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Former Pepperdine law student guilty of 2nd-degree murder for fatal crash
A former third-year Pepperdine University law student has been found guilty of second-degree murder for a fatal car crash that occurred on Aug. 3, 2017. The Orange County Dist. Attorney says 34-year-old Richard Lindwall III had a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit when he got into a head-on collision with 41-year-old Carlos Mendez, […]
Opinion: Real solutions in DC or Vienna?
A true story. A scary story. It happened to me, not long ago. It involves going to the Ron DeMented state of Florida (scared yet?), a German Shepherd the size of a small horse, an ill-tempered desk clerk the size of a small house, a lawyer named Pickles, an airline which has perfected the terrible art of torture (early reveal: American Airlines), an Uber ride the cost of the rental car we had reserved but could not get, and finally, apparent victory celebrated with a fine dinner and good Scotch (The Macallan, at half the price you would pay in LA, so of course I had to have two).
From music to mortgages, Winston Bernard Cenac Jr. dies at 73
Santa Monica resident and realtor extraordinaire Winston Bernard Cenac Jr. passed away on January 22, 2024 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, aged 73. Despite some significant health-related setbacks early in life, Cenac was blessed as a natural creative thinker, and he began his professional life with an early career in music working with the likes of Motown Records and then CBS Records before managing punk band The Ratz, later renamed The Knack. Cenac was also a screenwriter and novelist, but that was all before he founded Bulldog Realtors based first at 1501 Main Street then Abbot Kinney and finally back to the same Main Street site once again.
Cornell faculty members call for university to overturn encampment suspensions
ITHACA, N.Y. — Over 300 Cornell professors issued an open letter and petition to the university’s administration April 30, calling for them to reverse the suspensions of four students who participated in the anti-war, pro-Palestinian encampment on the Arts Quad. The four students were suspended on a temporary...
Around Town: Cinco de Mayo weekend
Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes Cinco de Mayo on the Promenade, Bike Month events and much more. Accidentally Wes Anderson photography exhibition: The exhibition arrives in Santa Monica after stops in Seoul, Tokyo, and London showcasing locations from all seven continents through the lens of Wes Anderson’s iconic aesthetic. Opens May 1 at 1219 Third Street Promenade. Details here.
Summer school no more: Oxnard Union leans on online credit recovery program
In 2019, Oxnard Union High School District had the lowest graduation rate in Ventura County at 85.4%. An online credit recovery program has helped boost rates to about 90%. As many as 4,000 students take the four-week courses a year. There were times during the last four years that Camarillo...
DOJ charge Simi Valley executives in alleged multi-million ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme
Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged two Simi Valley executives for allegedly conspiring to defraud investors in a multi-million securities fraud scheme, dating back in or around May of 2014. The post DOJ charge Simi Valley executives in alleged multi-million ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Sentencing Due for Captain in Dive Boat Fire That Killed 34
The captain of the Conception dive boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day 2019 is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for criminal negligence in the deaths of all 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents, and a crew member. Jerry Boylan faces up to 10 years...
Mediterranean culinary experience celebrates first year on Ocean
It’s been one year since the Ocean Ave. dining scene was taken to the Mediterranean, and the occasion brought out local stakeholders in the business community. On Tuesday, Mon Ami at 1541 Ocean Ave celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony alongside the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, with Director of Events Courtney Lawrence and Executive Chef Daniel Ulrich letting Chamber members and the public know about its celebratory plans for the anniversary.
Fresh faces and fresh homes in store for Santa Monica
Rejuvenation for both Santa Monica residents’ bodies and homes were celebrated this past week as the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce welcomed one business while embracing another’s rebrand. On April 24, the Chamber held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly-branded Rejuve scalp-hair headspa treatments location at 319...
Wednesday’s Headlines
What if LAX had great wayfinding? (Torched) It's Bike Month! Santa Monica, for one, has a full calendar of events (Santa Monica Next) How to start riding a bike to work (at UCSF) Breaking down the rising costs for BART to San Jose (Pedestrian Observations) Transit dangers are scaring away...
Pursuit Suspect Arrested After ‘Suspiciously’ Following Big Rig
A Santa Monica man was arrested Monday after he reportedly led California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers on a slow speed chase after he was allegedly “suspiciously following a big rig” north of Castaic. Around 12:20 a.m. Monday, CHP Newhall units received a call of a suspicious vehicle following a big rig on the southbound 5 ...
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