July 27, 2026
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New School Curriculum Features The Santa Monica Pier:

Sempra Energy Foundation and the Santa Monica Pier Restoration (SMPRC) Corporation have partnered together to create a new integrated school curriculum for students to help them become responsible environmental stewards while learning about the Santa […]

End the State of Emergency!:

While readers of Sarah Palin’s Facebook page obsess over government-run health care, a much greater usurpation of power has been going on virtually unnoticed for nearly a decade. On September 11, 2001, the government declared […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

There’s No Smoke Without Fire! Wednesday, August 19, 1:54 p.m. Officers of The Santa Monica Police Department received a call telling them that there was an attempted robbery incident that had occurred in the 1900 […]

A Sea of Ink:

Sea of Ink Tattoo in Venice hosted an event featuring art, live art, and music on Saturday, August 22.

Senator Edward Kennedy Dies at 77:

Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, the outspoken and tireless campaigner for healthcare, civil rights and peace, passed away on August 25, at his home on Cape Cod, after a year long battle with brain cancer. Kennedy […]

Downtown Santa Monica Faces The Recession:

The downturn in the economy has impacted all of Santa Monica’s commercial districts but Downtown Santa Monica hasn’t been hit as hard as the City’s more upscale areas. The Bayside District Corporation (BDC) Director of […]

A Bikini Bash:

Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club lead a Bikini Parade on the world famous Venice beach boardwalk while attempting to beat the Guinness World Records for Largest Bikini Parade on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Guinness World Records […]

Spread Offense Remains Brentwood Weapon:

Josh Amster has graduated, but that doesn’t mean Brentwood School will abandon the spread offense, which was so successful for the Eagles’ football team last season. Brentwood isn’t likely to have another quarterback with Amster’s […]

EarthTalk:

Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with the Florida Panther these days? Is it still teetering on the brink of extinction, or is it on the rebound? One of more than 20 subspecies of cougar and […]