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LA Public Health Expands Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility

August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022

Persons of any gender or sexual orientation who engaged in commercial and/or transactional sex in the past 14 days now...

More Details Emerge About Santa Monica High School Slashing

August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022

Small black knife used in Thursday incident, students knew each other By Sam Catanzaro More details have emerged about a...

Muir / SMASH Campus Water Intrusion Repair Costs Rises to Over $19 Million

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

The Muir / SMASH campus. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

Santa Monica Hit With School Bus Driver Shortage

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

SMMUSD started this semester with two drivers for six routes that had been covered by six drivers previously By Dolores...

Emmy Squared Pizza Opens First West Coast Restaurant in Collaboration with Local Brewery

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

New York favorite Emmy Squared Pizza has made a home on the Westside at Santa Monica Brew Works see all...

Westside BBQ Joint Expanding to Redondo Beach

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

Holy Cow BBQ opening in the South Bay at the end of the month By Dolores Quintana Holy Cow BBQ...

Subway Closes Montana Avenue Shop

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

Not many details available surrounding closing By Sam Catanzaro Some bad news for Subway sub sandwich fans. The Subway location...

Life of Lifeguard Derek Traeger Celebrated in Paddle Out

August 24, 2022

August 24, 2022

Community gathers August 21 for paddle out in San Pedro  By Sam Catanzaro This past weekend family, friends and colleagues...

Kitten Season Brings Tens of Thousands of Kittens to L.A

August 24, 2022

August 24, 2022

From spring to fall tens of thousands of kittens are born in L.A during Kitten season and Cat Cafe Lounge...

National Park Service Acquires 45 Acres of Land Adjacent to the Backbone Trail

August 24, 2022

August 24, 2022

The land includes a cluster of four former privately-owned parcels The National Park Service (NPS) has acquired 45 acres of...