‘Shop Santa Monica’ pays off for some local businesses
The holiday shopping season is getting mixed reviews from area businesses, who had hoped the local economy — ravaged by slumping sales
Sales tax increase to kick in; GOP blasts Gray Davis
By CLAUDIA HIBBERT Special to the Daily Press
Consumers to Santa Monica’s downtown shopping district will soon have four
City Hall taking requests for task force on Third Street Promenade mall
The responsibility of rebuilding the Third Street Promenade into the strong economic engine it once was will rest
Chamber survey gets real picture of economy from local companies
More than half of the businesses recently surveyed by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce have seen their sales drop
The Salvation Army will begin its red kettle campaign on Friday, Dec. 14. Locked kettles are placed at various locations throughout Santa Monica. Organizations and businesses are encouraged to adopt
Rising rents force restaurants from Third Street Promenade
The owner of the restaurant Matisse has sold the remaining six months on his lease and next week plans to auction off
By Daily Press staff
Celebrate the holidays and shop Santa Monica at the 8th Annual Sidewalk Sale and Open House on Main Street this Saturday. Several boutiques, gift shops, and
City council plans to change the ‘face’ of Promenade
Capitalism isn’t working on the Third Street Promenade, so the Santa Monica City Council plans to step in and give
First ones fired are first ones on the job, city ordinance says
As the economy improves, hundreds of recently unemployed workers want their jobs back and city officials intend to
City council to form task force to attract restaurants on the mall
Visitors to the Third Street Promenade may go hungry for several more months while city officials search for
