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City Council approves Wilshire safety plan, extends recreational marijuana ban
Santa Monica City Council approved a plan to make Wilshire Boulevard safer, voted to extend a ban on
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Virus fears play out ahead of shrinking global tech event
The impact on travel and commerce from the viral outbreak in China is playing out ahead of one of the...
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Evacuee group cleared to leave coronavirus quarantine in US
AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press A group of 195 evacuees was cleared Tuesday to end a t
Read moreCity Council might extend marijuana regulations
The Santa Monica City Council is set to vote to extend its marijuana regulations as dispensaries tha
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Dr. Jane Goodall to deliver Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at UCLA on April 1
Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, will deliver the Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership at UCLA’s Royce Hall on April 1, as...
Read morePublic Health Warns of Possible Measles Exposure Locations
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) confirms a local outbreak of measles among five persons. This...
Read moreExperts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers wor
Read moreChild among quarantined US evacuees hospitalized with fever
A child among 195 people quarantined at a Southern California air base after evacuation from a virus-stricken area of China...
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Drug offenders accept substance abuse treatment under new program
For the past five weeks, individuals arrested in Santa Monica on nonviolent drug charges have had th
Read moreMan in LA high-rise fire died from smoke inhalation, burns
A 19-year-old man who was gravely injured when flames tore through a high-rise apartment tower in Los Angeles last week...
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