CITY HALL Keeping an eye on the cash City Hall has a new financial watchdog. After a nationwide search, Marty Kolkin was selected as the new internal audit manager for City Hall.
Part 3 in a series about torture “The guard [was] throwing me into the wall while screaming questions. Then [he] starts throwing me into the railroad tie that the sheet metal is attached to … my head snaps back and connects with the wooden railroad tie.
District officials are asking parents to fill out a short survey rating their children’s experiences with the visual and performing arts programs at area schools.
Part two in a series about torture “SERE [Survival Evasion Resistance Escape] was the best training I’ve had. It prepared me for marriage.” — Chuck Kasinger, U.
CLOVERFIELD BLVD DMV closes for renovation The Santa Monica office of the Department of Motor Vehicles is undergoing a much-needed facelift. The office, located at 2235 Cloverfield Blvd.
SUNSET PARK Containing a leak Roughly 500 gallons of raw sewage flowed from a pipe clogged by tree roots near 23rd and Navy streets Sunday, but none of it reached the Santa Monica Bay, city officials said.
Linda Carter, a Santa Monica mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, begins sorting and casing letters and packages for delivery at 7:30 every morning.
SAMOHI — The streak lives on. Santa Monica High School’s softball team’s impressive Ocean League consecutive game shutout streak is alive and well following an 18-0 win over Morningside on Thursday.
SM BAY Water warning The Coast Guard warned boaters Sunday to remember that the ocean is still cold enough to cause hypothermia, despite occasional warm, summer-like days.
ENCINO — Tyler Skaggs can’t seem to catch a break. The senior pitcher took a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning only to watch from the bench as the highly-touted Crespi Celts rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the game, 4-3.
tor SAMOHI — It seems that Head Coach Debbie Skaggs’ deck is missing an ace. Santa Monica High School’s softball team has been without the services of junior Celisha Walker for the past couple of games, but the specter of losing the star pitcher for a protracted period of time will force Skaggs to l
