• California will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    California will appeal a judge's decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to require voter identification at the polls, officials said Thursday. State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in March in the coastal city of 200,
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  • More than 2,300 bills died without a vote in the last two years

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of the 2,403 bills that died in the recent two-year session, CalMatters’ Digital Democracy data found just 25 failed because a majority of lawmakers voted “no.
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  • Middle schoolers branch out into STEM learning

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    With STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) careers expected to expand rapidly over the next decade, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) students have become prepped in the scientific realm with the help of a local organization.
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  • Tuesday’s City Council meet will mostly be about the ceremonial handover

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    In what will be an emotional evening for many, this will be the last time Mayor Phil Brock and Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Christine Parra and Oscar de la Torre will be sitting on that side of the dais.
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  • Rats to repairs: Inside SMMUSD’s 5,000-work-order year

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Discover the latest progress reports from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education on maintenance and fundraising efforts.
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  • Holey Moley takes a swing at being Promenade entertainment destination

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The Third Street Promenade’s newest tenant has taken its shot at bringing entertainment to the shopping district, with early reactions sounding like the response to a hole-in-one on the golf course. On December 6,
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  • Malibu under evacuation order for new wildfire

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the blaze intensified and the sky turned deep red.
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  • Malibu wildfire prompts evacuation orders and warnings for 20,000, including Dick Van Dyke and Cher

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Weather conditions were forecast to improve in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that has forced up to 20,000 people, including Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife,
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  • California officials plan for a dry 2025 with grim water supply guesswork

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial,
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  • US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. US District Judge ...
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  • NASA’s stuck astronauts hit six months in space, just two more to go

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was ...
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  • Government & Politics

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February,
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  • 'TIS THE SEASON

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    TIS THE SEASON Santa Monica’s annual ‘tis the season magazine is out now! Check out some of the best local places to shop, dine and enjoy this holiday season!
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  • Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 LA Games

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. US President-elect Donald Trump has talked up his own role helping get the games for LA in 2017,
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  • The US government is closing a women’s prison after years of abuse and decay

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement,
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  • The US government is closing a women’s prison and other facilities after years of abuse and decay

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse,
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  • Country doesn’t belong to one political party

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    I’ve been actively avoiding writing about the election. Partly, because I’ve also been avoiding thinking about it. I spent election night at the residence of the Consul General of Finland. No, I don’t usually observe American elections with Nordic nationals,
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  • Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    By Graham Dunbar AP Sports Writer Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday.
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  • Gunman may have targeted California religious school in shooting that wounded 2 kindergartners

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Investigators on Thursday were trying to determine if a gunman was specifically targeting a tiny religious school in Northern California when he opened fire and critically wounded two kindergartners before killing himself. The man may have targeted Feather ...
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  • Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Nearly three out of 10 US drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options ...
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