A celebration of life honoring Peter Lodato, a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art community, will be held Sunday at William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica.
The memorial service
The 2028 Olympics will open in Los Angeles in exactly three years, and the planning for the Games is racing alongside their politics.
The planning is going better, but the
Sociologist Robert Merton coined the term “unintended consequences” in a 1936 essay, exploring how people take actions they believe will have positive outcomes, but later learn they have negative impacts.
Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved significant parking rate increases that are projected to generate an additional $8.2 to $8.9 million annually, while striking a compromise to retain
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education has unanimously approved an emergency resolution to fast-track the installation of backup power systems after losing 22 school days last year.
Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to homelessness.
How they handle that challenge varies widely.
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SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Dog Daze of Summer event on Montana Ave., Endless Summer C.A.M.P., Venice
A perfect storm of economic, fiscal and political trends is battering California’s already deficit-ridden state budget, leading public employee unions and other interest groups dependent on money from Sacramento
As Republicans lambasted California lawmakers for rushing through their effort to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, Democrats are facing a quieter angst in their own party.
To counter what
Sonic Automotive announced Monday its acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover Santa Monica, bringing the Fortune 500 company's total Jaguar Land Rover dealerships to 11 and cementing its position
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Tuesday that California is committed to reducing chronic absenteeism by 50% over five years, releasing new statewide guidance to improve student attendance.
The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved zoning amendments designed to promote economic recovery in the downtown area, while adding restrictions that will require hotels and motels to obtain
