The shooting death of 20-year-old Miguel Angel Martin near Virginia Avenue Park last week is just the latest incident of gang-related violence in the Pico Neighborhood. In
Every New Year’s Eve, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Whether the resolution is to get out of debt, to spend more time with loved ones or
It’s time to award the “Sammys” — my annual dubious achievement awards for things accomplished “Santa Monica style” in 2006.
The “Butt Ugly” Sammy goes to Community Corporation of Santa
By Mathew Millen Santa Monica
Rebecca Isaacs is the executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA). Her proposal asking 1,500 people to volunteer, i.e. work
By Raphael Hameed Santa Monica
Editor:
I have noticed a rise in medical marijauna clubs and the new laws that protect the marijuana patient from the police. New clubs have
4) COUNCIL GETS BAN HAPPY Looking to extinguish the deadly effects
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 30, 2006. Read the original PDF.
5) LIFE’S A BEACH Putting aside litigation in favor of recreation, a handful of residents living along Pacific Coast Highway in September reached an agreement with elected officials that
6) ROUGH ROAD TO VICTORY While voters nationally chose to go in a different direction politically, ousting several long-standing politicos while ushering in Democratic majority in both branches of
7) MAKING A MISTAKE Humbled by community disdain, the owners of Santa Monica Place apologized to residents and abandoned plans to demolish the mall and replace it with a 10-
8) HELPING THE HOMELESS After years of feeding the homeless outdoors, City Hall finally reached an agreement with food providers to move indoors so that the down-and-out could
9) FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS NEED LOVE TOO Once again, the squirrels in Palisades Park took center stage as residents protested City Hall’s hunting of the furry critters. It wasn’
By TIMES BY LLOYD GARVER
Experts in the New Year’s Resolution field estimate that 25 percent of resolutions don’t make it past Jan 8.So rather than torturing
