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Free ‘toy-rary’ opens at Upward Bound House
WILMONT — The staff of Upward Bound House would like nothing more than to lose their jobs — because that...
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ACLU files suit against City Hall for homeless
CITY HALL — There was a 56-year-old woman who once lived on the streets of Santa Monica, suffering from paranoid...
Read moreBeach House heats up
SM BEACH — Under the late morning sun, a man and his young daughter stand in line at the Annenberg...
Read moreBeating the heat
With temperatures soaring to near triple-digit territory in Southern California and rising above normal on the Westside, emergency physicians at...
Read moreOn the lookout
Drivers better pay close attention to pedestrians this Thursday. The Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit will be out...
Read moreDine out to fight breast cancer
OCEAN AVENUE — Eating at some of Santa Monica’s best restaurants can now also help in the fight against breast...
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Proposing a new plan for Expo maintenance yard
DOWNTOWN — More than four months after the City Council rebuked a proposal to place a rail maintenance yard within...
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Tide to only run on weekends
CITY HALL — Hoping to save money while the struggling Tide Ride undergoes a makeover, Big Blue Bus officials are...
Read moreGlobal warming may be a people problem
Dear EarthTalk To what extent does human population growth impact global warming, and what can be done about it? Larry...
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Rent control 30 years later
DOWNTOWN — The anxiety and suspense was growing in the Retail Clerks Hall, a nervous yet excited crowd awaiting the results...
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