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Host Ross Furukawa and journalist Brian Peter Falk discussed the ongoing Palisades Fire on January 10th, 2025. Cal Fire reported the fire has burned 21,317 acres with 8% containment and threatens 11,171 structures, while warning about false social media posts claiming cleanup work opportunities. In Santa Monica, evacuation orders remain in effect north of San Vicente, while the area between Montana and San Vicente has been downgraded to an evacuation warning, and the area between Wilshire and Montana has had evacuations lifted. Looting has become a major concern, with the Santa Monica Police Department reporting 573 calls for service, 240 of which came from the evacuation zone (representing only 4% of the city). In response, the National Guard has been deployed to support law enforcement, though they are unarmed. Access to evacuated areas is strictly controlled, with residents only allowed back briefly for essential needs like medication, requiring police escort. The weather forecast indicates weak to moderate Santa Ana winds through the weekend, stronger winds expected Tuesday, and a 20% chance of rain the following Friday. www.smdp.com/fire-resources

Hear from Candidate Phil Brock about his run for Santa Monica City Council.

Santa Monica is about to change the way it records crimes

Downtown land will be put up for sale

More scooter riders mean more injuries on local roads

The new service will replace police or fire for some calls.

Members of the police oversight commission level serious accusations against the police union and earthquake safety tips.

Continue the holiday fun with the Polar Bear Plunge this weekend or visit the Galley just because it's great.

The once popular outdoor retailer will leave Santa Monica at the end of February leaving locals with the recently opened location in Marina Del Rey.

New laws fight fake news.

SMC shoots for the stars

Pier evacuated days before scheduled evacuation drill

City pursues new partners for the Civic

SMPD responds to a car chase, assault and bank robbery all in one week.

Santa Monicans to be among the first to ride in driverless cars

Council infighting reaches new levels and no left turns along Wilshire Blvd.

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5 things - April 27

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A Brief Chat with Supervisor Horvath

A breakdown of recently submitted XXL projects coming to Santa Monica...and there is not much we can do to stop it.

Evan Meyer welcomes U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte on this episode of Meyerside Chats.

Evan Meyer welcomes Wroclaw, Poland Councilmember Michal Kurczewski on this episode of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press

Evan Meyer welcomes Wroclaw, Poland Councilmember Bartlomiej Ciazynski on this episode of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press.

We welcome new Daily Press reporter Grace Inez Adams and talk about the top stories of the week, including reporter Emily Sawicki's Saturday story about fundraising for local elections and Grace's coverage of the ongoing monkeypox situation in LA County. For information on monkeypox vaccines, visit publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/monkeypox. Find Emily on  Twitter at @emily_sawicki and Grace at @gracesmdp for more local coverage!

Evan Meyer welcomes California State Senator, Ben Allen on this episode of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press

BraverAngels.org is a nonprofit dedicated to political depolarization. The organization runs workshops, debates, and other events where "red" (conservative) and "blue" (liberal) participants attempt to better understand one another's positions and discover their shared values. Its mission is to bring Americans together to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic.

Matt and Emily talk teacher salaries, write-in candidates and what is going on with rent control in Santa Monica (that last one is still to be determined...)

Matt and Emily discuss new gun control legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in Santa Monica on Friday and Emily gives a sneak peek at next Saturday's feature story about our local mountain lions. Plus: How much is too much to pay for a bowl of mac & cheese on the Pier?

A bittersweet Reporter's Notebook this week as we bid adieu to reporter Clara Harter. Hear about Clara's time with the newspaper and some of her best reporting, plus tricks of the trade. Follow along with Clara's burgeoning career by following her on Twitter at @_ClaraHarter. We will miss you!

In this episode of The Dive, Daily Press Reporter Clara speaks to the remarkable mother son duo Garrett Shaw and Cynthia Sirota about how they worked as a team to overcome 26 hospitalizations and a “helpless” mental illness diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. Now they both help run support groups and teach classes at the West LA chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI WLA) and have dedicated their lives to helping other individuals and families battling mental illness. They table for NAMI WLA at the Pico Farmers Market in Virginia Avenue Park on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. They will next be at the market on July 23. Resources mentioned in the episode: NAMI support groups: https://namila.org/supportgroups/ NAMI peer and family mental health classes: https://namila.org/classes/ Ending the Silence Program: https://namila.org/ending-the-silence/ Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center 24/7 Helpline: 877-727-4747 LA County Department of Mental Health Crisis 24/7 Hotline: 800-854-7771. The NAMI Crisis Text Line: text NAMI to 741741. NAMI Warm Line: 310-889-7200

In this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook, Emily discusses Santa Monica's specific voting patterns in the primary elections and Clara talks about what local measures may appear on the November ballot. Emily also discusses where the school district plans to send the 200+ students from John Muir Elementary School in the fall as the building is closed due to mold. Plus, exciting news regarding MLB All Star activities on the Pier and new restaurant openings. 

Evan Meyer welcomes David White on this edition of Meyerside Chats. Interested in any of the civic topics below? Please tune in to Meyerside Chats on the Santa Monica Daily Press.

In this episode of the Reporter's Notebook Clara and Emily are back in the studio together and give listeners a breakdown of the Primary Election results. They also discuss several other eventful happenings this week including the Most Loved awards ceremony, Samohi Graduation and Dr. Jill Biden's visit to Santa Monica.

Read more about what we discussed:Water issues at John Muir / SMASHOlympic principal resignsUniversal Pre-KCOVID-19 increasing in LA County

In this week's episode of The Reporter's Notebook Clara talks about the City's new investments to fight homelessness and the prospect of a behavioral health center being built in Santa Monica. Emily talks about artistic happenings around town as well as the three part voter guide she and Editor in Chief Matt Hall have been preparing.

