Opponents of a law banning the use of single-use plastic bags announced today they have submitted enough signatures to qualify the referendum for the November 2016 ballot. The American Progressive Bag Alliance, which represents the […]

A 39-year-old former teacher at a private Westside girls school accused of sexually molesting a 16-year-old student pleaded not guilty Monday. Elizabeth Ann Brewer of Culver City is charged with three counts of sexual penetration […]

A 49-year-old Los Angeles resident was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 18, after violating a restraining order while in Santa Monica. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were called out to the 1200 block of […]

Give your New Year a cool fresh start with an ocean swim on Venice Beach this Thursday, Jan. 1. Join the Penguin Club at 11 am to sign up for the free event; the swim […]

A cold storm out of Canada headed for the Southland today, threatening snowfall and  hazardous travel conditions in the Antelope Valley and at low elevations in the San Gabriel Mountains beginning Tuesday night, forecasters said. Not […]

The Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad was called to the Los Angeles Times parking garage this weekend when a suspicious box was found, but it was determined to contain only letters, police said today. […]

The City of Santa Monica says temporary lane closures and delays are possible during daytime hours today through Friday, Jan. 2 in the following locations:  • 5th Street (between I-10 Freeway and Broadway) • Colorado […]

A 29-year-old Santa Monica man was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 17, after grabbing the buttocks of a minor at a business on the Third Street Promenade. An officer of the Santa Monica Police Department Public […]

Santa Monica College student film Solidarity won the “Prix Intercultural Special Mention” for Best Film Fostering Intercultural Dialogue at the 2014 FilmSchoolFest Munich in Germany, held from Nov. 16-22. SMC was the only film school […]