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Robin Abcarian: Nepo babies beware. You didn't hit a triple if you were born on third base

If you live on the Westside of Los Angeles and have a child in private school around here — PS 1 in Santa Monica, maybe, or Windward in Mar Vista — you have almost certainly had encounters with "nepo babies," kids of famous parents who have gone on or will…

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Scientists explore using psychedelics to treat alcohol, drug disorders

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Senn's father, long dead, appeared to her as she lay back in the dimly lit room at the Santa Monica clinic, a mask over her closed eyes, and the psychedelic trip began.

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Shocking video shows plane crash on Los Angeles beach that killed former Santa Monica mayor Rex Minter

The pilot told air traffic controllers that he had no other choice but to attempt an emergency landing on the sand

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Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter dies in plane crash on Santa Monica Beach

LOS ANGELES — Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter died after a small plane in which he was a passenger crash-landed on the beach in Santa Monica on Thursday afternoon, city officials confirmed.

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Plane crash-lands onto beach before flipping upside down in fatal smash

The single-engine Cessna that took off from Santa Monica Airport about 3pm Thursday en route to Malibu before the pilot reported engine trouble and tried to make an emergency landing

Daily Mirror

Cessna flips after landing on Santa Monica Beach; 2 people taken to hospital

LOS ANGELES — A single-engine Cessna airplane flipped over after the pilot landed on the beach in Santa Monica on Thursday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times

Shania Twain stuns on People's Choice Awards red carpet ahead of receiving Music Icon Award

This year's People's Choice Awards, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, saw celebrities from the world of music, acting and comedy walk the red carpet

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India turned its back on 'RRR.' Will Oscar voters embrace it?

LOS ANGELES — S.S. Rajamouli and I are up in the projection booth at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. It's the Friday night before Thanksgiving and Rajamouli's beloved action epic "RRR" is playing to a raucous, sold-out house. We'd been looking for a quiet place to talk, but if…

Los Angeles Times

God of War Ragnarok wasn’t ‘good’ three months ago, says dev

Sony Santa Monica was worried about Ragnarok's quality right up to its release.

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Robin Abcarian: That foul stench out of Santa Monica? A local weekly spreading malicious lies about Paul Pelosi

As you might expect, the first official reports about the Oct. 28 attack on Paul Pelosi in San Francisco were light on details.

Los Angeles Times

Jury awards $45 million over alleged abuse of two autistic students by Malibu school aide

LOS ANGELES — The family of two twins who are nonverbal has won a $45 million judgment against the Santa Monica-Malibu school system after suing over alleged physical abuse by a teacher’s aide who, they said, used hand sanitizer to inflict pain on the autistic children.

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Gwyneth Paltrow's Childhood Home Can Be Yours, for a Price

The stately home in an exclusive part of Santa Monica, California has only one downside.

The Street

The dubious history of the Santa Monica Observer, the outlet behind that unfounded Paul Pelosi story

When Elon Musk amplified an unfounded Santa Monica Observer story about the Paul Pelosi attack over the weekend, it wasn't the first time the dubious outlet had been in the spotlight.

Los Angeles Times

Thousands of apartments may come to Santa Monica, other wealthy cities under little-known law

LOS ANGELES — Earlier this fall, a developer submitted plans for 4,500 apartments in Santa Monica — more new housing than the pricey, beachfront city has built in all of the previous decade.

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8 California hikes that take you through glorious fall foliage

LOS ANGELES — Let me start with some expectation setting. There are many trails in L.A. that can give you small bursts of autumn color, for instance, in the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains. But if you’re looking for some epic, sweeping vistas filled with brilliant foliage that screams…

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Two podcasters set out to read every Agatha Christie book. It became much more than that

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, Kemper Donovan's backyard bungalow appears perfectly normal for this Santa Monica neighborhood, but a few clues suggest otherwise.

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Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisine

Cloistered nuns left an anonymous but indelible print on Mexican cuisine over the centuries, dreaming up some of the country’s most iconic dishes when called upon to serve special meals for important men while remaining unnamed and out of sight to the world.

Los Angeles Times

This is how to make a real Italian beef, according to the culinary producer of 'The Bear'

In addition to star Jeremy Allen White's months of training at restaurants, including Santa Monica's Pasjoli, much of the realism so many have attributed to TV's "The Bear" is due to the culinary supervision of chefs Courtney Storer and Matty Matheson, who also played handyman Neil Fak on the show.…

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The Independent UK

Mexico nuns’ culinary innovations live on in storied cuisine

Chiles en nogada, the green, white and red stuffed pepper dish synonymous with Mexico's Independence Day celebrations, were invented in 1821 by a cloistered nun whose name has been lost to history

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How to spend a day in Santa Monica, LA’s trendy seafront neighbour

From retro 1940s movie theatres to beachside art, Los Angeles’ coastal sidekick is more than worth a side trip, says Ellie Seymour

The Independent UK

US pub to show Queen’s funeral to give expats ‘a little piece of tradition’

Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica, California, will show footage of the historic event.

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Two killed after aircraft crashes and catches fire in Santa Monica

Single-engine aircraft was being operated by a local flight school

Daily Mirror

Expats in Harry's new home of California honour Queen in true Brit style – at the pub

Brits flocked to Ye Olde Kings Head in Santa Monica to order cups of tea and a full English breakfast as they paid their respects to the Queen from across the pond

Los Angeles Times

Muse's Matt Bellamy: 'I felt that we could do no wrong. Obviously, we could'

LOS ANGELES — Matt Bellamy wrote Muse's new album in a Santa Monica recording studio painstakingly decorated to resemble the so-called red room from "Twin Peaks."

Daily Mirror

Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex Maria Shriver looks radically different as she heads out in LA

Arnold Schwarzenegger's ex Maria Shriver was all smiles as she visited the building site where she is constructing a new home in Santa Monica, Los Angeles over the weekend

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