Don’t miss out! Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday.
Thank you for registering!
Check your email for a confirmation link.
An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link.
The price of your membership is up to you — you decide how much and how often. Our pledge is to keep original, authoritative journalism for Santa Monicans accessible to all, regardless of their means. Your membership helps accomplish that, and powers journalism focused on solutions to improve the city we share.
Prefer to give a one-time contribution? Click here.
Oscar de la Torre will tell you that Cinco de Mayo has been commercialized and that most people incorrectly believe that it is Mexico’s independence day. “What people don’t know is that Mexican communities across the U.S. celebrate this day more than Mexicans do in Mexico,” said de la Torre, the founder of the Pico […]
