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A Developing Story. — 262 episodes

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 6: THE CRYSTAL BALL

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 5: THREE PROJECTS

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 4: THE $25 BURGER

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 3: A BRUSH WITH DENSITY

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 2: THE LOOPHOLE

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A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 1: THE NUMBERS GAME

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Entertainment Zone

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Olympic Volleyball - Unforced Error

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Toxic Tide?

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Fire waste disposal on the beach? Plus Din Tai Fung opening!

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After the Fire: will local businesses survive?

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Palisades Fire: Unforced Errors? Pickleball Brawls

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Palisades Fire Conspiracy Theories

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Palisades Fire price gouging

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Palisades Fire Looting and updates

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Palisades Fire burning

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Incoming Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete

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John Putnam for Santa Monica City Council

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Ericka Lesley for City Council

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Ellis Raskin for Santa Monica City Council.

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Natalya Zernitskaya for Santa Monica City Council

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Dan Hall for Santa Monica City Council.

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Phil Brock about his run for Santa Monica City Council.

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Barry Snell run for Santa Monica City Council.

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Oscar de la Torre for Santa Monica City Council.

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A crime by any other name

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Moving the needle

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Back to the real news

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6 years old assaulted by a homeless man

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Boys and Girls Club moving out

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Last chance to vote for Most Loved!

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Save the animals!

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Who Do You Love?

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Record rainfall

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Man killed in shooting near Ocean Park Blvd.

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It’s time for the Homeless Count

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Long awaited transport van will tackle mental illness

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Controversy at a commission

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Welcome to the New Year

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Eat, Drink and be Merry

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Starbucks accused of squashing union efforts

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SMC Under Investigation

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REI is closing

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Intersection accident

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Affordable housing shortage undermines local zoning rules

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New laws fight fake news

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A real estate roundup and it’s Ice time in Santa Monica

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SMC shoots for the stars

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evacuation drill

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bail rules

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Civic

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scooters

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Security company - DTSM

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5 Things - Car chase and Bank robbery

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5 Things - Driverless Cars

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5 things - Council infighting reaches new levels

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5 Things - Council discord and zero bail

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5 Things

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City Efforts around Homelessness

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5 Things

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5 Things - 20 April

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5 Things

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5 Things

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Supervisor lindsey Horvath

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XXL development is coming to Santa Monica

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Dean of Public Policy at New York University, Sherry Glied

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Ramon Batista

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Former Texas State Representative, Kyle Biedermann (R-TX)

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

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The Dive: RAND's CEO talks about the local research resource

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The Dive: New leadership at DTSM

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The Dive: Election results & analysis

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Wroclaw, Poland - Councilmember Michal Kurczewski, Part 2 of 2

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Wroclaw, Poland - Councilmember Bartlomiej Ciazynski

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Reporter Notebook: Reporters are back.

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu

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Reporters Notebook: School District Split

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Pete Peterson, Dean of Public Policy, Pepperdine University

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & Brian Dahle, the Campaign for Governor

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School Board Interviews: Laurie Lieberman

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Reporters' Notebook: Not about candidates

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School Board Interviews: Angela DiGaetano

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School Board Interviews: Alicia Mignano

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School Board Interviews: Miles Warner

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School Board Interviews: Esther Hickman

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School Board Interviews: Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein

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School Board Interviews: Stacy Rouse

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Candidate interview: Samantha Mota

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Candidate interviews: Troy Harris

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Candidate interviews: Armen Melkonians

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Candidate interviews: Caroline Torosis

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Candidate interviews: Albin Gielicz

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Candidate interviews: Ellis Raskin

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Candidate interviews: Natalya Zernitskaya

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Candidate interviews: Jesse Zwick

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Candidate Interviews: Lana Negrete

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Supervisor Candidate Lindsey Horvath

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Reporters' Notebook: Oct. 1

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Reporter's Notebook: Point A to point Pier

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The Dive: Bob Hertzberg

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Reporter's Notebook: I scream, you scream, smize cream?

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The Dive: Who is Doug Sloan?

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Reporter's Notebook: How do we keep from falling into homelessness?

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Reporters Notebook: Welcome, Grace!

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Reporter's Notebook: Homeless count results

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & California Senator, Ben Allen

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The Dive: Meet the principals

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Meyerside Chats: Evan Meyer & the BraverAngels - Randy Lioz & John Wood

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The Dive: A review of Santa Monica

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Reporter's Notebook: A healthy raise for educators

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Reporter's Notebook: Gun control and political maneuvers

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Reporter's Notebook: Farewell, Clara!

