SMO — Why brave what many are predicting to be one of the worst traffic events in recent memory when you can take to the skies? That’s what a few airlines and charter aviation operators are hoping frustrated commuters decide during the two days Interstate 405 will be closed from Interstate 10 to U.
In a matter of hours we will all be facing “Carmageddon,” the shutting down of Interstate 405 between the 10 and the 101 freeways as part of the construction to widen the 405.
SM PIER — The Santa Monica Pier’s Twilight Dance Series is back and so are grumblings about cops trying to spoil all the fun, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth, police said.
CITY HALL — In the Bugs Bunny cartoon featuring Gossamer, the red furry monster with no facial features but two menacing eyes, our hare hero has a signature phrase.
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.
LOS ANGELES — They’re arguably the world’s most famous couple. They just got married in April in a fairy tale wedding, and now Britain’s Prince William and the former Kate Middleton are coming to California for a long weekend to keep their honeymoon going — and hype British trade and film interests.
SM BEACH — While Southern California’s beaches offer seemingly easy access to the Pacific and ample days in the sun for boogie boarding, surfing and other water sports, the nearby offerings aren’t so easily available for some area kids.
CityTV 16, Santa Monica’s public access channel, took home three first-place trophies at the annual STAR Awards, presented by the States of California and Nevada of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
A racial bullying incident at Santa Monica High School in May became a major regional news story last week. The racially-tinged event was finally reported to the Santa Monica Police Department, which has opened an investigation.
The absurdity of social mores never ceases to amaze me. On the one hand we have a society that thinks it is immoral and unacceptable for a woman to go to the beach topless.
Among the reasons Santa Monica is famous worldwide may be due to the many celebrities who live here. Or, at least who get arrested here. Back in the 1920s, our fair city was at the center of the mysterious disappearance of famed radio evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (AKA “Sister Aimee”).
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.
