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Activist Jerry Rubin Begins ‘Dump Trump’ Protest Fast on Presidents’ Day Holiday

February 21, 2018

February 21, 2018

Longtime peace, environmental and anti-nuclear activist Jerry Rubin began a ‘Dump Trump’ protest fast at 6:00am on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19...

Alert Police Blotter: 2/12/18-2/16/18

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

By Tim Broughton A Swinger.  On Tuesday, February 6, at 11:36 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department who were...

Venice’s Contentious Corner

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

By Sam Catanzaro What started out as a plan to plant trees throughout Venice in 1995 has turned into a...

Stroke Survivor Support Group

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

By Kelly Hartog In 2009, Dana Rivera was a healthy, happy woman in her 40s who exercised six days a...

Snapshot LA: Classic Photos at Bergamot Station Gallery

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

By Sam Skopp For the past nine years, Classic Photographs Los Angeles has been a yearly photography show, inviting photography...

Smooching Pooches: Dog Kissing Booth Highlights Puppy Adoptions on the Westside

February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018

By Sam Skopp Fitdog Sports Club, a dog daycare facility on 21st Street in Santa Monica, was host to an...

“Water by the Spoonful” – A Disappointment at Mark Taper

February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018

By Beverly Cohn A funny thing happened on the way to the Mark Taper Forum to “Water by the Spoonful,”...

Aberto! Brazilian Artist Rodrigo Branco Makes His California Debut

February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018

By Sam Skopp The Lois Lambert Gallery is showing the works of Brazilian artist Rodrigo Branco through March 3. While...

Gender Gap the Key to Congress

February 19, 2018

February 19, 2018

 By Tom Elias The most dramatic news in the year’s first big round of political polling, out a few days...

Let The Softball Games Begin!

February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018

Celebrations Wednesday, Feb. 14, as Santa Monica High School (Samo) Girls Varisty Softball team officially opened a new softball field...