Protecting the environment is a major goal at City Hall. In recent years, sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth has driven everything from bagging groceries to traffic management.
CITYWIDE — When it comes to charging electric vehicles, it’s out with the old and in with the new. Santa Monica is now home to seven new, publicly-accessible electrical vehicle charging stations that have been strategically placed in high-traffic areas like Santa Monica Place, the Civic Center and M
CITY HALL — The Planning Commission stalled a development agreement for a new hotel Wednesday night amid concerns that the public had not yet had a chance to review information about a controversial living wage provision that became available just before the hearing.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Parts of actor John Travolta’s older-model Mercedes were recovered after Santa Monica police officers helped shut down a “sophisticated” car theft ring, authorities said Wednesday.
WILMONT — One month ago, Westminster Tower, a seniors-only apartment building on Seventh Street, made the papers when an elderly resident reached out, afraid of the effects that a neighbor’s secondhand smoke was having on her health.
A community meeting on the Pico-Centinela project is being held on Thursday, Jan. 26, at Fairview Library, located at 21st Street and Ocean Park Boulevard in Sunset Park.
It was 9 in the morning, on a wonderfully sunny day, when I heard the eight words I’d been waiting for: “Clear for takeoff, right turn at shoreline approved.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica is falling short on its efforts to regulate tobacco use in multi-family residences, according to a report released Thursday by the American Lung Association.
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — Two Arizona men arrested in connection with the brutal beating of a Santa Monica resident in September pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, authorities said.
SAN FRANCISCO — Federal authorities say fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a small plane that had lost contact with traffic controllers over California.
Welcome to 2012! As you are aware, this is an election year. In addition to electing or re-electing (as the case may be) holders for national, state and county offices, Santa Monicans will elect people for City Council, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and Rent Control
From the Arab Spring uprisings to the Occupy Wall Street movement and austerity rallies, 2011 was the year of the protest. Dictators were toppled and governments put on notice as ordinary citizens used social media to do the extraordinary — spread a wave of dissent across continents.
