SMC — In January, Santa Monica College officials announced a $1 million gift from Santa Monica couple Conrad Lee Klein and Joan Dempsey Klein to create the Conrad Lee Klein Fund
CITYWIDE — The Finance Department will launch a program in early April to encourage new businesses operating without a business license to get one before more stringent enforcement measures take effect.
MAIN LIBRARY — A Frank Gehry-designed hotel proposed for the heart of Downtown got mixed reviews at its public debut Thursday night, with many happy for a piece by the architectural
CITY HALL — The City Council got a first look at an ambitious plan to turn Santa Monica into a zero waste city in less than two decades, a program that
Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) announced Thursday that he introduced a bill that would put a stop to a controversial method of fossil fuel production until state regulators can develop
Six former Santa Monica mayors have come out in support of a controversial sculpture which will be removed from the Civic Center lawn if proponents cannot gather the money needed
SAMOHI — Over a year after Santa Monica banned plastic bags from local grocery stores, Santa Monicans are converting to a plastic-bag free reality, although younger adults still cling to disposable
CITY HALL — A split City Council approved a development Tuesday night that will replace an existing trailer park with a 377-unit apartment complex after resolving some issues surrounding affordable housing
DOWNTOWN— U.S. Postal Service officials confirmed Tuesday that the Downtown post office will close this summer, even as city officials struggle to have a say in the future of
CITYWIDE— A minimum wage worker cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States, and Santa Monica is at one of the extremes, a national study examining housing affordability
Residents will get their first look at the new Frank Gehry hotel proposed for Ocean Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard at a public meeting hosted by the developers Thursday night.
CITYWIDE — Residents said Santa Monica is an "excellent" place to live and gave city officials positive marks for providing quality services, but remained troubled by traffic, homelessness and
