CITYWIDE — The Supreme Court handed gay rights advocates twin victories Wednesday morning, striking down a California ban on same-sex marriage and a provision of federal law that denied homosexual couples
CITY HALL — Cops and firefighters could be asked increase contributions to their pension accounts by a factor of three in an attempt to rein in escalating costs that are weighing
MALIBU — Mayor Lou La Monte declared the city of Malibu in "excellent" condition last week in his 2013 State of the City address, largely crediting city officials for
CITY HALL — Life in Santa Monica could get more expensive for residents, visitors and businesses as City Hall works to close a potential $13.2 million budget gap that looms
CITY HALL — City Hall wants to strengthen connections with the community and empower up-and-coming civic leaders through a newly-proposed Citizen Academy, a crash course in the nuts and bolts of
MALIBU — The curtain is set to close May 31 on the Malibu Courthouse, a site that has played host to cases involving high-profile names such as Robert Downey Jr., Zsa
CITY HALL — City officials extended the deadline on a bid that could replace the Pico Youth & Family Center as a city grantee after nonprofits complained that there was too
CITYWIDE — A city arborist who ignited growing concern over the health of Santa Monica's trees says that the three-man crew he worked on was not enough to respond
MAIN LIBRARY — Trees throughout Santa Monica may be in bad shape because of faulty roots and other ailments, a situation that could have been prevented by proper selection and planting
CITY HALL — A City Hall employee in charge of supervising Santa Monica's urban forest fired off a complaint to the District Attorney's Office Monday alleging waste,
CITYWIDE — The California Department of Finance is staking claim to roughly $50 million in cash that once belonged to the former Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency, city officials said Wednesday.
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