December 24, 2025
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Special Education Shows Signs of Improvements:

Concerns regarding the special education program in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have plagued the schools for year, but it appears that things are starting to finally improve. An independent audit of the program […]

School Board Approves Civic Center Joint Use:

Santa Monica’s desire for more cultural and athletic facilities may become a reality by 2016 if the timeline for the Civic Center Joint Use (CCJU) project moves forward as planned. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School […]

Students at Santa Monica College seen here in between classes.

Uncertainty Continues To Plague SMC’s Budget:

For the past two years Santa Monica College (SMC) has been able to maintain most of its services, class offerings, and employee benefits despite the on-going state budget crisis. However, at the April 5 SMC […]

Sales Tax 10.25% in Santa Monica:

The tax man is coming to Santa Monica one week early. While April 15 is a dreaded day for most Americans, those who live and work in Santa Monica have to deal with Uncle Sam […]

Ron Durgin of Sustainable Streets (center) points out a unique curb design at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and 4th Street as part of the Walk Through segment of the Pedestrian Safety Workshop for Older Adults on April 5.

City Discusses Pedestrian Safety for Seniors:

Your mother always told you to look both ways before crossing the street. The City of Santa Monica hopes you will return the favor and remind your aging mother (or aging father) of the same […]

A gaping hole is apparent in the roof of a home on the 1400 block of 17th Street near Broadway

Explosion Triggers False Bomb Scare in Santa Monica:

Residents in a neighborhood not far from Downtown Santa Monica were rocked out of bed at 6:45 a.m. on April 7 by the sound of an explosion. Shortly thereafter, Santa Monica Police evacuated everyone within […]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ONGOING EVENTS:

Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]

Exhibits:

All of This and Nothing, art exhibit with more than 60 works by 14 artists, through April 24, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, 310.443.7016. California Artists in Mexico, 1928-1970, through May 1, 2011, […]