CITY HALL — Negotiations between City Hall and developers of a Downtown hotel will begin after the City Council voted to move ahead with the project in the wee hours of Wednesday morning despite widespread concerns about its design and imposing size.
CITY HALL — E. Richard Brown, former chair of the Santa Monica Airport Commission, died unexpectedly Friday after suffering a massive stroke. He was 70.
MAIN STREET — How heavy is a 50-inch plasma television? Apparently not heavy enough to deter a man from breaking into a restaurant on Main Street and carrying the television to a nearby rooftop.
PICO BLVD — The Pico Youth & Family Center plans to launch a new program next week that takes an unorthodox approach to improving students’ grades — paying them.
In response to Joan Walston’s letter (“Not happy with NIMBY,” Letters to the Editor, April 21-22) about Step Up on Second, Common Ground, and Friends of Sunset Park, here are a few facts: Ms.
CITY HALL — City officials remained silent as the Airport Commission hosted a series of presentations Monday night examining how flights at Santa Monica Airport could be reduced or altogether ended and what could be done with the land afterward.
City Hall has launched a six-week information technology internship program designed to train local youth for a career in high tech. Santa Monica’s Youth Technology Program will give 12 students the chance to learn first-hand the computer skills necessary for success and experience the challenges of
If you need groceries, there’s no better day to shop than this Thursday. All three Whole Foods locations in Santa Monica will be donating 5 percent of net sales from April 26 to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation, a nonprofit that helps fund music, arts and sports programs in local public
CITY HALL — Members of the Unite Here! Local 11 union have filed a petition for a referendum to block the construction of a new hotel on Wilshire Boulevard after the City Council voted to allow it to move forward if the developer paid employees a so-called “living wage.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming City Council consent agendas. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public.
MID-CITY — On a late December day, Jessica Fisher was rushed to the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center in a panic. Her doctor had discovered cervical incompetency during a routine ultrasound, a find that could have endangered the lives of her twins, if left untreated.
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that many air fresheners contain toxic chemicals. Are there any green-friendly, non-toxic air fresheners out there, or how can I make my own? Jenny Rae Bolton, Mass.
