The Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) celebrates March as Women’s History Month and the 2012 National Women’s History Month theme of “Women’s Education — Women’s Empowerment.
Santa Monica High School’s Jesus Martinez (left) gives chase as Cathedral goalkeeper Brian Paredes makes a save on Thursday at Samohi. Cathedral would go on to win the game, 1-0, in overtime and advance in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoffs.
St. Monica’s Briana Harris attempts a shot over Brentwood’s Drew Cabral on Wednesday at Brentwood. St. Monica would lose the CIF-Southern Section Division 4A playoff game, 52-46.
Dear EarthTalk I read that car makers had agreed to up fuel economy standards to an average of about 55 miles per gallon by the year 2025, and that specifics were due to be hammered out by the end of 2011.
Q: I’m interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch Group, but I don’t know how to start or what it entails. Can you describe some of the steps? A: A Neighborhood Watch is a great program to help deter crime, report suspicious activity and act as a liaison between the Santa Monica Police Department a
Santa Monica High School senior Jesus Martinez (left) scores past the Bonita defense Thursday at home. Samohi won the first round CIF-SS Division 4 playoff game, 4-0, to advance.
Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. On Oct. 24, 2011, Santa Monica police officers responded to the 2300 block of 14th Street on a report of an attempted strong armed robbery that had just occurred.
Re: My Write, Feb. 13, page 4 In his column, Bill Bauer gets his analysis of the School Board’s recommendation to increase slightly the number of interdistrict school permits completely wrong.
Dear EarthTalk Is it true that Bisphenol A (BPA)-which is harmful to human health-was found to be present in retail cash register receipts and that, since those receipts get recycled, the chemical may also be present in toilet paper and other paper products? Jocelyn Mitchell via e-mail Many of us al
DOWNTOWN — Loyal riders of the Big Blue Bus will notice some changes beginning this Sunday, officials said. But don’t expect anything major. “While we continue to analyze performance from the last service change [in August 2011], there will be no substantial adjustments this time around,” said Ed Ki
As billions of dollars pour into Santa Monica in the form of new apartments, office buildings and hotels, residents are being asked to come up with a clear definition of what a community benefit is so that City Hall knows what to demand of developers who want to build bigger than the zoning code all
SAMOHI — Environmentally-conscious students here are close to completing the transformation of a gas-guzzling VW Beetle into one that runs entirely on electricity.
