It’s Time to Reevaluate Scooter Rules
When an elderly lady tripped over a scooter lying on the sidewalk a year ago and fractured her hip and elbow, a perfect storm of inadequate City enforcement and dubious corporate behavior in Santa Monica […]
Longtime Santa Monica Cafe Closes
By Kerry Slater A longtime Santa Monica cafe has shut down after two decades serving hungry diners breakfast and lunch staples. Notes posted on the window of Lazy Daisy Cafe Santa Monica – located on […]
Santa Monica High School Graduate Becomes NASA Astronaut
Dr. Jonny Kim becomes first Korean American astronaut By Sam Catanzaro A graduate of Santa Monica High School (SAMOHI) has become the first Korean American NASA astronaut, eligible for future moon and Mars missions, all […]
Community Corp’s First Project Outside Santa Monica Underway
Groundbreaking for Vista Ballona By Sam Catanzaro Community Corporation Santa Monica (Community Corp) recently broke ground on a 100 percent affordable housing project in Mar Vista, the organization’s first development outside of Santa Monica as […]
Ring fires 4 employees: Santa Monica Westside Local Show – January,13, 2020
All your local news, events and happenings in under 5 minutes.* Ring fires 4 employees* “KAT-A-OKE” with rescue team LAAll this and more on today’s show made possible by Blue Republic Crossfit
SB 50 Revival Sought, With Big Changes
Every time Scott Wiener amends his SB 50 plan to force much higher housing density on virtually all parts of California, it seems a little less onerous for homeowners whose hard-earned life savings are invested […]
Rush Drummer, Lyricist Neil Peart Dies in Santa Monica
Gifted drummer loses battle with brain cancer By Chad Winthrop Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart died this week in Santa Monica from brain cancer, the gifted musician’s family has announced. Peart, who was 67 […]
SMa.r.t. Column: Stay The Course
How would you like to live in a small, already built out, city that, every year, was building more than its fair share of market-rate and affordable housing, that was trying to reach its water […]
John Baldessari dies at age 88 : Santa Monica Westside Local Show – January,10, 2020
All your local news, events and happenings in under 5 minutes. John Baldessari dies at age 88. Sonoma wine garden tasting event All this and more on today’s show made possible by Wallis Annenberg center […]
Man Who Extorted Santa Monicans With Gay Sex Ads Pleads Guilty
Tyler Buchanan faces 10 years in federal prison By Sam Catanzaro A man has pleaded guilty to using Craigslist, among other sites, to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from Santa Monica and Los Angeles […]
Revised 24-unit apartment project proposed for Montana Avenue corner in Santa Monica
The Holland Group took over the development, tweaking the parking footprint and income-restricted housing units. Under a new developer and...
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Caltrans plans major overnight I-405 closures through Sepulveda Pass starting June 29
Heavily traveled stretches of the 405 will see lane and ramp reductions ahead of a July 4 holiday construction pause....
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