DOWNTOWN L.A. — Seated between his two lawyers in a Downtown Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday for the first day of a trial that could result in the death penalty against him, William Vasquez, wearing a blue dress shirt with a tie hanging awkwardly past his waistline, looked nothing like the man in t
I was recently at a party where Mrs. Casey from Torrance mentioned that the Torrance Unified School District cut their entire arts program. Mrs. Casey is chairman of the board for the Torrance Adventures in Arts Program.
This past weekend, people in 188 countries at 7,000 events united as one voice in the fight against oil, gas and coal, rising greenhouse gases and a warming world.
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 — After years in the works, the City Council is set to take a step toward greatly limiting the number of taxi cabs allowed to operate in Santa Monica.
DOWNTOWN — After two years of working as head of the Salvation Army in Burbank, Mario Ruiz got a call from headquarters informing him that it was time to move again.
CITY HALL — A lot has changed since the 1950s, especially when it comes to dating. Accordingly, after careful deliberation, Santa Monica officials are preparing to get with the times by repealing a 1954 ordinance that prohibits “personal introductory service, marriage bureau, lonely hearts club, or
One of the most interesting and contentious contests this election is the race for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education with Kelly Pye retiring and board chair Barry Snell, Ralph Mechur and the always controversial Oscar de la Torre seeking re-election.
PLAYA DEL REY — The St. Monica Mariners dominated the eight-man powerhouse Windward Wildcats Saturday at St. Bernard High School, 42-8. 
The Mariners (4-2) recorded their first homecoming win in six years, Head Coach Larry Muno said, and kept the Wildcats (3-3) at bay throughout the night.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Forty-seven employees of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District earn more than $100,000 per year — nearly all of them central office administrators or campus principals, according to a review of salaries by the Daily Press.
Loews hotel has a reputation of putting top chefs into their dining room, sometimes called “Ocean and Vine.” Remember Alain Giraud when he was there with his lavender ice cream? Well now it’s Keith Roberts, and he’s special.
DOWNTOWN — Right now, electric car company Coda is a startup in an unproven industry whose employees are still settling into its new headquarters at Broadway and Ninth Street.
