In Early March, I visited one of the Clean Earth Rovers sites to see how the company uses technology as a means to prevent marine pollution. The company was founded
Statewide 9-1-1 system still two years out
POLICE HDQTRS. — When faced with a life or death situation, seconds can matter. But cell phone users in Santa Monica could
City, lawyers battle over fees
DELAYED: Legal dispute, technical questions plague MTBE cleanup efforts CITY HALL — It will likely be 15 years after the city’s drinking water was contaminated
SM BEACH — For the sixth week in a row, a handful of popular Southern California beaches have broken the law by not meeting federal clean water standards, according to weekly
Personal intervention keeps poop off the streets
CITY HALL — Raise a stink and you might just succeed in getting what you want here.
Or in Valerie Hiss’ case, her efforts
New Samohi principal a musician with Jackson Browne connections
DISTRICT HDQTRS. — Santa Monica High School has a new principal.
Dr. Hugo A. Pedroza, currently the principal at Manual Arts High
A final salute given to Santa Monica’s top cop
FAIRMONT MIRAMAR — The big guns were out here last week when 500 people gathered to give Santa Monica’s retiring
Drug testing part of the deal
LAX COURTHOUSE — KCRW radio host Chris Douridas was court-ordered on Tuesday to undergo drug rehabilitation after pleading no contest to a cocaine possession
9 Victim’s family welcomes plea
DOWNTOWN LA — Two weeks into his capital murder trial, Victor Paleologus, the ex-convict charged with luring and then killing a Santa Monica woman
City to recycle rodents as raptor food
PALISADES PARK — City Hall’s latest plan for the resident squirrels here: Trap them, gas them and feed them to the birds.
Once
A rash of shootings has Pico under watch
VIRGINIA AVE. PARK — Residents in the Pico neighborhood are looking to police for answers, and action, in the wake of four gang-
Mall overhaul is being put before the people
VIRGINIA AVE. PARK — The owners of Santa Monica Place are taking it to the streets this summer, gauging residents’ feelings about their
