CITY HALL — City officials are contemplating restrictions on a program that offers discounts on property taxes to owners of historic homes in the face of a tight economic climate.
The
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Board of Education got its first look at an agreement with the local nonprofit in charge of raising funds for districtwide programs Thursday, but key points of
Editor:
Both City Council candidates Gleam Davis and Shari Davis support expanding multi-family, low-income housing projects to their north of Wilshire neighborhood, from Wilshire to San Vicente boulevards. The Santa
President
Barack Obama — Democrat
We're in Santa Monica. What would you expect?
Seriously though, Obama has done a respectable job during extremely difficult times, helping to keep the
• Name: Ben Allen
• Occupation: School Board President/attorney/adjunct professor
• Neighborhood in which you live: Wilmont
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• Name: Tony Vazquez
• Age: 56
• Occupation: Consultant
• Neighborhood in which you live: Sunset Park
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• Name: Shari Davis
• Age: 51
• Occupation: Nonprofit policy advisor
• Neighborhood in which you live: NOMA
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• Name: John C. Smith
• Age: 52
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Editor:
When I was growing up in the early 1960s, mankind's march of progress was visible everywhere, but perhaps nowhere more so than in space.
We listened to
OCEAN PARK — The Santa Monica Conservancy is hoping to raise $1.6 million to create a new, professionally-staffed Preservation Resource Center to be located in a rehabilitated shotgun house.
The
BEVERLY HILLS — Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) has represented the Westside in Congress since 1975.
In that time, he's racked up influence points as ranking member and — in
SMMUSD HDQTRS — The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation will have to reorganize itself from the top down if it expects to raise enough money to pay for programs at all of the district’s schools.