Police defend beefed up presence in troubled area
Three shootings in three months on Santa Monica’s east side has residents concerned that gang activity may be on the rise.
City council approves large housing and retail development
The north end of Main Street will no longer be a quiet and abandoned area.
After nearly three years of public process,
Construction schedule snafu frustrates businesses
City officials may have gone back on their word in keeping construction light downtown this winter, but scheduling two projects at once saved the city
Commission bypassed in favor of city council
Developer Howard Jacobs plans to appeal the Santa Monica Planning Commission’s denial of his Main Street project before the city council tonight.
Council disagrees over whether public should know
All seven Santa Monica City Council members have met privately with the developer of a multi-million dollar Main Street project, but only
A 46-year-old Santa Monica man accused of killing his father on Tuesday has been identified as the Lithuanian who hijacked a commercial airliner in 1970.
Albert Victor White,
Council promises to keep its meetings short and sweet
Residents may be able to get a good night sleep now that the city council promises to wrap up the public’
Graffiti ‘tags’ found on almost anything
A recent surge of graffiti on Santa Monica’s north and west sides has residents worried and the city’s clean-up crews working
Anti-depressant found in supect’s body
The teenager arrested for murdering a 15-year-old Santa Monica High School sophomore died of an overdose while she was being interrogated
Kids tell adults how they feel about violence
If there is one message Santa Monica kids want to send to adults it’s this: pay attention to your children.
That’
SMC, from page 1 Bond needs 55 percent approval
Santa Monica College has the backing of local businesses for the school’s $160 million bond measure this spring.
The Santa
A man escaped a police chase early Monday after he carjacked a woman on Third Street and California Avenue.
Just after 2 a.m., a woman was approached by a
