Around Town this week
This is the second week of the new SMDP column highlighting goings on in and around Santa Monica and it’s going to…
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits Venice Family Clinic
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra visited the Venice Family Clinic on Rose Avenue Wednesday
Venice Non-profit’s Homeless Housing Bill Stalls In Senate
Last week, Senate Bill 7 (SB7) failed to advance in the Senate Appropriations committee
Tax on short-term rentals like Airbnb could fund California affordable housing
California lawmakers are considering a measure this session that would tax short-term rentals to fund affordable housing projects
New school Superintendent expected on Thursday
The end of the school year could mark a new beginning for the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District as…
Lawmakers warned public transit could fall off a “fiscal cliff”
Santa Monica resident and State Senator Ben Allen joined a group of lawmakers and transit advocates on Tuesday to argue…
Tourists stabbed and groped by homeless man over Memorial Day weekend
A homeless man was arrested over the Memorial Day Weekend after groping…
More arrestees will stay local, or be released, under new zero-bail rules
Suspects arrested for low-level crimes in Santa Monica will likely be put…
Recent
DTSM to host first ever Connect Day to promote homelessness resources
As part of Downtown Santa Monica Inc. (DTSM)’s ongoing efforts to help address homelessness, the organization will hold its first ever DTSM Connect Day
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams
First Republic hit with 1,000 job cuts after California bank was seized and sold to JPMorgan
About 1,000 employees of First Republic Bank are being let go about a month after it was seized by regulators and acquired by JP Morgan Chase.
Santa Monica automotive entrepreneur honored in 2023 ASU Sun Devil 100 awards
Santa Monica resident Kevin Emamian, owner of The Haus automotive repair center has been recognized by his alma mater, Arizona State University
California’s epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend
California rivers fed by this winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into deadly torrents
From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer
Thieves now face a $500 fine for catalytic converter theft
Council has approved a new $500 fine for the possession of stolen catalytic converters
Mail theft suspects arrested after residents chase them down
Just before midnight on May 20, 2023, Santa Monica Police Department officers patrolling in the 2000 block of 4th Street were flagged by a citizen who was chasing a mail theft…
Rudy, Booty and Fall From Grace
The last sixteen years for Rudy Giuliani seem to have been pretty dismal.
Have fun, but not too much, over Memorial Day Weekend
The Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial start of summer with both opportunities to celebrate and warnings of overindulgence.
After Florida bans Amanda Gorman poem, New Roads school rallys in support
Students at New Roads School are rallying around one of their famous Alumni after a poem by Amanda Gorman was banned from a Florida School.
Is CA organic waste recycling a failure?
According to one watchdog agency, California is “falling short” in its ambitious organic waste recycling efforts
LA Opera Scores a Pulitzer, Again
You wouldn’t expect one of your old Journalism professors to be known worldwide, but then how many others started writing murder mystery novels
Community News
Westside Food Bank Matching the First Six Months of Recurring Gifts
All donations and recurring gifts for the first six months made to Westside Food Bank through its 27th Annual Phantom…
State/National
More than 30 million US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators…
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