CITYWIDE — If you ride the Big Blue Bus regularly, be prepared Sunday for changes to some of the public transit agency’s most popular lines. Changes will be made to routes 1, 2, 6, 7, Rapid 7, 10, 11 and 12, and a new “Downtown Ride” will be added to move people from the Civic Center Parking Structu
CITYWIDE — Robert Arroyo had a problem. A frequent rider of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus system, Arroyo was noticing what he considered to be poor driving habits amongst some of the bus drivers, which he dutifully reported to the Big Blue Bus administration.
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is once again hosting PALpalooza this evening, from 5 to 11 p.m. The Santa Monica Police Activities League, and more than 100 PAL chapters from around the state, will participate in this free, back-to-school treat.
CITY YARDS — Everything is mobile these days, including toxic waste. The Office of Sustainability and the Environment will launch a new program today that allows Santa Monica residents to call and request pick up of hazardous waste, including paint, motor oil and solvents.
Last week, lame-duck Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came to Sacramento to audition as the far-left candidate for governor in 2014. His performance at the Sacramento Press Club included not just touching the third rail of California politics, but grasping it firmly with both hands.
The reactor disaster in Fukushima is so fresh in our memories that it may seem incomprehensible to think that the history of that tragic (and still unfolding) event in Japan could ever be rewritten and distorted.
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.
CITY HALL — Lincoln Boulevard has been caught in a game of tug-of-war for nearly 14 years. On one side sits the California state government, which controls the road from asphalt to where the sidewalk meets private property.
The Walt Disney Co. has awarded the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica a $5,000 grant to help fund programs that serve over 7,000 kids. “We rely on the generosity of organizations like The Walt Disney Co.
The redevelopment of the former Paper Mate site is again before the City Council for a public hearing Tuesday night. Flash back to March 22 … Texas mega-developer Hines presents a "four years in the works" proposal for redevelopment of the former 7.
CITYWIDE — For anyone curious about how the city hopes to continue making biking a comfortable and convenient mode of transportation in Santa Monica, the city’s draft Bike Action Plan is now available for public review.
DOWNTOWN — Dave Blackburn, Santa Monica resident and a recent inductee to the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame, tells a “joke.” “Every day for a month I had to look the grim reaper in the eyes and say I have a hall of fame to get to and you and not any one else is going to stop me,” Blac