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The Dive: Hope after a "hopeless" mental health diagnosis

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Reporter's Notebook: What to do with a moldy school?

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Meyerside Chats: David White

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Pier 360 weekend

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The Dive: Primary results

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Reporter’s Notebook: Elections, graduation and the First Lady comes to town

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The Dive: Primary preview

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Reporter's Notebook: City seeking $$$

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Albin Gielicz Helps Ukrainian Refugees

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Reporter's Notebook: COVID ain't over

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Reporter's notebook: ballots are out

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The Dive: prosecuting misdemeanors

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Reporter's Notebook: One business closes, another one opens

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Meyerside Chats: Chief Batista

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Reporter's Notebook: One family's journey from Ukraine to Santa Monica

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Reporter's Notebook: The truth behind the postal worker attacks

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The Dive: In the scrum with the Dolphins

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Reporter's Notebook: Is Santa Monica one of the most dangerous cities in California?

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Meyerside Chats: Debbie Lee

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Reporter's Notebook: Water, water everywhere

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The Dive: Economic recovery and Most Loved businesses.

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Reporter's Notebook: a sacrilegious theft

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Lifesaving words: meet SMPD's Crisis Negotiation Team

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News Brief: supporting Ukraine, election tension and a mystery solved

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Introducing Fire Chief Danny Alvarez

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Meyerside Chats with Lana Negrete

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Meyerside Chats: Phil Brock

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Police Chief Ramon Batista talks crime stats

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Meyerside Chats: Gleam Davis

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Candidate Interview: Traci Park for LA City Council

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News Brief: Super Bowl in Santa Monica and mysterious dead birds on the beach

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News Brief: recycling water, recall failures and protesting Snapchat

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Meyerside Chats: Kathleen Rawson from Downtown Santa Monica

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A new year and a new reporter

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You must recycle your organic waste -- by law!

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RAND Corporation CEO Michael Rich

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City Manager David White

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Police Chief Ramon Batista

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Meet the Press Film Fest with Chuck Todd

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How homelessness and crime killed Chess Park

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Fighting the fentanyl crisis with former "Drug Czar" Jim Carroll

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Catalytic Converter Thefts with SMPD Sargent Cody Green

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The making of a Michelin

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News Brief: vaccine mandate, homeless crisis and fresh baked bread

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Splitting Santa Monica and Malibu Schools

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Welcome new reporter Daniel Farr

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Inside the Venice Beach encampment clean-up

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Protest this weekend, bacon wrapped hot dogs, stormwater

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Cecil Rhambo seeks to dethrone Sheriff Villanueva

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Santa Monica City Councilmember Lana Negrete

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Congressman Ted Lieu has a federal fix for homelessness

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Bye Bye Brennon

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News Brief: Housing and Jobs

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It's a Shore Thing

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News Brief: meetings, budgets and reporters like to eat.

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Who is destroying Venice?

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News Briefs: a roundup of the week's news in 10 minutes or less

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The May 31st Riots: the after action report with Andrew Gumbel

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Bonin Recall Organizers Heidi Roberts and Alan Resnick

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Assemblymember Richard Bloom's platform for L.A. County Board of Supervisors

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Final Voting for the Most Loved Business Contest

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Policing the Homeless

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State Senator Ben Allen on rethinking politics for 2021

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Reopening Santa Monica Malibu Schools

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Tales and challenges from the restaurant world

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Andrew Gumbel from LA Magazine on the riots

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Farmers Market Pro Jodi Low

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5 stories from 2020

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Making sense of new lockdown rules

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Closing Outdoor Dining with Weak Data

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Public Safety Reform in Santa Monica

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Local Election Debrief

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Returning Police Chief Jackie Seabrooks

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Gleam Davis : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Ana Jara : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Ted Winterer : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Tom Ciszek : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Oscar de la Torre : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Mario Fonda Bonardi : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Todd Mentch : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Chip Martin : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Terry O'Day : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Christine Parra : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Phil Brock : Santa Monica City Council

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Caroline Torosis : Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Aishah Newson : Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Robert Kronovet : Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Anastasia Foster : Santa Monica Rent Control Board

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Rent Control Board Overview

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Jen Smith : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Keith Coleman : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Steven Johnson : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Esther Hickman : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Jon Kean : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Jason Feldman : SMMUSD Board of Education

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VOTE LOCAL 2020 - Maria Leon Vazquez : SMMUSD Board of Education

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Vote Local 2020 SMC Board of Trustess

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Dr. Yariv Rothman of the Vitality Health Center

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Homeless encampments, police and the legal system.

