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Starbucks Closes Santa Monica Store Permanently

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020

Updated 5:24 p.m. April 21 Coffee company shuts down popular location as of Sunday By Sam Catanzaro A popular Santa...

Calls to Fire City Manager as City Prepares to Make ‘Unprecedented’ Cuts

April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

City of Santa Monica grapples with economic impacts of COVID-19 outbreak By Sam Catanzaro As the union representing Santa Monica’s...

Source Says 1/4 of Santa Monica City Employees May Lose Jobs

April 15, 2020

April 15, 2020

Updated 4/15/20 12:01 p.m. City facing multi-million dollar budget deficit By Sam Catanzaro Facing a major budget deficit the City...

County Extends Stay at Home Order as Santa Monica COVID-19 Count Nears 100

April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020

Over 8,000 cases countywide By Sam Catanzaro Nearly 100 Santa Monica residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...

SMa.r.t. Column: Lock Yourself Into the Stillness

April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020

~ We have entered another dimension in Santa Monica. Time stands still. There is a meme where the entire week...

Santa Monica Broadens Eviction Moratorium as COVID-19 Count Surpasses 80

April 8, 2020

April 8, 2020

Los Angeles county announces additional 29 deaths By Sam Catanzaro As county health officials announce 29 additional deaths from the...

Inside Bird’s Conference Call to Fire Hundreds of Employees

April 5, 2020

April 5, 2020

Santa Monica-based scooter company lays off over 400 employees in a single video conference By Sam Catanzaro Recently Santa Monica-based...

Construction Allowed to Continue in Santa Monica as Restrictions are Implemented

April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Handwashing stations, social distancing recruitments for projects By Sam Catanzaro As cities like San Francisco order many construction projects to...

Big Blue Bus Drivers Test Positive for COVID-19

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

Over 50 confirmed cases in Santa Monica By Sam Catanzaro Two Big Blue Bus drivers have tested positive for the...

County Tells All Residents to be Prepared for Isolation, Quarantine

March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020

LA County COVID-19 cases over 1,000 By Sam Catanzaro The director of public health for Los Angeles County is advising...