With the upcoming Independence Day festivities, the Santa Monica fire and police departments urge residents not to use fireworks within city limits. Using any type of fireworks is illegal, including those that can be purchased in a city where it is legal.
ALHAMBRA, Calif. ¬ó Southern California will survive the summer without major blackouts despite the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, but conservation measures will be critical if there is a heat wave or a disaster, state and utility officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ¬ó The U.S. Supreme Court acquiesced Monday to hear an appeal by Los Angeles County regarding a ruling that would require the county to clean two polluted waterways.
Editor’s note: Longtime Santa Monican Charles Andrews is traveling across Europe in a camper van for one year, with his family. Time for one last column on more differences we’ve observed and experienced between Europe and the U.
MAIN STREET — Tucked away in an office that caps O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, a green revolution is fomenting. It’s led by husband-wife filmmaking team Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, a couple which mixes thorough research with daring investigation to create documentaries that exp
Biking up and down the strand is a way of life here in Santa Monica. Meeting up with friends for drinks to watch the NBA Finals in neighboring Venice, well that’s just a bonus.
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.
This may come as a shock to my younger readers, but before text messaging, e-mails, cell phones, and even before TV and radio, after-dinner entertainment for families and friends often involved story telling.
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.
The Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau is now on Pinterest, a social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they love on the web.
DOWNTOWN — About the same time as “The Simpsons” first appears as a series of shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show;” U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down the Berlin Wall” during a visit to Germany; Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” becomes the
MARINA DEL REY —It’s an overcast Saturday and a recreational fishing boat is anchored in the Point Dume Marine Protected Area. Two men are on board, both with lines in the water.
