Superintendent fears current system favors schools in wealthier neighborhoods
Andrew H. Fixmer
Daily Press Staff Writer
Not just any school can raise more than $5,000 in one night.
But
Bans on hacky sacks and feeding the homeless delayed for the time being
A business group recommended Thursday that more police be deployed along the Third Street Promenade.
However, the
City facing ‘some very tough choices,’councilman says
Andrew H. Fixmer
Daily Staff Writer
At least two Santa Monica officials are confident that local voters will pass a 250 percent
Workshop teaches nuances of state’s public meeting laws
Many of the city’s 150 board and commission members may have been flying blind when conducting the public’s business.
Voters may be asked to increase parcel taxes by 250 percent over the next three years.
Major tax hikes, lay-offs and program cuts loom for a school district reeling
Hacky sack could be banned from the Promenade
Some business owners say a friendly outdoor sport is the root of many evils on the Third Street Promenade.
So they have
Internet classes could be banned in school district
A few parents of Santa Monica High School students are asking the city’s school district to consider allowing classes their children
Concerns raised over possible conflicts of interest
Santa Monica’s 16 boards and commissions are about to get a lesson in ethics and the law.
The Santa Monica City Council
The school district is financially troubled and taxpayers may have to bail it out.
Facing a $5 million deficit over the next two years, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Task force will decide how much retail and restaurants should be on outdoor mall
The future of the Third Street Promenade now rests in the hands of seven people.
It
State discouraged with city’s stance on housing policy
The state is cracking down on how Santa Monica creates its housing policies.
Every five years the state requires the city
Downtown public restrooms covered in feces, litter
Four of the six public bathrooms in downtown Santa Monica may be closed in the next two weeks because they are perceived as
