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A.P.B:

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

Out Of The Box. On Friday, August 5, at 10:52 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department rushed to investigate a report of an attempted residential burglary in the 1100 block of 24th Street. The officers learned that the reporting party had spotted the suspected burglar attempting to “jimmy” open the rear door of a nearby residence and that the reporting party had confronted the suspect about what he was doing.

Play Explores Sexual Taboos:

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

“Cock Tales: Shame on Me!,” a new 80-minute show by local award-winning solo artist and writer, Debra Ehrhardt, debuted at...

Good Taste Santa Monica: Adding Spice to Life:

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

The front window facade and the lighting fixtures have the look of an old-time country store, and when I walk...

Dui-Driver’s License Checkpoint:

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Driving under the Influence (DUI)-Driver’s License Checkpoint. The operation is scheduled...

Congressman Lieu Statement On FAA’s Decision On Santa Monica Airport:

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s decisionregarding...

Rio: Jordan Wilimovsky Becomes 2nd Fastest American Miler of All Time:

August 15, 2016

August 15, 2016

Team Santa Monica's Jordan Wilimovsky finished 4th at his first Olympic Games in Rio, becoming the 2nd fastest American swimmer of all time in the 1500m "mile" event.

Vaccination Law Takes Effect, But Under Challenge:

August 14, 2016

August 14, 2016

As schools begin opening around California, the state’s new vaccinate-or-stay-out-of-school policy ought to be taking effect at last, more than 18 months after the December 2014 measles outbreak at Disneyland that propelled it.

New Assistant Principal for McKinley Elementary:

August 14, 2016

August 14, 2016

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) has announced the promotion of Sofia Cedillo to half-time McKinley assistant principal, effective...

SAMOHI Principal Announced:

August 12, 2016

August 12, 2016

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education approved the appointment of Antonio M. Shelton, Ed.D., as the new principal of Santa Monica High School at the August 10 regular meeting, the District announced Wednesday.

OpEd: The Continuing Dichotomy of Facebook:

August 12, 2016

August 12, 2016

I probably spend about half an hour a day reading and commenting on Facebook. As I understand it, that’s not a serious FB “habit,” although that would add up to three and half hours a week I could easily spend on other things. As a musician, I could probably write and record a song demo every week if I had that time back.