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SM BAY Water warning The Coast Guard warned boaters Sunday to remember that the ocean is still cold enough to...
Read moreNot long for this world?
Dear EarthTalk: Aren’t orangutans seriously threatened by the cutting down of forests? — Nick Chermayeff, Greenwich, CT Deforestation is indeed...
Read moreA very painful payment
Moe Taheri, owner of Santa Monica Tobacco, rang up his customer’s order. It was the usual tub of American Spirit...
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City officials address noise at restaurant
WILSHIRE BLVD — A year since its opening, the complaints are still coming in from neighbors about SOUTH, bemoaning the noise...
Read moreCops nab couch potato
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
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Council forms tree task force
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica Treesavers scored a victory on Tuesday when the City Council voted to establish a...
Read moreIn good health
Los Angeles County ranks among the top 10 healthiest counties in California when it comes to lung cancer, injuries, motor...
Read moreSMC assault suspect pleads not guilty
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A Malibu man accused of sexually assaulting a Santa Monica College student in the campus library pleaded...
Read moreCouncil approves district funding agreement
CITY HALL — A three-year extension for a funding agreement funneling more than $7 million annually to the school district...
Read moreSM Baykeeper sues Malibu over Legacy Park project
MALIBU — Santa Monica Baykeeper is suing the city of Malibu over a planned park that would double as a...
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