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Students take on LGBTQ advocacy through musical production
With more Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District representation than ever before, the teenage cast of a local theater production is...
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Home design ideas made accessible to locals through annual fair
With holiday commercials already running on the airwaves, locals looking for the gifts to upgrade their homes will have a...
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School board talks phone regulations for elementary, middle school
A deep dive into a proposed Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) policy on student smartphone usage headlined Thursday’s meeting...
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California enacts new climate rules — which could boost gas prices
In one of its most controversial decisions, California’s air board voted tonight to revamp a key climate change program, which...
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Military leaders, NFL legend salute veterans at Pier ceremony
A grand tradition on the Santa Monica Pier honored the nation’s veterans and members of the Armed Forces on Monday,...
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Santa Monica rent prices fall once more as Los Angeles surges in demand
Despite the ever-present challenges of rent prices in the Los Angeles area, the city has surged in rental demand while...
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Monday’s City Council meeting will be the last before the mayoral handover
With cancellations of future meetings factored in, this will be the last Santa Monica City Council meeting with Phil Brock...
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News Binge: Last Week’s Stories Wrapped Up
The latest in Santa Monica news, including Election Day results and a Monday morning fire on Bay St.
Read moreCalifornia beat Trump in court his first term, it’s preparing cases for his second
During the four years that Donald Trump was president the first time, California sued him about every 12 days on...
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Why Kamala Harris losing may not boost Gavin Newsom’s presidential prospects
As debate raged this summer over whether President Joe Biden should abandon his re-election bid, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stock soared....
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