DOWNTOWN — City Hall is one step closer to opening up new low-income rental units at the Mountain View Mobile Home Park after a unanimous vote by the Housing Commission Thursday recommended to move ahead with a plan to purchase new units at the site.
DOWNTOWN — A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered two Arizona men to stand trial for the attempted murder of a Santa Monica resident who was brutally beaten while working out on Santa Monica Boulevard.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica’s environmental efforts were recognized April 17 when City Hall received the 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Award in the midsize community category.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — In a city where almost 63 percent of the population has at least a bachelor’s degree, the words “vocational training” can take on a distasteful patina.
CITYWIDE — As cloudy days begin to give way to sunshine and temperatures creep toward 70, evidence mounts that Santa Monica is primed to exit its period of winter hibernation and take its place as a summertime tourist destination.
SM BEACH — What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with alternative transportation? This Sunday residents can test their bicycling skills at Santa Monica’s new Bicycle Campus, an off-street learning area for people of all ages and abilities to become confident about riding.
CITY HALL — Forty-one customers of Santa Monica-based Goldline International, Inc. have returned precious metals they purchased from the company and have received more than $4.
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.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A Los Angeles man was arrested last week for allegedly slicing another man’s ear off after the two argued over an unpaid debt, police said.
KEN EDWARDS CENTER — A stroll north from the Santa Monica Pier through Palisades Park will take a pedestrian past a row of historic cannons, newly-established pétanque courts and a building full of seniors gathered for a bite to eat, movie or improvisational acting class.
CITYWIDE — Next time you walk into one of the approximately 40 restaurants that serve sushi in Santa Monica, be aware — that ono may not be what you think it is.
CITY HALL — Frank Sinatra dined there. The Pentagon Papers were reportedly leaked there. One of its peanuts went to space. The Chez Jay restaurant at 1657 Ocean Ave.
