The All-American tradition of celebrating the birth of the country by blowing up a small piece of it has come to an end in Santa Monica with the cancellation of
On Wednesday evening our newly elected youthful city council passed a resolution to turn the promenade into an “entertainment zone.” What you ask is an Entertainment Zone? As far as
Homelessness remains the most pressing issue throughout the Los Angeles region with officials at the local and County level scrambling to address the ever growing crisis. While governments are working
Melese Light-Orr and his sister, Meaza Light-Orr, could have never imagined the impact they would one day have on the Ethiopian village they left behind as babies but these Crossroads
Bank of America’s downtown Santa Monica financial center is preparing to close as the city moves forward with redevelopment plans that will convert the site into affordable housing.
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A couple of weeks ago, Kamala Harris got the full New York Times treatment — a lengthy article speculating whether she would run for governor of California next year or prepare
Residents living near Waymo's charging facilities in Santa Monica are demanding immediate action over what they describe as persistent noise pollution that has disrupted their neighborhood and daily
By Arabella Joaquin
SMDP Intern
This weekend, a group of high school students will turn music into a movement.
Ten teen bands plan to take the stage for Battle of
In 2022, California made sweeping changes to its Medi-Cal program that reimagined what health care could look like for some of the state’s poorest and sickest residents by covering
Three months into President Donald Trump’s second term and the recovery from the firestorm that devastated Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom finds himself at a precarious juncture.
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