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Race and identity profile report highlights difficulty of differentiating locals from the labor force
The population of the City of Santa Monica increases by over two and a half times during the working day...
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Hollywood’s actors are joining screenwriters on strike. Here’s why and what happens next
Hollywood actors are joining screenwriters in the first dual strike from the two unions in more than six decades, with...
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Judge eliminates cash bail for pre-arraignment arrestees
The County and City of Los Angeles cannot require cash bail from defendants who are arrested for non-violent and non-serious...
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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?
They are now among the most powerful women in Congress. But when they were first elected in the 1990s, they...
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$4 million judgment for crosswalk crash
A woman has been awarded $4 million in damages after being struck in a crosswalk at Montana and 15th in...
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Sheriff visits Santa Monica
Train: Metro riders at the Downtown Santa Monica E Line (Expo) Station Tuesday were offered coffee provided by the LA...
Read moreBike/Pedestrian enforcement
The Santa Monica Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation Wednesday July 20, from 6 a.m. to...
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Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday,...
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Assemblymember Bloom Statement on CARE Courts act
Assemblymember Richard Bloom released the following statement on his bill, AB 2830, which is one of two bills that will...
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Council forced to revote on Oceana Hotel restaurant.
The Oceana Hotel is hoping the third time’s a charm as they are slated for a re-vote on the appeal...
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