SM PIER — The Pier Restoration Corp. may be in for a makeover pending the results of a study it commissioned last week that will examine the current model used to manage the historic Santa Monica Pier and its finances.
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.
A financial debt can be paid back. But the debt we’ll owe our children if investments in health, nutrition and education are slashed is irreparable. Investment in human infrastructure — providing the human capacity development for optimal economic productivity and innovation through both government
CITYWIDE — Santa Monicans gave an overwhelming thumbs up to the city by the sea, awarding it an A-grade as a good place to live as well as high marks on providing critical city services including emergency response, public safety and environmental responsibility.
The saga of the Saint John’s Health Center parking garage continues. According to its 1998 Development Agreement (DA) with City Hall, Saint John’s was supposed to build a 442 stall subterranean parking garage near its new hospital.
MID-CITY — Whatever your beliefs, everyone can agree that Saint John’s has Angels in the emergency room. That fact was nationally recognized April 11 when the American Hospital Association awarded the Angels of the ER volunteer program the 2011 award for Volunteer Excellence at an awards breakfast i
Gladstone’s is back. When Bobby Morris owned it, it was the hot spot on the beach, where you could wet your pallet and quench your hunger with a nice selection of seafood, while overlooking the Santa Monica Bay.
SMO — Residents living in Venice and Mar Vista gathered at the eastern edge of the Santa Monica Airport on Friday to stage an Earth Day rally against the use of leaded fuel by owners of propeller planes that fly over homes nearby.
MIDTOWN — Nurses working at Saint John’s Health Center will have the opportunity to vote next month on whether or not they want to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board reported Friday.
Q: I want to know how I can prevent my bicycle from being stolen and what the police are doing to stop bicycle thieves. A: As a bicycle rider myself, I take this subject very seriously and I can assure you that the Santa Monica Police Department is doing what they can via enforcement and education i
CITYWIDE — As the price of gas nears $5 a gallon, the pump has the same connotation as dentists’ offices — you know you have to go, and you know it’s going to hurt.
SMO — Pilots wishing to use Santa Monica Airport have to wait until 9 a.m. Friday, with the Federal Aviation Administration putting temporary flight restrictions in place while President Barack Obama was in Los Angeles.
