It is noteworthy that some of the earliest mentions of “looting” in news reports during this year’s deadly fires in Los Angeles County made the point that there actually
Ten million people live in Los Angeles County, and the region’s Metro rail system carried 300 million riders last year. Los Angeles International Airport is one of the world’
Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a global event aimed at raising awareness about environmental issues and promoting actions to protect the planet. Its observance is rooted in
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes a lot of Easter events, Earth Day events, and much more!
Locals’ Night at the
LOCAL TREASURES I keep recommending. Are you missing out on so much, in your own backyard?
LIBRARY GIRL, the monthly spoken word performance in its 16th year at the RUSKIN
The spiraling cost of housing in California has affected virtually every facet of life.
California has the nation’s largest unsheltered homeless population and among the highest rates of cost-burdened
After George Floyd, there was an obligation in some progressive circles to prove you were sufficiently against racism by defining yourself as anti-racist. Now it’s President Donald Trump’s
By now we’ve all heard the news that Santa Monica will not be the venue for beach volleyball in the 2028 Summer Olympics. We learned this week that the
Why do we continue to collect data about the danger of kids playing on synthetic turfs on school grounds, even as we simultaneously allow our children to be put in
Since its inception in 2024, Los Angeles Climate Week has quickly become L.A.’s flagship event for climate activists, environmental organizations, local businesses, municipal governments, and regular Angelenos to
Right now leaders in Congress are debating a package that would provide $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to large corporations and billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – and
