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Act of Valor A motion picture featuring active duty Navy Seals, the story starts with a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative but... Read more →
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When or if the smoke clears
Some say that its impolite to discuss politics and religion. (Im not sure who originally coined that expression but Im guessing it wasnt... Read more →
Attorney who cheated clients sentenced to jail
LOS ANGELES Authorities say a former attorney has been sentenced to three years in jail for fleecing his clients out of nearly $370,000. David... Read more →
Green homes from the sea
DOWNTOWN Just 30 miles from Santa Monica, huge shipping vessels power in and out of the Port of Long Beach. Cranes reminiscent of the AT-AT... Read more →
Making the most out of professional conferences
Dear Life Matters, I will be attending a professional conference next month and am excited about the chance to enhance my skills and learn more about... Read more →
Rent Control charter change on ballot
CITY HALL Santa Monicans will have one more measure to contend with on the Nov. 6 ballot after the City Council voted Tuesday night to give voters... Read more →
Valley girls come to the beach for pier concert
SM PIER On the Westside, there are few sights as beautiful as watching the sun dip below the horizon at the Santa Monica Pier. While Hollywood... Read more →
Homeless man stabbed while sleeping
SANTA MONICA BLVD A homeless man was hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday morning after an unknown assailant stabbed him in the back as he... Read more →
Judge refuses to step down from Bulgers trial
BOSTON A federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from the trial of mobster James Whitey Bulger, flatly rejecting a challenge to his... Read more →
New Wilmont board meets despite threats
KEN EDWARDS CENTER Self-proclaimed members of an embattled neighborhood group met Monday evening in spite of a cease and desist letter that... Read more →
Time for government employees to share the economic pain
Those who make a good living off the taxpayers dime can be quick to demand that others pay their fair share. Case in point, SEIU, which... Read more →
City Hall explores new ways to make SMO a friendlier place
SMO If a neighbor plays music too loudly, a simple request or call to the police can solve the problem. If that neighbor is an airport, the... Read more →
Exploring the red rocks of Sedona
Planning a summertime get-away from Santa Monica? Well, consider visiting the mystical red earth of Sedona, Ariz. With spectacular sandstone... Read more →
It takes a village: Program to support African-American students comes to Samohi
SAMOHI District officials inked a deal with the Village Nation organization last week to bring its program to empower African-American youth to... Read more →
State orders piece of light rail track replaced
LOS ANGELES State regulators have ordered Los Angeles-area transportation officials to replace a problematic piece of track at the junction where... Read more →
