Before-after photos: Altadena and Pacific Palisades turning green
As victims of last January’s firestorm continue to fight to rebuild and recover, the bigger picture may provide a sense of hope. The latest satellite images reveal a healing landscape.…
Beverly Hills psychiatrist Dr. Arnold Gilberg shares secrets in new book
Dr. Arnold Gilberg’s sunny consultation room sits just off Wilshire Boulevard. Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful Guatemalan blanket.…
SoCal protester permanently blinded by DHS agent, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana…
Santa Monica Council to Vote on Cannabis Equity, Bus Lanes
Tuesday’s City Council meeting is a packed start to the year and included in the diverse agenda are a pair of items covering the city’s Cannabis Equity Program and more…
Apple fans can buy a piece of its history: Steve Jobs’ desk and bow ties are up for auction
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California company that would transform personal computing and…
New LAFD chief won’t look into who watered down Palisades fire report
After admitting last week that the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered down so as not to reflect poorly on top command staff, Fire…
Santa Monica Selected for CDC National Health Survey
The nation’s most comprehensive health and nutritional survey is coming to Santa Monica, offering randomly selected residents free health screenings while contributing to critical public health research. The National Health…
Contributor: You can blame me for all those em dashes in AI-generated text
Now that I know how fond chatbots are of the em dash — the thing I just used to convey a thought that intruded on but is connected to the…
Ex-CEO of Paul Newman-founded nonprofit for sick kids embezzled over $5 million, prosecutors say
A former executive of a nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions is accused of embezzling more than $5 million from the organization and tampering with computer records to…
Ex-Navy SEAL planned to fire explosives at police at ‘No Kings’ rally
A former Navy SEAL with neo-Nazi beliefs faces up to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of transporting fireworks across state lines with the intent to injure law…