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How to fill out LAUSD Choices without hurting your top pick

How to fill out LAUSD Choices without hurting your top pick

Does listing more than one school hurt your shot? Myths vs. facts, school-by-school strategy and every Westside deadline.

Oct 23, 2026

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14 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Oct. 20 - Oct. 26

Venice Rising Weekly: Oct. 20 - Oct. 26

Student data breach, Halloween weekend #1 + more stories

Oct 20, 2026

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2 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Oct. 13 - Oct. 19

Venice Rising Weekly: Oct. 13 - Oct. 19

Halloween map is live, sand berm countdown + our first 2nd grade podcast host!

Oct 13, 2026

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5 min read

You probably don't have to pay out of pocket: online kids' services your insurance may already cover

You probably don't have to pay out of pocket: online kids' services your insurance may already cover

Neuropsych testing, speech therapy, feeding help, kids' therapy, a pediatric dietitian. All of it can happen over video, and a lot of it is billable to insurance. Here's how the money actually works, the California rules that are on your side, and a list of places that take plans Westside families actually have.

Oct 11, 2026

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9 min read

Halloween Events 2026: Kid-Friendly Fun for Families in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina & Playa Vista

Halloween Events 2026: Kid-Friendly Fun for Families in Venice, Santa Monica, Marina & Playa Vista

Halloween & Dia De Los Muertos Family Events in Venice, Santa Monica, Playa Vista & Marina del Rey 2026

Oct 9, 2026

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9 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 29 - Oct 5

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 29 - Oct 5

TK just got a new definition + LAUSD Choices opens 10/1

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

The El Niño supplies list for Westside families

The El Niño supplies list for Westside families

What to buy (and what to get free) before El Niño storms hit Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Playa and Culver City, plus who to call about a clogged storm drain.

Sep 28, 2026

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4 min read

St. Mark Fall Fest is this Saturday in Venice: rides, pumpkins and a beer garden

St. Mark Fall Fest is this Saturday in Venice: rides, pumpkins and a beer garden

Carnival rides, pumpkin patch, kids' crafts, local food, artisan market, live music + more!

Sep 28, 2026

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1 min read

Best family-friendly apartments on the Westside (2026)

Best family-friendly apartments on the Westside (2026)

Rentals in Playa Vista, Culver City, West LA, Santa Monica, Venice and MDR with real kid perks, not just a pool

Sep 25, 2026

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6 min read

Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch Is Back on Santa Monica Blvd.

Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch Is Back on Santa Monica Blvd.

Come for the pumpkin. Stay because your kid spotted the bounce house from three blocks away.

Sep 24, 2026

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2 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 22 - Sept 28

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 22 - Sept 28

Halloween lands on a Saturday, El Niño lands on us all

Sep 22, 2026

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4 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 15 - Sept 21

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 15 - Sept 21

Wait, is there school on the 21st?

Sep 15, 2026

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7 min read

What LAUSD GATE test questions look like (sample questions inside)

What LAUSD GATE test questions look like (sample questions inside)

Sep 8, 2026

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3 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 1 - Sept 7

Venice Rising Weekly: Sept 1 - Sept 7

Four-day weekend edition. Math club season, beach bacteria, and things to do Tue–Mon.

Sep 1, 2026

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3 min read

Your kid isn't scrolling anymore. They're confiding...in ChatGPT.

Your kid isn't scrolling anymore. They're confiding...in ChatGPT.

What LAUSD's new screen time rules missed, what other countries figured out, and the parent playbook nobody handed you.

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Aug 25 - Aug 31

Venice Rising Weekly: Aug 25 - Aug 31

Our kids are on the radio-ish

Aug 25, 2026

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2 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: Aug 18 - Aug 24

Venice Rising Weekly: Aug 18 - Aug 24

Say goodbye to "I'm bored" and hello to "did you finish your homework?"

Aug 18, 2026

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2 min read

What the science says about raising kids on the Westside

What the science says about raising kids on the Westside

How kids process city realities, unhoused neighbors, and the myth of the perfect suburban lawn.

Aug 16, 2026

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6 min read

How every public school in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, Playa Vista & MDR actually scored

How every public school in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, Playa Vista & MDR actually scored

A neighbor-by-neighbor CAASPP breakdown for every LAUSD and SMMUSD campus, plus every public charter and magnet in the area.

Aug 11, 2026

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10 min read

Venice Rising Weekly: May 26 - June 1

Venice Rising Weekly: May 26 - June 1

back-to-school edition + why we're already talking about rain gear

Aug 9, 2026

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3 min read

The LAUSD consent form wall: what each one actually means

The LAUSD consent form wall: what each one actually means

A plain-language guide to the 9 forms blocking Schoology, plus how they connect to the phone ban and the new screen-time policy.

Aug 9, 2026

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6 min read

The storm tax: how to beat the algorithm on this winter's rain gear

The storm tax: how to beat the algorithm on this winter's rain gear

El Niño is coming. Retailers already know. Here's how to shop before their prices catch up.

Aug 8, 2026

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3 min read

Penmar Rec's Fall 2026 lineup just dropped

Penmar Rec's Fall 2026 lineup just dropped

Sign your kid up before it fills

Jul 31, 2026

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1 min read

What does your kid's CAASPP score actually mean?

What does your kid's CAASPP score actually mean?

A no-BS parent guide.

Jul 29, 2026

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3 min read

Schoology in 2026: A parent's (still slightly confused) guide to LAUSD's learning hub

Schoology in 2026: A parent's (still slightly confused) guide to LAUSD's learning hub

aka: why is it so hard to find one missing assignment?

Jul 25, 2026

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5 min read

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