If you think that there’s already too much development going on in Santa Monica, be afraid. Be very afraid. With the dissolution of the redevelopment agencies (RDAs) across the state, Santa Monica’s politicians and bureaucrats are desperately looking for ways to continue their spending spree.
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY — As almost any advice columnist will tell you, communication and transparency are critical to a functional relationship, particularly when one or both partners has control of the family purse strings.
DOWNTOWN — Dannielle Carroll can’t do weekends. Carroll, who lives on the outskirts of Santa Monica, is the leader of Girl Scout Troop 8355, part of the national organization that seeks to build character in girls and celebrates its 100 year anniversary today.
MAIN STREET — A hungry Chris O’Donnell arrived straight from the set of “NCIS: Los Angeles” and polished off a piece of pizza. Joe Mantegna, Dennis Farina and Roger Ebert’s wife were craving their favorite Chicago foods, too.
Q: I am 18 years old and interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. I am aware of the fact that I need to be at least 21 years old to apply. What I’d like to know is how did you know law enforcement was the right career for you? Was it your first choice? A: Knowing which career is right for
LOS ANGELES — A gang member convicted of murdering two men at the Moose Lodge in Sunset Park, as well as three others during a crime spree that lasted roughly 3 1/2 years, was sentenced Friday to five life prison terms without the possibility of parole, authorities said.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Expanding the number of permit students allowed into the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District could push revenue from new enrollment over the half million dollar mark, according to a presentation to the Board of Education on Thursday.
In the middle of Main Street, across the way from The Galley and behind the Ben and Jerry’s, is a small enclave that houses the newly opened Brick + Mortar.
COLORADO AVE — Residents of the Village Trailer Park reached out to the California Environmental Protection Agency Friday to stop the destruction of unoccupied trailers by the owners of the property.
SAN DIEGO — Seventy years ago, more than 1,000 Japanese-Americans from Santa Monica and throughout the Westside began reporting to an assembly station at the corner of Venice and Lincoln boulevards to be taken away, prisoners of their own government during the national hysteria of World War II.
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY — Sometimes, it’s nice not to be the trailblazer. Members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District community will gather Saturday morning at Roosevelt Elementary School to hear another side of the districtwide fundraising debate — how other districts made it work.
March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Because millions of tons of debris flooded into the sea from this catastrophic event, it’s understandable that people are concerned about tsunami-related material washing onto Southern California beaches.
