CITYWIDE — Four Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District elementary campuses have received the prestigious "Distinguished School" designation from the California Department of Education.
Franklin Elementary School, Point Dume
SM PIER — In one day, the Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation knocked out about 3 percent of its annual fundraising goal.
Totals aren't finalized yet but Ed Foundation
COLORADO AVE — The train is coming on time.
Construction is 60 percent complete for the second phase of the incoming Expo Light Rail, which could open to the public by
CIVIC CENTER — Lorenzo De Maio and his daughter love Tongva Park. It's their preferred picnic spot, the site of their favorite walks and it has become so important
MID-CITY — The Broad Stage wants to liven up its performances with beer and wine.
Santa Monica College, which operates the 538-seat theater, is applying for a special permit
LINCOLN BOULEVARD — Traffic is flowing at the corner of Lincoln Boulevard and Colorado Avenue after the temporary closure of the intersection last week due to construction of the Expo Light
CITYWIDE — More than 87 percent of Santa Monica kindergarteners are proficient in literacy, up from 76 percent in 2012, according to the 2014 Youth Wellbeing Report Card.
Literacy is worse
CITY HALL — What started as a relatively minor request for the purchase of parking meters turned into an hour-long debate over their usage at Tuesday's City Council
CITY HALL — If City Council's recent debate over a state medical marijuana bill is any indication of the dispensary discourse to come, expect references to the Venice boardwalk
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