What could have been a dramatic showdown this week, orchestrated by Republican legislators demanding action on bills addressing California’s fentanyl crisis, was ultimately avoided with a deal for a special hearing next week
The City of Santa Monica Dispatch Center received a call from Nordstrom on 2nd and Broadway for a suspect being detained by their Loss Prevention staff for shoplifting
On April 2
SMPD officers responded to the 300 block of Colorado Ave at 10:20 p.m. regarding a fight. Upon arrival officers learned that three individuals reportedly attacked
Editor:
re "Pilot programs invite Big Brother into buses and the Downtown library" [SMDP April 17, 2023]
It was inevitable that AI surveillance would check into the library.
It’s as though salt has found itself at the center of a dubious witch hunt. America is on fire with obesity, type-2 diabetes, elevated cholesterol and high blood pressure and we need someone to blame. Enter salt
On April 2 at 1 pm
SMPD officers responded to the 1100 block of Ocean Avenue. Based on the information relayed, while attempting to contact an individual acting erratically near