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City Hall settles fatal shooting
WILSHIRE BLVD — The family of a Los Angeles man who was shot and killed nearly three years ago by...
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City Hall to hire own surf camp, continue monitoring noise at SMO
CITY HALL — The shrinking surf camp universe in Santa Monica is getting even smaller. More than a year after...
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Police release sketch of gunman
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY —Detectives released a composite sketch Monday of the man suspected of opening fire at three women north...
Read moreCutting a rug could help you feel better
WISE & Healthy Aging in Santa Monica, in partnership with City of Hope, is conducting a 12-week pilot study on...
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Life’s a beach
SM BEACH — Standing next to a massive Victorian sand sculpture, Claudia Freire stared across the sand at the families...
Read moreSecond forum on special education
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School district will be hosting its second Special Education Spring Forum on Saturday, May 2 from...
Read moreA monument to longevity
Dear EarthTalk What is the status of Hawaiian monk seals and how will the new national monument designation in the...
Read morePot dispensaries raise eyebrows in Venice
VENICE — The Venice Neighborhood Council recently opened deliberations to form a policy recommendation concerning medical marijuana dispensaries for Los...
Read moreTwo women wounded in shooting north of Montana
NORTH OF MONTANA — Three women shot at in an alley just off of Santa Monica’s Palisades Park may have...
Read moreGang member sentenced in Moose Lodge murders
LOS ANGELES — One of two gang members convicted last month of the 2005 murders of two men at the...
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