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New rules for reopening, Laurel Rosen, CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce

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How other cities are dealing with COVID, observations on homelessness

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Democracy in Santa Monica? How we elect our City Council with Mike Feinstein, George Cardona and Gautam Duttta.

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The state of retail, commercial rents, the Plaza, Introduction to Clara Harter.

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Newly appointed City Council member Kristin McCowan

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City Council Appointment

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Santa Monica Brew Works

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Mike Vaughan. Fireworks, DEVMO and Main Street.

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The Juneteenth Episode. Mike Feinstein talks with Karen Gunn, Robbie Jones, Ashley London and Barry Snell about the Black Agenda in Santa Monica, what it means and what needs to change.

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Main Street Promenade? Get ready for the new Main Street, with Hunter Hall from the Main Street Business Improvement Association.

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Black Girls Surf organizes a worldwide paddle out. Talking with Alleanna Clark, a Persian American surfer and Amani Lawrence, a black local surfer about race, protests and what the protest represents

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Town is still locked down, boarded up. Local protests come in all shapes, sizes and levels of organization. Some insight on what moved and failed this week.

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The aftermath. A conversation with Chief of Police Cynthia Renaud and Interim City Manager Lane Dilg

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Protesting, riots and looting. What the heck just happened?

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Lane Dilg, Interim City Manager talks about layoffs and budget cuts.

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Getting to know Lane Dilg, Interim Santa Monica City Manager.

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Josh Loeb from the Rustic Canyon family of restaurants talks about tough decisions, rents, food supply and why people love dining.

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The city budget crisis. This is when our city values get tested. Part 2 of a discussion with former Chief Sustainable Officer Dean Kubani and former Mayor Mike Feinstein.

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Rick Cole, Santa Monica City Manager resigns. A discussion with former Mayor Michael Feinstein and former Chief Environmental Officer Dean Kubani

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Pausing evictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Eda Suh and Gary Rhoades from the City Attorney's office.

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Patty Wong from the Santa Monica Libraries talks about services that are still operating during the pandemic.

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A conversation with Police Chief Cynthia Renaud about the local response to COVID 19.

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A conversation with Santa Monica Fire Chief Bill Walker about local coronavirus response.

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A discussion with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole about local response to the Coronavirus

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The Coronavirus, local experts weigh in on education and containment.

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California 50th Assembly Member Richard Bloom

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Producer/Director Brian Falk talks about his new show, What's Eating America on MSNBC, and why bowling alleys are essential places in our social fabric.

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Schools, Wine and Fundraising. A deep dive into the Education Foundation and the Wine Auction Fundraiser.

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Buy Local and the Most Loved Contest. Why you need to vote for your favorite local business.

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E-scooters and micro-mobility. The concept was born in Santa Monica, almost banned, and now beginning phase 2 of regulation. Here's what the City of Santa Monica is doing, and what the scooter companies have to say about it.

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Recently Homeless Charlie, some street hacks and hustles. Part 2

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This is what it's like to be homeless in LA. An interview with Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the street.

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The 2020 Homeless Count

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The Gig Worker Bill AB5. How it's going to change and what it means for you.

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Looking forward into 2020, what will be the hot topics of the coming year.

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The most important reporting we did in 2019

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The most read stories of 2019

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It's Awards Season and Lael Lowenstein shares her picks, recommendations and whether we should be watching films on our phones.

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Tis the Season for Flavor

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Architect Greg Ginter discusses why it's easy to build here, neighborhood density and Santa Monica's architectural identity.

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Crime reporting

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Interview with State Senator Ben Allen

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Interview with attorney Rob Lemle discussing surfing lawyers, dogs, scooters and accidents.

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Restaurant Updates and an Introduction to new reporter Brennon Dixon

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Are suicides a trend downtown? City wins AirBnB fight.

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New buildings and business in Downtown Santa Monica

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Promenade bomb threats and getting to know Senior Reporter Madeleine Pauker

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Restaurant news, meet the editor, and the Great Cheeseburger Ramen debate.

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School Vandalism, New Facilities, Lawsuits, and the Vanlord.

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The Genesis of the Daily Press

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