Officials say city’s hotels are slowly bouncing back
If it wasn’t for people buying cars, the city would be in even worse financial shape than it is now.
High office vacancy rates may slow recovery
There has been little economic recovery for Santa Monica since the economy took a nose dive last year.
Sales citywide dropped 8 percent
Merchants: Rent tends to be lower than private sector
While merchants at the beach say the kind of business they get is almost entirely dependent on the weather, the amount
By Tom Larmore
(Editor’s note: This is one of a series of weekly columns editorializing on the hotly contested living wage ordinance. The city council passed an ordinance last
By Daily Press staff
A medical office building at 20th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard was evacuated early Friday morning because of a natural gas leak.
At about 8 a.
what Bloodworth was asking, he refused to do any work on her.
“I thought she was trouble from the beginning,” he said. I didn’t want anything to do with
City may seek fees from boathouse’s $50M lawsuit
A judge ordered former Boathouse owner Naia Sheffield on Tuesday to reimburse Santa Monica $27,605 for legal fees and court
New pier director aims for smooth transition
The Pier Restoration Corp. named a new executive director to guide the pier’s operations until a permanent replacement is found.
Ben Franz-
Pavley concerned about education, Bay pollution
By TRAVIS PURSER Special to the Daily Press
A cleaner environment, reasonably priced housing, good wages and better education were high priorities for Santa
No trespassing signs only do so much, officials say
Signs are popping up in windows of downtown businesses warning transients that loitering in front of their store can land them
