January 21, 2026
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Hot Flash: Go Metro. By Yourself.

Barbara Bishop  I did something very brave last weekend. I took the Metro BY MYSELF to meet a friend to watch the USC/Stanford game this past weekend. My friend is a very nice guy I […]

Brock on Your Block: Rutiz Family Farms

Phil Brock travels from Santa Monica to Arroyo Grande, California to meet with Jerry Rutiz of Rutiz Family Farms. You may recognize Rutiz Family Farm from the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market. They are enthusiastic about […]

SMa.r.t.- “Gimme Shelter” (to borrow a phrase)

Bob Taylor, AIA for SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) Sam Tolkin, Architect; Dan Jansenson, Architect, Building & Safety Commissioner; Mario Fonda-Bonardi, AIA, Planning Commissioner; Thane Roberts, AIA; Robert H. Taylor AIA; Ron […]

Samohi Reunion This Saturday

Pack your school bags! Tomorrow, Saturday Sept. 16, is the Annual Samohi All Class Alumni Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 126 years of Samohi history will be celebrated with the Spirit of Samohi […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

Californians in Congress Must Back Hurricane Aid

By Tom Elias   It doesn’t seem that way now, with one hurricane after another battering the East and Gulf coasts, shutting down oil refineries, flooding downtowns and residential neighborhoods alike and inflicting hundreds of […]

The Summertime Blues

By Steve Stajich   The world has gotten smaller the last few weeks. Not just in a sense, but in fact. If you have flooded streets that are impassable, housing and businesses that must be […]

Emergency Medevac Tonight at SMO

An organ transplant patient requiring a medevac will leave from SMO this evening and has been given special permission from the City to do so. “Tonight, between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. an aircraft will depart from […]