LINCOLN — After many hours of testimony and discussion Tuesday, the Board of Education unanimously passed a policy prohibiting PTAs from paying for staff salaries, benefits or training, and instead entrusting that duty to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation.
Although the sight of hundreds of balloons being released into the air often creates a poignant moment, this fleeting point in time can often lead to a disastrous result on marine life.
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — Sentencing has been postponed to Jan. 18 for Paul Edmond Carpenter, who was convicted of first-degree murder for the 1998 shooting death of a German tourist during a botched robbery attempt near a beachfront hotel in Santa Monica.
We have a wealth of great cultural events in Santa Monica, from our free summer concerts on the Santa Monica Pier to free movies at Santa Monica Place, and an endless variety of gallery openings at Bergamot Station and around town.
CITY HALL — Bicyclists broke out in riotous applause Tuesday night when the City Council unanimously approved the Bike Action Plan, a 20-year vision that planners hope will encourage people to get out of cars and onto bikes.
DOWNTOWN — Apparently it doesn’t take Black Friday deals to get Santa Monicans and visitors to open up their wallets. Sales tax receipts from the second quarter of this year — April to June — were up nearly 16 percent from the same period last year, the result of Santa Monica Place reemerging as a s
Falling leaves, pumpkins, a cornucopia and turkeys: Whether we are conscious of it or not, some of the most prevalent Thanksgiving symbols come from nature.
CITYWIDE — The weather outside is far from frightful in Santa Monica where beachfront hotels, world-class restaurants and award-winning Farmers’ Markets make it an ideal place to celebrate the holiday season.
Q: For the past three weeks I have noticed a car parked on my block and there is someone sleeping in it overnight. During the day, the owner leaves the car parked on the street and returns to it in the evening.
OCEAN AVE — Keith Roberts, the executive chef at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, is someone whom I have been following over the last year or so as he has added his own flavor and strict standards to the hotel’s kitchen and restaurant, Ocean & Vine.
SM BEACH — Officials with California State Parks are not going to allow City Hall to establish a dog beach in Santa Monica where canines could play in the surf and sand without a leash, city officials said.
There’s an old expression often used during the holidays, “It’s better to give than receive.” Obviously, Bernie Madoff wasn’t a big believer. His motto might have been, “Better to rip off than get ripped off.
