Growth can be good, but streets need love
The continued growth in this city is amazing. There are new condominium complexes going up at what seems to be an ever-
Personal connection
By MAYA MEINERT Special to the Daily Press
DOWNTOWN — It’s not the Hollywood ending most people envision, where helping those in need in Africa usually centers around
Crackdown on signs remains low priority
By MAYA MEINERT Special to the Daily Press
DOWNTOWN — All across the city, businesses continue to prop up and put out sandwich board signs,
Racial hatred was once a serious problem in America, manifested in lynchings and government-enforced segregation. But the pendulum to “combat hate” has now swung into a Kafkaesque Orwellian Zone.
WARNINGS: No fines issued as smoking ban takes effect
CITYWIDE — The anti-puff campaign went into effect on Thanksgiving Day, but enforcement was nonexistent over the four-day weekend, allowing
Working the catwalk to advance young careers
SANTA MONICA PLACE — The next Tyra Banks or Heidi Klum could have been discovered here on Saturday.
More than 200 young modeling wannabes
Controlling the homeless crisis
By COMMON SCENTS BY CAROLE ORLIN
Every time I travel, I come back home with some degree of additional insight. A few weeks ago, I spent
By Daily Press staff
The Santa Monica Conservancy seeks volunteers who are interested in local architecture and history, and enjoy sharing their knowledge with others, to become docents for new
Gaining trust downtown is two-way street
SM PLACE — When it comes to making sure downtown remains a premier destination, it seems Santa Monicans don’t know who to trust.
NO JAIL TIME: Driver sentenced for Market crash WELLER MADE TO PAY
DOWNTOWN LA — The 89-year-old man convicted of killing 10 people and injuring 68 others when he
Weller awaits fate
DOWNTOWN LA — The 89-year-old man convicted of killing 10 people and injuring more than 60 others in Santa Monica when he drove his car through