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Santa Monica Homeless Count released: The point-in-time homeless count total is 728 individuals, a decrease from 738 (1%) in 2015.

Ten years ago this month, 15-year-old Eddie Lopez was shot and killed while walking with friends near Virginia Avenue Park. His family has penned letters thanking the community for their support.

Lioness of Jazz, Lisa Hilton to play Pepperdine's Smother's Theatre Friday.

Phil talks with Greg Morena, longtime Santa Monica resident, Samohi grad and owner of The Albright restaurant on Santa Monica Pier.

A group of seven legislators spearheaded by Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) sent a letter today urging federal officials to take the next step toward discontinuing the use of drift gillnets (DGN) off the California coast.

Santa Monica City Council announced Tuesday Denise Anderson-Warren as the City’s new City Clerk. A 21-year veteran of the City Clerk’s Office, Anderson-Warren brings vast knowledge of the department to her new role. She has served as Assistant City Clerk for the past five years.

Dance instructor and former chair of Santa Monica’s Arts Commission Suchi Branfman toured 30 states as part of a seven-week mobile residency called Rooted America, hoping to explore communities that have withstood oppression, both historically and currently.

Santa Monica Conservancy will hold their Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards Saturday March 12, at the Grand Pavilion in Saint Monica Catholic Church.