SMMUSD HDQTRS ¬ó Deliberation over a $385 million school bond measure that could appear on the November ballot revealed deep divisions within the Board of Education and community as each struggled to balance much-needed school repairs with a desperate shortage in funding.
CIVIC CENTER ¬ó The Exposition Construction Authority updated Santa Monica- and Los Angeles-area residents on developments for Phase 2 of the Expo Light Rail Line at a community meeting Wednesday.
Those who choose to smoke tobacco are killing themselves slowly. And that’s OK. Tobacco is still legal to purchase and consume if you are over the age of 18.
Some say that it’s impolite to discuss politics and religion. (I’m not sure who originally coined that expression but I’m guessing it wasn’t someone from the religious right.
CITY HALL ¬ó Santa Monicans will have one more measure to contend with on the Nov. 6 ballot after the City Council voted Tuesday night to give voters a say on how the Rent Control Board increases rents each year.
KEN EDWARDS CENTER ¬ó Self-proclaimed members of an embattled neighborhood group met Monday evening in spite of a cease and desist letter that threatened legal action against them for doing so.
MID-CITY ¬ó A 30-year-old Santa Monica woman crossing Wilshire Boulevard was struck and killed early Monday by a car whose driver fled the scene, police said.
SMO — If a neighbor plays music too loudly, a simple request or call to the police can solve the problem. If that neighbor is an airport, the ability to improve one’s quality of life gets trickier.
CITYWIDE — Candidates, start your engines. Campaign season is upon us. While the presidential candidates have been duking it out publicly for months, Monday is the first day for Santa Monica’s political hopefuls to pull papers for the local elections, and candidates are already lining up for their
“Chain Reaction” was designated a Santa Monica landmark last Monday night by the Landmarks Commission. It joins a long list of dubious landmarks approved by the politically appointed (by City Council) citizens group.
CITYWIDE — A new law passed by the City Council this week to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums for all new tenants in Santa Monica could include medical marijuana patients, according to the City Attorney’s Office.
CITY HALL — Being a senior citizen has its perks — reduced prices on movie tickets, cheaper coffee at McDonald’s and a claim to choice seats on public buses.
