November 7, 2025
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SMPD Conduct Minor Decoy Alcohol Operation

20 stores refuse to sell to minors By Keldine Hull On August 8, officers from the Santa Monica Police Department’s Vice Unit conducted a minor decoy operation targeting 20 alcohol retail establishments within the City […]

DocDrew’s Swish Issue 4, Volume 4

Welcome to the fourth issue of volume four of Swish, a weekly periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements and updates from the […]

California’s Largest Recycling Center Closes

rePlanet shuts down all California locations  By Keldine Hull  On August 5, California’s largest recycling collection network, rePlanet, has closed all 284 of its locations, including centers throughout the Westside, and laid off 750 employees. […]

Column: Save The Sound of Music!

By Tim Battig, David Early, Rebecca Regalado Hogan  Music, music is in the air….except at Santa Monica College, where a personnel decision is potentially affecting over eighty musicians and hundreds of fans. A petition gathered […]

DocDrew’s Swish Issue 3, Volume 4

Welcome to the third issue of volume four of Swish, a weekly periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements and updates from the […]

Letter to the Editor: Protecting Low-Income Seniors

Submitted by Danielle Charney POD (Preserve Our Diversity), is a program created to address the needs of very low and low-income senior’s living in rent-controlled housing for at least 20 years, in Santa Monica. The […]

The Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

Dr. Melissa Alexander helping patients minimize effects of hearing loss   By Keldine Hull  The ability to hear can have a significant impact on all aspects of life, from someone’s emotional and physical well-being to their […]

Rail Line from the Valley to Westside?

LA Metro’s Sepulveda Transit Corridor project By Keldine Hull The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority is a series of public meetings in selected locations to address the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, which aims at constructing […]

DocDrew’s Swish Issue 2, Volume 4

By Dr. Paul Drew Welcome to the second issue of volume four of Swish, a weekly periodical with recaps and photos of Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball games, and other pertinent info such as announcements […]