CITY HALL — Residents of a seaside condominium complex clashed with commissioners at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting over a playground upgrade that they fear will attract homeless, gangs and traffic.
“Please stop discussing my ovaries!” country singer LeAnn Rimes said recently regarding speculation by two people on Twitter that she might be pregnant.
SANTA MONICA PIER — Mark Gold announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as executive director of Santa Monica-based environmental advocacy group Heal The Bay to begin a new position at the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability.
New Year’s resolutions are an opportunity for people to give themselves a fresh, clean start. This week, Santa Monica-based environmental group Heal the Bay suggested 10 resolutions for Southern Californians to give the ocean a clean start to the new year as well: • Keep your trash out of the gutter
MALIBU CITY HALL — Torie Osborn trounced her fellow Democratic candidates in the 50th Assembly District to take the Malibu Democratic Club’s endorsement at the first debate between the three contenders in 2012.
SAMOHI — When Samohi takes the floor Wednesday against Inglewood to open the Ocean League boys’ basketball season, the Vikings come into the contest battle-tested.
BEACH HOUSE — The staff and docents at the Annenberg Community Beach House will open the facility’s doors on Sunday for a birthday celebration for its most famous resident — Marion Davies.
EASTSIDE — When Jonathan Gelfand walks into his office in the Lantana complex in Santa Monica, he doesn’t wonder if someone has stolen from him — the question is how much.
CITY HALL — Tucked away in a cramped corner office at City Hall is a collection of flatscreen TVs that provide Andrew Maximous with live digital-video feeds of some of Santa Monica’s busiest intersections.
Q: I recall reading an article some time ago about shooting guns in the air in Santa Monica. I wanted to know the laws pertaining to firing a gun in the air toward the beach; have these laws changed at all making it OK to do so? A: The answer is “no.
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.
CITYWIDE — For many, the winter holidays are a time of rest. The kids are home from school, mom and dad can steal some time off of work, and everyone does their best to recreate the togetherness they wish they had the rest of the year.
