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Realizing King’s dream
WILSHIRE BLVD — On the day before the inauguration of the nation’s first black president, hundreds of people gathered here...
Read moreCops searching for hit-and-run suspect
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Investigators with the Santa Monica Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a...
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Proposed plastic bag ban challenged
CITY HALL Facing the threat of a lawsuit from a coalition of manufacturers, city officials on Tuesday delayed a long-anticipated...
Read more‘Wild’ side of SM Mountains
SM MOUNTAINS It’s a jungle out there in the hills above Santa Monica. Well, not really a jungle, but it...
Read moreCaught in the act
<i>Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only....
Read moreComputer glitch messes with parking tickets
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY If you think you’ve paid all of your parking tickets, you might want to think again. That’s...
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Council passes smoking ban in common areas
CITY HALL Smokers who live in apartments will have to kick their habits — at least in common areas —...
Read moreSMFD brings dispatch back home
CITY HALL When it comes to fire dispatching, it’s in with the old and out with the new. The Santa...
Read moreCouncil releases money to district
CITY HALL It took more than 18 months, a time marked by the release of a critical report on special...
Read moreServices set for local activist
DOWNTOWN A memorial service celebrating the life of community activist Clyde Smith, who died last week after a brief illness,...
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