SM PIER — Supporting ocean cleanliness got a fresh face Tuesday when the Department of Motor Vehicles and California Coastal Commission joined forces to reveal a redesigned custom license plate, the sale of which will benefit ocean-loving nonprofits all over the state.
CITY HALL — There is no reason that a child in Santa Monica should grow up without learning to swim. That’s the position that Recreation & Parks commissioners have taken, anyway.
Sunday morning I was sitting in the lobby of the Loews Hotel overlooking the Santa Monica Pier having breakfast while reading the New York Times. The hotel is filled with people from across the globe.
SACRAMENTO — The Citizens Redistricting Commission released final versions of state and federal congressional districts Friday, laying waste to the careful planning done by the legislature 10 years ago that resulted in only one congressional district flipping parties in the last decade.
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.
A few mornings ago I woke up to my clock radio announcing that our national nightmare was over. At long last, the issue that threatened our way of life had finally ended.
An insecure Tennessee Williams, “suffering from the disaster of success” after the overwhelmingly rapturous response to his first major play, “The Glass Menagerie,” worries about the reception that will greet his next work, “A Streetcar Named Desire.
SACRAMENTO — By the end of the week, the political landscape of California may be substantially different than it was at the beginning. The California Citizens Redistricting Commission, a 14-member group comprised of five Democrats, five Republicans and four “decline-to-state” voters, will release a
A new universally accessible playground at Santa Monica State Beach is in the early planning stages, City Hall announced last week. The park, planned for the 2900 block of Bernard Way, will be accessible by all children, regardless of their abilities, city officials said.
Whether you’re into Zumba or beach volleyball, the city’s Community Recreation Programs offer something for nearly any taste. Class descriptions, schedules and registration forms are available in the city newsletter Seascape, which is mailed to residents and available at many public facilities, or o
I spend a great deal of time each week Downtown. I have set lunches on Monday and Fridays that put me on the Third Street Promenade. Friday dinner means that you can usually find me at T’s Thai on Fourth, sitting at a table with my travel buddy and his wife, who rarely travels with us to exotic loca
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
