CITYWIDE — The Supreme Court handed gay rights advocates twin victories Wednesday morning, striking down a California ban on same-sex marriage and a provision of federal law that denied homosexual couples
BROADWAY — A local married couple took advantage of a 99-year-old World War II veteran by stealing about $2,500 from him when they would assist him with his grocery shopping,
Thomas Paine was an idealist whose name defined him. An early, and extreme, egalitarian radical, he was crucial to the founding of America with his inspirational writings, but a pain
SANTA MONICA BAY — Water quality at Los Angeles County beaches is not getting any better and Santa Monica is no exception, according to a report released Wednesday by the Natural
PICO BOULEVARD — Hiking a 2,655-mile trail through remote sections of California's mountainous terrain sounds difficult. Beating a record time in the process is more than a challenge.
SM BEACH — Santa Monica received the TsunamiReady and StormReady designation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service for the first time, affirming citywide safety efforts.
THIRD STREET — City officials disappointed neighbors of a luxury hotel on Third Street Monday, declaring that there was no evidence that the business had violated any laws despite residents'
Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city's expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda
SAMOHI — Santa Monica boys' volleyball placed two players on the All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team, it was announced last week.
Seniors Dane Keckin and Spencer Cramer made the
MALIBU — Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen was questioned Monday about a fight that occurred over the weekend between him and an autograph seeker outside a Malibu restaurant, authorities said.
"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the only legitimate object of good government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1809
Another cycle of gang-related shootings and
