SM BEACH — An organization dedicated to establishing a Santa Monica dog beach where canines can scamper in the sand without a leash is gearing up for another round of lobbying.
Love him or hate him, Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission for 26 years, was a charismatic leader. With his retirement, Californians see the end of involvement of the original activists behind the Coastal Initiative (Prop.
BERKELEY STREET — Homeowner, designer and builder Adam Corlin on Aug. 8 first revealed an artwork entitled “Oceans at Risk,” a piece as big as a house executed by two renowned graffiti artists.
CITY HALL — Taking a vacation typically means relaxing on a beach in a tropical locale or hitting the slopes at a ski resort, but for Santa Monica Deputy Police Chief Al Venegas it meant traveling to the beleaguered, scandal-ridden city of Bell where he spent two weeks running day-to-day operations
SAN FRANCISCO — Economists forecast erosion from rising sea levels could cost California hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourism and tax revenues as beaches shrink and buildings would have to be protected, according to a new report.
DOWNTOWN — The race to represent Santa Monica in the state Assembly in 2012 grew more competitive this week with freshman legislator Betsy Butler’s announcement that she will run for the newly-created and heavily Democratic 50th Assembly District.
Could you imagine retiring at 50 years old, collecting more in retirement than you ever did while working? That scenario is a reality in the city of San Diego — and many other cities throughout California — but only for a few privileged public employees who enjoy unbelievable, and unsustainable, pen
DOWNTOWN — The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market is celebrating its 30th anniversary by partnering with Family Farmed, which is nationally recognized for working with many of the country’s largest buyers of local and sustainably grown food and “growing the market” for local and sustainable food.
REDONDO BEACH — A pod of rare blue whales has been thrilling kayakers, boaters and tourists off the Southern California coast. The world’s largest mammals have been breaching for the past week off Redondo Beach.
The passing of Labor Day in Santa Monica means many changes but no more noticeable than down by the Santa Monica Pier. The Twilight Dance Series has come to a close, the beaches are much less crowded, and the leaves on the palm trees started to turn (well not really).
DOWNTOWN — Cheaper hotel rooms, better movie theaters and a more exciting nightlife are some of the reasons why the American Film Market, one of the world’s largest gatherings of independent filmmakers and producers, is considering leaving Santa Monica in 2013 for Downtown Los Angeles, according to
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
