CITYWIDE — Angela Lund, owner of Baby Daze Boutique, runs a green business. Her store provides new and used items for children up to the age of 6, and does a consignment-style swap for parents when their children have outgrown a product that’s still in good condition.
DOWNTOWN — As a professional picker with over 35 years of experience digging through what some may consider junk, Bryan Gerston knew he had something special when he stumbled upon a yard sale in the San Fernando Valley last week.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — A street performer has filed suit against three Santa Monica police officers and a former police chief alleging an officer arrested him without cause and then falsified a report to cover up the misdeed.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
LAX — A man accused of attempting to rob a bank in Santa Monica was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on eight counts of bank robbery and attempted bank robbery, according to a release by the FBI.
Dear EarthTalk: What is the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign? — Brian Howley, Washington, DC A project of the non-profit Green America, the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign aims to empower consumers to advocate for more “Fair Trade” products on store shelves at their local supermarkets.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — All four candidates vying for the 50th Assembly seat gave their thoughts on education at the Santa Monica League of Women Voters forum Saturday, revealing deep divides on how to pay for the service but rough consensus on who should provide it.
MALIBU — As the June 1 start date to the Malibu Lagoon Restoration Project gets closer, several new groups have spoken out in opposition to the plan to use bulldozers to reshape the stagnant lagoon’s channels in order to stimulate better water flow.
MALIBU CITY HALL —The Board of Education will hire consultants to analyze the impact of splitting the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District between its two incorporated cities after preliminary research by staff showed that the two new districts might survive the breakup.
CITY HALL — A hotel workers’ union will pull a challenge to a new hotel now that the developer has agreed to allow the union to organize future workers at the site.
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.
PICO BLVD — A local fraternal order has filed suit against City Hall for allegedly taking burial spaces in Woodlawn Cemetery, Mortuary and Mausoleum reserved for its brethren and selling them to members of the public.
