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Study Sessions on hot topics set to dominate Tuesday’s Council meeting
Tuesday’s City Council meeting will be dominated by two Study Sessions, the first of which addresses the economic issues faced...
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Knife-wielding suspect shot dead after stabbing Santa Monica police officer
Santa Monica police officers shot and killed a man on Saturday evening after he attacked an officer standing in the...
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News Binge: All Last Week’s News in One Click
The latest in Santa Monica news, including the latest on the Metro TAP-to-Exit program and new updates on the 2028...
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Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes not yet on the docket
Transgender rights, the regulation of "ghost guns" and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court's election-season term that begins Monday,...
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Voter awareness event focuses on non-political commonalities
No matter what candidates locals will be casting their votes for in November, the process itself is an underrated uniting...
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Grant holds annual world cultures event
Students and staff of Grant Elementary School put on an event on a global scale Sept. 27, hosting the annual...
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Late payments to nonprofits hamper California’s fight against homelessness
California’s homeless service providers have a problem: They aren’t getting paid on time, and it’s making it even harder for...
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Michigan man convicted of murder near Santa Monica Pier in 2022
A Michigan man has been convicted of killing a man near Santa Monica beach in 2022. According to the Santa...
Read morePostponement of reading regarding gifts and bribes creates sparks at Council
Mayor Phil Brock set an impressive new standard in Tuesday’s City Council meeting by creating sparks just two minutes into...
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Economists like Newsom’s plan to help control gas prices, refiners don’t
Fall is in the air, and that means California drivers are gearing up for seasonal price increases at the pump....
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