By Ellen Knickmeyer and David Sharp
Motorized electric bicycles may soon be humming onto serene trails in national parks and other public lands nationwide. It’s part of a new
Downtown Santa Monica businesses generated $1.2 billion in taxable sales in 2018, a 6.4% increase over the previous year.
Sales declined between 2015 and 2017 as downtown retailers
Residents who advocated for a quarter of a century to replace a large parking lot at the Civic Center with a sports field finally saw the project break ground Wednesday.
The City Council could strengthen Santa Monica’s home-sharing ordinance after a five-bedroom home was converted to an Airbnb housing up to 36 people.
Councilmember Ted Winterer has
By Mike Blood and Gene Johnson
The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on
Surviving the restaurant scene in Santa Monica is a tough business. Overturn happens quite often (it was a valiant effort, Bareburger, Chaya, Native, Hinterland, et. al) and evolving and lasting
A local startup that provides microloans to millions of people around the world who lack access to traditional banking just received its own financial boost.
Tala, a financial services company
The personal home of a seminal Los Angeles architect will be designated a local landmark, despite attempts by the owner of the house to reverse the decision.
The Landmarks Commission
Week of August 19, 2019
LA Metro Public Art Project / “Tears of Santa Monica”
For the week of August 19, artwork installation is slated to resume and run from Fall
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The city of Santa Monica is currently looking at reducing build outs from 61% to 50% in R1 neighborhoods. They also are looking to alter parking standards to discourage
The Experiment started last fall with some boldly painted Adirondack chairs and lawn games designed to invite shoppers to linger on the northernmost block of the Third Street Promenade.
Last
Two blocks of 5th Street that lost traffic lanes recently will get them back soon but upcoming construction projects will continue to cause temporary traffic spasms along the road.
The
