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"We are following the California Education Code as it relates to the student’s discipline." - Principal Antonio Shelton ...
12/13/2021

"We are following the California Education Code as it relates to the student’s discipline." - Principal Antonio Shelton https://santamonicasun.com/local-news/will-student-behind-samohi-snapchat-threats-be-permitted-to-return/

The Santa Monica High School senior busted for posting threats on social media last week will not be returning to campus anytime soon. “The student will remain off campus while next steps regarding this incident are determined,” Principal Antonio M. Shelton announced in an email to parents Sunda...

Which side are you on?
12/08/2021

Which side are you on?

Santa Monica City Council is expected to vote tonight on whether to allow The Shore Hotel to upscale its offerings and compete with other resort-like hotels in the city. Owners of the Shore Hotel — located at 1515 Ocean Avenue across from the pier — have been lobbying for years to add restaurant...

“The assault on the homeless statue is in the same family as violent book burning.”
12/03/2021

“The assault on the homeless statue is in the same family as violent book burning.”

A controversial sculpture toppled by vandals should be back on display in the next few weeks, its creator says. “It’s gonna go back up,” artist and activist Ed Massey told The Sun. Massey constructed the seven foot likeness of a bearded transient man in ragged clothes to raise awareness about ...

If you thought something was missing, you were right!
11/18/2021

If you thought something was missing, you were right!

Standing room only! Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade — already reeling from record high vacancies and a downturn in tourism — has quietly begun removing all pedestrian seating during weekdays. “We recently decided to remove public seating on the Promenade Monday through Thursday…when ...

Scary times in Santa Monica!
11/16/2021

Scary times in Santa Monica!

Two patrons were robbed in broad daylight Saturday while dining on the patio of a Santa Monica pizzeria. The unidentified customers — both men in their early twenties — were seated in front of Dagwoods (820 Wilshire Boulevard) around noon when they were approached by Jamar Daniels, 39. “I noti...

Witnesses say the victim was naked at the time of the accident.
11/15/2021

Witnesses say the victim was naked at the time of the accident.

A man lost his life after being struck by two vehicles on Pico Boulevard Saturday night. The incident occurred just after 8:00 p.m. near the corner of 10th Street. The unidentified victim — who witnesses say was naked — was first struck by a white Dodge Challenger with red racing stripes on the ...

Just how expensive is it to live in Santa Monica?
11/14/2021

Just how expensive is it to live in Santa Monica?

Location, location, location! Santa Monica — with it’s soaring crime, sky-high taxes and estimated 1200 homeless residents — is again among the ten most expensive places to live in America. A study released this week by Property Shark lists 90402, which includes the prestigious “North of Mon...

Santa Monica has lost 50 police officers, there is a gang crisis on the pier, Parking Structure 3 could become a bowling...
11/11/2021

Santa Monica has lost 50 police officers, there is a gang crisis on the pier, Parking Structure 3 could become a bowling alley and more from Phil Brock's town hall meeting.

Phil Brock does not feel safe walking around the town he represents. “For the first time in my life, I carry pepper gel with me to downtown Santa Monica,” the freshman City Council member revealed in a town hall discussion with residents Wednesday night. “I can’t tell you how horrible it mak...

Another stabbing, this time at a soon-to-be-demolished Vons supermarket.
11/09/2021

Another stabbing, this time at a soon-to-be-demolished Vons supermarket.

On guard! A security officer at Vons supermarket says he stabbed a customer in self defense Monday night. The unnamed guard phoned 911 at 10:35 p.m. requesting help at business near Broadway and Lincoln Boulevard. “The reporting party, a security guard at the location, told the operator that he go...

Administrators at some schools say the costumes are inappropriate and send the "wrong message." Others disagree.
10/28/2021

Administrators at some schools say the costumes are inappropriate and send the "wrong message." Others disagree.

Red light! Costumes from the popular Netflix series Squid Game have been eliminated from Halloween festivities at three different elementary schools in New York State. Administrators from Mott Road Elementary, Fayetteville Elementary and Enders Road Elementary — all in suburban Syracuse — have s...

Pizza with a purpose! How one Santa Monica restaurant is giving back to the community...
10/28/2021

Pizza with a purpose! How one Santa Monica restaurant is giving back to the community...

The slices come topped with kindness. For the past five years, Dagwoods Pizza on Wilshire Boulevard has been quietly donating unsold food to local charities and shelters for women and children. Upward Bound House in Santa Monica has been receiving about five large pizzas a week, general manager Mark...

Last night in Santa Monica...
10/27/2021

Last night in Santa Monica...

An adult male remains in stable condition after being stabbed by an underage girl. The scary altercation unfolded just before midnight Tuesday near the intersection of 5th Street and Broadway. “Comments of the call indicated a suspect stabbed a victim and fled the scene,” Santa Monica Police Lt....

This scary situation unfolded near the front entrance to Roosevelt Elementary School on October 26 as students were stil...
10/27/2021

This scary situation unfolded near the front entrance to Roosevelt Elementary School on October 26 as students were still being dropped off.

He’s a real school bully! An angry transient lobbed F-bombs and N-words at parents dropping their children off in front of Roosevelt Elementary School Tuesday morning. The expletive-dropping drifter was originally spotted sleeping on the school’s front steps around 7:30 a.m., witnesses said. In ...

Another day, another senseless crime. Police are asking for help from the public to catch the sicko who did this..
10/21/2021

Another day, another senseless crime. Police are asking for help from the public to catch the sicko who did this..

The worst type of arsonist is on the loose in Santa Monica. Police are looking for a male suspect, who set a homeless man on fire Saturday night in Ozone Park (727 Ozone Street) near the border of Venice. The incident took place around 11:35 p.m. as the victim was sleeping. >>READ ALSO: New SM […]...

Another senseless crime in Santa Monica. Only this time the world is watching because the victim is a "celebrity"
10/19/2021

Another senseless crime in Santa Monica. Only this time the world is watching because the victim is a "celebrity"

We now know the identity of the woman who brutally attacked Santa Monica resident and reality TV star Michelle Yi. Alexandria Diaz, 25, has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to published reports. Lt. Rudy Flores, a spokesperson for the Santa Monica Police Depa...

WATCH: 15 year-old dog rescued after falling 300 feet into ravine off Mulholland Drive.
10/19/2021

WATCH: 15 year-old dog rescued after falling 300 feet into ravine off Mulholland Drive.

He’s one lucky pup! Firefighters from two different departments pulled off a heart-stopping 90-minute rescue Saturday after a visually impaired senior dog tumbled 300 feet into a ravine in the Santa Monica Mountains. Los Angeles County Fire Dept Engine 69 was already on the scene when former Holly...

Belcampo is gone -- five months after an embarrassing "meat mislabeling" scandal. The company reportedly notified emplo...
10/19/2021

Belcampo is gone -- five months after an embarrassing "meat mislabeling" scandal. The company reportedly notified employees via text message.

Stick a fork in it! Belcampo — the pricy westside butcher shop exposed last spring for passing off ordinary deli meat as organic and grass fed — appears to have hung up its cleavers. A sign written in red crayon greeted customers at 1026 Wilshire Boulevard with four simple words: “Closed for b...

“I can’t remember it not being there," one neighbor tells The Sun
10/15/2021

“I can’t remember it not being there," one neighbor tells The Sun

An abandoned van advertising a sexual encounters website appears to have remained in the same West Los Angeles parking spot for more than six months. The graffiti-covered burgundy Ford promotes a classified ads website called BackPagePro.com. It’s similar in content and appearance to the controver...

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