Adoption Pets Of The Week: Penelope & Austin:
Local pet adoption center No Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) in West LA has lots of loving cats and dogs that are looking for homes, including Penelope and Austin. Penelope is the type who lights up […]
Big Blue Bus Community Meeting To Discuss Proposed Route 3 Changes:
Big Blue Bus’ planning team invites the community to hear about service proposals for fall service change that would become effective on Aug. 24, 2014. A community meeting will be held this Wednesday, June 25 […]
SMMUSD Appoints Three New School Administrators:
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District announced three new administrative appointments this week. Elizabeth Cochran has been appointed the new Principal of Will Rogers Learning Community, Wendy Wax Gellis has been appointed the Interim Principal […]
Bonin Hopes Ban On Living In Cars Doesn’t Criminalize Homeless People:
One day after an appeals court panel struck down Los Angeles’ law banning people from living in vehicles, a Los Angeles City Council member said today he is hopeful a new ordinance can be crafted […]
Carving California Into Six States: Initiative Supporters To Gather Signatures:
Backers of an initiative that would divide California into six states will gather signatures at 143 locations throughout the state today and Sunday in an attempt to put the measure on the November 2016 ballot. […]
NKLA Pet Adoption Center Celebrates 1,000th Adoption:
Frieda, a cropped-eared, flea-bitten Doberman of a certain age, wasn’t faring well at a Los Angeles city shelter. Potential adopters couldn’t get past her tough exterior to see Frieda’s gentle soul. Luckily for Frieda, Downtown […]
Santa Monica’s Bonus Car Wash To Celebrate Union Contract Renewal:
Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica became the first carwash in the nation to unionize in 2011, and it has since been joined by 20 more in the Los Angeles area and more than 30 […]
Tall Downtown Santa Monica Project Receives Initial Support:
If all goes as planned, there could soon be a new 148-foot building in downtown Santa Monica. Then again, considering the current political climate, a referendum might sprout up before a shovel is ever placed […]
UU Santa Monica To Celebrate New Facilities This Sunday:
The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica (UU Santa Monica) invites the community to a celebration of its new facilities this Sunday. The celebration begins at 11 am in the front courtyard for a […]
Main Street Santa Monica To Host Summer SOULstice Event This Sunday:
The Main Street Business Improvement Association (MSBIA) will throw its 14th Annual Summer SOULstice Festival on Main Street in Santa Monica this Sunday, June 22. Locals will enjoy live music, sidewalk sales, shopping, food and […]
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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