Santa Monica offices get unexpected tenants: Children from five fire-ravaged schools
Light jazz played from unseen speakers in a grassy landscape ribboned with walkways and dotted with drought-tolerant shrubbery. The idyll was hemmed in by immaculate office buildings housing high-profile Hollywood…
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Small earthquake in Santa Monica Bay causes weak shaking along coast
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Sunday at 7:48 p.m. in the Pacific about seven miles from Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was also about…
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A suspect in 4 fires in Santa Monica had prior arrests
An arson suspect was arrested on suspicion of starting four separate fires across the city of Santa Monica earlier this month, police said Wednesday. Marco Antonio Rubio, 36, is accused…
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Homeless woman found beaten, dead on Santa Monica Beach
Police are investigating the death of a woman experiencing homelessness as a possible homicide after her injured body was discovered close to the ocean on Santa Monica Beach, authorities said….
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Suspect arrested in deadly Santa Monica hit-and-run
A man accused of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Vietnam War veteran in Santa Monica is now in custody, authorities said. Rod Sharif, 30, was arrested…
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Luigi Mangione had ties to Santa Monica, Stanford, records show
The 26-year-old man arrested Monday in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive on the streets of New York once worked for a Santa Monica-based company and spent time…
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RHOSLC’s Monica Garcia Ordered to Pay $35K in Beauty Lab Lawsuit
RHOSLC’s Monica Garcia Ordered to Pay $35K in Beauty Lab Lawsuit. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Photo: Cllifton Prescod/Bravo RHOSLC’s Monica Garcia, 40, was ordered by a…
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Driver arrested after Santa Monica beachgoer hit, killed by SUV
A driver is in custody after apparently running over someone at the beach in Santa Monica on Thursday night, police said. About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders rushed onto the…
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Santa Monica College shooting victim dies two days after attack
The victim of Monday night’s shooting at Santa Monica College has died, authorities said Wednesday. She succumbed to her injuries in a hospital around 5 p.m. Felicia Hudson, 54, of…
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Suspect in Santa Monica College shooting dies by suicide amid standoff
The suspect in a shooting at Santa Monica College died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with law enforcement in El Segundo on Tuesday, authorities said. Davon Durell…
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Santa Monica College campuses closed as employee is shot
Police are investigating a shooting at a Santa Monica College facility that wounded an employee Monday night. All Santa Monica College campuses will be closed Tuesday. “Law enforcement is actively…
Read More » Santa Monica police officer shoots and kills man who stabbed him
A police officer shot and killed a man who stabbed him Saturday night outside the Santa Monica Police Department, authorities said. The officer was standing and talking with a resident…
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How to RSVP for Monica Bay’s Celebration of Life, Dec. 7 in NYC (Plus Reminder of This Week’s Calif. Memorial)
A few weeks ago, I posted about memorial services planned for Monica Bay, the longtime editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, one in San Mateo, Calif. on Nov. 30, and another…
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L.A. hotel strike: Le Merigot Santa Monica reaches deal
Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hotel workers in Southern California who have been striking on and off for nearly five months, said it has reached a tentative contract…
Read More » Memorial Services Scheduled for Monica Bay in Both California and New York
Following the recent death of Monica Bay, longtime editor-in-chief of Law Technology News and an icon in the legal tech community, many have asked me about memorial services. I can…
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If You Missed Our Legaltech Week Tribute to Monica Bay, Here’s the Video, Along with the Chat Transcript
We devoted last Friday’s Legaltech Week to a tribute to Monica Bay, the longtime editor-in-chief of Law Technology News, who died last week from complications from a neurological disease. In…
Read More » Friday on Legaltech Week: Bring and Share Your Monica Bay Stories and Celebrate Her Life
In the wake of this week’s heartbreaking news of the death of legal tech icon Monica Bay, it has been heartwarming to see how many lives she touched and friends…
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I Am Deeply Saddened To Report The Death Of Monica Bay: Friend, Mentor and Role Model to So Many in Legal Tech
For nearly two decades, one person reigned supreme over the world of legal technology. Such was Monica Bay’s prominence and influence that, when she retired in 2015 after 17 years…
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Malibu, other Santa Monica Mountain regions to get community disaster brigades
Volunteer brigades will help their neighbors prepare for wildfires and other disasters in an area devastated by the 2018 Woolsey fire as part of a new program approved by the…
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Man in custody after scaling Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel, saying he had a bomb
Authorities closed Santa Monica Pier after a man climbed onto the Ferris wheel and claimed to be carrying a bomb, police officials said Monday. In aerial footage from local TV,…
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