BARNARD WAY — Three and a half days after the New World F.E.S.T. street fair’s unexpected closure, the producer and City staff are still shaking their heads, wondering what happened and how everyone involved will get paid.
The Westside’s Emergency Winter Shelter Program will open six weeks early this year in order to help deal with a sudden and dramatic increase in homelessness in Council District 11, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Bill Rosendahl announced.
During Arnold Schwarzenegger’s remarkable movie career (remarkable that it lasted) he was not exactly known for his eloquent dialogue. Frankly, when he spoke I was relieved if it didn’t require subtitles.
CITYWIDE — Most criminals caught in Santa Monica hail from outside of city borders, according to statistics released by the police department. Santa Monica police recently created a graph depicting the total number of arrests by year from Jan.
SM BEACH — On the heels of Los Angeles County’s first significant rainfall since March, Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay is urging people to not go into the water at local beaches for at least 72 hours.
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Sports fans took home a win Wednesday when the California Coastal Commission gave the city of Malibu the authority to permit lights at the Malibu High School sports field.
COMPTON — Call it a bump in the road. Santa Monica High School’s football team took a 3-0 record into Valencia and walked away with a 17-0 loss last Friday.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman is stepping down from his post as the city’s top cop. Jackman, 52, who was appointed chief in December 2006, informed his command staff Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the year, but would remain on the job as interim chie
KEN EDWARDS CENTER — If a Santa Monica advisory task force gets its way, the city will join a growing panoply of municipalities on the forefront of a movement to cement the rights of its citizens to enjoy a clean environment.
MALIBU HIGH — Malibu High School may yet see the return of lights to its nighttime sporting events, a moment five years in the making. In a drastic shift, the Coastal Commission staff has recommended that the commission approve a modified proposal on today’s agenda to allow the city of Malibu limite
The Omelette Parlor on Main Street is one of the many places that I like to have business meetings. I’ve been going there for over a decade. Over the years I’ve had many an occasion to have breakfast or lunch served up amid the memorabilia of times gone by.
DOWNTOWN — It’s something that no parent is ever prepared for. Sarretta McDonough thought that her 3-year-old daughter Lauren just had a cold, but she wasn’t getting over it, and her symptoms seemed a little strange.
