Independent to take top job
Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed a Santa Monica man Wednesday to head the state’s most powerful and influential environmental agency.
If confirmed by the
Council puts off decision on whether to limit them downtown
Responding to the concerns of more than a dozen property and business owners, the City Council on Tuesday didn’t
Transit mall a detriment, not an asset, business owner says
In the three years since David Weiss bought a little cigar shop in downtown Santa Monica, his rent has doubled,
‘Month of Thanksgiving’ includes three-pronged fundraising approach
With next year’s budget woes in mind, a group of education leaders went before the City Council on Tuesday to praise
Chain stores put under more scrutiny at City Hall
The surge of chain stores pop-ping up downtown has become such an issue that local officials are expected to consider
Crash leaves Beach House dark indefinitely
An out-of-control motorist drove through the Beach House Restaurant in Santa Monica Canyon last weekend, destroying the posh dining room there and
SMASH’s success could influence school board there will have more flexibility in how they craft classes and spend money, and more autonomy in governing the school.
Space at the
Cop kiosk is relocating to Second Street
By the beginning of the year, the police will no longer be stationed on the Third Street Promenade.
The police kiosk that for
Ex-LA/Oakland Raider in custody on $1M bail
After firing his attorney and a judge denying a reduction of his $1 million bail, the man accused of setting fire
Real estate magnate is accused of skirting rent-control abuse law
Real estate magnate Lawrence Kates may soon be asked to dish out nearly $10,000 extra each month to
City Hall puts a lid on short-term luxury rentals
Jeremy Smith, a television commercial producer in his mid-thirties, is living in an oceanfront one-bedroom apartment in downtown
Election stirs up local controversy over wages for workers
With voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passing an aggressive minimum wage ordinance in San Francisco, local officials on both sides of the
