Alert: Police Blotter: A unique look at crime
MILK WAS A BAD CHOICE On June 2, at 5:40 p.m., officers patrolling near 7th Street and Colorado spotted a man drinking a beverage in a brown bag – normally the packaging of choice for […]
Flight Test Ends, Uncertainty Continues: Controversial Flight Path Test Concluded, Decision from FAA Yet to Come
The controversial 180-day flight-pattern test, that incited residents of affected neighborhoods to bombard Santa Monica Airport with thousands of noise complaints, ended June 8. The Federal Aviation Administration experiment began December 10, 2009, directing small […]
Renters Could Receive More Protection in Santa Monica: City Council Sends Rent Protections to Voters
Additional protections for Santa Monica renters were supported by a unanimous vote of the City Council on June 8. The voters would need to approve some of these protections while the Council could enact the […]
Lincoln Place is Settled:
Twenty years of protests, evictions, and litigation came to an end on May 26, when the Los Angeles City Council approved the settlement of a lawsuit between the City and the owner of the Lincoln […]
Studies Bombard Santa Monica Airport:
With all the studies, rallies, litigation, and frustration, the Santa Monica Airport has been pushed into the limelight with a lot of press and even more accusations. The community is now left to sift through […]
Drug Traffickers Departed from Santa Monica Airport:
After taking off from Santa Monica Airport, authorities in Pontiac, Ill. intercepted a small airplane containing 340 pounds of marijuana on May 3. The pilot in the incident, Alan Luster, a 46-year-old male from Marietta, […]
Officer Shot During Traffic Stop: Suspect Also Shot, Hospitalized
Residents in Sunset Park awoke to the sound of gunfire in the early morning hours of May 18. The incident resulted in one Santa Monica Police officer shot and a nearly four-hour search for the […]
Santa Monica Woman’s Solo Beach Cleanup Nominated for Award:
Sara Bayles always loved the beach, although she grew up in non-beach areas on the East Coast. She moved to California six years ago, married a man who taught marine biology at SMC, and moved […]
Initial Report: Officer Shot During DUI Stop: Suspect Also Shot, Hospitalized
This story has been updated with a more comprehensive report which can be viewed by clicking HERE Residents in Sunset Park awoke to the sound of gunfire early Tuesday morning by an incident that left […]
Identity of Cop Shooter Released: Suspect and Officer Hospitalized
Residents in Sunset Park awoke to the sound of gunfire in the early morning hours of May 18. The incident resulted in one Santa Monica Police officer shot and a nearly four-hour search for the […]
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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