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Wildfires erupt as California sees hot, dry weather

Firefighters were making progress battling several fires Wednesday that had burned through more than 13 square miles of dry brush at Southern California’s Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base amid

By Guest Author

/ 12 Jun 2020

Wildfires erupt as California sees hot, dry weather

Los Angeles firefighters stop brush blaze along highway

Los Angeles firefighters and water-dropping helicopters stopped a fire that burned about 50 acres of brush and grass on the Sepulveda Pass along Interstate 405 early Wednesday. The fire erupted

By Guest Author

/ 11 Jun 2020

Los Angeles firefighters stop brush blaze along highway

‘Cops,’ on air for 33 seasons, dropped by Paramount Network

After 33 seasons on the air, “Cops” has been dropped by the Paramount Network as protests against police proliferate around the world. “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and

By Guest Author

/ 11 Jun 2020

‘Cops,’ on air for 33 seasons, dropped by Paramount Network

Police search for Sake House suspects

The Santa Monica Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information related to the arrest of

By Guest Author

/ 9 Jun 2020

Letter to the Editor – Lip Service

Editor: The amount of ‘lip service’ the progressive City of Santa Monica gives to minority causes is incredible. We supported the recent demonstration in town to honor the life and

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

Letter to the Editor – Dear Council Members and City Manager

Editor I write to ask that we, as a city, and you Council Members, as our elected officials, immediately rethink the role of, and the manner of, policing of our

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

Letter to the Editor – Dear Council Members and City Manager

Letter to the Editor – A Physician’s Urgent Call to Support Essential Services for Our Seniors

Editor: I understand, given current economic realities, that budget cuts must be made. Cutting funding for senior services that WISE & Healthy Aging provides to our community, however, would be

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

Drug promising for certain advanced prostate cancer cases

A drug newly approved for a certain type of advanced prostate cancer is a game-changer, according to Providence Saint John’s Health Center oncologist Przemyslaw Twardowski, M.D., who co-authored

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

Drug promising for certain advanced prostate cancer cases

SMC’s Drescher Planetarium to Present Free, Live Virtual Shows

Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium resumes its Friday evening events in June with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.edu/planetarium. The shows include an update

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

SMC’s Drescher Planetarium to Present Free, Live Virtual Shows

Mayor signs Obama’s pledge

Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown signed Former President Obama’s Mayor’s pledge calling for mayors, city councils, and police oversight bodies to address police use of force policies. “Santa

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

County department of Public Health asked to develop public health guidelines for protests

As law enforcement agencies across LA County have responded to recent protests, they have not always used appropriate and consistent public health practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

County department of Public Health asked to develop public health guidelines for protests

The “8 Can’t Wait” policies have proven effective in research by advocacy group Campaign Zero

Los Angeles County Supervisors Janice Hahn and Mark Ridley-Thomas want the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the county’s 46 local police departments to update their Use of

By Guest Author

/ 8 Jun 2020

The “8 Can’t Wait” policies have proven effective in research by advocacy group Campaign Zero