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.
It was Saturday night and the young ones were ruling Downtown, as were the old ones, and a large body of tourists. I made arrangements to pick up a friend and we were heading up to Topanga for a concert.
CITY HALL — Lighting. Traffic. Parking. It sounds like a laundry list of resident concerns, but a presentation by Santa Monica’s four Business Improvement Districts before the City Council Tuesday hit all of the same notes, underscoring the tight relationship between quality of life for citizens and
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OCEAN AVE — Independent filmmakers and distributors are circulating an online petition expressing their opposition to a proposed move of the American Film Market from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles in 2013.
CITYWIDE — The outlook for small businesses in Santa Monica is improving, but there’s more that City Hall and the City Council can do to help spur on the economic engine.
CITYWIDE — Homeless service providers are dealing with stagnant resources in the face of continued need with additional challenges on the horizon. That was the message given to City Council members Tuesday night by Human Services Administrator Setareh Yavari in the annual review of the Santa Monica
LINCOLN BLVD — Soon, Santa Monicans will have to go further afield than Lincoln Boulevard to get their Grand Slam breakfast. NMS Properties, a mixed-use developer with several apartment buildings in Santa Monica, has agreed to purchase the 37,500-square-foot lot on the 1500 block of Lincoln Boulevar
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — Property owners in the Downtown business district will see a little unexpected cash going into the holiday season. The Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
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.
A fan of this column wrote to me after reading about our $300 lunch at El Cellar, suggesting that I forget writing about expensive places and focus on good food for good value.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — Less than two years ago, Andy Grammer was just another performer on the Third Street Promenade, dreaming of making it big while singing to locals and tourists.
