EASTSIDE — When a medical marijuana patient walks into a dispensary to purchase some pot, they are most likely not going to speak with a certified pharmacist, but rather a 20-something with glossy, blood-shot eyes who probably got high hours or minutes before.
Santa Monica’s Sixth Annual Unity Resource Festival will celebrate the city by the sea’s diverse cultures Sunday through music, dance and culinary arts.
This month, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America (RHR-NA) recognizes Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels of Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica as its Human Rights Rabbi of the Month.
SANTA MONICA BLVD — A Santa Monica therapist is blaming business review website Yelp.com for a drastic drop in the number of referrals she’s received over the last seven months.
Students at Santa Monica High School on Saturday won the Los Angeles Surf Bowl, a regional ocean science academic competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl.
Over 25 bands, orchestras and choirs comprised of students in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be featured March 22 and 23 during the 63rd annual Stairway of the Stars concert at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica.
Youth from the Santa Monica Police Activities League will be partnering with restaurateur Fred Deni this Wednesday to cook a fabulous meal and provide entertainment in an effort to raise funds for the after-school program.
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday warned senior citizens and other taxpayers to beware of an emerging federal tax refund scam tempting victims to file tax returns claiming fraudulent refunds.
DOWNTOWN — A financial adviser was charged today with murder, money laundering and grand theft in connection with an alleged financial scheme that led to the 2008 fatal stabbing of Alexander Merman, a Russian-born artist who was working as an LAUSD teacher when he was killed in his Santa Monica cond
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The Santa Monica Police Department announced Wednesday that it will target drivers in March who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, continuing its efforts at targeting different bad driving behaviors each month.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
DOWNTOWN — Four reputed gang members have been given what could end up life sentences for the murder of 20-year-old Richard Manuel Juarez, who was gunned down while hanging out with friends at Virginia Avenue Park in 2009, authorities said Wednesday.
