SMC — It takes more than two months of work for the average family in Santa Monica to cover their driving expenses for the year, according to the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG).
CITY HALL — A year after a law banning smoking in common areas of apartments and condos took effect, a City Hall report says the ban has been well received by tenants and landlords.
I wanted that Girl Scout cookie reward patch so badly as a kid. Despite lugging cartons of Thin Mints around the neighborhood in my wagon and using my cute little brother for door-to-door sales, I always fell short.
A quarter of a century ago my forestry class examined the Stein Valley of southwest British Columbia. It was slated to be logged. Conservationists, natives and activists, including Dr.
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 — A dispute that pits a business interest against a group of angry residents will be front and center at City Hall tonight as the City Council considers the fate of The Parlor, a restaurant and bar accused of being a nuisance that is fighting back against restrictions its owners say could
The paved paradise, and put up a parking lot. That’s what I thought when I read the headline that the City Council had approved plans for a new library to be built at my local park, Virginia Avenue Park.
As readers of your pages know, an excellent slate of applicants to fill the city’s vacant council seat was presented to the City Council last month. I am humbled to have been chosen by our council from among these applicants.
On Feb. 26, this newspaper ran a front page story about how City Hall failed to hold annual reviews of development agreements as required by law. DAs are made with a developer when his/her project exceeds the zoning codes.
MID-CITY — As a patient arrived at the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Gail Abarbanel, center founder and director, noted that it was the third patient of the day, and not even nightfall yet.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Sixty-one local public school employees, most of them classroom teachers, will be getting pink slips by March 15, part of a plan approved by the school board to eliminate a total of 92 positions to help cut into a projected $14 million budget deficit.
It was revealed recently that President Obama’s bad cholesterol has gone up 42 points since 2007. Apparently, his diet is not as healthy as it was before.
