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¬ëAct of Valor¬í A motion picture featuring active duty Navy Seals, the story starts with a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative... Read more →
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When or if the smoke clears
Some say that it¬ís impolite to discuss politics and religion. (I¬ím not sure who originally coined that expression but I¬ím guessing it... Read more →
Attorney who cheated clients sentenced to jail
LOS ANGELES ¬ó¬†Authorities say a former attorney has been sentenced to three years in jail for fleecing his clients out of nearly... Read more →
Green homes from the sea
DOWNTOWN ¬ó 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 ¬ó Santa Monicans will have one more measure to contend with on the Nov. 6 ballot after the City Council voted Tuesday night to give... Read more →
Valley girls come to the beach for pier concert
SM PIER ¬ó 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 ¬ó 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 Bulger’s trial
BOSTON ¬ó A federal judge on Tuesday refused to recuse himself from the trial of mobster James ¬ìWhitey¬î Bulger, flatly rejecting a challenge... Read more →
New Wilmont board meets despite threats
KEN EDWARDS CENTER ¬ó 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¬í dime can be quick to demand that others pay their ¬ìfair share.¬î Case in point, SEIU, which... Read more →
City Hall explores new ways to make SMO a friendlier place
SMO ¬ó 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 ¬ó District officials inked a deal with the Village Nation organization last week to bring its program to empower African-American youth... Read more →
State orders piece of light rail track replaced
LOS ANGELES ¬ó State regulators have ordered Los Angeles-area transportation officials to replace a problematic piece of track at the junction... Read more →
