The headlines about the recently completed U.S. Open tennis championship included that Rafael Nadal won, Roger Federer didn’t, and Kim Clijsters — a wife and mother — won on the women’s side.
For me, the least interesting restaurant in the new Santa Monica Place is the Sonoma Wine Garden. Yet it’s one of the most popular, and it has the best views.
CITY HALL — The City Council, with a 5-1 vote, has given its blessing to a development agreement with bio-tech company Agensys that will allow the Santa Monica-based drug maker to build its new headquarters on a City Hall-owned lot near Bergamot Station.
DOWNTOWN — At an endorsement meeting Wednesday night, members of the Santa Monica Democratic Club voted to endorse City Council challenger Ted Winterer, in addition to four sitting council members in November’s race.
DOWNTOWN — Following in the footsteps of Santa Monica’s non-public safety employees, associations for local cops and firefighters on Thursday endorsed all five sitting City Council members in November’s election.
PACIFIC PALISADES — The Santa Monica High School Vikings handled the Palisades Dolphins in a 42-20 victory at the Stadium by the Sea on Thursday, improving the team’s record to 2-0.
According to NASA, 2010 has been the hottest year on record. Atmospheric CO2 is at an all time high and global warming is rearing its sweltering head.
DOWNTOWN — Custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and teaching assistants working for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have endorsed two school board incumbents and two challengers for the November ballot.
CITY HALL — In a move meant to crackdown on illegal leaf blowing, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to change the way City Hall enforces its ban on the noisy machines and opted to spend $55,000 to hire a new leaf blower point person.
I’m not so big on gifts. Correction: I’m big on Oprah-style gifts, like “We’re buying you a house!” or “Say hellllloooooo to your new ISLAAAAAAAND!” (Either a kitchen or tropical one would be fine by me).
At last, a family that isn’t dysfunctional! A mother and father still romantically in love after 19 years of marriage. A footballl hero son who is their pride and joy.
SM COURTHOUSE — There’s a big difference between being a sperm donor and being a dad. That’s the message that came out of a paternity suit recently resolved at the Santa Monica Courthouse in which a sperm donor sought joint custody of a toddler he helped conceive.
