At their discretion: Leaders debate allocations
CITY HALL — A fund-raising effort on behalf of sending a Santa Monica teacher to China has spurned debate among elected officials as they
Judge warns ‘theft etch’ trial may be lengthy one
DOWNTOWN LA — The case against six former Honda of Santa Monica employees who allegedly scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from
Experts recommend caution to car buyers
CITYWIDE — Experts say there are no short cuts to a sweet car deal, but crunching the numbers and reading the contract closely will help
Renters waited too long to make case
CITY HALL — A Santa Monica couple that may have gotten taken by both their landlord and their apartment’s previous tenant in a
SAR team moves 10,000-pound concrete slab
SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD — Though the earth was still, and the city’s structures still intact, Santa Monica’s first line of defense
Officials question why buildings not up to code
CITYWIDE — The fact that thousands of Santa Monica buildings may not be able to withstand a major earthquake has prompted concern from
DOWNTOWN — City Hall will collect $850,000 in a settlement rather than getting its hands dirty in a lawsuit over contaminated soil taken from the former Main Library site and
Will Rogers Beach tops group’s ‘F’ list
WILL ROGERS STATE BEACH — The coast isn’t clear, and Los Angeles County is primarily to blame.
That’s the contention of
Lincoln Place tenants hanging on to homes
VENICE — Entrenched tenants determined not to hand over their homes to their landlord are preparing to take the battle out of the courts
Houston study revealed city’s patterns of homeless spending
SANTA MONICA AIRPORT — Millions of dollars believed to be wasted each year on hospital stays for homeless individuals might soon be
MTA says land swap 25 years in the making
VENICE BUS BARN — A revitalized neighborhood group could be putting the brakes on an MTA land deal a quarter century in
More downtown parking, light rail in leaders’ sights
DOWNTOWN — City Hall sits on the precipice of a major land-grab, mulling the purchase of millions of dollars worth of real
