T he dust has finally settled around the aborted Community for Excellent Public Schools funding ballot initiative. It would have created a city charter amendment requiring Santa Monica to allocate
By Brian Gray Santa Monica
I read with disgust about the hedge trimming ordered by City Hall, (SMDP, May 11, page 1). What’s next? No smoking at the beach,
By Terry O’Day Planning commissioner
Shootings on my two-block stretch of 17th Street were shocking and mysterious when my wife, Tiffany, and I first moved to Santa Monica.
By Daily Press staff
INTERSTATE 10 — A local transient was attacked with a broken bottle last week by two other homeless people, who allegedly stole money and a cell phone
City to build new urban runoff facility in Mar Vista
(Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures which appear on the
By Carole Orlin
W hen my husband and I arrived in Santa Monica nearly four years ago from the East Coast, I believed that my contributions to the community would
As a child raised in the suburbs of Washington D.C., City Manager Susan McCarthy grew up surrounded by politics but it wouldn’t be until she was an adult
This past week, Q-line asked: “Will you support a bed tax increase? Why or why not?’
Here are your responses: ■ “There are approximately 9,000 conservatives and 9,000
By Don Johnson Venice
Talk about foolish things to do when funding is tight at all levels statewide — Santa Monica spending $100,000 of hard earned taxpayer’s money to
By Daily Press staff
More than 500 Los Angeles business owners, professionals, community leaders and supporters will attend St. Joseph Center’s annual Dinner Dance and Auctions.
The event on
Election will hinge on funding, housing, SMRR leader says
OCEAN PARK — Members of Santa Monica’s ruling party amended the group’s political platform last weekend in preparation for the
