A private elementary school, the number one hybrid car dealership in the world, an architecture firm and a catering service are just some of the companies to take home a 2011 Sustainable Quality Award, city officials said Tuesday.
A team of three Santa Monica High School students took second place in the Microbiology category of the L.A. County Science Fair this weekend. Seniors Jesse Gomer, Zachary Gold and junior Winston Lee submitted two-and-a-half years of data on ocean water quality in the Santa Monica Bay.
Santa Monica Seafood, which was founded in 1939 at the end of the Santa Monica Pier, has purchased one of its main rivals, Long Beach Seafood Co., along with its inventory and other assets, officials with the company said Monday.
Dear EarthTalk Is air quality in the United States improving or getting worse? Is it cleaner in some parts of the country than in others? K. Gould Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Doormen at some of Santa Monica’s ritziest hotels will continue to pressure cab drivers into paying them bribes or “cookies” in exchange for more lucrative fares until hotel managers and City Hall start enforcing the law which makes the long-standing practice illegal.
While we are concerned with how city officials went about making the Ocean Park Boulevard traffic calming project permanent, essentially sending out no notice of the change to residents and businesses in the area, we are glad that they decided to stick with the current configuration, which eliminate
Those who would like to submit entries for the fifth annual Green Prize for Sustainable Literature have until April 30 to do so, city officials said. The Green Prize is sponsored by the Santa Monica Public Library and the city of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment.
The Santa Monica Red Cross’ “Red Tie Affair” held at the Fairmont-Miramar Hotel on Saturday raised roughly $375,000, according to preliminary estimates.
Members of the Santa Monica College Faculty Association voted unanimously last month to give financial support to the victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami, pledging $1,000, officials with the college said.
Dear EarthTalk Why don’t cleaning products have to list their ingredients, and are these products tested for what they might do to your health? Patricia Greenville Bethel, Conn.
Santa Monica High School’s Jack Cramer spikes the ball past Beverly HIlls defenders on Thursday on campus. Samohi won in straight sets; 27-25, 25-17, and 25-21.
