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Santa Monica’s 1st Municipal Art Gallery To Open Soon
The City of Santa Monica debuts its first municipal art gallery, the Santa Monica City Gallery, at Bergamot Station Arts Center on April 10.

Mark Nero is the South Bay editor for Patch. He is a longtime journalist and previously wrote for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Daily Breeze. He can be contacted via email at mark.nero@patch.com.
The City of Santa Monica debuts its first municipal art gallery, the Santa Monica City Gallery, at Bergamot Station Arts Center on April 10.

A coyote that bit a 3-year-old child in the South Bay is the same one that bit another child last year, authorities said.
A fisherman at the Hermosa Beach Pier recently risked life and limb to help a juvenile great white shark that was caught on a fishing line.
Multiple South Bay residents have been accused in connection with a large-scale federal investigation into massive healthcare fraud.
A Long Beach man and a Lakewood woman have been accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of committing massive healthcare fraud.
The City of Long Beach this week formally switched homeless services providers from First to Serve to People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).
A GoFundMe campaign has been started to help Peter Dusevic, 41, of Rancho Palos Verdes, an engineer with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
The City of Manhattan Beach will host a tree planting event on Saturday, April 18 in observance of Earth Day.
The musician was attacked by a woman when he arrived for an appointment in Santa Monica, police sources said, according to a report.
A special collection of excess brush takes place in Palos Verdes this Saturday, but only for residents of one neighborhood.
The LA County Department of Public Health is advising beach users to avoid all ocean water contact due to potentially high bacteria levels.
Long Beach Police say they're investigating the Wednesday morning stabbing of a man, as well as a shooting that took place Monday morning.
Mobile Dog & Cat Adoption Sundays, a monthly dog and cat adoption event held throughout the South Bay, returns to Palos Verdes on April 5.
A Santa Monica-based chef has been named a finalist for the prestigious James Beard Award for most outstanding chef in California.
Registration is open for a family-friendly Earth Day event that's a way to help protect the coastline and to learn about ocean conservation.
“Long Beach Lights,” a new lighting installation, is set to be unveiled to the public on Saturday, April 11 in downtown.
Residents and businesses in Santa Monica will see expanded maintenance and cleaning services as the city reorganizes its public works dept.
Actor Thaddeus LaGrone suffered a leg injury while filming a scene for the reboot of the '90s show 'Baywatch' in Redondo Beach on Monday.
Actor Thaddeus LaGrone suffered a leg injury while filming a scene for the reboot of the '90s show 'Baywatch' in Redondo Beach on Monday.
A state appellate court has rejected an appeal from a man convicted of a Santa Monica home invasion robbery where a person was shot.