One of Santa Monica’s most iconic hotels is giving itself an 80th birthday present in the form of a rooftop restaurant. Hotel Shangri-La, a 1939 art deco hotel
Organizers hope food, fundraising and entertainment will reel in locals for the fifth annual Off The Hook Seafood Festival this Saturday.
The ticketed event includes seafood tastings, live music, an
City Hall is creating new regulations that aim to prevent landlords from converting rent-controlled units to vacation rentals.
Hundreds of rent-controlled apartments are rented by the day or
By Peter Borresen
This week the Santa Monica City Council passed the first reading of a superb new law that, although technically not rent control, is exactly that - It will
Tenants in rent-controlled duplexes and triplexes would receive between $15,000 and $30,000 in relocation assistance when their landlords decontrol the building and dramatically increase the rent under
By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
California lawmakers sent the governor a bill Wednesday that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies such
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to cap annual rent increases statewide for most tenants as a limited housing supply in the country’s most populous state
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer
Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at a bargain price — $5
Vegan ice cream purveyor Frozen Fruit Co. fits right in on trendy, health-conscious Montana Avenue.
Co-founders Victoria and Michael Philippou serve frozen desserts made from three to five
ANNUAL WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT
For the week of September 9, the contractor will continue installing new water main on Ocean Avenue between California Ave and Wilshire Blvd. They will
A three-story development will replace two Mid-City buildings occupied by Coogie’s Cafe, a barbershop and a hobby store.
The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a mixed-use
Local officials are trying to encourage more businesses to open on Pico Boulevard without accelerating displacement in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
City Hall is changing Pico Boulevard’s zoning to
