The Republican Party has something in common with the porn industry: a lack of enthusiasm for condoms. During the fight for the primaries, the “Condom Question” came up more often than at a senior prom.
CITY HALL — Frank Sinatra dined there. The Pentagon Papers were reportedly leaked there. One of its peanuts went to space. The Chez Jay restaurant at 1657 Ocean Ave.
DOWNTOWN — Barry Silver purchased his Toyota Prius in November 2005 because he wanted to reduce his impact on the environment. An added bonus was that he could park for free at meters in Santa Monica thanks to a law passed by the City Council to entice people to purchase more fuel-efficient vehicles
CITYWIDE — The Metropolitan Water District announced a 10 percent rate increase Tuesday, but that won’t have any impact on Santa Monicans, according to city officials.
CITY HALL — Timing is everything, particularly when you’re racing against the clock. The Landmarks Commission chose to put off filing an application to landmark the damaged “Chain Reaction” statue on the Civic Center lawn for one month out of concern that doing so would actually hurt the chances of
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Tuesday there was never any indication that her former campaign treasurer was mismanaging her re-election account before the treasurer’s arrest last year in a widespread embezzlement case.
SACRAMENTO — A disgraced campaign treasurer arrested in September for stealing over $7 million from her clients, including Santa Monica politicians, pleaded guilty Friday to five counts of mail fraud and could spend the next 11 and 14 years in prison.
SACRAMENTO — The woman accused of stealing money from Democratic candidates across California did so for over a decade and made off with $7 million in that time, according to a court document released by the U.
SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers have rejected a campaign disclosure bill that would have required top donors to be identified in television, radio and print advertisements.
CITY HALL — Landmarks commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to investigate whether one of two remaining trailer parks in Santa Monica should be considered an historic landmark worthy of preservation, a designation that could disrupt a condominium development planned at the property for the la
SACRAMENTO — Attorneys for Democratic candidates and committees trying to recover from an alleged embezzlement scheme appealed Friday to California’s political watchdog agency to relax financial reporting rules temporarily and waive some contribution limits.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Wednesday that allows landlords to prohibit smoking in their apartments, but Santa Monica property owners say the measure doesn’t go far enough.
