Cars soon will be unwelcome on Playa Vista's main drag. And a lot of people are happy about it

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Tenants include Google, Facebook, Belkin and Sony, making it part of the coastal “Silicon Beach” strip of communities that begins north at Santa Monica. There is already an indication that closing off the streets resonates with the population ...
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Datebook: A Chicana artist's pastels on paper, sacred books from the Middle Ages and wearable paper jewelry

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Through Aug. 18. 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, regenprojects.com. Bob Mizer, “Ambition,” at M+B Photo. Mizer is by now an icon of post-War gay culture, a figure who celebrated the male body and gay male sexuality in magazines such as “Physique ...
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Beyond hipster gloss: Four artisanal winemakers to know from the Garagiste Wine Festival

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byronblatty.com. Santa Monica native Alex Russan has dabbled in coffee and sherry importation; his import company Alexander Jules still specializes in rare batched sherries and obscure Spanish wines. Eventually, he turned toward production to, as he puts ...
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Bird scooters removed from Newport Beach under threat of criminal prosecution

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Santa Monica approved a pilot program, set to launch in September, requiring the companies to pay higher fees, develop additional safety education, share real-time data and abide by a “dynamic cap” on the number of devices each company can deploy.
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Another instance of #livingwhileblack? Ving Rhames recalls 2016 police incident at his Santa Monica home

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In Santa Monica, the department established a Meet Your Neighbors program in 2017, challenging neighborhoods to hold meet-and-greets with their fellow residents. The department then entered the neighborhoods into a raffle for a free block party. “It’s ...
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