‘No growth’ also on the table amid talks
CITY HALL — The fate of this city by the sea will be largely up for discussion today, as elected leaders brace for
(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. Consent agenda items are
Three audits revealed questionable finances
PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING — The man fired from Santa Monica’s public cemetery for questionable ethical behavior and financial boondoggling insists he played by the rules
Homeless czar hopes to lay foundation for change in ’06
CITY HALL — The city’s first-ever homeless czar has spent the past three weeks of his job shaking hands
By Daily Press staff
The Santa Monica Sister City Association is getting a new set of officers. Mayor Bob Holbrook will install the new officers for 2006 on Jan 21.
Last week, activists across the country battled over whether or not undocumented immigrants have a right to work in the United States. At a Santa Monica site, numerous counter-protesters
They’re back... for now
PALISADES PARK — Feed them, and they will come.
So says City Hall, which is encouraging the public to stop feeding the ground squirrels in Palisades
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
By Daily Press staff
A local grocery store is offering free nighttime lectures designed to improve your health.
Wild Oats, located at 500 Wilshire Blvd., is offering a
Dozens still waiting for public plots
CITY HALL — Gardeners using public property won’t have to worry about sharing the soil, at least for another year.
The Santa Monica City
City Hall is willing to negotiate settlement over suit of vacant lot
SM BEACH — City officials are attempting to settle a lawsuit filed by the owners of multi-million property
develop the Village, the residential component of the city’s $120 million-plus Civic Center complex. The council also authorized staff to allow Related to engage a public process to
Officials are giving renewed consideration to construction of a subway line that would run from downtown Los Angeles to the beaches of Santa Monica. Leaders at City Hall say they