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2 Men Avoid Prison Terms After Hate Crime Attack on Jewish Men in Beverly Grove Restaurant
Two men who pleaded no contest in a hate crime attack on two Jewish men outside a Beverly Grove-area restaurant have avoided jail time. Samer Jayylusi, 37, and Xavier Pabon, 32, were ordered on...
Brother Kills Brother in Venice Shooting. Suspect, Who did not Live in the Same Home, Initially Fled the Scene.
A suspect in last Sunday's shooting death of a man in Venice has turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department and he may be related to the victim, authorities announced this week. The...
SMMUSD Ordered to Pay $45 Million to Special Need Twins in Abuse Case
A jury has ordered the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who "were physically abused and restrained by an aide" at their elementary school...
Redondo Beach Man Gets Life Sentence For Producing Child Porn
A Redondo Beach man was sentenced this week to life without parole in federal prison after he admitted to producing thousands of sexually explicit images and videos of nearly three dozen children,...
SMC Student Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Female Santa Monica College Students
A suspect was arrested this week in connection with a series of sexual assaults targeting female Santa Monica College students, school authorities announced. In a statement Monday afternoon, Santa...
Beverly Hills Man Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence for Hiring Hit Man to Kill Woman He Dated
In June, Scott Berkett, 25, pleaded guilty to a single count of using interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire, which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. However, prosecutors agreed...
16 Arrested on Suspicion of EBT fraud in LA County
An investigation targeting Electronic Benefit Transfer card fraud in Los Angeles County has led to the arrests of 16 suspects and the seizure of hundreds of illegally cloned EBT cards and more than...
SM Landlords Placed on Criminal Diversion in Connection with Tenant Harassment Case
A Superior Court judge has placed four local landlords and property management companies on a 12-month diversion program in connection with misdemeanor criminal charges of tenant harassment, public...
12 Candidate Vying for 3 Seats on Santa Monica City Council
Councilmember Lana Negrete along with three Santa Monica commissioners and 8 other candidates have qualified for the City Council election ballot this November. All 12 candidates submitted their...
SMMUSD Names New Principals at Webster and Franklin Schools in Santa Monica
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has picked two long-time educators to serve as principals at Webster and Franklin elementary schools. Tedd Wakeman, the co-founder and co-director of The...
SMMUSD Wants Students to Take Antigen Tests Before Returning to School
Officials from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School are urging students this week to take antigen tests prior to the start of the new school year to “ensure everyone is Covid-19 free upon their...
Santa Monica City Council Okays Ballot Measure Capping Rent Control Increases
The Santa Monica City Council this week voted to place on the November ballot a measure capping at 3% the rent increase for rent controlled units City officials said this measure will support rent con...
Latin Street Vendor Sues Santa Monica for 'Illegally Towing' His Car
A street vendor has sued Santa Monica in federal court, alleging that the city is targeting Black and Latino people by illegally towing the vehicles of unlicensed drivers. Reyes Murcia alleges in...
SMMUSD Board Ratifies New Agreement With Teachers' Union
Teachers, nurses and management personnel in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have received a pay raise. Classified employees are also in line for a hike in salary. The local School...
SM Council Greenlights Competing Property Transfer Tax Ballot Measures
The Santa Monica City Council this week voted to place multiple measures on the November 8 election ballot, including two competing transfer tax propositions and one dealing with cannabis business tax...
Santa Monica Wins $65,000 Judgment Against Local Landlord in Tenant Harassment Case
Santa Monica has won a $65,000 stipulated judgment against a local landlord who 'allegedly attempted a wrongful eviction" against a family in a rent-controlled apartment. Last April, the city's...
Santa Monica Council Greenlights Permanent Outdoor Dining Program
Buoyed by the success of a pandemic-era pilot program, the Santa Monica City Council this week approved a permanent program to allow local businesses to convert curbside parking spaces into sidewalk...
City Council Okays Plan to Construct 9,000 More Units Under Santa Monica Housing Element
6.23.22: The Santa Monica City Council this week approved revisions to the city's 6th Cycle Housing Element Update which will be resubmitted to the California Department of Housing and Community...
City of Santa Monica Blames Bird Poop for Pollution Problem at Santa Monica Pier
6.23.22: The City of Santa Monica released statement after Heal The Bay named Santa Monica Pier #3 polluted beach in California. They blamed bird poop for the problem. The Statement reads: "The City...
City Council Approves New Restrictions on Outdoor Watering in Santa Monica
Santa Monica residents will be limited to two-day per week outdoor watering schedules starting next month as part of the city's effort to conserve water amid a historic drought in California. At its...
Father Sues Brentwood School, Alleges Curriculum Became Divisive After George Floyd Murder
6.10.22: The father of a Brentwood School student has sued the institution, alleging that the curriculum became "racially divisive" after the 2020 death of George Floyd and the climate turned hostile...
LA City Council Wants to Ban Homeless Encampments 500 Feet from Schools
The Los Angeles City Council this week supported a proposal by five council members to amend the city's law against homeless encampments in certain areas of the city to extend to within 500 feet of...
Two Men Charged With Stealing 10,000 Postal Money Orders Worth $5.1 Million
U.S. Postal Service employee Dewayne Morris Sr. and his son and namesake were charged in federal court with multiple felony counts of bank fraud and conspiracy in connection with the theft of $5...
'Fraudulent' Covid-Testing Company Agrees to Refund Clients in Los Angeles County
Sameday Health, a Venice-based COVID-19 testing company, allegedly falsified and forged test results, according to a complaint released by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, which reached a...
Homeless Man Sentenced to Life in Prison For Sexually Assaulting Santa Monica Woman in 2018
A homeless man who was convicted of raping a Santa Monica woman in her Ocean Park apartment in 2018 was sentenced on Friday to 100 years to life in state prison. Dylan James Jensen, now 44, was found...