DOWNTOWN — Liberal activist and candidate for the 41st Assembly District Torie Osborn picked up a significant endorsement over the weekend, winning the support of Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica.
CORSAIR FIELD — For the second year in a row, Santa Monica College’s graduation is going global. SMC’s Commencement Exercises, which will be held at 6 p.
CIVIC CENTER — To the list of developments planned for the Civic Center Auditorium and surroundings, it’s finally time to add the Early Childhood Education Center, a learning lab for Santa Monica College that has been several years in the making.
A pair of changes to existing development agreements come before the Planning Commission and City Council in the next few weeks. Both will have major negative impacts on community livability if approved.
CITY HALL — Tenants of rent-controlled apartments that moved in before Sept. 1, 2010 could see their rents rise by as much as 3.2 percent thanks to a vote of the Rent Control Board Thursday night that took into account a new category of expenses in the cost of rent.
SAMOHI — Imagine local fitness guru Kermit Cannon’s surprise when he opened his mail one day to find a presidential award. That was the scene last week when Santa Monica High School’s physical activities specialist and fitness company owner went to his mail box and found the President’s Council on F
CITY HALL — In 2004, City Hall began looking for the right design-build team to complete its vision of a mixed-use apartment and retail complex that would integrate seamlessly into the fabric of the wider plan for the Civic Center.
CITY HALL — “Fantastic.” “We’re really lucky to have it.” “There’s nothing bad I can say.” Rarely does the Planning Commission come out with such universally glowing commentary about any project, but such was the vein of discussion at Wednesday’s meeting during the presentation of the Palisades Gard
SM PIER — Music lovers will be dancing like Egyptians this summer at the Santa Monica Pier. The pier’s 27th annual Twilight Dance Series (TDS) features an eclectic mix of acts highlighted by 1980s pop group The Bangles, the Daily Press learned Thursday.
If this week’s column seems a little goofy, I’m blaming “circumstances beyond my control” (which is the only excuse I could think of on such short notice).
VA CAMPUS — City Councilmember Bobby Shriver and a team of attorneys filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the federal government of misusing a 390-acre plot of land in West Los Angeles that was donated some 130 years ago to house veterans who need care after traumatic military experiences.
CITY HALL — In February, amid discussions of raising city fees on everything from adult recreation leagues to municipal swimming pool admission, Councilmember Bobby Shriver called out what he felt was the “800-pound gorilla in the room.
