A special meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, in Council Chambers. The meeting was held for the purpose of public employee evaluations for the City […]

Maira Gutierrez, age 36, was born in El Salvador, but has lived in the Los Angeles area since age seven. She has Chagas Disease, an ailment that is largely unknown to the American public, even […]

Alternative vehicle test-drives, on-site purchase options, information booths, and expert panel discussions offered the public cutting-edge information on available options for cutting gasoline consumption and reducing carbon footprints at the fourth annual AltCar Expo and […]

October 3 saw the opening of Venice’s new Dennis “Polar Bear” Agnew Skate Park on the beach at the foot of Windward Avenue. The 16,000-square-foot park offers a bowl and five mini-bowls, as well as […]

Crenshaw High is the runaway choice to win the LA City Section football championship this season. But Venice High, the best team on the Westside in 2009, has adopted the goal of giving the Gondoliers […]

Santa Monica College (SMC) wants to update its campuses and is hosting a series of community meetings to get feedback on their plans. The College’s Board of Trustees adopted an Educational Facilities Master Plan in […]

On September 30, 2009 at 6:10 P.M., Officers responded to the area of 7th and Marine Street regarding a radio call of “shots fired.” Upon arrival officers located two individuals who had been struck by […]

To the Community of Santa Monica, As you may have already heard, last Friday night after Samohi’s varsity football game against Venice High School, an altercation took place outside Santa Monica College’s main stadium. Officers […]

By: Jordan Alper, Crossroads High School Student High school senior Rebecca Jones has never kissed a boy. But she has had sex over text message. Jones, who attends Notre Dame High School in Monterey, is […]

The 14th annual Success Breakfast sponsored by the Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition (WSHC) drew a record crowd of nearly 500 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel on Friday, September 25, as the Coalition celebrated the […]