Fridays are Julia Torrano’s favorite day of the week. There’s the TGIF thing of course, but that’s not the main reason. What she enjoys most is her weekly, four-hour volunteer shift visiting older patients as part of the Companion Care Program at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica.

Assemblymember Richard Bloom will be honoring Andrew “Andy” Harland at the ninth annual “Veterans of the Year” Luncheon.

Two California Assembly Committees have passed important, life-saving drunk driving legislation with unanimous votes. The next stop for SB 1046 by Senator Jerry Hill, which would require ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders in California, is the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

In response to Los Angeles’s escalating homelessness crisis, the Salvation Army organized a team of more than 50 volunteers to hand out prepared meals to Santa Monica’s homeless population this past Saturday.

The New West Symphony announced Wednesday that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Annenberg Foundation’s Alchemy program and a $3,500 grant from the League of American Orchestras to support the development of a four-year strategic plan as the Symphony approaches its 25th anniversary celebration during the 2019-2020 concert season.

In conjunction with the pop-up gallery, Sun Sand Sea, a collection of vintage photographs of Santa Monica and Venice circa 1920 to 1950, Santa Monica Place presents Sun Sand Sea Events – Art Talk and Kids Art.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Santa Monica and the String Project Los Angeles will host “Love Orlando, Music Heals,” an evening of jazz, classical and contemporary music from great artists to support “The Center” in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, July 7.

Letter to the Editor: Like so many, I am deeply saddened and shocked by the pending closure of Santa Monica’s YWCA on 14th near Pico…

A local surf school is partnering with the Braille Institute to help students experience the thrill of the waves with surf lessons.