Alert Police Blotter 2/19/18-2/23/18
By Tim Broughton Food to Go to Jail. On Wednesday, February 14, at 7:35 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to the Marisol restaurant, located at 401 Santa Monica Pier, […]
Market Report: Farm-to-Table Fresh Figs
Jacki & Executive Chef Yousef Ghalani (Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica/ FIG Restaurant) whip up a farm-to-table fresh meal using figs from the Santa Monica Farmers Market.
Help Protect Your Family’s Health – Join the “Check Before You Burn” Campaign
During wildland fires — including recent record-breaking events — billowing columns of smoke spread harmful levels of air pollution across wide areas of the Southland. Particulate matter, or small particles suspended in the air, is […]
California to Ban Wasteful Take-Out Food Packaging at State Parks and Beaches
Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) has introduced legislation to reduce waste generated by take-out food packaging at state parks, beaches, and facilities. SB 1335 would require that all take-out food containers sold at […]
Westside Beat: Insider Look at the Genesis Open
Peek inside the Genesis Open where the Tiger Woods Foundation has hit a hole in one in support of youth education.
Activist Jerry Rubin Begins ‘Dump Trump’ Protest Fast on Presidents’ Day Holiday
Longtime peace, environmental and anti-nuclear activist Jerry Rubin began a ‘Dump Trump’ protest fast at 6:00am on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19 at his home in Santa Monica. Rubin says his open-ended fast is meant as a […]
National Education Association Launches Early Career Leader Initiative to Grow Leaders and Transform Association Leadership
The National Education Association (NEA) and the Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) in a collaborative effort created the Early Career Leadership Fellow (ECLF) initiative that is supporting early career educators to grow as leaders and […]
City of Santa Monica Draft Compensation and Staffing Report Released
A draft report of City of Santa Monica staffing and compensation conducted by the firm Moss Adams was released today in preparation for review by the Audit Subcommittee at the upcoming meeting on February 28, 2018. The study, […]
Stroke Survivor Support Group
By Kelly Hartog In 2009, Dana Rivera was a healthy, happy woman in her 40s who exercised six days a week and was raising four teenagers. And then she suffered a stroke that completely changed […]
Venice’s Contentious Corner
By Sam Catanzaro What started out as a plan to plant trees throughout Venice in 1995 has turned into a legal battle between local activists, a Hollywood producer, the City of Los Angeles, and the […]
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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