3+ day, 42+ min ago   (542+ words) Americans finally found something to agree on: concern about the rapid proliferation of data centers. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 1 in 3 Americans approves of the current pace of data center construction, and most would oppose a facility…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (223+ words) State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, has advanced two bills aimed at protecting insurance ratepayers from losing coverage unnecessarily or being harmed by bad business practices. Both now head to Gov. Newsom. "California ratepayers have faced an increasingly difficult insurance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (531+ words) There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the process became opaque and the budget became a hodgepodge of phantom…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (561+ words) Affordable housing built in Santa Monica over the past fiscal year outpaced the city's minimum requirements by a wide margin, according to a new report presented to the City Council, even as the number of affordable units awaiting construction approval…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) Back-to-school shopping is back in full swing as students and parents prepare for the upcoming school year. But the 2026 season is increasingly defined by disciplined spending, even as some forecasts point to record-breaking totals. The National Retail Federation expects the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (394+ words) A waitlist for home-delivered meals to homebound seniors across the Westside is approaching 100 people, a milestone that a local nonprofit says reflects a deepening senior hunger crisis and a federal funding formula that has not kept pace with the region's…...