LOS ANGELES — Staying dry will give way to staying cool in California, as rain and wind are swiftly replaced by sunshine and higher temperatures, meteorologists said Monday.
BEACH HOUSE — Have you ever eaten a meal that changed your life? It’s a quirky question, but it’s the question that Los Angeles-based playwright Lucy Wang asked participants last week at “New Year, New Beginnings,” an event at the Annenberg Community Beach House.
DOWNTOWN — President Barack Obama is promising a fresh boost to the economy by making it easier for foreign tourists to travel to the U.S., a move welcomed by Santa Monica officials.
The Santa Monica Daily Press is the 10th largest daily newspaper in the region, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. The journal ranked dailies based on circulation.
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.
A little luck and a whole lot of liveliness helped Santa Monica make Forbes Magazine’s list of the nation’s “most alluring” downtowns. The magazine singled out the city by the sea in its report because of its beautiful beach setting, high-end shops and inventive restaurants that lure residents and v
CITY HALL — Gigi Decavalles-Hughes is no longer acting. City Manager Rod Gould picked Decavalles-Hughes to lead City Hall’s Finance Department after serving as acting director since September, it was announced Tuesday.
OCEAN AVE — “A time comes when silence is betrayal.” Members of the Occupy Venice organization rallied to those words by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday in Palisades Park in an attempt to show through their actions that they would no longer be silent.
CITYWIDE Bikers needed to serve City Hall is looking for two people to represent the community on the Expo Metro Line Construction Authority’s Bicycle Advisory Committee.
MAIN LIBRARY — For the 10th anniversary of Santa Monica Citywide Reads, the community reading program that encourages residents to read and discuss the same novel, Raymond Chandler’s classic work of crime fiction “The Lady in the Lake” was selected for its historical ties to the Los Angeles area.
MALIBU — Members of the powerful California Coastal Commission took the unusual step Thursday of visiting several exclusive beaches, including some that lack proper public access to the shore.
