SMMUSD HDQTRS ¬ó A Malibu High School teacher accused of slapping a female student at least four times for failing to bring a notebook to class did nothing of the sort, the superintendent of schools said Friday.
From the moment you walk in the door to the seemingly unpretentious little restaurant Sushi Zo, located in a shopping mall near a Vons in Palms, you know you are in for a singular sushi experience.
Dear EarthTalk: I understand there is good news about the recovery of bird species like the Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle and others owed to the 1972 ban on DDT.
Gathered around a public bench in Venice Beach, three young men share a celebratory marijuana joint early one morning. Cody, who has just turned 20, takes a long drag and passes the joint to his friend Squirrel.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Property owners may get a nice surprise on their insurance bills after the Santa Monica Fire Department received high marks for the quality of its fire protection.
CIVIC CENTER — Proceedings got underway Friday morning for an appeal of a business license denial that shut down Santa Monica’s first, and perhaps last, medical marijuana testing facility.
MAIN STREET — Organizers of the 2012 Fourth of July Parade put out a call for volunteers and sponsors Friday. Current sponsors include RAND, Pacific Park and the Santa Monica Daily Press.
SM PIER — Jamaican harmonies, indie rock and salsa music will roll with the crashing waves at this year’s Twilight Concert Series. The Santa Monica Pier’s free summer tradition will begin July 5, with the beach-appropriate songs of surfer/singer Donavon Frankenreiter and the soul music of Jeff Young
AIRPORT COURTHOUSE — A 32-year-old Santa Monica man pleaded no contest Wednesday to two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14 as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors, authorities said.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
City Hall will be hosting the 74th annual Memorial Day observance at Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday, featuring patriotic songs, speeches about Santa Monica’s past and a DC-3 flyover.
PACIFIC PALISADES — Water quality watchdog Heal the Bay gave Santa Monica’s beach areas all As during dry weather, a continuing sign that Santa Monica’s bad water reputation may be behind it.
