California
Hunkered over a Xerox machine at an ad agency above a flower shop on Melrose Avenue, Daniel Ellsberg began the laborious process of photocopying the smuggled documents that he hoped would end the Vietnam War.
Sept. 14, 2024
The Santa Monica City Council has voted to take out a section of the anti-camping ordinance that allowed homeless people to use pillows and blankets while sleeping outdoors. The new ordinance is scheduled to go into effect next month.
Sept. 13, 2024
Santa Monica leaders will discuss new changes to its anti-camping ordinance, including to a section allowing homeless people to use pillows, blankets, bedrolls.
Sept. 10, 2024
High School Sports
Jackson Kollock leads Laguna Beach to a victory over Santa Monica and Wyatt Brown in a game that turns on two key interceptions.
Aug. 30, 2024
The proposal to revise the city’s outdoor camping ordinance comes in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that has prompted cities through California to reconsider their homeless policies.
Aug. 31, 2024
Innovators Unplugged
The best advice I’ve ever gotten was you have to go out and make things happen for yourself … you can’t sit back and wait for the things you want to just happen for you,
Aug. 22, 2024
B2B Publishing
Updates
The city of Santa Monica welcomed and celebrated the success of one of its homegrown businesses on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, with the opening of the Hawke Media HQ, known as the “Hawke’s Nest,” on Michigan Ave.
July 5, 2024
On July 6, a Santa Monica police officer was directing the department’s drone back to the station from a radio call when the officer decided to survey the Fourth of July weekend crowd near the pier and the nearby parking lots.
July 17, 2024
Business
Confronting years of stagnation, public safety concerns and changing retail norms, commercial landlords and Santa Monica officials are trying to revitalize the Third Street Promenade.