Growing up in Boston, you basically learn about Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children in school. Anyone from Massachusetts will tell you that public service is the Kennedy family business — and we all know about the sons who gave their lives to and for their country.
LINCOLN BOULEVARD — An unsightly stretch of Highway 1 that has long been thought of needing a little TLC could soon be in the hands of City Hall. City officials have renewed discussions with the California Department of Transportation — better known as Caltrans — about relinquishing the state’s cont
<i>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.
The Bayside District Corp. is backing a City Hall scheme to raise parking rates, Downtown. I guess the recession is over. Business must be booming if we’re talking about increasing parking rates around the Third Street Promenade.
CITY HALL — Terry O’Day, an environmental activist who helped lead a campaign to defeat an anti-development measure last fall, resigned from the Planning Commission on Thursday citing a need to focus more attention on his family and career.
This past week, Q-Line asked: L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who also owns the L.A. Marathon, has dreams of ending the route of the race somewhere near Santa Monica.
In elected leadership, much like parenting, we make decisions that define our character. When making difficult decisions responsible parents and leaders weigh all options honestly and assess the long-term impact of their actions.
CITY HALL — If history means anything, then Santa Monica city officials might be forced to suspend enforcement of its anti camping ordinance. That’s what officials in Los Angeles and Laguna Beach did as part of their settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union after it sued the cities for all
The Santa Monica Daily Press is glad that the City Council did not listen to the NIMBYs and naysayers when it endorsed the Los Angeles Marathon route passing through Santa Monica.
CITY HALL — The day before the one-year mark from when Santa Monica Place is slated to open, Macerich announced on Wednesday the addition of five new tenants that will join the renovated mall.
EXPOSITION BLVD. — While much of the debate over the Expo light rail maintenance yard has been focused on the impact to neighbors, the latest proposal is also expected to result in some inconveniences for Santa Monica College.
CITY HALL — Parking in Downtown public garages could soon force visitors to dig deeper into their wallets. The City Council next month is expected to take up the question of whether to increase rates at Structures 1-9 along Second and Fourth streets as per recommendations outlined in a recent study