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Lincoln Property pitches 132-unit mixed-use development at 1640 5th St
Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 16:12
The 1640 5th Street proposal from Lincoln Property includes an eight story building with 132-unit apartments and parking for 132 vehicles.
School board to sign off on emergency air conditioning repairs
Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 10/09/2024 - 16:12
District infrastructure and learning opportunity items are on the plate of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education this week.
Weekend assault refocuses election on public safety debate
Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 16:45
The weekend assault on a Santa Monica police officer has prompted a groundswell of support for the injured officer and reinvigorated Public Safety debate going into the final weeks of the election. A Santa Monica police officer shot and killed a man on Oct.
Single occupant plus four cats rescued from apartment fire on Euclid Street

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 16:16
Following an emergency call and rapid response to the 1300 block of Euclid St by the Fire Department, one person and four cats were rescued.
A letter from the Chief

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 16:16
Dear Santa Monica Community, On behalf of the entire Santa Monica Police Department, I want to extend our deepest gratitude for the incredible outpouring of support following the recent attack on one of our officers.
Series of traffic accidents occur across the city in a matter of days

Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 16:18
A series of four traffic accidents unfolded last week and there seems to be no apparent reason to link any of them together. Not even poor visibility as we’ve found ourselves in a soup-like fog a few times this week.
Letter: So WTF is the deal?

Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 16:18
Dear Editor, We were alarmed when in 2021 signs were erected to communicate that an outsized development under the legal “Builder’s Remedy” would be coming our way at Ocean Park and Lincoln and there was not a damn thing any residents of the affected neighborhoods could do about it.
Permanent Supportive Housing project officially opens in Pico neighborhood
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 16:18
Top city officials and housing partners gathered to celebrate Santa Monica’s first Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) project opening in nearly a decade.
Study Sessions on hot topics set to dominate Tuesday’s Council meeting

Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 16:15
Tuesday’s City Council meeting will be dominated by two Study Sessions, the first of which addresses the economic issues faced by the City associated with hosting the beach volleyball event during the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
October at the market
Santa Monica Daily Press
Mon, 10/07/2024 - 16:00
October 2024 blog Hello dedicated farmers market community. There’s a lot to celebrate this month! And it all has to do with food! Join us as we celebrate National Food Day all month long. The annual observance has been held every October 24 since 1975 in awareness of the importance of healthy sustainable food choices,
As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses

Santa Monica Daily Press
Sun, 10/06/2024 - 21:05
While Americans continue to struggle under unrelentingly high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear
The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docket

Santa Monica Daily Press
Sun, 10/06/2024 - 17:15
Transgender rights, the regulation of "ghost guns" and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court's election-season term that begins Monday
News Binge: All of last week’s stories in one place
Santa Monica Daily Press
Sun, 10/06/2024 - 17:07
The latest in Santa Monica news, including the latest on the Metro TAP-to-Exit program and new updates on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
A World Without Jack Neworth
Santa Monica Daily Press
Fri, 10/04/2024 - 16:00
By CHARLES ANDREWS HARD TO BELIEVE Jack was “a fixture,” kind of a legend, in Santa Monica for much of his life. He was always there in Friday’s Santa Monica Daily Press with his “LAUGHING MATTERS” column (such a great name),
Vikings, Mariners hold winning records into October
Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 16:13
With the calendar flipping to October, Santa Monica's top two high school football units are in good positions to make playoff runs, as the Samohi Vikings (3-2) and Saint Monica Mariners (5-1) are coming off of respective Friday victories.
“Butterfly”: Opera or Film?
Santa Monica Daily Press
Thu, 10/03/2024 - 16:00
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON – courtesy photo SO LONG KRIS Kristofferson struggled to get into the business – landing a chopper on Johnny Cash’s front lawn helped (he was an Army ranger and helicopter pilot) – but he wound up recognized as one of the great songwriters.
Late payments to nonprofits hamper California’s fight against homelessness
Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 10/02/2024 - 16:13
By Marisa Kendall California’s homeless service providers have a problem: They aren’t getting paid on time, and it’s making it even harder for them to get people off the street. Nonprofits that provide everything from shelter beds,
Grant holds annual world cultures event
Santa Monica Daily Press
Wed, 10/02/2024 - 16:13
Students and staff of Grant Elementary School put on an event on a global scale Sept. 27, hosting the annual World Cultures Day in the campus’ play yard.
Vote Yes on the School Bond

Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 21:27
Editor: Education is the foundation of success in our society. While the quality of teaching is the most essential component, the comfort of the environment is equally vital. In Santa Monica, however,
Establishment: The Jig is up!
Santa Monica Daily Press
Tue, 10/01/2024 - 21:09
I am responding to Barry Snell’s assertions in the Sept. 26, 2024 SMDP guest opinion piece titled “Beware of the Sell Out Slate” which was a reprint of his press release. The Bottom Line, Barry: It’s clear that the Establishment’s Jig is up!

