By Kristen Hwang Living on the streets of California is a deadly affair. The life expectancy of an unsheltered person is 50, according to national estimates, nearly 30 years less than that of the aver
As we approach the holiday seasons, the Santa Monica High School Orchestra welcomed the spirit with their annual Winter Concert. Performing songs alluding to the upcoming festivities such as Rudolph t
Matthew Hall SMDP Editor A week after warning a new mask mandate was on the horizon, Los Angeles officials are now saying the area may well escape any new Covid rules. Los Angeles County remains sligh
HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press Fresh off his party’s better-than-anticipated performance in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is facing consistent but critical assessments of his leadersh
MARC LEVY Associated Press Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republican David McCormick contributed to the former hedge fund manager’s loss in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary. Now, as McCormick considers
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Farewells and welcomes as council reorganizes for the new year Sue Himmelrich and Kristin McCowan both declined to run for reelection this year and the two women received a fond farewell at the Dec. 6
Homeless Committee Set to Vote on Citywide RV Pilot Program Jaime Paige Special to the Daily Press The Los Angeles Homelessness and Poverty Committee is scheduled to vote on a “first of a kind” RV pil
Mountain lion delivers 4 female kittens in mountains near LA A mountain lion tracked by biologists in mountains near Los Angeles gave birth over the summer to four healthy kittens, officials said this
Watchdog finds prison failures before Whitey Bulger killing LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press The beating death of notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger at the hands of
Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500 members of the public at t
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has arrested a homeless man for the robbery of two local adult novelty stores.
Kelly Blake Carr, a 47 was arrested on Dec. 3