October 30, 2025
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Advocating For Arts Education:

Funding for arts education in public schools has been decreasing for years and with the current economic downturn things have gone from bad to worse nationwide. The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) is one […]

One Story of Success:

Among the 30 individual honorees at the 14th Annual Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition Success Breakfast was 63-year-old Richard Friedland, who survived homelessness, living in a van with his three sons, and now holds down […]

A Cast of Thousands: Abbot Kinney Festival 2009:

Abbot Kinney, the man who developed Venice in 1906, possessed an avid interest in all things cultural. He had traveled extensively through Europe, India, Ceylon, New Guinea, Australia, and Hawaii, and had learned to speak […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

A Flight of Fancy Wednesday, September 30, 4:50 p.m. Officers of The Santa Monica Police Department traveled to the 500 block of California Avenue in order to investigate a burglary report. When they arrived, the […]

7th and Marine Shooting Suspects Apprehended:

Two suspects in the shooting case at 7th Street and Marine were located in the 2400 block of Amherst Avenue in West Los Angeles and taken into custody at approximately 10:20 p.m. tonight.

Shooting in Santa Monica at 7th and Marine:

Wednesday, September 30, approx. 6:45 p.m. Santa Monica Police Department reported that two people had been shot in the vicinity of 7th Street and Marine in Santa Monica. A police pursuit followed and at this […]

Venice Defeats Samohi in Classic Game, 31-28:

It was a non-league game, in reality not as important as ones both teams will play later this season. It was also one of the greatest football games in Corsair Field history. A classic. As […]

Stabbing at Samohi Football Game:

A stabbing took place amongst fans at the football game between Santa Monica High School and Venice High tonight, Friday, September 25th. The game was being played at Santa monica College, and as of now […]

WANTED FOR HIT AND RUN:

The Santa Monica Police Department needs your assistance in identifying the person shown below and locating the vehicle that was involved in a misdemeanor hit and run. On August 12, 2009 at 6:40 p.m., this […]