October 27, 2025
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Suspected Santa Monica Serial Killer’s Trial Begins

Michael Thomas Gargiulo charged in stabbing deaths of two LA woman and attempted murder of Santa Monica woman. By Sam Catanzaro Opening statements began this week in the trial of a 43-year-old serial killer from […]

SMa.r.t. Column: So Sad

This is an article about the decline of a city locked into a poorly conceived code, about a city controlled by developers and the money they bring to the table. It is also about one […]

DUI Checkpoint in Santa Monica Friday

By Staff Writer In recent years, California has seen a disturbing increase in drug-impaireddriving crashes and the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is addressing this issue by holding a DUI checkpoint this Friday, May 3. […]

Oceanfront Developments Given Green Light

Mixed-use apartments coming to Ocean Front Walk, Ocean Avenue By Cailley Chella  Two hotly debated Santa Monica developments got the go-ahead on Tuesday, April 23 Santa Monica City Council denied appeals by South Ocean Avenue […]

SMa.r.t. Column: What Are They Thinking?

At the April 9 Santa Monica City Council meeting approval was given to order the staff to publish an RFP to developers for the demolition of Parking Lot #3 at 1318 Fourth Street and the […]

Sierra Club Celebrates Earth Month

Trail Building and Planting in the Santa Monica Mountains By Staff Writer While people around the world celebrated Earth Day yesterday, the Sierra Club is still busy celebrating Earth Month and wants to remind everyone to […]