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Dispute over Wilmont sycamores gives way to wider protections for trees
A battle over the landmark status of two century-old sycamore trees in Wilmont has culminated in a promise from City...
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School board meeting will be long on studying, light on action
A Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Board of Education meeting to be held this week will feature updates a’plenty....
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Crime rate drops in first four months of the year
Santa Monica saw 147 fewer serious crimes in the first four months of this year compared to the same period...
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Mature state politics in Santa Monica
By Michael Feinstein. Inside/Outside. May 15, 2019 Something extremely valuable took place last week at the Broad Theater in Santa...
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City Gov’t Explained, Sort Of
I KNOW YOU EXPECT Sarcasm from me. I minored in it, in college. Bachelor of Journalism/Sarcasm. But I was sincere...
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Housing construction stalled last year according to City report
Only 46 apartments were built in Santa Monica last fiscal year and just two of those were affordable, according to...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook to pay US content reviewers more amid criticism
Facebook is raising how much it pays U.S. contractors who do some of its most taxing work, including watching violent...
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LOS ANGELES – Man sentenced for scamming Southern California grandparents
Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced in Los Angeles to a year in federal prison for his role in...
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HAMPTON, N.H. – 2020 hopeful Biden says he’s open to breaking up Facebook
Joe Biden said he would be open to breaking up Facebook, a sign of the deep skepticism among many Democratic...
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White House hopefuls swarm rival’s home turf of California
The Democrats who want to be president are swarming California, competing for campaign cash and media attention while courting longtime...
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