Thanksgiving Tradition

As it does every year, St. Monica’s Church served
Thanksgiving dinner to several hundred people last Wednesday.
photo by Michael Rosenthal
District Students’ CAT-6 Scores
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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District students
who took the California Standards Test (CAT-6) in 2002 and 2003 made a
better showing...
Officials Analyze SMASH Charter Petition
Once again, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
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Animal Rights Groups Denounce ‘Head
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Several dozen animal rights activists protested in
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Council Rejects Revised Noise Ordinance
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Santa Monica Wins ‘A’ From Conservancy
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Hoffman interviews Horne
Madison Project, Hoffman Honor
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Woman Shot From Behind by Person Unknown
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No Air Violins Here
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clothes to the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles...
Donzaleigh Abernathy to Talk
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On Wednesday, December 10, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., the
Santa Monica Museum of Art... |