(Video) School of Rock Venice Unleashes Your Inner Rockstar with Upcoming Camps

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Amid Federal Funding Cuts, County Seeks Input on Public Health Priorities

July 23, 2025 Staff Report

DPH is urging residents to share how public health efforts affect their communities and identify key areas for future focus...

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High-Speed Chase Ends with Surrender Near Santa Monica Pier

July 23, 2025 Staff Report

The chase began in the West Adams district following a report of an assault with a deadly weapon A dramatic...

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(Video) Why are Wooden Elephants Lined Along Santa Monica Boulevard?

July 22, 2025 Staff Report

The public exhbit–created by indigenous artists from India–features 100 sculptures which have traveled 5,000 miles across the U.S. Why are...

Photo: L-R: Co-Vice Chair Arthur Calloway, Chair Hans Johnson, and Co-Vice Chair Luis S. Garcia

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County Sheriff Oversight Elects New Leadership Team

July 22, 2025 Staff Report

Established in 2016, the commission aims to enhance LASD transparency and public trust through policy analysis and community engagement The...

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(Video) Where great minds grow at The Willows Community School

July 22, 2025 Staff Report

The Willows, a DK-8 co-educational school, enrolls 474 students from 57+ zip codes annually. As a balanced, progressive educational leader, experiential learning,...

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Mayor Bass, Veterans Demand Troop Withdrawal as Marines Exit City

July 22, 2025 Staff Report

Bass, alongside California State Senator and Marine Corps veteran Caroline Menjivar, condemned the deployment as “unnecessary, unprecedented, and unconstitutional.” Los...

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Investigators Probe Marina del Rey Site in Deadly LA Sheriff’s Facility Explosion

July 22, 2025 Staff Report

The explosion, which occurred Friday morning at the training academy, claimed the lives of Detectives Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and...

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James Baldwin’s Work and Legacy Explored at Billy Wilder Theater

July 21, 2025 Staff Report

The evening features a live reading by actor Mark Antony Howard of an excerpt from Baldwin’s “The Devil Finds Work,”...

Photo: Left to right, Dr. Yifang Zhu, Dr. Yuan Yao (partly hidden); Dr. Qiao Yu (center); and Mr. Brad Shimada install an air quality sensor station at the PS1 School in Santa Monica

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UCLA Team Installs Air Quality Network in West LA

July 21, 2025 Staff Report

The project spans from Topanga State Park through Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, and Santa Monica, addressing pollution risks from the blaze...

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What We Know So Far About the Santa Monica-Linked Explosion That Killed Three Deputies

July 20, 2025 Staff Report

The probe traces back to Thursday, when residents of an apartment complex on the 800 block of Bay Street in...

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County Offers $58M in Parks Grants, Hosts Info Session Wednesday

July 20, 2025 Staff Report

The grants aim to enhance park equity, access, and environmental benefits, with awards ranging from $100,000 to $4 million The...

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Century City Chamber Seeks Nominees for 25th Women of Achievement Awards

July 20, 2025 Staff Report

The event, announced Monday, will feature keynote speaker Vanessa Fukunaga, CEO of Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate and publisher...

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(Photos) See Inside This $60M Holmby Hills Mansion Inspired by a Madrid Museum

July 20, 2025 Staff Report

Soaring 30-foot ceilings, adorned with 400-year-old Moorish columns and 16th-17th century Florentine carvings, greet visitors Nestled on the prestigious 133...