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Mini Works of Art: Beyond the Lines Gallery Opens a New Exhibit of Micro Creations

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017

By Sam Skopp   Beyond the Lines Gallery, located in unity G8 at the Bergamot Station Arts Complex, opened its...

Easy, Tiger

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017

By Steve Stajich   Oh the sadness and disappointment when our heroes sometimes trip and fall, revealing that they are...

Just How Rampant is Corruption in State Government?

June 5, 2017

June 5, 2017

By Tom Elias   The well-documented “fix-is-in” proceedings which forced consumers to pay more than 70 percent of the cost...

Grab your Paddles and Go!

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

By Patty Tedesco Art Auctions are taking center stage in the news these days. With an untitled 1982 Basquiat selling...

Nick Gabaldon Day Celebrations on the Beach

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

  Santa Monica Conservancy, in collaboration with the Black Surfers Collective, the Surf Bus Foundation and others, is celebrating Nick...

Body Cameras for SMPD? New Experiment Begins Testing

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

Following a six month research trial in which the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) began a Body Worn Camera (BWC)...

Home Invasion Charges Filed

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed criminal charges Wednesday, May 31, with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office...

Cops and Kids

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is working with Santa Monica High School (Samohi) on a unique curriculum that provides...

Alert Police Blotter 5/22/17-5/26/17

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

By Tim Broughton   Unreasonable. On Wednesday, May 24, at 2:30 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were...

SMa.r.t.- It’s Time That Residents Matter!

June 2, 2017

June 2, 2017

Santa Monica has traditionally been a colorful mixed bag. Since 1875, our city has been the breath of fresh air...