KEN EDWARDS CENTER ¬ó Self-proclaimed members of an embattled neighborhood group met Monday evening in spite of a cease and desist letter that threatened legal action against them for doing so.
MONTANA AVE — Although every picture tells a story, this particular phrase has a literal meaning for Nora Tompkins. Little did she know that a simple snapshot of her day on Santa Monica Beach in 1965 would end up not only on a postcard, but also on designer Marcia Bloom’s merchandise 47 years late
Those who make a good living off the taxpayers’ dime can be quick to demand that others pay their “fair share.” Case in point, SEIU, which represents about 95,000 California state employees, was a big backer of the Occupy movement.
Several Latin American leaders have proposed legalizing aspects of the drug trade in recent months, clearly acknowledging that the current strategy in the war on drugs is not working.
MID-CITY ¬ó A 30-year-old Santa Monica woman crossing Wilshire Boulevard was struck and killed early Monday by a car whose driver fled the scene, police said.
SMO — If a neighbor plays music too loudly, a simple request or call to the police can solve the problem. If that neighbor is an airport, the ability to improve one’s quality of life gets trickier.
SAMOHI ¬ó District officials inked a deal with the Village Nation organization last week to bring its program to empower African-American youth to Santa Monica High School.
Noblesse oblige ¬ó the concept that to whom much has been given, much is expected. We expect that a person of high bearing or reputation should conduct themselves in accordance with their background or the respect they have earned.
CITYWIDE — Ever been tempted to splurge on that expensive restaurant in town, but you couldn’t because you didn’t have the funds or the hook-ups? Well, now that can change.
CITYWIDE ¬ó Starline Tours of Hollywood, Inc., one of the oldest and largest sightseeing companies in Los Angeles with several stops in Santa Monica, entered into an agreement Monday with federal officials after allegedly discriminating against customers with disabilities.
LOS ANGELES ¬ó State regulators have ordered Los Angeles-area transportation officials to replace a problematic piece of track at the junction where two light rail lines meet.
CITYWIDE — Candidates, start your engines. Campaign season is upon us. While the presidential candidates have been duking it out publicly for months, Monday is the first day for Santa Monica’s political hopefuls to pull papers for the local elections, and candidates are already lining up for their
