The Santa Monica Pier has been a notorious “beach bummer” on Heal the Bay’s annual water quality list for almost 30 years, but after a hopeful three year hiatus,
The total tab for work to remediate, and possibly rebuild, the Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) / John Muir Elementary campus is still largely unknown for the local school district,
Crime Watch is culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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SMPD made 36 arrests from June 6 to June 12
Date Sex Age Primary Charge
Mon, Jun 6 M 38 Indecent Exposure
Mon, Jun 6 M 46 Possession of Methamphetamines
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Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1975.
The Los Angeles County jury
By Dan Walters
The story of Assembly Bill 983 and Assembly Bill 437 begins with two indisputable facts:
—The business side of the Southern California entertainment industry is a snakepit
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A controversial proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to prod more homeless people into mental health treatment is making its way through the Legislature, despite deep
June gloom has burned off and Independence Day is right around the corner, bringing to mind visions of melting ice cream cones and blossoming fireworks displays.
But this year, agencies
In what was clearly the social event to kick off the summer, WISE & Healthy Aging hosted its first in-person community event since 2019. Sponsored by RAND and Santa Monica
In the 1940s when almost every inch of beach was hostile to Black Angelenos, Santa Monica native Nick Gabaldón defied the odds to become California’s first documented surfer of
A pandemic-era pilot program designed to make local bus trips safer and more efficient — at the expense of rider convenience, according to many — comes to an end this week, with