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Editor Matthew Hall talks with West Hollywood Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath about her run for the Board of Supervisors.

Editor Matthew Hall talks with reporter Emily Sawicki about the lawsuits, tree vandalism and elections.

Reporters Emily Sawicki (@emily_sawicki) and Grace Inez Adams (@graceSMDP) talk news from the week, including SMMUSD test data and exciting changes coming to the Pier. The Montana Avenue Art Walk is happening Saturday, Sept. 24, read Grace's story to learn the details. 

Editor Matthew Hall kicks off election season podcasts with Sen. Bob Hertzberg discussing his campaign for County Supervisor.

Reporters Grace Inez Adams ( @graceSMDP ) and Emily Sawicki ( @emily_sawicki ) discuss the news of the week, from beer milkshakes to safe syringe sites. Read more at smdp.com. Saturday, Sept. 17, is Coastal Cleanup Day .  You can also learn more about Tyra Banks' Modelland , which opened at Santa Moncia Place this week, and Johnny Rocket Brew.   Read Emily's story on the outdoor use permit program...

"The politics are really not relevant to what I do," Doug Sloan says. "I can work for anybody." This week, Santa Monica Daily Press Editor Matt Hall sits down with new Santa Monica City Attorney Doug Sloan, who was hired in June after a lengthy search to find a permanent replacement for former City Attorney Lane Dilg. Sloan is an avid cyclist who comes to Santa Monica after 16 years in the Fresno...

Reporters Emily Sawicki and Grace Inez Adams discuss programs designed to keep local residents from losing their homes, plus our new weekly segment (yet to be named) about the election! Learn more about the Step Fund by reading Grace's story or visit their website . As always, you can find Emily on Twitter at @emily_sawicki and Grace at @GraceSMDP . For more information about CIOP, visit https://w...

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 @gr...

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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

Follow Marae Cruce at @SamohiPrincipal on Twitter to see goings on at Santa Monica High School, and Antonio Shelton at @DrAShelton as he takes on his new role as executive director of secondary education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. As always, Emily Sawicki can be found at @emily_sawicki.

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.

Businesses mentioned in this episode:  Pro Sup: 4175 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 310-989-4350, https://www.prosupshop.com/ Marina Food Trucks: Parking Lot #11, 14101 Panay Way, https://visitmdr.com/events/beach-eats Bagel Nosh: 1629 Wilshire Blvd, 310-451-8771, https://www.bagelnoshdeli.com/ TSNY Los Angeles: Santa Monica Pier, 310-394-5800, https://losangeles.trapezeschool.com/ Pacific Park: S...

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...

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 regardin...

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.

Get the rundown on the Pier's big event for this weekend.

A discussion of the June primary results with the co-directors of SMC's Public Policy Institute Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein and Shari Davis.

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.

Editor Matthew Hall talks with Shari Davis and Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein from SMC's Public Policy Institute about the upcoming Primary election. Editor's Note: Richard is also a member of the SMMUSD Board but municipal elections are not part of the June primary.

In this week's episode of the Reporter's Notebook reporter Clara talks to Editor in Chief Matt about the different local revenue raising tax measures that could make their way to the November ballot. Plus, the preview upcoming community events including the opening of Tavern on Main, a new comedy club and the Animal Shelter fundraiser.

Local community leader Albin Gielicz travels to Poland to help out Ukrainian refugees.