After more than three years of steadfastly denying that increased enrollment of foreign and out-of-state students could endanger the very California identity of the University of California, it is stunning and encouraging to see the […]

On Sunday evening, April 2, Committee For Racial Justice will bring Dr. Ben Drati, new District Superintendent of Santa Monica/Malibu United School District (SMMUSD), to speak at the monthly workshop at Virginia Ave. Park.  He […]

From SMPD: Today at approximately 6:15 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd and Hill […]

After nearly 27 years with the City of Santa Monica and nine years serving in the City Manager’s Office, Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek has announced she will leave her post in July. Elaine shared […]

For the third year in a row, the Santa Monica Lions Club is organizing Lions Eyes Across California, a vision assistance event to help those in need to see. According to the organizers, the list […]

On March 11, 2017, officers from the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) joined forces with law enforcement agencies throughout California in a Statewide Shoulder Tap Operation Day. The operation utilized a decoy, under the age […]

Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) has been re-appointed as the Vice-Chair of the California State Senate’s Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace.  The committee brings together state lawmakers to focus on policies that […]

Flowers stand on Pico Boulevard as a memorial to 18-year-old Juan Sebastian Castillo who died from a single gunshot wound to the head, Feb. 26. A go-fund-me page raised $23,406 for the Santa Monican’s funeral […]

By Sam Skopp   The West Los Angeles and Malibu chapter of The Surfrider Foundation has recently begun a program titled Ocean Friendly Restaurants, offering a certification for restaurants whose practices are determined to be […]

By Tim Broughton   Back Packed. On Friday, February 25, at 12:30 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were on routine patrol in the area of the 1800 block of Alley Number Eight […]