Santa Monica’s business success stories come from around the area, with one of the most hard-working local economies coming in the Pico district. The "working street" mentality
California’s homeless crisis has plagued the state for years, and despite throwing a staggering amount of money trying to solve it, the problem is only getting worse.
In 2018,
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized insecurity surrounding basic necessities, one of the primary ones being the need for ample, nutritious food. While the pandemic has mostly subsided, that hunger remains in
In last Tuesday’s meeting, City Councilmembers voted to support the Justice for Renters Act by the narrowest of margins, passing the motion with four votes for yes, one vote
The Nov. 2 meeting of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board (SMMUSD) of Education saw a lengthy discussion on the future of climate literacy education throughout the district.
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A Los Angeles City Council committee voted 3-2 last week against extending the existing pandemic-related rent increase freeze that is set to expire January 31, 2024.
The five-member Housing and
These days you hear a lot of talk about affordability. We talk about inflation, growing inequality, rents, our growing homeless population, how expensive housing and food is and how we’
Little Amal, the puppet depicting a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, amazed Pier goers with its "walk" down the landmark as part of the Los Angeles stop of Amal
The warnings have grown louder and more urgent as 2024 approaches: The rapid advance of artificial intelligence tools threatens to amplify misinformation in next year’s presidential election at a
Dear Editor,
I am very distressed about extremely high density being proposed for new housing development in Santa Monica.
There is a property at 2501 Wilshire that was being planned
When you’re out and about in Santa Monica, look at the homes on any given street - the charming cottages, the apartments, the dingbats. Now imagine you can’t
