LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is becoming the nation’s largest city to ban plastic bags at grocery stores in an increasingly widespread move to conserve the environment.
CITY HALL — The question of whether or not Santa Monica will have nativity scene displays in Palisades Park this year remains undecided. The City Council begged off a final decision to eliminate an exception that allows unattended displays in Palisades Park in December after previous discussions abo
CITY HALL — The Planning Commission is expected to consider a controversial development that would create a dense residential complex over what is now the Village Trailer Park, something residents of the park are fighting tooth and nail.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
PICO BLVD — A lawsuit has been filed against three area carwashes on behalf of employees who say they were not paid proper wages and were denied breaks.
Last week, I left town for a long weekend and missed a lot of action — some good, some bad and some wacky. The good Texas developer Hines has postponed an upcoming Planning Commission review of its proposed Bergamot Transit Village Center until year’s end or early 2013.
PICO BLVD — City Hall is threatening to pull the plug on one of the few organizations that serves at-risk youth in Santa Monica over problems with financial accountability and oversight.
Q: Is it true there is a law that all dogs are required to be on leashes when out in public within the city of Santa Monica? Is it also true that you cannot tie up your animal with the leash and leave him unattended? A: Both questions are true and the purpose of Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4
CITY HALL — City officials are projecting that City Hall will run a $4.6 million deficit by June 2016, up from the $100,000 they predicted at the beginning of the year.
Applications are now available for a position on the Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women. The nine-member commission advises the City Council and city officials on issues relating to women and girls, while also implementing its own 2010-15 Strategic Plan.
BERGAMOT STATION — A major redevelopment of the former Papermate site previously scheduled for review in June will now be put off until the beginning of 2013, and a local anti-development group is taking credit.
CITY HALL — The Landmarks Commission voted Monday night to start a landmarking process for public art piece “Chain Reaction,” a move which will set in motion a chain of events with uncertain consequences for both City Hall and the sculpture.
