After Palisades failures, is LAFD prepared for the next major wildfire?
As the Palisades fire raged, then-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley went on a television blitz, calling out city leadership for systematically underfunding her agency. The LAFD, she said,…
Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. The 32-year-old did not…
Hollywood’s hot cash source: The previously shunned Saudi Arabia
Earlier this month, when billionaire tech mogul Larry Ellison needed more money to bolster Paramount’s hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, he and his family turned to a lucrative…
Powerball jackpot jumps to about $1.5 billion, the seventh highest in U.S. history
The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, the fifth largest in game history and the seventh highest among all lottery jackpots in the…
Christmas Week Food and Events
SMDP’s Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Sandy Candy Cane Lane at the Pier, Christmas restaurant offerings, and much more! Country Christmas at The…
NFL players aren’t worried about dry needling despite Watt’s collapsed lung
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride heard about what happened to Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt — and McBride plans to continue his weekly dry-needling sessions.…
Brentwood is mourning the Reiners, but also having O.J. Simpson flashbacks
Sandwiched between Bel-Air and Santa Monica, the tony Los Angeles neigborhood of Brentwood has long been home to more than its fair share of industry captains, actors, directors, musicians, media…
John Adams Middle School Student Receives ACSA Regional Award
John Adams Middle School student Andrew Lee has been selected as the Association of California School Administrators Region 14 honoree for the 2025-26 Every Student Succeeding Award. The distinction celebrates…
Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump…
‘Both sides botched it.’ Bass, in unguarded moment, rips responses to Palisades, Eaton fires
The setting looked almost cozy: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a podcast host seated inside her home in two comfy chairs, talking about President Trump, ICE raids, public schools…