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L.A. May Remove Criminal Penalties For Homeless Who Break Personal Property Law:

November 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

The Los Angeles City Council will consider a recommendation today to remove criminal penalties from a controversial city law that...

Homeless Man Arrested After Attacking Another Man On Santa Monica Street: Alert Police Blotter: Out Of Tune.

November 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

Santa Monica police arrested a 41-year-old homeless man on Monday, Nov. 2, after randomly attacking another man who was walking...

Charlie Sheen Goes Public On HIV-Positive Status To End Campaign Of Extortion:

November 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

Hollywood party-boy Charlie Sheen said in a national television interview today that he is HIV-positive and that he decided to...

Santa Monica Rotarians Pay Tribute To Veterans, Toast To Wine & Jazz Festival:

November 17, 2015

November 17, 2015

Santa Monica Rotarians switched things up earlier this month. Parting with tradition, Friday’s Rotary Nov. 6 meeting was more like...

Gelson’s Market Buys Haggen’s Now Closed Santa Monica Property:

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

Encino-based Gelson’s Markets today announced successful bids to buy a half-dozen Haggen properties in Southern California.    Terms of the...

Biden Motorcade To Shut Down Westside Streets Today:

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

With Vice President Joe Biden coming to town to attend an economic event and Democratic fundraiser today, Los Angeles police...

VIDEO: Breeze Bike Share Launches 500 Bikes, 75 Stations:

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

The public and private sector came together like a breeze Thursday morning at the official launch of Santa Monica’s, and...

VIDEO: Westside Top 5 – Meet A Hipster Barista (& Get a Great Coffee Too):

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

On this episode of Westside Top 5 host Melanie Camp tells us the top five places to meet a hipster...

VIDEO: Actor Quinton Aaron Inspires Homeless Youth In Venice:

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

Actor Quinton Aaron, from The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock, dropped by the Teen Project’s Venice PAD on Windward Avenue...

Craigslist ‘Date’ Goes Terribly Wrong For Santa Monica Man Who Was Badly Beaten: Alert Police Blotter: The Wrong Date.

November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

A Santa Monica man was badly beaten last month after a Craigslist “date” went terribly wrong. This story started back...