BOSTON — Federal prosecutors moved Tuesday to dismiss a 1994 racketeering indictment against mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger in order to focus on a later indictment that charged the newly captured fugitive of participating in 19 murders.
CITYWIDE — Police officers will be out in force this holiday weekend, patrolling areas statistically prone to motorcycle accidents and conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint.
LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica man was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for his involvement in a child pornography ring, authorities said.
GULFPORT, Miss. — Michael D. Pottenger of Santa Monica has pleaded not guilty to five counts of wire fraud in a federal case alleging he accepted a grant of nearly $100,000 that he wasn’t eligible to receive.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District officials welcome the coming police investigation into a racial incident that occurred at Santa Monica High School in May, said Board of Education President Jose Escarce.
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD — The UCLA senior struck and killed by a taxi cab June 18 spent nearly half an hour near the intersection of 24th Street and Wilshire Boulevard before the fatal accident took place, Santa Monica police said.
BOSTON — When James “Whitey” Bulger ruled the streets of South Boston, the New England crime scene was a battleground for a bloody turf war between the Italian Mafia and Irish street crews.
Another controversy is brewing at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. This time it concerns student wrestlers and racism at Santa Monica High School.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — When Charlotte Biren and Jenna Perelman approached the dais to accept a commendation from the Board of Education on behalf of the Santa Monica High School Solar Alliance for its work inspiring district kids to spare the air by biking, walking or busing to school, they were thrilled a
DOUGLAS PARK — Harriet Fraser, Christine Goddard and Beth Ricanati spent one of their first days of summer at Douglas Park on Wilshire Boulevard. It was a perfect Friday.
Q: My family and I are excited to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. We are staying at a hotel in Santa Monica and wondered where we should watch fireworks from? What can you recommend? A: Unfortunately, it has been about 22 years since the city of Santa Monica has had fireworks.
