According to the Santa Monica Police Department, on March 29, 2025, at approximately 4:45am, officers responded to a report of a shooting at a gas station near Lincoln Blvd and Pico Blvd. Upon arrival,
California lawmakers are taking aim at different aspects of the state's housing market through legislation targeting both renters and property owners. Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) have introduced a bill to shield tenants from additional housing fees,
If the Santa Monica City Council gives direction to City Staff to proceed, it will forever change & destroy Main Street & Ocean Park. It will destroy local businesses that rely on the parking for ...
A newly released report has determined that the proposal to create a stand-alone Malibu Unified School District fails to meet eight of the nine state criteria required for establishing an independent school district in California.
More than 20 Los Angeles County Sheriff's stations will boycott the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay in protest of what they call the wrongful prosecution of Deputy Trevor Kirk. The unprecedented move,
A coalition of Topanga community groups will hold a rally on March 30 to advocate for the reopening of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, which has been closed since recent fires and subsequent mudslides ...
For years California has been stuck in a recurring fight between legislators who want the state to turbocharge new home construction and legislators determined to defend a landmark environmental protection law.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency. The departures were announced at a meeting of agency senior leaders.
AM I ONLY tossing in these occasional political announcements because I no longer write my CURIOUS CITY column on a regular basis? No. Trump’s chaos directly affects the arts. One example: he ...
When I saw the headlines about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” I rolled my eyes. Media outlets buzzed with criticism. He was pandering to the right, giving platforms ...
The U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency,
Friday saw a contentious battle for first place in the Boys & Girls Club intra-district 4th/5th Grade Girls Basketball Final. A “hybrid” team consisting of six SMASH students and two Roosevelt Elementary students clawed their way to victory against a conglomerate team from the Mar Vista Gardens Boys & Girls Club and McKinley Elementary.
Montana Ave celebrated all things healthy last week with their annual Wellness Walk. Participating businesses, including Peet’s Coffee, hosted tables along the street with giveaways and information. P
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has reinstated the death penalty as a prosecutorial option in murder cases with special circumstances, ending the previous administration's blanket prohibition on capital punishment.
The pursuit began in Ventura County and traveled along several freeways toward Santa Monica. Police from Simi Valley were responsible for the pursuit as that is where the chase originated just ...
U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans' views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence ...
More than 60 double-crested cormorant eggs and chicks are receiving intensive care at International Bird Rescue's Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being rescued from a damaged tree in Marina del Rey.
Lennon Tyler and her German fiancé often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in the United States since it was only a day's drive from her home in Las Vegas, one of the perks of their long-distance relationship.
The Santa Monica City Council will consider significant changes to both water rates and zoning regulations at its Tuesday meeting, with residents potentially facing substantial increases in their ...
Nearly a year after a mob attacked UCLA students and faculty who formed an encampment protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, participants in that encampment are suing senior officials from the ...
Kerri Walsh Jennings, the five-time Olympian who won gold three times in beach volleyball, knows there's no greater feeling than representing your country.
Paulina Cuenca and Ivan Lozano from the police academy and the Field Training Officer program last week. Cuenca is a former soccer player who played for the Republic of the Philippines. Lozano, a Southern California local,
After starting the Paris Olympics with a win, the U.S. beach volleyball team of ex-NBA player Chase Budinger and Miles Evans were eliminated in the lucky loser stage.
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David Berg, a former UCLA baseball star player, left his role as an assistant coach with the Bruins soon after facing discipline for slapping a player.
In response to Rising and other players’ injury histories, Whittingham and the Utah coaching staff will be implementing a new training regimen ahead of the 2024 season. Utah’s head coach says it will be similar to the NFL model, where the team will slowly ramp up with added rest days instead of going full speed from day one.
San Luis, Missouri — El equipo SoCal Elite Football Club Sub 13 del Valle Imperial ganó el campeonato del Torneo Nacional de Fútbol de la Liga de la Academia Elite
On Thursday night, televisions a sports bar in Santa Monica and a pizza place in Irvine were tuned not to a baseball game but rather the presidential debate.
On Thursday night, televisions at a sports bar in Santa Monica, a pizza restaurant in Irvine and a dive bar in Downtown L.A. were tuned not to a baseball game but rather the presidential debate. Southern Californians gathered to watch President Joe Biden ...
The hotel is under new ownership: Proper Hospitality, known for spots like the Santa Monica Proper in Los Angeles. The rooms are beachy and modern, and guests can spend time at the hotel’s two pools or tennis, volleyball, or padel courts. There's also a ...
His death on July 1, 2019, sent shock waves through the sports world. A highly publicized criminal investigation not only revealed that Skaggs had secretly used painkillers for years, but also led to the arrest of a team employee accused of providing him with tainted, black market pills.