When Nancy was in high school she had dreams just like most other young girls. She was going somewhere. Her hopes included attending college, getting married, starting a family, having a home and much more.
WASHINGTON — A Santa Monica-based solar company will receive a hefty loan for projects slated for Arizona and Nevada. The loans, approved by the Energy Department on Wednesday, total more than $1 billion.
Dear New Shrink, I recently found out about an industry career fair that I would like to attend. I am currently two years into my first job, which I secured through a friend so I never really had to interview or attend any events.
CITYWIDE — Fire inspections for commercial businesses got an overhaul Tuesday night when the City Council approved a tiered system meant to reflect the actual amount of resources it takes to inspect a property.
I spent this past summer trudging through 6-mile treks each weekend with two good friends. We walked along the edge of wheat fields outside of town. (My friends and I qualify as middle-aged ladies, so the walks counted as significant exercise.
CITYWIDE — A disgraced treasurer that serviced several hundred Democratic campaigns in California also allegedly took money from local candidates and causes, court documents show.
CITY HALL — Flight school owners and residents squared off in a sometimes contentious workshop Monday night meant to “begin a conversation” about how the two groups could live in peace.
From the moment California voters passed Proposition 13 more than three decades ago, it has been subject to attack. Scarcely before all the ballots were counted (which, by the way, ran two to one in favor of 13) a lawsuit was filed in the California Supreme Court seeking its invalidation.
There were plenty of reasons to be somber as we marked the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks recently. Honoring the lives lost and communities shattered on that day were foremost among them.
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — The day before Lincoln Middle School students lined up to get their schedules for the 2011-12 academic year, the word came down: There would be no elective classes for seventh graders.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
