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Ex-USC coach, parent to plead guilty in college bribery scam
A former University of Southern California soccer coach and a California insurance executive became the latest people to agree to...
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Tension emerges between Congress, 2020 Dems on impeachment
Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but...
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City Attorney’s Office Commemorates Fair Housing Month
The Consumer Protection Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office (CAO) is commemorating the 51st anniversary of the Fair...
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SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Bloom Issues Statement on AB 138
AB 138, a measure to levy a 2 cent per fluid ounce tax on sugary drinks, has become a “two-year...
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Beach-front housing appeal heads to Council
A group of residents are continuing to fight plans to build a five-story apartment building near Santa Monica State Beach....
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Supervisors to consider opposing reforms to election violation reforms
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is considering formally opposing new state rules that would increase the power of...
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Wall Street vs. Main Street
by Jeffrey Graham The people of the City of Santa Monica are straining to maintain some semblance of the city’s...
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Civil Discourse
Join us in creating more civil discourse in Santa Monica. Santa Monica is a city unlike any other. It’s full...
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Wolf supporters plan to pack Fish and Game meeting
Environmental advocates are planning to gather in Santa Monica this week in defense of an endangered wolf species. The Center...
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Montana Ave. garden project heads to ARB for review
A two-story office building is replacing a parking lot on Main Street. The 4,388 square-foot building will rise at 2740...
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