking lot regarding an altercation that had just occurred between two groups. The investigation revealed that neither party was desirous of […]

Santa Monica Travel & Tourism Wins HSMAI Adrian Award

The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has recognized Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) with a prestigious Adrian Award in the newly minted experiential advertising campaign category. Now in its 61st year, the […]

Award Winning Soloist Returns to Santa Monica

By Tabitha Hogue   The young and brilliantly talented violin soloist Annelle Gregory performed the Korngold violin concerto with the Santa Monica Symphony (SMS0 yesterday, December 3, at Santa Monica High School. Annelle Gregory performed […]

Governor Jerry Brown

No Punishment for Corruption Under Brown

By Tom Elias   On the day Gov. Jerry Brown returned to his office after 12 days wandering around Europe preaching the ills of climate change and the current United States response to it, a […]