Q: Spring break is right around the corner. I heard several reports from the news media indicating Frisbee and ball throwing was being banned completely on all Los Angeles County beaches.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
DOWNTOWN — The tension in the garage was familiar to anyone who’s ever been at a play rehearsal. The garage, located in a house north of Montana Avenue, had been dressed up to look like an outdoor café.
Whether it’s lighting the menorah on the Third Street Promenade, carving pumpkins purchased at the Farmers’ Market or grooving to the tunes at the Twilight Dance Series, we all have our own traditions that we cherish.
COUNTYWIDE — Make no bones about it, Fido and his owner can walk, play and now eat together in restaurants with outdoor patios in Santa Monica and throughout Los Angeles County.
Q: Recently my friend was stopped by a police officer for crossing Santa Monica Boulevard on the Third Street Promenade in a marked crosswalk while the red hand was flashing.
When I asked five of my friends if they were familiar with the Third Street Promenade’s Café Crepe, they all replied “yes.” But when I asked them if they ever stepped inside for some food, the answer was “no.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica businesses are expecting improved sales after several years of decreased revenues, according to a survey of businesses participating in a local purchasing campaign.
CITY HALL — A new city law working its way through the system will require events that attract more than 75 people on the Third Street Promenade to have a special permit, a move that may have implications on nonprofit work on the public street.
CITY HALL — Would-be restaurateurs will soon see their options expand after the City Council approved unanimously a zoning change to permit more than one restaurant per block on a section of Main Street.
DOWNTOWN — Hundreds of residences and businesses were without power and several traffic lights were down Thursday because of an outage that struck Downtown around 1 p.m., officials said.
DOWNTOWN — Michael Pierce points to a notebook shaped object being cradled by an antique Roman figure in a statue at the Getty Villa on Pacific Coast Highway.
