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SMC Barrett Gallery Hosts Gallery Reception Sept. 30 for  Chris Badger’s “Ideas Without Edges – Patterns/Loops/Quasicrystals/and Other Infinites” Exhibition

The Santa Monica College (SMC) Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery is pleased to present “Ideas Without Edges – Patterns/Loops/Quasicrystals/and Other Infinites,” an exhibition of works by artist

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/ 19 Sep 2023

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Santa Monica College to Hold Four Glass Pumpkin Sales

Santa Monica College will hold four special fundraising Glass Pumpkin Sales this fall. The first SMC Glass Pumpkin Sale will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m. to

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/ 19 Sep 2023

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Student Returns from Taiwan After Completing U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program

Tess Rosenfeld studied Chinese (Mandarin) this summer in Taiwan on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI‑Y) scholarship. NSLI‑Y, a program of the U.S. Department of

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/ 18 Sep 2023

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Roosevelt Elementary construction meeting

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) invites parents, staff, students and community members to participate in the planning of Roosevelt Elementary construction. The District is planning educational improvements at

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/ 18 Sep 2023

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Income verified e-bike voucher program to kick off in 2024

Income-qualified Santa Monica residents are one step closer to an opportunity to receive up to $2,000 toward a new e-bike, thanks to a grant-funded City voucher program highlighted Tuesday

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/ 16 Sep 2023

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Commercial fishing vessel runs aground on Southern California’s Catalina Island

A commercial fishing vessel with eight people aboard ran aground on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast early Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The 62-foot (18.9-meter)

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/ 16 Sep 2023

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Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations next week

Contract talks that could end the Hollywood writers strike are set to resume next week, studios said Thursday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry’

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/ 16 Sep 2023

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Man Charged with Murder in Metro Stabbing Death of Passenger in Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today Randy Lamale Nash has been charged with the murder of a Jesse Rodriguez for a Metro stabbing on a train in

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/ 14 Sep 2023

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Lawsuit accuses Beverly Hills police of racially profiling Black motorists

A lawsuit accuses Beverly Hills police of racially profiling nearly 1,100 Black people during traffic stops. The suit announced Monday was filed on behalf of most of the Black

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/ 14 Sep 2023

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‘Just Ken’ no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

Is it finally time for Barbie’s sidekick to go from being “just Ken” to National Toy Hall of Fame inductee? The Mattel doll introduced in 1961 and brought to

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/ 14 Sep 2023

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Burbank Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling ghost guns and Methamphetamine Out of His DTLA Hookah Lounge Business

A Burbank man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running an illegal firearms business out of a downtown Los Angeles hookah lounge he owned – which included the sale

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/ 14 Sep 2023

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The Gourmandise School to Host “Love for Lahaina” Cooking Class to Benefit Relief Efforts on Maui

The Gourmandise School at Santa Monica Place presents an evening of creating Hawaiian inspired dishes with a group of Los Angeles’s highly esteemed chefs, while raising funds to help

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/ 13 Sep 2023