Starting in the new year, California employers will be barred from asking workers about their use of cannabis outside of work, and from discriminating against them because of it.
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A new law will guarantee California workers five paid sick days a year starting Jan. 1, up from the three days that employers are currently required to provide, thanks to
Local entrepreneurial women taste success with launch of new whiskey brand: Two Santa Monica residents ventured into the spirits scene with the launch of their debut drink, a blend combining
Residents trying to sleep off their New Year's Eve celebrations were rudely awakened Monday by a small earthquake. The tremor measured about 4.1 according to the U.
If California wants to build its way out of its long term housing shortage, plenty of things stand in its way in 2024: high interest rates, sluggish local approval processes
Panel talks countering ‘truth decay’: Santa Monica College played host to a community conversation entitled “Countering Truth Decay” with a panel speaking on how to create more robust discourse on
Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in one of California's coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from
When I joined the city of Santa Monica a little more than two years ago, the city was in the midst of responding to a global pandemic, recovering from a
Two new laws taking effect Jan. 1 could affect safety on California’s roads. Cameras at intersections across California already flag drivers who run red lights. Under one law, six
The Golden Globe Awards are back on the first Sunday in January with plenty of behind-the-scenes changes aimed at cementing a yearslong comeback effort.
The show is known for its
Football fanatics flock to see fresh flag program: The 2023 fall season for Samohi athletics introduced girls flag football to the schedule, the sport’s first year officially sanctioned by
Santa Monica Pier evacuated just days before previously scheduled pier emergency evacuation test: A man claiming to be in possession of a bomb climbed the 130-foot-tall Ferris Wheel on the
