I had a dream last night and it was very strange. You see, I fell asleep and landed in a conference room in early January of 2009, at some big health care, or maybe it was a pharmaceutical corporation, I’m not sure which, but what matters is, I was one of them.
Before last summer’s recess, Democrats in Congress were working to pass a health care reform bill and Republicans were doing whatever they could to stop it.
CITY HALL — The number of homeless people living on the streets or in shelters in Santa Monica is down 19 percent from a year ago, City Hall’s division of human services announced Monday.
Kid-friendly restaurants come in all different shapes and sizes. One restaurant was actually built for kids. Giggles ‘n Hugs on Wilshire Boulevard near Bundy Drive really sets the bar for kid friendly.
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.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica investigators are looking for a serial arsonist who they believe is responsible for more than a dozen fires since last June.
General Electric and Google — two of the most advanced 21st century companies — have joined forces that will revolutionize North America and elsewhere with state-of-the-art “smart” electricity grids.
SM CANYON — Patrick’s Roadhouse, the landmark diner on Pacific Coast Highway that in recent months has faced closure after its owner received an eviction notice, is keeping its doors open — at least for one more year.
SM COURT — In a law suit that could have cost City Hall millions of dollars, a civil jury has determined a Big Blue Bus driver is not to blame for the partial paralysis of an 83-year-old woman who fell shortly after getting onboard.
Tomorrow night, City Council will appoint someone to fill the late Ken Genser’s seat on the dais. The appointed one (as opposed to anointed one) will serve until November when the voters will elect a candidate to serve out Genser’s term which expires in November, 2012.
Recently, actor-director, Kevin Smith was removed from his seat on a plane and forced to leave. The reason: he was too fat, or as the airlines say, “He was a person of size.
