Budget cuts at SMC raise questions
Superintendent and president Dr. Kathryn Jeffery presented both long-term and short-term plans to combat budget issues at Santa Monica College, including cuts to faculty, in an email on Feb. 11. SMC staff are questioning why faculty is the target.
Santa Monica College warned by Office for Civil Rights over antisemitism claims
Santa Monica College was included in a list of 60 colleges and universities warned to uphold Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
At hushed community forum, Santa Monica mayor, police chief promise sanctum for immigrants
Lawyers and local leaders offer advice and promises to undocumented Santa Monicans.
Santa Monica, and Santa Monica College, respond to Trump administration immigration policies
Amidst the Trump administration's new policies on immigration, the City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica College find ways to respond.
It’s time to run for office
Interested in learning how Santa Monica College funds clubs, campus events, and other programs that support student life? Now is the time to register to run for student government.
March to Save the Sea: ‘Save the sea, save ourselves’
Protesters rally at Santa Monica City Hall to demand efficiency and transparency in the clean up process in the wake of the Palisades fire.
A Santa Monica College student in action
Santa Monica College student Justin Michael Ellis-Brooks hosted a community aid event on March 8, where food, hygiene kits and resources were dispersed to the MacArthur Park community.
“Judith is the Math Lab”: Students revolt against Math Lab food ban, coordinator demotion
The contentious ban on food in the Math Lab is compounded with the demotion of tutoring coordinator Judith Eckstein.
Emergency “Freedom Rally” unites Ukrainians and Americans
In response to the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, Stand with Ukraine Foundation held an impromptu rally in Beverly Hills.
Fired from National Park Service, rangers still speak for the trees
In the Santa Monica Mountains, Resistance Rangers protested federal layoffs.
SM13 gang graffiti found on SMC main campus
Gang tags from the Santa Monica 13 gang reading “SM” and “SMX3” were found graffitied at the top of Parking Structure Four on Santa Monica College’s main campus. Santa Monica College Police Chief Johnnie Adams says there is no alarm for concern.
Three years into a “three-day war”
Stand With Ukraine held their annual patriotic rally in Santa Monica
The Art of the Political Third Place
‘A Day Without Immigrants’ serves as a prudent third place for the undocumented.
Inaugural protests demo differing rhetoric, surprising congruity
In response to Trump’s inauguration, citizens of Los Angeles rallied behind a multitude of ideologies.
‘I think they’re making us lookouts’: M&O Demand Changes to Wildfire Protocols
Maintenance and Operations sound off on work summons during deadly wildfires
Drive-by donations, money requested at Fire Relief Resource Drive
The College’s Disaster Support is in need of economic and physical funding.
Altruism in Tragedy: Shelter, Support, Community
Fleeing Angelenos find security and comfort at Westwood and Pan Pacific shelters.
‘Fire year’ erupts in Pacific Palisades
The Palisades Fire hit Los Angeles and is spreading rapidly, stifling containment efforts.
CMD Shooting Under Scrutiny: BoT Approves Outside Investigators
SMC Board of Trustees moves to hire OIR Group to investigate the Oct. 14 shooting.
Crews Contain Franklin Fire, Weakened by Humidity
The Franklin fire in Malibu has reached 20% containment with steady progress.