CITYWIDE — Santa Monica landlords are cheering on a bill being considered by the California State Assembly that would allow them to restrict smoking in rentals, a measure which puts renters’ rights groups in the uncomfortable position of defending a deadly habit.
SUNSET PARK — Today, Miyoung Michelle Suh, a chef-instructor at the Art Institute of California in Santa Monica, is in South Korea, en route to Kajikistan to support members of her church as they perform mission work in the former Soviet bloc country.
SACRAMENTO — The state Senate has approved a bill that would let landlords ban smoking on their properties, including inside rental units. Sen. Alex Padilla says there is no prohibition on landlords prohibiting smoking, but his bill specifically makes it clear they have that power under California l
SMO — Ultrafine particulates and black carbon levels in the neighborhood surrounding the Santa Monica Airport dropped significantly during a four-day period in 2010 when all airport activities were suspended for repaving, according to a new study by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
CITY HALL — Overall traffic at Santa Monica Airport may be down, but neighbors are still riled about noise and they may have a point, according to a consultant who spoke at Monday night’s Airport Commission meeting.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monicans gave an overwhelming thumbs up to the city by the sea, awarding it an A-grade as a good place to live as well as high marks on providing critical city services including emergency response, public safety and environmental responsibility.
SMO — Residents living in Venice and Mar Vista gathered at the eastern edge of the Santa Monica Airport on Friday to stage an Earth Day rally against the use of leaded fuel by owners of propeller planes that fly over homes nearby.
CLOVER PARK — Flights may have been grounded at nearby Santa Monica Airport for President Obama’s visit to the Westside on Thursday, but the same can’t be said for baseballs.
SMO — Pilots wishing to use Santa Monica Airport have to wait until 9 a.m. Friday, with the Federal Aviation Administration putting temporary flight restrictions in place while President Barack Obama was in Los Angeles.
SMO — The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution Wednesday declaring its intention to support legislation to close the six flight schools operating at the Santa Monica Airport, as well as make permanent a flight path that would send airplanes over Santa Monica homes.
Why fly in a private jet when you can hop aboard your own 130-foot superyacht? Burgess, one of the world’s leading brokerage firms specializing in luxury yachts, has opened its fourth U.
SMO — The Santa Monica Airport has its share of enemies, or at least vehement detractors, but now it can claim to have a group of friends. A new community organization called Friends of the Santa Monica Airport, or FOSMO, formed in November 2010 with the aim of promoting aviation and educating neigh
