Try to imagine a life without shelter, no security, and no guarantee of safety. A life that involves going to sleep fearful of being robbed, attacked, or even worse. A kind stranger offers to buy you a new pair of shoes, but you reject the offer, knowing they will be stolen off your feet in your sleep. Unfortunately, this is...

It’s only 20 minutes until the show starts and models are asking, “Where are the directors? We should be getting dressed now.” They’re fixing their makeup themselves, not exactly pleased with the previous artist’s work. Designers are down the hall from the Main Stage’s dressing rooms, in a mirrored classroom filled with racks of clothes and a low murmur as...

I'm sitting down in the midst of a coffee shop reading a newspaper and suddenly I overhear two young teens discuss what they're ordering and why. Justifying your order is norm. One decides to sans the shots of syrup in their frappuccinos and leave the whipped cream aside claiming that an Instagram page has a secret Starbucks menu she learned...

Hamilton High School senior shortstop Adriana Hernandez is steps away from pain in the top of the fifth inning in a game against the Westchester Comets. The Comet baserunner breaks for second to steal the base, Hernandez breaks to stop her.10 steps...nine...eightShe's run this path before with the only incident resulting from it being an out. Five...four...three. Hernandez leaps towards...

In Los Angeles, smoking pot is as common as breathing oxygen. It’s the preferred recreational drug here in California from walking along Venice beach to the homes of banal citizens. Out of all the drugs in the recreational spectrum it’s the most smelt, heard of and used but there’s a different story for other regions in the U. S. In...

The El Camino College Warriors mens volleyball tam is scurrying to keep up with their Santa Monica College counterparts. The wooden floor is squeaking beneath their feet and our rivals are grunting to keep up. It's an intense game but the only noises heard are whistles from the referee and the grunts of struggling warriors that aren't living up to...

Jubilant children with painted faces and ice cream smeared on their mouths, organic food trucks lined up before the sidewalk, and local art featured by 100 different artists encompassed the 2015 Brentwood Art Festival. The art festival has been in existence for over 20 years; however, the original producer Ray Leir with Del Mano Productions retired a few years back....

This Friday the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel's "The Avengers," "Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits theaters. While fanboys and fangirls alike have been anticipating the new installment for half a decade it's finally being unveiled for their fevered eyes. The film sustains its predecessor's ability to provide an enthralling experience. Action, sharp-wit, and the relentless aggressive team dynamic are here...

The Kardashian family are well known reality-TV stars accustomed to controversy and life's standard complications. From posing nude in Playboy magazine to running businesses and having babies, it’s hard to avoid their press releases or faces covering magazines while you’re standing in line at the grocery store. They’re on almost everything and it’s unavoidable. With fame, comes infamy which is...

On February 24, 2015 Carissa Drucker, a citizen of Santa Monica since 1986, spoke at a City Hall public hearing to protest the proposed 9 percent water rate increase. She owns multiple investment properties as rentals and one as her private home. She protested to the six council members with a valiant voice, “We are not reimbursed for our water...