Barricades were placed Friday on a 1/2-mile stretch of southbound Pacific Coast Highway, as a summer-long wastewater diversion project begins. The key beach road is constricted so crews can bury 3,100 feet of new pipe at the foot of Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica.
The Commission on the Status of Women is accepting applications for three open seats. Established in 1981, the commission acts in an advisory role to the City Council and City Manager’s Office on matters pertaining to women and girls in Santa Monica.
Santa Monica police arrested two people Friday for driving under the influence during a sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint. SMPD Sgt. Richard Lewis said a total of 1,616 vehicles drove through the checkpoint, the location of which was not released by law enforcement.
The Public Technology Institute and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have recently recognized City Hall as a leader in the application of Web 2.0 technologies and social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Grand marshals for the fifth annual Fourth of July parade on Main Street will be Santa Monica’s lifeguards, led by Capt. Angus Alexander, a 31-year veteran who oversees operations at the Central Section Lifeguard Headquarters, located just south of the Santa Monica Pier.
Santa Monica police officers, fire fighters and kids with the Police Activities League will be at Muscle Beach this afternoon, May 26, to honor former SMPD Officer and Marine Rick Crocker with a CrossFit “hero workout.
This year’s installment of the popular Brand X Santa Monica Drive-In will feature free movies every Friday during June. The free series on the Santa Monica Pier parking deck kicks off June 3 with the season four premiere of Animal Planet’s reality series “Whale Wars.
DOWNTOWN Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom will have some pretty stiff competition for the 41st District Assembly seat. Social activist Torie Osborn officially announced her bid to succeed Assemblywoman Julie Brownley Thursday, touting high-profile endorsements from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villarai
Unplug the television and put away the iPods, it’s time to play outside. City Hall wants kids to get active and enjoy Santa Monica’s parks, officially making Saturday, May 21 “Kids to Parks Day,” a first in the city’s history.
Good karma won’t be the only thing volunteers with Heal the Bay have a shot at taking home following summer beach cleanups. Thanks to a partnership with Ford, picking up cigarette butts and other urban debris could earn you a new, eco-friendly car.
Santa Monica-based Meals on Wheels West, which provides food and services for those confined to their home because of a disability, has a chance to win a free car from Toyota as part of the car company’s “100 Cars for Good” program.
At the Santa Monica Festival Saturday, several residents were recognized for their contributions to making the city a better place to live as part of the “Community Heroes” program, a partnership between City Hall and the Human Relations Council.