In this week's episode of the Reporter's Notebook Clara and Emily discuss the results of the 2022 Santa Monica homeless count and their implications for the city. Plus, Emily talks about the police department's new drone technology and Clara shares the story of the foreign dancers who fled Russia and are performing in Santa Monica this weekend.

In this episode of the Reporter's Notebook Clara shares the story of one family's journey to escape Ukraine by plane, train and foot and find shelter in Santa Monica. To support the family visit https://gofund.me/c191bbe8. Emily talks about US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's tour of Santa Monica's sustainable infrastructure, confusion over the mask mandate on public transit and Santa Monica College's unique food pantry model. If that wasn't enough, Clara also shares the scandalous story of Sameday Health's $26 million settlement for sending fake COVID test results to  customers.

In this week's Reporter's Notebook Emily talks about the national headlines made by the post office's decision to suspend service to some Santa Monicans and what some of the media coverage got wrong. Clara talks about an investigation she conducted into the future of Venice's Centennial Park homeless encampment. 

In this week's episode of the Reporter's Notebook, Clara and Emily talk water. Emily's covering water conservation and the ongoing drought. Clara's more focused on the Samohi surf team shredding waves (and their competition). There's also talk about the Santa Monica History Museum's newest exhibition: "Broadway to Freeway: Life and Times of a Vibrant Community" and the results of a Malibu City Council discussion on creating homeless housing — outside Malibu.

The news brief is back! Reporters Clara Harter and Emily Sawicki re-introduce the weekly news round-up and give listeners a glimpse into their most exciting investigations with some podcast-exclusive information and opinions. This week's episode is full of action: it looks into how Santa Monicans are rallying around the Ukraine, discusses the complicated dynamics at play in the CD-11 election, examines Governor Newsom's mental health court proposal and provides a long-awaited answer to the culprit behind a mysterious bird die-off witnessed on local beaches.

Weekly nonprofit news summary from hundreds of sources.   Crisis Text Line Ends Data-Sharing Relationship With For-Profit Entity As reported by Politico and other outlets, Crisis Text Line has ended its data sharing relationship with for-profit spin-off organization Loris.ai, which uses data to inform customer service software. Crisis Text Line, which uses a text-based approach to provide crisis support to those contemplating self-harm or suicide, stated that while “the data is handled securely, anonymized and scrubbed of personally identifiable information,” “we have ended our data-sharing relationship with Loris.” The change came amid criticism from privacy experts and lawmakers including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Crisis Text Line is a former client of Whole Whale, the publisher of this newsletter. Read more ➝   GoFundMe At Center Of International Dispute Over Funds To Anti-Vaccine Mandate Trucker Protests As anti-Vaccine mandate protests led by truckers have forced Ottowa to declare a state of emergency, GoFundMe finds itself at the center of a complicated dispute over individual contributions to the protest movement. As reported by the Washington Post, the fundraiser for the convey had generated over $8 million in funds, of which $1 million had been distributed. After determining with local police that “previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation,” the company announced they would no longer distribute the remaining funds. The move drew ire from conservative lawmakers on both sides of the border and raises complicated questions about the role of decentralized fundraising with regards to disruptive protest movements. Read more ➝   Summary Tribes Reach $590 Million Opioid Settlement With Johnson & Johnson | NY Times Cryptocurrency users are creating “decentralized autonomous organizations” that function as nonprofits | Philanthropy Daily The Jed Foundation Receives $15 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott | businesswire.com Melinda French Gates No Longer Pledges Bulk of Her Wealth to Gates Foundation |  WSJ Nonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless | Santa Monica Daily Press  

Weekly nonprofit news summary from hundreds of sources.   Crisis Text Line Ends Data-Sharing Relationship With For-Profit Entity As reported by Politico and other outlets, Crisis Text Line has ended its data sharing relationship with for-profit spin-off organization Loris.ai, which uses data to inform customer service software. Crisis Text Line, which uses a text-based approach to provide crisis support to those contemplating self-harm or suicide, stated that while “the data is handled securely, anonymized and scrubbed of personally identifiable information,” “we have ended our data-sharing relationship with Loris.” The change came amid criticism from privacy experts and lawmakers including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Crisis Text Line is a former client of Whole Whale, the publisher of this newsletter. Read more ➝   GoFundMe At Center Of International Dispute Over Funds To Anti-Vaccine Mandate Trucker Protests As anti-Vaccine mandate protests led by truckers have forced Ottowa to declare a state of emergency, GoFundMe finds itself at the center of a complicated dispute over individual contributions to the protest movement. As reported by the Washington Post, the fundraiser for the convey had generated over $8 million in funds, of which $1 million had been distributed. After determining with local police that “previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation,” the company announced they would no longer distribute the remaining funds. The move drew ire from conservative lawmakers on both sides of the border and raises complicated questions about the role of decentralized fundraising with regards to disruptive protest movements. Read more ➝   Summary Tribes Reach $590 Million Opioid Settlement With Johnson & Johnson | NY Times Cryptocurrency users are creating “decentralized autonomous organizations” that function as nonprofits | Philanthropy Daily The Jed Foundation Receives $15 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott | businesswire.com Melinda French Gates No Longer Pledges Bulk of Her Wealth to Gates Foundation |  WSJ Nonprofit uses Super Bowl parties as way to help homeless | Santa Monica Daily Press  

In this week's news brief reporter Emily Sawicki talks about a mysterious slew of dead cormorants on the beach and reporter Clara Harter shares the exciting news that the Super Bowl Pregame Show is coming to the Santa Monica Pier. Other topics covered include upcoming political events, Black History month and the shortage of psychiatric beds in local hospitals.

In this week's news brief reporters Clara Harter and Emily Sawicki dive into the most exciting stories they covered recently and what future investigations are at the top of their agenda.