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SM Place announces new tenants
CITY HALL — The day before the one-year mark from when Santa Monica Place is slated to open, Macerich announced...
Read moreSchool district changes date
The school board meeting scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 20, has been changed to Aug. 19 because of an inability to...
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Expo yard proposal could negatively impact SMC
EXPOSITION BLVD. — While much of the debate over the Expo light rail maintenance yard has been focused on the...
Read morePolice looking for sexual assault suspect
LINCOLN BLVD — The Santa Monica Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who allegedly...
Read moreDMV closed Friday
The Department of Motor Vehicles reminds customers that all public offices will be closed this Friday, Aug. 7, as part...
Read moreMistrial declared in Juarez murders
DOWNTOWN L.A. — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Tuesday morning in the case of two imprisoned...
Read moreNumber of suicides rises to 12 in ‘09
DOWNTOWN — A 40-year-old woman found near the bike path with a gunshot wound to the head took her own...
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Organ donor gives life to Barnum Hall
SAMOHI — The walls of Barnum Hall will soon echo with the sound of music, organ music to be exact....
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Council to consider raising parking rates in Downtown
CITY HALL — Parking in Downtown public garages could soon force visitors to dig deeper into their wallets. The City...
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Residents react to plane crash at SMO
SM AIRPORT — Lloyd Saunders was hard at work in the garden when he heard it. Lynn Barker was enjoying...
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