Juneteenth Festival Lineup Announced
The City of Santa Monica will host the 26th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Virginia Avenue Park on June 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “All are invited to this jubilant celebration of justice and liberty in […]
Sexual Assault Arrest in Santa Monica
From SMPD: Tuesday morning, June 5, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives presented a case for filing consideration on a suspect believed to be involved in a sexual assault. The suspect has been identified as […]
Watch Out Birds! Lime Scooters Launch Today in Santa Monica…
Lime (formerly LimeBike) will be rolling out Electric Scooters in Santa Monica this morning. The Lime-S scooters will join the Lime-E electric bikes that the company recently launched in Santa Monica as part of the […]
Opinion: Waiting for Real Proposition 13 Change
No law is more important to lifestyles in California than Proposition 13, the landmark 1978 law that limits property taxes to 1 percent of their 1975 values or 1 percent of their latest sale prices, […]
Digging Deeper with Musk
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company seeks approval to dig a tunnel along the 405 freeway. By Jeff Hall Elon Musk is known for putting on a good show and he wowed ‘em at Leo Baeck […]
Improv Celebrated at Anniversary Show
Saturday May 26, Westwood’s Improv Space was host to Rocket Science Improv’s one-year anniversary. The bimonthly event features local and visiting improvisational teams that act out a variety of sketches based on suggestions from the […]
Social City News: Sharing Boomtown and More
We were thrilled to attend the Share Boomtown show at the Beverly Hilton, where over $1 million was raised to help Los Angeles based children’s charities. The event was headlined by The Righteous Brothers and […]
Opinion: Endorsement Trumps Big Money, Gets Cox into Runoff
Things began looking desperate in early May for Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign to become the next governor of California, as one poll after another showed Republican John Cox overtaking him for the second slot on the […]
Sustainable Technology at ClimateFest
Saturday May 19 the City of Santa Monica, along with Climate Action Santa Monica and Beautify Earth presented ClimateFest. The event began with a morning bicycle ride with the Mayor and concluded with a networking […]
Stabbing on Pico and 26th – Local Man Arrested
Neighbors noticed roped-off streets and sirens Saturday as police and fire officers attended a crime scene that involved a stabbing. The latest from SMPD On June 2, 2018 at about 6:04 p.m. the Santa Monica Police Department […]
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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