May 3, 2026
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Multiple Awards Received at Kiwanis Youth Convention:

UCLA’s chapter of Circle K International (CKI) attended the 62nd Annual Circle K International California-Nevada-Hawaii District Convention recently, where the club was highly recognized in outstanding achievements, placing in nine competitive categories with a total of 16 award acknowledgements and five scholarship recipients.

Free Workshop Sunday on Environmental Racism. Niki Okuk, right, will be a speaker.

Environmental Racism Workshop Sunday in Santa Monica:

In light of the national news about Flint, Michigan, and more local concerns about water problems and fraking in our own county, the Committee for Racial Justice will hold its monthly workshop Sunday in Santa Monica with a focus on environmental racism.

Rescue Dogs Take the Limelight.

Rescue Dogs Take the Limelight:

There were all the trappings one expects from a movie premier: mingling among chicly-dressed actors, filmmakers and guests, red carpet photos and craft services. The presence of rescue dogs wandering between premier-goers’ legs, was not quite as standard, but “Rescue Dogs: The Movie” is in a class of its own.

Plastic Bag Ban Repeal: An Irrelevant Vote?:

What if California voters repealed a law, but it remained the law anyway?
That’s a situation the state may soon face if a yet-unnumbered proposition aiming to repeal a 2014 statewide ban on plastic grocery bags should pass in November.

Haley Lu Richardson

Melissa Rauch & Haley Lu Richardson Discuss Their Latest Film:

Melissa Rauch is an east coast native who began her career doing stand-up. She did a one-woman show playing Jenna Bush in “The Education of Jenna Bush” and later segued into television where she had a recurring role on “The Big Bang Theory” as well as guest appearances on “The Housewives of Orlando” and “True Blood.”

City Council Spends Entire Night Debating Smart Water.

City Council Spends Entire Night Debating Smart Water:

Spurred by insistence on the part of several council members that certain water was “just plain smarter” than other bottled waters, the Santa Monica City Council spent an entire meeting ferociously debating the merits of Smart Water.