Shocking End: Veteran Actor Orson Bean, 91, Gets Hit By Two Cars And Dies

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Bean and Mills had performed together in the play “Bad Habits” in Santa Monica, which had just ended its run on January 26. Police believe Bean’s death was a tragic accident. It seems that Bean had come from between two vehicles when he was crossing the street and was not seen by the drivers.
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Alley Mills, Orson Bean’s Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Actor Dan Lauria played her husband. Bean was doing what he loved, with the person he loved, just prior to his death. The couple both performed in the play, “Bad Habits,” at the Ruskin Theatre in Santa Monica, California. In the Broadway World review of “Bad Habits” read, “Mills and Bean seem to know how to push each other’s buttons ...
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Irish voters frustrated by economy choose next leader

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will have a few things the Oscars won’t. Diverse nominees. Female filmmakers. And J.Lo. Held in a seaside tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, the day before the Oscars, the preeminent independent film event often diverges greatly in tone from the weekend ...
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$186,154 Donated to Santa Monica Education Foundation,

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Santa Monica parents, community members and businesses supported local public schools during a 10-day match fundraising campaign for the Santa Monica Education Foundation. Inspired by a $50,000 match from Bird, 772 donors contributed $186,154 during the match, which ran from January 21 to 31, 2020. The matching campaign coincided with the end o ...
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Tom Ford dazzles LA with fashion week show before Oscars

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“If I didn’t have this bump, I’d be in that line for a couple of those dresses, but we need to have a flat tummy!” SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will have a few things the Oscars won’t. Diverse nominees. Female filmmakers. And J.Lo. Held in a seaside tent on the beach in Santa ...
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The Latest: American dies of virus in China

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards will have a few things the Oscars won’t. Diverse nominees. Female filmmakers. And J.Lo. Held in a seaside tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California, the day before the Oscars, the preeminent independent film event often diverges greatly in tone from the weekend ...
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Plumber convicted of overcharging elderly Santa Monica woman $92,000

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A plumber extracted $92,000 from an elderly Santa Monica homeowner after she hired him to complete $5,000 worth of repairs and installations, city officials announced Wednesday. On Jan. 27, a superior court judge sentenced Jet Speed Plumbing Inc., doing business as Ritz Plumbing, to three years of probation for unlawfully overcharging an 82 ...
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Local Sports Roundup: Panthers clinch second-straight EYL title

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Porterville College women's tennis team went 0-2 in matches in Southern California on Friday. The Lady Pirates lost 5-0 to Santa Monica and 8-1 to Glendale. PC's lone win of the day came from Zoe Vasquez and Annabelle Rivera in the No. 3 doubles against Glendale. The two also played together in a close 8-6 loss to Santa Monica's No. 3 team.
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California Focus: Rent control again: Is this vote needed?

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That new law limits rent increases to 5 percent per year, plus the local rate of inflation in locales where there previously was no rent control, while letting existing city rent control laws stand in places like Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Glendale, San Francisco and others that have had controls for years. For what it’s worth, those controls ...
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What you should know about voting in Santa Monica

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Presidential candidates aren’t the only items of interest on the March ballot. Santa Monica voters will have the opportunity to vote on local and state initiatives and the Los Angeles County District Attorney race on the same ballot as the March 3 presidential primary. The Santa Monica Daily Press has put together a guide of what you can ...
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