Inside the Daily Press

Something new this week! Evan Meyer takes a long form interview with Kathleen Rawson on community, Downtown Santa Monica and some insights into what remains important.

With the new year around the corner, reporter Clara Harter is thrilled to introduce listeners to SMDP's new superstar reporter Emily Sawicki. Emily joins the Daily Press from the Malibu Times where she worked for eight years and served as Managing Editor since 2016. With her she brings a wealth of SMMUSD School Board knowledge and a passion for environmental reporting. In this episode Emily talks about her background and love of reporting and the pair share the topics they are looking forward to digging into in 2022.

In this episode reporter Clara Harter discusses Santa Monica's new organic recycling mandate with Resource Recovery and Recycling Administrator Yvonne Yeung. Starting Jan. 1 all residents and businesses must put all of their organic waste into their green bin, which means no more food waste in the trash. Together they explain exactly what constitutes organic waste and discuss some helpful tips to help residents adapt to the new rules.

A deep dive into the RAND Corporation with outgoing CEO Michael Rich.

Matt chats with new Santa Monica City Manager David White.

An in-depth interview with the Santa Monica Police Chief Ramon Batista.

Editor in Chief Matt Hall is joined by Chuck Todd, renowned journalist and host of America's longest-running TV show Meet the Press, to discuss the news program's upcoming documentary film festival.

Chess Park will soon become chess-less. Years of crime, drug use, pollution and lewd behavior has led Rec and Parks Commissioners to throw in the towel and vote to temporarily shut down Chess Park. In this week's episode, Editor in Chief Matt Hall and Reporter Clara Harter discuss how the situation came to be, what the future of the park might look like and what its unfortunate closure says about the state of the City.

Reporter Clara Harter speaks with James Carroll, the former Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, known colloquially as the Drug Czar, about the dangers of fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid deadly in quantities as small as one grain of sand. In light of the tragic death of Santa Monica teen Sammy Berman Chapman, they discuss the rise in sales of lethal fentanyl-laced pills over social media and what can be done to combat it.

Matt Hall talks to Santa Monica Police Sargent Cody Green about catalytic converter thefts, where they are happening, what cars are targets, and what you can do about it.