DOWNTOWN — The tension in the garage was familiar to anyone who’s ever been at a play rehearsal. The garage, located in a house north of Montana Avenue, had been dressed up to look like an outdoor café.
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MAIN STREET — On a typical day, Julie Weiss will wake up, walk out of the door of her Santa Monica apartment and go for a five mile run near the beach.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — A presentation by county officials to the Board of Education Thursday night left board members with more questions than they had answers about the cost and implications of Malibu schools leaving the district, and division on how to get more information.
SAMOHI — Santa Monica High School choral director Jeffe Huls was awarded an Arts Specialist Award at the 30th annual Music Center BRAVO Awards. The ceremony, which took place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, was held on March 1.
PICO BLVD — Santa Monica police and other law enforcement groups arrested a suspect in the 2008 murder of Santa Monica resident Alexander Merman, authorities announced Friday.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The Santa Monica Police Department announced Wednesday that it will target drivers in March who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, continuing its efforts at targeting different bad driving behaviors each month.
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 — Those who develop commercial properties could soon be on the hook for affordable housing. The City Council Tuesday directed its staff to begin work on a study that would set the parameters for a fee on commercial development to support the production of affordable housing.
CITY HALL — A Santa Monica couple suing City Hall for allegedly failing to properly notify people as to why their parking tickets were found to be valid is now saying that Tuesday’s announcement of a settlement agreement in the case was premature.
More overnight closures are planned beginning Friday night on the San Diego (405) Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass as work continues on a $1.2 billion improvement project.
The Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) celebrates March as Women’s History Month and the 2012 National Women’s History Month theme of “Women’s Education — Women’s Empowerment.
