The Santa Monica Pier is awash in sunshine, bathed by the lapping waves and adjacent to one of California's most environmentally conscious cities … all reasons that organizers of
As lawns citywide turn brown or are replaced with drought tolerant alternatives, Andy Lauer's plush green lawn stands out. The front yard has flourished despite being untouched by
In November 2006, voters passed a $268-million bond measure to modernize facilities throughout the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
And over the last nine years, funds from Measure BB have
Living in a beautiful beach town like Santa Monica has many advantages: abundant sunshine, miles of beautiful beaches, and a progressive city government. But being an attractive city to visit
In an annual tradition the month of July was celebrated nationally as Parks & Recreation month. From their inception, parks were created to serve the people - to give them
Sen.Barbara Boxer (D-CA) met with Big Blue Bus Director of Transit Services, Ed King, on July 18 in Santa Monica to discuss Big Blue Bus' (BBB) Expo Integration
Rick Cole, Santa Monica's new city manager, has suggested that despite the vigorous and sometimes acrimonious political debate in our city, residents may actually share common ground on
This Saturday the West L.A. chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is hosting a cleanup of Santa Monica's most polluted beach as part of the Barefoot Beach Rescue
Water will flow to showers on Santa Monica beaches throughout the summer despite an announcement by state officials last week that showers on state beaches would be turned off.
In
Santa Monica has had the distinction of being recognized as one of the most "progressive" cities in the nation. It began in 1979 when residents coalesced around a
New Roads School student Brendan Terry has a good story to tell when asked about his summer vacation.
He spent several weeks traveling by boat from Bermuda to New York