Dear EarthTalk I was in Los Angeles recently and the smog was not nearly as bad as when I visited 15 years ago. Is it really better now, and if so, how did it get that way? Or did I just happen to visit on a good day? Marjorie Hicke Atlanta, GA Los Angeles is almost as famous for its choking smog-a
CITYWIDE — Perennial business owners Larry Miller and his wife Ricky launched Wilshire West Stationers in 1996, a store that had existed in a strip mall at Wilshire Boulevard and Berkeley Street since the 1970s.
LOS ANGELES — Like the Wizard of Oz with his magical wand, Marc Friedland has created the most magnificent, and wanted envelope in show business. In 2011, the self-described designer of “luxury social communication” was the first person to create an official envelope for the Academy Awards.
SM PIER — The company that produced the majority of the Twilight Dance Series concerts in 2011 has once again been awarded the contract, and this time with enough leeway to bring some rockin’ talent to the Santa Monica tradition.
WEST LA — Opposition to a proposed 766,000 square-foot development near the intersection of Stewart Street and Olympic Boulevard has long drawn ire from anti-development activists within Santa Monica, and now groups in neighboring West Los Angeles are gathering to voice their concerns.
The Montana Avenue Branch Library will reopen this Saturday after being shuttered Jan. 16 for renovation, city officials said Thursday. Major features of the branch’s interior improvements include new carpeting and paint; new shelving for books and media collections; added book displays; a more “eff
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 — Planning Commissioners sent a clear message to the development team working on the revamp of a seaside luxury hotel Wednesday night: We’re not impressed.
CITY HALL — Spring has not yet sprung, but City Hall is already thinking about 2013’s winter holiday season, and what won’t be under the Christmas tree.
SMO — After a nine-year hiatus, Santa Monica’s Museum of Flying will take off once more on Saturday with a host of new exhibits and lofty goals to encourage young people to engage in math and sciences.
DOWNTOWN — A former teacher at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District who pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual molestation involving nine female students in 2008 is still eligible for his pension, according to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, or CalSTRS.
LOS ANGELES — The State Court of Appeals has ruled that rent decreases ordered by the Rent Control Board be paid retroactively to a landlord almost three years after the board decreased the rents of two tenants who complained that the communal hot tub was too cold and sauna access was restricted.
