December 19, 2025
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Jessie Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.

At The Movies: The Social Network:

Facebook is an invention born of outside-the-box thinking, a tool created by a talented, Harvard-educated computer wiz bent on facilitating millions of hook-ups despite, or, more likely, because of, his paucity of sizzling dates. The […]

L-R:  John Bell as Tomas and Aidan Quinn as "Himself" in A Shine of Rainbows.

Laughs, Giggles, and Tears at Irish Film Festival:

The third annual Los Angeles Irish Film Festival, compiled by Lisa McLaughlin-Strassman and Juli C. Laselle, took place last weekend and served up a delicious stew of unforgettable films which celebrate Ireland’s art of moviemaking […]

(1-r) Josh Nathan

Theater Review: Waiting for Lefty: Seeing Red:

Clifford Odets didn’t write the escapism prevalent in the economically bleak 1930s. He wrote about the effects of that bleakness on the usually hopeful American psyche. California Repertory Company has taken Odets’ early play “Waiting […]

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Marina del Rey Beach Gets Clean Bill of Health:

A major spill closed two-miles of beach known as “The Strand” near Marina del Rey dumping about 500,000 gallons of raw sewage into Ballona creek that empties into the ocean, according to authorities. The coastline […]

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City Replaces Arizona Manufacturer:

After imposing a ban on trade with Arizona, the council approved a California-based manufacturer to replace 20 city-owned units at Mountain View Mobile Home Park. The City negotiated a replacement company in response to the […]

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City Reviews Building Project Compliance:

The City Council reviewed compliance for zoning exceptions after being caught by local reports for not annually reviewing the projects according to City code requirements. The council heard staff reports on Tuesday, Sept 28 about […]

Education Group Endorses Too Many Candidates:

Following its candidate forum last week, the education advocacy group – Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) – released its endorsements for the upcoming Santa Monica City Council election. However, it seems CEPS had trouble […]

he flaming yellow XPrize car won grand awards recently and was a huge photo favorite at the AltCar Expo.

Electric Vehicles Charge Up Santa Monica’s Alt Car Expo:

Alternative vehicle test-drives, on-site purchase options, information booths, and expert panel discussions offered the public cutting-edge information on available options for cutting gasoline consumption and reducing carbon footprints at the fifth annual AltCar Expo and […]

Conceptual graphic of the Subway to the Sea.

Environmental Impact of the Subway to the Sea:

On September 3, 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) for the planned Westside Subway. The document was presented at a series of community public hearings, including […]