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PICK ME UP, BOB-STYLE At a dark moment when I spied a photo of our newly-(s)elected City Council, agonized through ...
Year: 2024
Scouts gifted a sell-out year at the tree lot
A journey further afield potential awaits you if you haven’t already purchased your Christmas tree because one of Santa Monica’s ...
School Budget Gets A Boost From Year-end Finances
The first interim budget for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) was bolstered by surpluses seen at the end ...
Billions of dollars later, California’s homeless crisis persists under Newsom
When asked by pollsters, Californians repeatedly rate homelessness as one of their top concerns — and for good reason. This ...
Assemblymember Rick Zbur celebrates the season with the best of District 51
Assemblymember and Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) hosted his inaugural Assembly District 51 Community Excellence Awards at The Edythe ...
Unmuted: Farewell to Brock
“Find ways to help people,” Mayor Phil Brock implored the public at the December 10th Santa Monica City Council meeting, ...
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim ...
Can new state regulations resolve California’s existential insurance crisis?
There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from ...
Roosevelt campus plan balances past and future of learning
Balancing the history of Santa Monica with the educational needs of the present was a needed compromise for one local ...
Samohi leads the way in annual NASA competition
Samohi’s push into Project Based Learning brought the school another accolade this month, courtesy of an innovation in the sweet ...
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