Police ended a skating event with kinetic projectiles after people threw glass bottles at them. 

 If the government doesn’t reopen by Oct. 23, millions of Californians could receive their social benefits late. 

The Los Angeles Police Department violated a preliminary injunction, hit a protester with a car and trampled protesters with horses after a “No Kings” protest.  

The 50501 Movement held their second “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18.

The Corsair football team tames the Brahmas of Pierce College in a blowout.

The Board of Trustees

SMC’s Men of Color Action Network hosted its first event of the year at Virginia Park to foster connection and early brotherhood between new students. Filled with free food, pick-up games of soccer and football, and easy access to counselors and faculty, it was a fun and productive opportunity for students of color to start the year.

The upcoming Board of Trustees meeting consent agenda contains an amendment that would provide President Dr. Kathryn Jeffrey with post-retirement income. 

 SMC unveils a memorial rock dedicated to Felicia Hudson, days before the anniversary of her on-campus murder. 

Central Avenue Jazz Festival hosts 29th annual event in South Central Los Angeles

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

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

 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. 

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

Santa Monica College (SMC) students display their artwork at the Art Complex.

A combat veteran uses his GI Bill to start a Black Panther Party-inspired mutual aid organization.

The Institute for Public Strategies holds a guided discussion and screens ABC7’s documentary Injecting Hope to explore the benefits of safe injection facilities.

A student-organized community event ends with a man needing Narcan.