MID CITY — Patient care workers at the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center will join thousands of others at UC hospitals across the state in a two-day strike to protest what they
SMMUSD HDQTRS — A proposed shift in the progression of math classes at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District could eliminate the highest level course taught in the district, which some
Are food companies to blame for the rise in obesity in America by creating specially formulated junk food that is addictive? According to the Feb. 20 article in the New
CITY HALL —The City Council formally threw its support behind a movement to remove protections for businesses built into a property tax measure that has come under intense scrutiny upon
PICO BOULEVARD — A new state-mandated scorecard to measure performance at Santa Monica College shows declines in four of six measures over the past five years, but uses methodology that leaves
When it comes to stupid decisions, politicians top the list.
Two weeks ago city officials recommended that the City Council impose a modest $100 annual fee plus 15 percent of
MAIN LIBRARY — The Santa Monica Civic Center Auditorium can survive past its planned June closure, but it will have to revolutionize its layout, amenities and management structure if it plans
CITY HALL
Closing the budget gap
The Rent Control Board plans to take a deeper look at proposals to raise revenues to cover looming budget deficits in advance of a
CALABASAS, Calif. — Los Angeles County authorities have released the names of two people who were killed in a collision with another plane that ended with one aircraft crashing and the
CITY HALL — The Rent Control Board will discuss a proposal Thursday to close a half-million dollar gap in its budget by raising registration fees and, for the first time, forcing
CITY HALL — City officials extended the deadline on a bid that could replace the Pico Youth & Family Center as a city grantee after nonprofits complained that there was too
Editor:
Come on. Really, SMMUSD? Diverse teachers ("School board wants diverse teaching ranks," April 30)? We have a diverse student body, from different backgrounds featuring different abilities. But
