Developers frustrated at city’s slow system
City Hall’s bureaucracy costs residents and professional builders thousands of dollars in what they describe as excessive fees and obstructive delays.
Officials
New vehicles combine gas, electricity for cleaner air
After nearly a decade of exclusively buying cars that run on electricity or compressed natural gas, Santa Monica has begun investing in
City council will address funding sources to make light rail line a reality
Plans for a new controversial light rail line have resurfaced in Santa Monica.
Mayor Michael Feinstein wants
Center deters gang activity
This isn’t your typical youth center. Enter the reception area of the newly opened Pico Youth and Family Center and feel a distinctly coffeehouse flavor.
Can’t find a space? Try the best-kept secret downtown
Despite spending $5 million on a new downtown public parking garage, the city has failed to advertise it’s
After a year of delays, public pool almost ready
There may have been months of construction delays, but the city isn’t taking a bath on its new swimming pool.
American Film Market comes to downtown next week
The largest convention group of the year is coming to town, and it’s estimated to bring in millions of dollars for
Facing eviction, horses remain at Will Rogers State Park
The state must show how suspending privately boarded horses at Will Rogers State Park would not detract from overall equestrian activities
Public meetings available live via Internet
E-government may sound like a dot-com concept gone bust, but the idea is running strong in Santa Monica.
In addition to already
Refugee lived in U.S. without a visa for 20 years
A Santa Monica man who 32 years ago helped hijack a Soviet commercial jetliner to escape cold war-era
Fearing residents will be duped into signing candidate petitions, city officials are making sure residents know their rights when it comes to signing on the dotted line.
During election years,
Downtown shop owners are angry over city’s broken promises
Construction along Fourth Street and Broadway isn’t just ripping up concrete, it’s tearing down sales in stores along
