Could you imagine retiring at 50 years old, collecting more in retirement than you ever did while working? That scenario is a reality in the city of San Diego — and many other cities throughout California — but only for a few privileged public employees who enjoy unbelievable, and unsustainable, pen
DOWNTOWN — The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market is celebrating its 30th anniversary by partnering with Family Farmed, which is nationally recognized for working with many of the country’s largest buyers of local and sustainably grown food and “growing the market” for local and sustainable food.
LOS ANGELES — California regulators are cracking down on a company at the center of a scandal over hundreds of thousands of dollars in missing campaign funds.
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — “We buy ‘em, we roast ‘em and we sell ‘em!” barked Ted Galvan, manager of the Saturday Pico Farmers’ Market, as he stood near a cast iron barrel loaded with green peppers being roasted by vendor Chili Asado.
DOWNTOWN — With a flourish of gold-painted shovels, a gaggle of city, county and state officials broke ground on the final stop of the Exposition Light Rail Line, which should be coming to Santa Monica in 2015.
As the rate of obese adults in America rises, so does the number of people being diagnosed with the painful form of arthritis known as gout, according to a recent article published in Reuters Health.
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.
REDONDO BEACH — A pod of rare blue whales has been thrilling kayakers, boaters and tourists off the Southern California coast. The world’s largest mammals have been breaching for the past week off Redondo Beach.
ELAC — It’s fourth and goal on the six yard line, East Los Angeles College’s ball in double overtime. They pitch it right to the running back who’s stopped for a loss of three yards by Santa Monica College cornerback Brian Hawthorne.
LOS ANGELES — A report of a suspicious backpack that sent an explosives team to a Los Angeles bus has ended with a man accused of making terrorist threats and possessing a hoax device.
MID-CITY — The brass of the UCLA Medical System convened Friday to dedicate its newest state-of-the-art hospital in Santa Monica, closing the books on a project 16 years in the making.
Last week, I wrote about City Councilman Bob Holbrook’s theory that "deep-pocketed" aviation interests may enter local politics and back pro-Santa Monica Airport candidates for City Council pledged to keep SMO open and even expand it as an aviation center.
