CITY HALL — City officials are exploring a way to monitor carwashes they contract with to ensure that owners pay their employees fair wages and respect workers’ rights.
Pacifica Christian’s baseball team celebrates following a 6-5 win over Cate on Tuesday at North Venice Little League in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 7 playoffs.
MALIBU — Standing in formation atop a hill, ruminating, the camera-shy goat herd stands still just long enough for a few photos to be taken before Mary, the lead goat, signals it’s time to move on.
When the Left takes a strident position on any given issue, that’s a clear signal that the policy they dislike is gaining momentum. Take the recent liberal apoplexy over reducing the size and scope of government is often summarized as “austerity.
PICO BLVD — A lawsuit has been filed against three area carwashes on behalf of employees who say they were not paid proper wages and were denied breaks.
Dear EarthTalk: Lead was long ago phased out of automobile gasoline, but it is still in aviation fuel and is now the largest source of lead emissions in the U.
MALIBU — When Rebecca Witjas’ daughter, a sixth grader at Malibu Middle School, was assigned a book report that had to do with survival, she figured her daughter would pick a familiar title like “The Swiss Family Robinson” from the list assigned by teacher Brigette Leonard.
MALIBU — A man who was despondent over losing his job and driving recklessly along Pacific Coast Highway, crashing his car and killing a 13-year-old Malibu girl, was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder.
Santa Monica High School fans celebrate with player Ethan Kahan (center) Tuesday at home after the Vikings defeated Campbell Hall in three games to advance to the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 championship game on Saturday at Cypress College.
MAIN STREET — A healthy vending machine, can it be true? Naysayers and skeptics be warned, the answer might surprise you. Though it might sound like more of an oxymoron than a legitimate idea, healthy vending machines have, in fact, become a reality thanks to Santa Monica-based h.
It seems nowadays that seeing celebrities walking around the street in sky-high heels while pregnant is the latest trend to hit the streets. Who hasn’t seen Jessica Simpson, Victoria Beckham or Kourtney Kardashian strut around town in their sky-high heels weeks before delivery? But that’s not reason
Dear EarthTalk: How do green groups feel about the new 2012 Farm Bill draft recently released by the Senate? — Roger Wheeler Miami, FL Like so much of the legislation coming out of Washington, D.
