March 24, 2026
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Firefighters Rescue Man From Bluffs

Fifth such rescue past year By Sam Catanzaro On Wednesday Santa Monica firefighters rescued a man from the Palisades Bluffs in downtown Santa Monica. According to the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) on Wednesday, February […]

Prohibiting Left Turns Onto Wilshire?

Officials approve measures for improving pedestrian safety along Wilshire By Sam Catanzaro For pedestrians and cyclists, crossing Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica is a dangerous endeavor: over the past decade, six fatalities and 29 severe […]

Driver Under the Influence Leaves Multiple Injured

Weekend crash leaves three injured By Sam Catanzaro A driver under the influence crashed into parking metes, a fire hydrant, among other objects, in a crash that injured multiple people over the weekend. On Sunday, […]

Edify TV: Downtown Santa Monica Closures

A major fashion retailer in Downtown Santa Monica has closed, joining a string of recent closures in the area. Learn more in this video made possible by School of Rock.

Pico Car Crash

Monday crash results in injuries A car crash on Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica has resulted in injuries, Santa Monica police and fire officials say. Accoridng to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), a traffic […]

Rent Control Again: Is This Voted Needed?

It was a head-scratcher the other day when the AIDS Healthcare Foundation submitted more than 1 million voter signatures aiming to place comprehensive rent control before Californians next fall, just two years after they rejected […]

My Own Academy Awards

On May 16, 1929, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an organization founded by Louis B. Mayer to further the advancement and improvement of the budding film industry, held a dinner party in […]

Big Change for State of City

Event free for Santa Monica residents for the first time ever  By Sam Catanzaro For the first time ever, the Chamber of Commerce and City of Santa Monica’s State of the City will be free […]

Survival at the Edge of the Sea!

~ The city’s well-being index for 2019 notes that only 20% of Santa Monica residents feel that they have any influence over city decisions. Think of this astounding statistic: 68% of our city’s residents have […]