November 27, 2025
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SMPD: DUI Checkpoint Friday

The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Driving under the Influence (DUI)-Driver’s License Checkpoint. The operation is scheduled for Friday December 16, between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. at an […]

Review: Hacksaw Ridge

By Nick Boyd “Hacksaw Ridge,” based on a true story, is a triumphant film about a conscientious objector during World War II named Desmond Doss, played superbly by Andrew Garfield in a moving portrayal. Doss […]

Letter to the Editor: YWCA For Sale

Dear Editor – I am writing in my capacity as the head of the Members Advisory Council of Club 1527, the senior membership group at the Ken Edwards Center.  There are 717 Santa Monica residents, […]

Letter to the Editor: YWCA for Sale

Letter to the Editor As the immediate past chair of the American Red Cross, Santa Monica Chapter, with current participation at the National American Red Cross level, I have had the pleasure of contributing my […]

Letter to the Editor: YWCA Legacy

Letter to the Editor:  YWCA Legacy I was on the board of the Santa Monica YWCA when the transitional housing and education program for the emancipated foster girls was launched.  Under Sally Young’s leadership, with endowed […]

Creating a New Ecosystem

The Bay Foundation Announces its Beach Restoration Pilot The Bay Foundation, in partnership with the City of Santa Monica, announced its Santa Monica Beach Restoration Pilot Project on December 1. The purpose of the project […]

OpEd: Driving Backwards

By Steve Stajich I haven’t been in one of those cars that drive themselves yet, but I imagine that you can sit just about anywhere you like since the thing, you know, does the steering […]