January 22, 2026
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Westside Beat: Refugees in Santa Monica

Meet Marissa Alemán, a survivor of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and a Puerto Rican refugee. Marissa and her family are currently in Santa Monica, California thanks to her daughter Laura’s extensive outreach which eventually connected […]

Good Taste: Adding Spice To Life

By Barbara Bishop   Today my culinary talents took a huge step forward by making a visit to Penzey’s Spices in the South Bay. There was one in Santa Monica; unfortunately, they closed several months […]

Varsity Blues

Santa Monica High School (SAMO) hosted Culver City High Oct. 27 in an Ocean League football game and lost 42-0 dropping their record to 2-2 in conference and 3-6 overall.

Partisan Schisms The Result Of One-Party Rule

By Tom Elias   Some of the 25 surviving Republicans in the state Assembly – a politically endangered species in today’s California – rebelled against their minority leader this summer because he went along with […]

Party on the Pier

More than 2,000 guests and celebrities came out to support UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital at the 18th Annual Mattel Party on the Pier Nov. 5 at Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier Guests enjoyed the […]

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Alert Police Blotter 11/6/17-11/10/17

By Tim Broughton Bad Timing. On Tuesday, October 31, at 12:42 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a call informing them that a possible vehicle burglary had just occurred in Parking Structure […]

SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow). Thane Roberts AIA, Architect, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect, Samuel Tolkin AIA, Phil Brock, Santa Monica Arts Commission.

SMa.r.t-Divide and Conquer

Phil Brock for SMa.r.t (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Thane Roberts AIA, Robert H. Taylor AIA, Daniel Jansenson Architect, Building and Fire-Life Safety Commissioner, Ron Goldman FAIA, Samuel Tolkin Architect, Mario Fonda-Bonardi AIA, […]

Bringing Mural Art to Life

By Sam Skopp   Beyond the Lines Gallery hosted a Live Mural Art event Nov. 4, featuring the works of seven artists created on-site throughout the afternoon. “I wanted to create an event where the […]