CITY HALL — Environmentalist Terry O’Day, a former chairman of the Planning Commission, was selected by the City Council Tuesday night to fill the seat vacated by the death of Mayor Ken Genser last month.
SM BEACH HOUSE — Since opening in April, the Annenberg Community Beach House has been a hit with visitors and an in-demand venue for private parties. But even so, the public beach club has fallen short of revenue projections and is expected to earn $800,000 less this fiscal year from private events
CITY HALL — After announcing a tentative deal in January to bring philanthropist Eli Broad’s proposed art museum to Santa Monica’s Civic Center, City Hall has delayed a required City Council vote on the agreement for the second time, several council members said this week.
The Republican Party in Washington, D.C. is totally out of touch with the concerns of the average American. For 50 years, they’ve had two solutions to every problem: cut taxes and reduce government spending.
CITY HALL — Painful spending cuts could be on the horizon as City Hall grapples with a bleak financial outlook, though officials said Santa Monica is in a better fiscal position than most cities.
CITY HALL — Would-be City Council members interested in the seat vacated by the death of Mayor Ken Genser won’t have to apply for the position. Instead of filing an official application with City Hall describing their qualifications, interested parties are being asked to contact a City Council membe
CITY HALL — With a vacant seat on the City Council for the second time in a year, speculation is mounting over how the body will act to select a seventh member.
CITY HALL — City Council’s meeting scheduled for today has been called off because at least three council members thought it was too soon to meet following Mayor Ken Genser’s death on Saturday.
CITY HALL — With a unanimous vote, the City Council Tuesday selected Rod Gould to serve as the new city manager, City Hall’s most senior position, making him responsible for day-to-day operations and the formation of the city’s roughly $500-million budget.
CITY HALL — A stepped up park ranger presence in the vicinity of Fourth Street and Adelaide Drive may have halted early morning fitness classes from taking place in the neighborhood.
CITY HALL — The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to launch formal negotiations with art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad to secure the museum he intends to build on the Westside for his 2,000-piece contemporary art collection.
CITY HALL — There were more than 400 homeless people who found permanent supportive housing and nearly 500 who landed and maintained stable jobs last year, getting off the streets of Santa Monica and taking the first steps toward achieving self sufficiency.
