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One Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District campus has served as an example of putting state arts education funds to good use. At the Feb. 20 meeting of the SMMUSD Board of Education, McKinley Elementary School Principal Dr.

Now that Santa Monica voters have approved Measure QS, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has shared new insights into expected bond expenditures. Measure QS, approved in November, authorizes SMMUSD to issue up to $495 million in general obligation bonds for facility improvement projects.

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Our Santa Monica Newsletter has quickly become the go-to morning read for locals and visitors alike. With our advertising spots completely booked until March 15th, we’ve created this waitlist to ...

Despite fierce competition through the first three quarters, the LMU Lions couldn’t maintain momentum in the fourth quarter and ultimately fell to the University of Pacific Tigers 63-49 on February 20th.

One local boys soccer unit is one game away from a CIF Southern Section Division tournament crown, while another has eyes set on the regional bracket. On Friday, the Saint Monica Mariners boys soccer squad will be facing off with Chadwick for the CIF-SS Division 8 championship,

It seems like it was a lifetime ago that Michelle Obama urged us to rise to the level of our better angels. I don’t know if she still subscribes to the premise, but she hasn’t disavowed it, Heading in a different direction,

Palisades Charter High School (PCHS) may temporarily relocate to the currently vacant Sears Building in Downtown Santa Monica while the school works to rebuild sections of its campus destroyed by ...

And three more are scheduled to open in Southern California in addition to the one in Santa Monica. “When you go into our locations today, you're going to notice it's a really elevated ...

Devan Sipher. It seems like it was a lifetime ago that Michelle Obama urged us to rise to the level of our better angels. I don’t know if she still subscribes to the premise, but she hasn’t disavowed it,

Los Angeles, CA - Behind a raucous crowd, LMU defeated Pepperdine 93-82. LMU ran away with this one in the fourth quarter by playing patient, team ball. The leading scorers for the Lions were Alex Merkviladze with 21 points,

A proposal by a local lawmaker to restrict the use of lethal force for self defense has drawn a quick response from supporters and critics alike. State Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur introduced Bill 1333 last week to substantially narrow the legal justification for homicide in California.

California’s Capitol has seen countless conflicts between economic interests, but few match the intensity of a duel between the fast food industry and labor unions that seemingly ended two years ago with compromise legislation raising the minimum wage to $20.

A 17-year-old was arrested late on Saturday night following a traffic stop by officers from the Santa Monica Police Department after a passenger in the rear of the car was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun.

This is the question the Santa Monica History Museum has attempted to answer this year, celebrating the 150th year of Santa Monica with the new exhibit “Roots & Branches: A Tree’s View of ...

Given all that, we can now parse what Chief Littlefield said when asked by the moderator about the role of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in fighting the Palisades fire. He starts out by saying that ...

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials heard students loud and clear this month, giving their full support towards their act of peaceful defiance. After the Feb. 6 walkout by both ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to implement temporary eviction protections for residents affected by January's devastating wildfires while simultaneously beginning to assemble a task force to reshape county governance following last year's charter reform.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region last month, leveling neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. In the first days of the disaster,