Why Are Businesses on Main Street Closing?
Looking at why so many restaurants are going out of businesses on this famed SM street. By Keldine Hull It’s a sequence of events the residents of Santa Monica have become all too familiar with: […]
Emmy Award Winner Returns to Santa Monica Stage in “Not That Jewish” at The Braid
By Staff Writer After her Off-Broadway triumph, Monica Piper brings her hit comedy “Not That Jewish” back to Los Angeles where it was originally developed and ran for almost a year. Beginning December 1st, Piper […]
Not So Fast Food: Santa Monica City Council Bans Chain Restaurants on Promenade
Restaurants with more than 100 national locations to be prohibited. By Tor Marom At the Santa Monica City Council meeting this past Tuesday, November 27, Council unanimously approved an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) affecting the […]
SMPD Receives $250,000 Grant to Combat Dangerous Driving
Increased DUI checkpoints, traffic stops. By Staff Writer In 2016, 3,623 people were killed in auto crashes across California, a 7 percent increase from 2015, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Particularly alarming […]
Samo Boys Basketball off to Hot Start
Vikings pick up two wins to start the season. By Chad Winthrop The Santa Monica High School Vikings boys basketball team’s 2018-2019 season has begun as well as could of possible planned as the squad […]
City Says Hands Are Tied in Addressing Homelessness in Parks
“Homelessness is not a crime,” says City Attorney. By Tor Marom For the past few months, public safety and homelessness have been hot topics in the City of Santa Monica. Local news and social media […]
Preserving 100-year old SM Bungalows
By Keldine Hull As Santa Monica continues to develop and evolve, rare pieces of its history become even more relevant in maintaining a connection between the past and the future. The 11th Street Bungalows, built […]
Holidays at the Pier Are Back for the First-Time in a Decade
November 19 through January 6, only at the historic merry-go-round at the Santa Monica Pier. By Staff Writer For the first time in over a decade, the Santa Monica Pier is getting into the holiday […]
80 Gallons of Free Sunscreen Dispensed as Public Health Campaign Wraps Up
By Keldine Hull Sunscreen is a vital part of healthcare, which is why BrightGuard partnered with UCLA and IMPACT Melanoma this year to launch a public health campaign to encourage and support the use of […]
Man Handed 36 Months Probation For Hurling Racial Slurs at African American Women
Frederic A. Shinerock sentenced for battery on school grounds and disturbing the peace by offensive words. By Staff Writer On Thursday, November 1, Frederic A. Shinerock was sentenced to 36 months of informal probation and required to […]
Meals on Wheels West LA Urgently Seeks Holiday Volunteers for Meal Deliveries
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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Housing Group Sues State Over Limits on Post-Wildfire Rebuilding in L.A. County
YIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
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