With old equipment only getting older, and its force numbers steadily increasing, the Santa Monica Police Department is looking for City Council to provide it with $182,700 worth of
Civil rights lawyer in hot water with IRS
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — Venice Civil Rights attorney Stephen G. Yagman, an outspoken critic of the
City Hall’s request in the judge’s hands
SM COURTHOUSE — A Superior Court judge ruled earlier this week that Bayside District Corp.must stand trial in a civil lawsuit
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Staff Writer
NEWPORT BEACH — The former civic leader charged with strangling a woman and dumping her body in a Santa Monica parking lot in
By EMILIE PHELPS Special to the Daily Press
DOWNTOWN LA — Thomas Edward Rubin, convicted on Monday of bilking tens of millions of dollars from clients of his former media placement
Former SM businessman faces hundreds of years in prison
DOWNTOWN LA — A federal jury here has convicted two former executives of a Santa Monica advertising placement agency on various fraud
DNA may resolve 1975 murder case
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER AND CAROLYN SACKARIASON Daily Press Staff Writers
NEWPORT BEACH — More than 30 years after the body of 36-year-old
Undercover SMPD officer helps in arrest of cop’s son
By Daily Press staff
LOS ANGELES — An off-duty Santa Monica police officer helped nab the son of a Los
Volumes of evidence still being gathered
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Staff Writer
LAX COURTHOUSE — A pair of gang members already serving time in state prison on unrelated felony
Judge considers clearing City Hall of responsibility in Farmers Market tragedy
SM COURTHOUSE — A judge is considering whether or not City Hall can be held liable for a catastrophic car
State judge upholds ruling to have apartments demolished
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Staff Writer
SUNSET PARK — An embattled Santa Monica property owner is one step closer to losing
Embattled landlady gets July trial date
By MICHAEL J. TITTINGER Daily Press Staff Writer
DOWNTOWN LA — An elderly Santa Monica landlord, who investigators suspect may have had a hand in