On Oct. 25, 2019, the FIGat7th event corporation held a Dia de los Muertos event, at 7th and Figueroa St. Among the festivities were a tequila tasting, silk-screening, poster-making, MAC glamour eyes, and a DJ.

Green Party candidate and ecosocialist — ecologist and socialist — Howie Hawkins visited Santa Monica College (SMC) on Thursday, Oct. 10. He spoke to an avid audience about what his plans for the country would be if he were elected president. The facts and figures he presented substantiated his plans.