SMC men’s soccer ended their match 4-4 with Fullerton College in the first home game of the season.

 SMC women’s soccer shutout the LA Pierce Brahma Bulls 1-0 to secure a win in their first game in front of the home crowd.

 DHS agents deployed a volley of less-lethal and chemical rounds on Labor Day anti-ICE protesters at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

SMC students, and local church leadership celebrate the canonization of Saint Carlo Acutis.

Santa Monica Mayor, Lana Negrete, turns to social media to clear up fiscal concerns, as the city prepares to decide on a financial resolution and new Downtown Santa Monica board.

A felony investigation is underway after Santa Monica Police Department attempted a traffic stop of a wanted vehicle by LAPD, leading to a short pursuit.  The driver was found to be suffering from an injury and was transported to the hospital.

After leading Santa Monica College for 9 years Kathryn E. Jeffery Ph. D says she plans to retire.

Umoja Now raised $12,400 to hold a “Black To School” mutual aid event in Inglewood, providing school supplies, specialized haircare and soul food. 

 The west coast of North America has been issued a tsunami advisory, following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake that happened off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

 For two weeks Parking structure maintenance left students looking for alternative options.

 Santa Monica College’s Fashion Program hosted its annual LA Mode Fashion Show on June 20

 Independence Day demonstrators attend Catholic mass, march into a faceoff and clash with federal police.

Israel’s military campaign in Iran, as well as America’s involvement in the conflict,  prompted conflicting protests in front of the Wilshire Federal Building.

 Protesters organized a “No Sleep for ICE” demonstration at the Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport on June 19, after federal immigration agents allegedly checked into the hotel. 

 Two days after a gunman shot through the window of a Waymo and injured two children, Santa Monica police happened to come across the suspect while on patrol downtown. He shot a police officer and was found and apprehended three hours later.

 An update on the UCLA-SMC student housing agreement.

Chemistry students are piloting SMC’s new textbook system during summer intersession. In the system, a collaboration with the education company Slingshot, students can purchase all their course materials at once, for $32 per enrolled credit. Students can opt out, but the campus bookstore is to carry less physical stock and instead serve as a communal spot for students.

 On Tuesday, SMC waved goodbye to 7,248 graduates, designated by President Dr. Kathryn Jeffery as the college’s second-largest commencement ever. The school bestowed bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, certificates of achievement, certificates of competency, and completion certificates upon those students.

Law enforcement officers unleashed self-described “numerous” amounts of less-lethal munitions on “No Kings” protesters, after issuing an unlawful assembly order. 

In a blooming garden in Santa Monica, Santa Monica College’s English professors invited their students to share and read their poetry works.