March 12, 2026
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LA County Supervisors May Ban Plastic Bags Today:

The Board of Los Angles County Supervisors will decide today whether to ban the use of single use plastic bags throughout the unincorporated parts of the county. The supervisors are considering a ban because county […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

(Too) Close Encounter On Friday, Nov.12, at 9:50 a.m., officers were called to the Video and Audio Center, located at 1131 Olympic Boulevard in response to a report of assault with a deadly weapon. Upon […]

Conceptual renderings of the park planned for former RAND site on Main Street

New Santa Monica Parks Design Awash with Public Input:

Designers and staff unveiled the latest expansive design for the downtown Santa Monica Civic Center Parks combining varied concepts and input from hundreds of residents during the last five months. The project site encompasses roughly […]

a taxicab ventures back up the Santa Monica Pier incline to look for costumers along Ocean Avenue or Downtown Santa Monica on Jan. 5

City Increases Taxicab Numbers:

After restricting almost half of the operating taxis in Santa Monica, City Council boosted Taxicab numbers by 50 vehicles after hearing a barrage of arguments in favor of hurting taxi drivers. Council debated major revisions […]

Star Gazing

Star Gazing:

Raven Nightwood Mirror Astrologer ARIES Join together with friends or family and have fun while doing something constructive. A group yard sale might be the ticket. Volunteering to clean up the neighborhood is a good […]

Thandie Newton and Whoppie Goldberg star in "For Colored Girls".

At The Movies: For Colored Girls:

The cast alone makes “For Colored Girls” worth seeing. Based on Ntozake Shange’s powerful choreopoem, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” Tyler Perry’s screenplay (Perry also directed and wrote […]