Community input on prospective Lincoln improvements wanted

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 10/13 3:00A Brennon Dixson

Lincoln Boulevard is among the Westside’s most frequently used and dangerous speedways, but local transportation officials are partnering on a project that hopes to make a stretch of Lincoln Boulevard more efficient for pedestrians and drivers...

SMC Board Passes Resolution in Support of HR 763

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 10/10 2:00A Guest Author

The Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution at their meeting on Tuesday night, Oct. 6 that urges Congress to approve HR 763: Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. This legislation, if passed, would impose...

What is senior year without a campus? Samohi students share their experiences

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 10/5 3:00A Clara Harter

When the pandemic broke out the Class of 2020 mourned the loss of prom and the chance to walk across the graduation stage. But while they experienced two-thirds of a normal senior year, this year’s class has yet to set foot on campus. Here’s what...

Venice Clean Up

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 9/28 3:00A editor

On September 19, National Clean Up Day, the Venice Chamber of Commerce (VCC) Chamber in Chamber in Action Committee launched its first Pop-Up Crew to clean up litter on Ocean Front Walk. Organized and...

Exercise, Wellness and Pampering has Taken to the Rooftops

Beverly Hills Courier (Sports) 9/17 6:46P Carole Dixon

It may seem as though personal care services are beginning to reopen steadily but indoor activities are still extremely limited, or prohibited due to COVID-19 restrictions. This includes gyms, spas...

Nuggets crash LA party, will face Lakers in West finals

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 9/17 2:00A Guest Author

Associated Press Just about everyone had L.A. vs. L.A. written in for the Western Conference finals. Then along came the resilient Denver Nuggets, who crashed the party. Behind Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets advanced to the conference...

Rams must be resourceful after offseason personnel losses

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 9/9 2:00A Associated Press

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-7) New Faces: Defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, offensive coordinator Kevin O Connell, special teams coordinator John Bonamego, RB Cam Akers, WR Van Jefferson, DT A Shawn Robinson, LB Leonard Floyd....

NBA playoffs resume Saturday as sides detail new commitments

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/29 2:00A Associated Press

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NBA players want change that makes their communities safer. They want people to vote — hopefully in their home arenas. And they want to keep playing basketball. Teams returned to the court Friday after the...

A second day of NBA playoff games halted over racial injustice

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/28 2:00A Associated Press

By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled with their...

A baseball life: Scully auctions items from 67-year career

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/27 2:00A Associated Press

A baseball life: Scully auctions items from 67-year career By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Vin Scully sat outside watching two sets of his golf clubs being loaded into a truck. He thought of afternoons teeing off at Bel-Air Country Club or with...

Westside local rallies support for the devastation in Lebanon

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/8 3:00A Clara Harter

Wafa Hoballah, chair of the LA Beirut Sister Cities Committee and westside local, is calling out to the local community to raise disaster relief funds for the Aug 4 explosion in Beirut, which killed...

Ex-Angels employee charged in overdose death of Tyler Skaggs

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/8 2:00A Associated Press

Associated Press A former Los Angeles Angels employee has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with last year’s overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, prosecutors in...

Running for change

Santa Monica Daily Press (Sports) 8/7 3:00A Brennon Dixson

Daryl Murphy has run a 5K for 115 consecutive days and traveled a distance equivalent to driving from Palo Alto to Los Angeles, but the Westside resident doesn’t intend to stop until he’s raised...

L.A. Marathon finish line is moving from Santa Monica to Century City

LATimes.com (Sports) 7/23 12:32P Jeff Miller

For the last 11 years the Los Angeles Marathon has finished at the Santa Monica Pier, but in 2021 it will be finishing on Avenue of the Stars.