Community Volunteer Patrol Program Brings Civilians New Insight Into Law Enforcement
The West LA Police Department has a community patrol program bridging the gap between civilians and law enforcement. Video brought to you by Santa Monica College.
E-Bike Company Wheels Settles Consumer Protection Lawsuit With Santa Monica
Company agrees to pay $300k for operating without a license in 2019 By Sam Catanzaro E-bike company Wheels recently settled for $300,000 with the City of Santa Monica in a consumer protection lawsuit. On October […]
Santa Monica Fire Department Put Out Two Freeway Blazes Over Weekend
No injuries reported in Sunday morning incident By Sam Catanzaro The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) made quick work putting out two brush fires that broke out along the I-10 Freeway over the weekend. According […]
Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Santa Monica For The Weekend: Santa Monica Beat – October 18, 2021
Local news and culture in under 5 minutes. * Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Santa Monica For The Weekend * Police Oversight Commission Fails to Approve First Report To The City Council All this and […]
Los Angeles Leads the Nation in Adaptive Reuse for 2022
Quarter of conversion projects in pipeline located in former offices By Dolores Quintana Adaptive reuse of already existing buildings is on the rise in 2021 and is expected to grow even more in 2022. The […]
Framing Complete for Broadway and Cloverfield Development
Westside Real Estate Scene October 18, 2021 By Dolores Quintana In Santa Monica, framing is complete for a new development of mixed use apartment buildings at the corner of Broadway and Cloverfield Avenue as reported […]
Santa Monica’s 100 Homes Initiative Moves Forward
City seeks public participation in new HUD-funded program By Dolores Quintana The City of Santa Monica is moving forward with a new program to place 100 people who are currently in temporary shelters into permanent […]
Former Mesa PD Chief to Lead Santa Monica Police Department
Ramon Batista selected as Santa Monica’s first Latino police chief By Sam Catanzaro Ramon Batista, Jr., the former police chief of Mesa, Arizona, has been selected to lead the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD). On […]
Closing Celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month Today
This Friday, October 15, the Santa Monica community is invited to a closing ceremony for Santa Monica’s first Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. The event will be held in front of City Hall, 1685 Main Street, […]
Three SMC Professors Receive First-Ever Michelson Intellectual Property Educator of Excellence Award
The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) is proud to award three Santa Monica College faculty members with the inaugural Michelson IP Educator of Excellence Award for their leadership in championing intellectual property (IP) […]
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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