Alert Police Blotter 2/26/18-3/2/18
By Tim Broughton Chance Encounter. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a radio call telling them that there was a case of “suspicious circumstances” in the […]
Suspect on the Run: SWAT, K9s Called
With helicopters overhead well into the evening, Feb. 28 saw Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) respond to a radio call for service at the 1600 block of Montana Avenue regarding “Suspicious Circumstances” at “Curated Los […]
Montana Jewelry Store Robbery Suspect Identified – Still at Large
From SMPD: The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect believed to be involved in the armed jewelry store robbery that took place earlier this week at Curated […]
SWAT Teams Respond to Montana Robbery: Photo of Suspect Released
FROM SMPD: Santa Monica, CA – On February 28, 2018 at about 5:36 p.m. the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service at the 1600 block of Montana Avenue regarding […]
Suspect Arrested for Home Invasion Robbery
Two days ago, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) located and arrested a suspect believed to be involved in a home invasion robbery that took place in Santa Monica. The suspect is identified as Rashad […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Julia Morgan’s Legacy at the Annenberg Community Beach House
On Sunday, March 11, the Santa Monica Conservancy will be holding a special commemoration of architect Julia Morgan. Morgan was California’s first licensed woman architect who designed more than 700 projects in her five decades of […]
UCLA Diabetes Program to Host “Healthy Living With Diabetes” Conference
The UCLA Diabetes Program is hosting its fourth annual Health Living with Diabetes conference on Sat., March 3 from 8 am to 12:30 pm. UCLA physicians will speak on a variety of topics including updates on […]
New Day at WLA VA: Income Stipends? Festivus? What Are All These New Words?
By Marcie Polier Swartz Dear Community, I often get this question: Why can’t you train the homeless Vets to work? I often give this answer: Have you ever noticed a close family member or friend […]
New Day at the WLA VA: Veterans Town Hall
By Marcie Polier Swartz Thursday evening, February 8, 2018 the VA hosted a Veteran’s Town Hall at the Wadsworth Theater on the VA Campus. Something was different tonight. I attribute the difference to three factors. […]
Murder Charges Filed Against Murderer of John Hautz
Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed charges on a suspect believed to be involved in the murder of John Hautz. The suspect is identified as Roy Antonio Davis, a 26-year old male from Los […]
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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