Another Scheme to Leave Residents Behind!
SM.a.r.t. was recently made aware of a new home-sharing scheme. It appears to be quite straightforward. Go to Ikea, add a lot of bunk beds to your house or apartment, and list your new hostel […]
Overnight Closures as Caltrans Begins $55 Million PCH Pavement Project
$5.5 million pavement project will improve 50 lane miles along coastal route By Chad Winthrop The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) began a project last week to preserve 50 lane miles on Pacific Coast Highway (State Route 1/PCH) from […]
Santa Monica Resident, Cedars-Sinai Director Faces Child Pornography Charges
Guido Germano faces up to three years in prison By Sam Catanzaro A 59-year-old Santa Monica man who is the director for a division at Cedars-Sinar hospital has been charged with distributing and possessing child […]
The Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia
Dr. Melissa Alexander helping patients minimize effects of hearing loss The ability to hear can have a significant impact on all aspects of life, from someone’s emotional and physical well-being to their professional career and […]
Jazz on the Lawn Returns
Get your groove on this August By Keldine Hull Santa Monica’s 14th annual free concert series, Jazz on the Lawn, returns this August to Gandara Park. Each Sunday in August features different jazz and world […]
Venice Skills Center: The Westside’s Best-Kept Secret
By Keldine Hull Located in the heart of Venice at 611 5th Avenue, Venice Skills Center (VSC) has provided adult education job training classes for over 50 years. They offer low cost Career Technical Programs, […]
Update: Sleeping in Cars Illegal Again in Much of LA
LA City Council reinstates Section 85.02 of municipal code By Sam Catanzaro It is again illegal to sleep in a car on the streets of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, July 30, LA City Council reinstated […]
LA City Council Set to Vote on Car Camping Ban
Update: July 30, 2019 – Los Angeles City Council voted today to reinstate the ban on overnight dwelling in cars. Find out more HERE. Sleeping in vehicles remains legal in City of Los Angeles By […]
‘Dumped Like a Dog’: Disabled Senior Left in Front of Homeless Shelter by Nursing Home
72-year-old Alan Corona homeless after an incident earlier this summer By Sam Catanzaro A disabled senior says a Santa Monica nursing home misled and left him in a wheelchair in front of a local homeless […]
Learning Acting and Life Skills at The Playground
Gary Spatz’s premier conservatory for young actors. By Keldine Hull In 2005, the Playground began as a conservatory for young actors to learn the craft of acting, specifically on-camera for film and television, with three […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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