KEN EDWARDS CENTER ¬ó The Housing Commission Thursday expressed support to eliminate a discount on affordable housing fees awarded to developers who choose to build in some residential and commercial areas.
MAR VISTA — Friends and family of Lincoln Middle School student Maximillion “Baxter” Petrakos will gather Saturday at the Westside Vineyard Christian Fellowship in remembrance of the 13-year-old who was killed this month by an alleged drunk driver.
Watching the television pundits fret over campaign finance is amusing because the solution to their problem is right under their noses. They just don’t want to see it.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY ¬ó Crime in Santa Monica held mostly stable last year, with the largest decrease seen in reports of theft, according to statistics released by the Santa Monica Police Department.
QUINCY, Mass. — It’s been a year since mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was captured after more than 16 years on the run. But not much has changed for the families of some of his alleged victims.
CITY HALL ¬ó A man who claimed to be brutally beaten by police at Yankee Doodles was awarded $99,000 in a settlement approved recently by the City Council.
CITY HALL — Eight hours of emotional public testimony and half again as many devoted to official deliberations. That’s how long the Planning Commission spent on a proposal to develop one of the last trailer parks in Santa Monica into a 500-unit mixed-use complex, a plan which will displace over 50
LOS ANGELES ¬ó Southern California could see a record number of scorching days by mid-century as climate change heats up its cities, deserts and coastline, according to a study released Thursday.
No matter how intently you pay attention, “No Way Around But Through” doesn’t make a lot of sense. Billed as a “dark romantic comedy,” this new play by actor/playwright Scott Caan is intermittently comic but persistently cranky rather than dark.
Dear New Shrink, I am a diligent and hardworking professional who consistently gets her job done. Unfortunately my boss is a micro-manager who monitors my every move, which makes my job harder and harder to do.
COLORADO AVE — Two residents of Village Trailer Park secured a big win last week when a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled that they could not be moved from their homes, despite the owner’s desire to close the park.
SMC ¬ó A program meant to smooth the transition from community college to the state university system is rolling out slowly in the face of resistance and variations in transfer requirements, according to state officials.