Santa Monica Pro and Prep Sports

NFL draft's first round revealed a disturbing trend for Pac-12 football

Sat, 05/01/2021 - 00:03
It is disturbing, indeed, to ponder the fate of Pac-12 football. A Thursday night’s draft unfolded, not a single Pac-12 skill player was chosen. The conference of Aaron Rodgers, John Elway and Andrew Luck came up empty — and only three conference players were chosen in that round,
People and Places:
National Football League draft ~ Pacific-12 Conference ~ Trend type forecast
A grim Bay Area baseball season ahead? Giants, A's say it ain't so

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 22:22
The idea of a lively, compelling summer seems entirely possible, and that’s all any baseball fan can ask. While the Dodgers and Padres staged two of the most engaging series in recent regular-season memory,
Giants' Rally Rabbit latest furry sidekick in Bay Area baseball. Here are the top 5

Sat, 04/24/2021 - 00:40
including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.
For baseball's Atlantic League, here's the pitch: What if it's not 60 feet, 6 inches?

Sat, 04/17/2021 - 04:53
Now comes a new wave of radical concepts, including the disappearance of “60 feet, 6 inches” — a fixture of the game since 1893. In the Atlantic League, starting Aug. 3 with the second half of its season,
Taylor Feldman leads Crean Lutheran girls basketball past Bonita in Division 2AA showdown

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 09:33
IRVINE — Crean Lutheran High’s girls basketball team served notice Wednesday, April 14 that it will be ready for the new playoff divisions this spring. Junior guard Taylor Feldman scored 39 points and sophomore forward Maya Bland added 21 rebounds as the host Saints defeated visiting Bonita of La Verne 58-47 in a nonleague game between CIF Division 2AA contenders.
Live updates: High school football Week 5 in Southern California
Sat, 04/10/2021 - 08:32
Linfield Christian at Aquinas, 7 p.m. Western Christian at Ontario Christian, 7 p.m. Palos Verdes at Culver City, 7 p.m. Peninsula at Mira Costa, 7 p.m. Redondo at Santa Monica, 5 p.m. Bishop Montgomery at St. Pius X-St. Matthias, 7 p.m. St. Genevieve at ...
How Rick Welts changed NBA and pro basketball forever before joining Warriors

Fri, 04/09/2021 - 00:42
In announcing his retirement, effective at season’s end, Warriors president Rick Welts leaves behind a legacy unlikely to be matched in its variety and scope. “Simply put, Rick Welts played a transformational role in creating the modern NBA during his more than 40 years as a pioneering league and team executive,
People and Places:
Rick Welts ~ National Basketball Association ~ Golden State Warriors
Column: Venice's Sam Vaulton hopes to make most of spring football

Thu, 04/08/2021 - 16:30
They’ve gone to the beach in Santa Monica. He’s still waiting for his first classroom experience at Venice. Teammates kid him about his accent. “People asked me if I was trying to talk that way," he said.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Sons Patrick Schwarzenegger and Joseph Baena Spotted Out for First Time Together
Tue, 04/06/2021 - 19:15
Patrick, 27, and Joseph, 23, were spotted working out together on the Santa Monica stairs with Joseph's girlfriend, Nicky Dodaj. Patrick wore a backwards baseball cap and shades with a long sleeve shirt and shorts. Joseph also went casual in a gray T ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Patrick seen with brother Joseph Baena for first time over 10 years after love child scandal

Tue, 04/06/2021 - 01:18
Patrick and Joseph were seen enjoying some quality sibling time as they participated in a tough workout at the Santa Monica Stairs on Monday. The 27-year-old actor sported a long sleeve navy shirt, blue shorts, a white baseball cap and sunglasses ...
Mustang girls, boys both go 2-0

Fri, 03/26/2021 - 01:47
Ralph Doyle “Costa is the gold standard in high school tennis. But your girls are nice, too,” a gracious Santa Monica High coach Joyce Stickney told Costa coach Allen
Daniel Snyder to receive NFL debt waiver to buy out Washington Football Team partners
Wed, 03/24/2021 - 20:31
The potential buyers were Behdad Eghbali and José Feliciano — the billionaire co-founders of Clearlake Capital, a private equity firm based in Santa Monica — and Feliciano’s wife, Kwanza Jones, a singer, songwriter and philanthropist who grew up in ...
Sierra Canyon football dominates in shutout victory over St. Bernard

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 07:44
It had been 497 days since St. Bernard football took the field, a 23-0 loss to Santa Monica High in the CIF Southern Section Division 13 playoffs in November 2019. Sierra Canyon, meanwhile, tangled with St.
Arenbart’s late-game interception helps Redondo football top Peninsula in Bay League

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 06:00
We kept everything going and got lucky.” Redondo will move on next week to face Culver City on Friday, March 26. Peninsula will also be on the road against Santa Monica.
Prep baseball: Hart catcher Matt Quintanar makes positive impression

Sat, 03/20/2021 - 05:36
Arcadia 8, California 0: Harrison Meyers struck out six in five shutout innings. Gardena Serra 8, Santa Monica 1: Miles Blackwell, Cameron Robertson and Nigel Buckley each had three hits for Serra. Buckley had a triple, double and three RBIs. Vista ...