April 27, 2026
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Laura McIver as new general manager at Shutters on the Beach.

New General Manager for Shutters on the Beach:

Santa Monica’s iconic Shutters on the Beach has announced the appointment of Laura McIver as the property’s new hotel manager. In her new role, McIver will be responsible for leading all aspects of operations of the resort, including elevating service levels and overseeing the resort’s food and beverage programming at destination restaurants 1 Pico and Coast Beach Café and Bar, the resort said.

California

OpEd: Why Should Taxpayers Pay for Closed Primaries?:

California’s June presidential primary election is now just a memory, long ago subsumed in the news by vice presidential derbies, political conventions, politicians’ gaffes and violence at home and abroad. But one question lingers on: […]

Former Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes.

Sexual Harrasement and “Me Too” Evidence:

By Zach Cantor Principal, Cantor Law When Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes resigned last month, his decision came after a retaliation and sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit was filed by longtime anchor Gretchen Carlson. Her […]

Bookstore Gets Pop-Cultured

Bookstore Gets Pop- Cultured:

Barnes & Noble announced that their pop culture celebration, Get Pop-Cultured will come to an end with a celebration of all things Marvel on Saturday.

Fans can the Santa Monica store and explore the Marvel Universe, plus get exclusive content samplers and sneak peeks, enjoy trivia, coloring, cosplay, and photo-ops, organizers said.

Hangar

Letting Go of SMO:

Full Disclosure: Columnists are rarely experts. With today’s technology-intensive lifestyles, there are people who write columns in tech publications who can actually give you some useful advice on how to improve the speed of your computer. But alas, like most of us, I’m just an observer albeit one that has the privilege of weighing-in once a week in this newspaper on things that seem to matter. That said, you should also know I love airplanes. My father was a pilot when I was a kid and there was nothing that topped taking a ride with him in a single-engine Cessna on a Sunday afternoon.

BOYB

Brock on Your Block: Tongva Park:

Phil walks with Santa Monica’s Director of Community and Cultural Services Karen Ginsberg, through Tongva Park – a crown jewel of Santa Monica’s parks system.

Bookstore Gets Pop-Cultured

Getting Pop Cultured with Marvel in Santa Monica:

Barnes & Noble announced that their pop culture celebration, Get Pop-Cultured will come to an end with a celebration of all things Marvel on Saturday. Fans can the Santa Monica store and explore the Marvel […]

Events were held at Tongva Park (left) and Douglas Park.

A Magical Night Out with SMPD:

Neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles County joined forces Tuesday evening with thousands of communities nationwide for the 33rd Annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event.   Santa Monica’s parks were filled with kids, magic, food, and drink, as members […]

Raw Food

Going Raw:

Santa Monica’s public libraries recently held a “how to” festival, with events teaching everything from how to read faster to how to achieve financial success for free to community members.
At Santa Monica’s Montana Branch Library, Colon Hydrotherapist Valerie Lernihan held a workshop and Q&A on how to prepare raw and living foods and maintain a healthy raw food diet.

Santa Monica Exhibition

Photography Captures Crowds:

A stunning array of fine art photography from YourDailyPhotograph.com’s Editions of Eleven and Vices series of works drew hundreds to a pop-up space in Santa Monica Place, everyone keen to get an up-close and personal view at the stunning works, usually only available to view online.