City begins enforcing ban
CITY HALL On the day before a ban on larg-er, faster jet aircraft was to go into effect at the Santa Monica Airport, officials with
Helping homeless a difficult task
DOWNTOWN Of the 10 most vulnerable people living on the streets of Santa Monica, one has been permanently housed, three are in shelters, four remain
Local 12 MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2008 A newspaper with issues Rising food prices hitting families hard
DOWNTOWN Dave Ranftle can probably bake a large mozzarella and ricotta cheese pizza in
Learning the lingo
CITY YARDS Not only do macadamia nuts taste good (especially when they are covered in creamy milk chocolate), they also make excellent crack rocks — just don’t
Capt. Mark Smiley accuses department’s brass of retaliation
CITY HALL Capt. Mark Smiley, a 25-year veteran of the Santa Monica Police Department and the commanding officer of the
SMC employees, students to ride for free on BBB
SMC Beginning this fall, Santa Monica College students and employees with I.D. will be able to ride any Big Blue
Local 12 WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 12-13, 2008 A newspaper with issues Debunking myths about forensics
Editor’s note: For the next five weeks, Editor in Chief Kevin Herrera will
Advocates say feds need to pony up to buy land
DOWNTOWN The nation’s leading voice for national parks is calling on federal officials to set aside more money to
Local 8 FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2008 A newspaper with issues Time Warner in process of upgrading
EASTSIDE From the second floor of their apartment on Harvard Street, Thomas and Sibylle
File photo LOOKING TO LAND: A jet flies over a local neighborhood off Bundy Drive in January. City Hall officials fired back at the FAA this week, calling the federal
Getting drunk for a good reason
Editor’s note: For the next six weeks, Editor in Chief Kevin Herrera will be writing a first-person account of what it’s
City Hall decides to reduce number of trees to be relocated in downtown area
DOWNTOWN City officials have reduced the number of ficus trees to be uprooted and relocated as
