CITY HALL — The Planning Commission stalled a development agreement for a new hotel Wednesday night amid concerns that the public had not yet had a chance to review information about a controversial living wage provision that became available just before the hearing.
WILSHIRE BLVD — Technology and web startups took top billing at the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City event Thursday morning, with city officials pointing to the flourishing industry as a sign of a bright economic future in “Silicon Beach.
As Winston Churchill might describe it, Theresa Rebeck’s play “The Water’s Edge” is “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” There are more mixed emotions, contradictions, outright lies, duplicity, passion and chills in this dramatic masterpiece than in any play you’re likely to see in this
CITY HALL — A dual measure before the City Council Tuesday to support legal protections for the environment and end corporate personhood got a split response from elected officials who enthusiastically supported a healthy environment but watered down the call to restrict rights to living beings.
CITY HALL — The City Council delighted environmental activists Tuesday when it embraced the idea of codifying the rights of people, natural communities and ecosystems to exist in and be protected by local law.
CITY HALL — An annual summary of developments governed by special agreements in Santa Monica found that all of the finished projects are meeting the obligations they have to City Hall.
A couple of weeks ago I began preparing for my spring classes. At roughly the same time several students approached me and wanted to know more about our incredible honeybees.
Sunday, four NFL teams vied for a shot at the Super Bowl. Because the Patriots and New York Giants won their respective contests, they’ll be going to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl.
SAMOHI — A fight broke out between Santa Monica High School basketball fans and supporters of the opposing team after a tense game that ended in a last-second victory for Samohi at the home game Friday night.
SM PIER — Heal the Bay announced a change up in its management team Tuesday in preparation for the departure of long-time president Mark Gold, who has accepted a position with UCLA.
It was eight years ago this week that I started dating my husband. That’s 56 years in dog years, or 12 percent of Bernie Madoff’s life sentence. Either way, it seems fitting.
WILMONT — One month ago, Westminster Tower, a seniors-only apartment building on Seventh Street, made the papers when an elderly resident reached out, afraid of the effects that a neighbor’s secondhand smoke was having on her health.
