Photo by Matthew Hall

Santa Monica students are preparing for the Aug. 24 start of the school year. Local schools are holding orientation days over the next week and residents should prepare for changing traffic patterns as students flow back onto local roads.

Matthew Hall has a Masters Degree in International Journalism from City University in London and has been Editor-in-Chief of SMDP since 2014. Prior to working at SMDP he managed a chain of weekly papers...