Q: What is the new “open carry” law and how does it affect me? A: Effective Jan. 1, 2012, AB144, also known as the “open carry” law, is a ban of carrying an unloaded firearm on your person that is visible to others.
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 — To celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., John Foster planned to set up his drum set on the Third Street Promenade and play some jazz on MLK Day.
DOWNTOWN — Downtown continues to bring in the bacon and happy customers both from within Santa Monica and from without, a study found. The study, compiled by CIC Research out of San Diego, showed that visitors to Downtown are spending at consistent levels and liked the mix of stores, improvements at
I spent the Christmas holiday in Mexico house sitting for a friend. It was a wonderful way to see another country and experience a culture that is similar to my own, but different enough to be interesting.
OCEAN AVE — “A time comes when silence is betrayal.” Members of the Occupy Venice organization rallied to those words by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday in Palisades Park in an attempt to show through their actions that they would no longer be silent.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — For most people trying to film a martial arts epic, transporting a busload of bewildered Japanese tourists instead of your own actors to your movie set might seem to be a bit of a setback, to put it mildly.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The number of robberies, burglaries, car thefts and other Part 1 crimes reported during the holiday season dropped by 26 percent overall in Downtown and 5 percent citywide, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Santa Monica Police Department.
With the demolition and rebuilding of Parking Structure 2, the Santa Monica Police Department will be closing the Downtown Substation on Second Street.
Fellow food reviewer Michael Ryan and I were strolling along the Santa Monica Promenade when we saw the sign “Greek Food.” A lovely young woman smiled at us and invited us in.
CITYWIDE — After the heady effects of champagne wear off sometime on Jan. 1, well-intentioned people across Santa Monica will buckle down and determine to make some changes in their lives.
Holiday crunch time on the Third Street Promenade certainly brings elevated levels of shopping mayhem. All of the congestion, large crowds and seasonal cheesiness does indeed bring out the Grinch in me.
