SAMOHI — Environmentally-conscious students here are close to completing the transformation of a gas-guzzling VW Beetle into one that runs entirely on electricity.
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 — Not since the iconic “hope” image of then presidential candidate Barack Obama burst onto the radar of popular culture four years ago have stickers made such a statement.
OCEAN PARK BLVD — Santa Monica-based protection advocates Consumer Watchdog filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of an 87-year-old man and other elders they allege were bilked out of thousands of dollars by an insurance company in Pennsylvania.
JAMS — Three juveniles were arrested on a felony charge of armed robbery Wednesday evening after allegedly threatening a younger child with a knife and taking his cell phone and some petty cash.
OLYMPIC BLVD — Minority musicians and music lovers gathered at the home of the Grammys Thursday to protest the elimination of 31 categories from this year’s award ceremony scheduled for Sunday at the Staples Center.
DOWNTOWN — Hundreds of residences and businesses were without power and several traffic lights were down Thursday because of an outage that struck Downtown around 1 p.m., officials said.
PICO NEIGHBORHOOD — Community members clashed with Planning Department staff Tuesday night at a meeting meant to help define an elusive concept central to the future of development in Santa Monica — the “community benefit.
SMC — After more than 20 years of talk, City Hall and Santa Monica College are finally taking action. The SMC Board of Trustees on Tuesday entered into an agreement with city officials to build a $12.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has declared California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved law.
SM BEACH — The beach is an ideal destination to take your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day. Whether it is a seaside picnic or a walk along the shoreline during the shimmering sunset, simply slip your hand into theirs and you will be sure to win them over.
SM HISTORY MUSEUM — The Friends of the Santa Monica Library has donated 14 bound volumes of the Santa Monica Topics newspaper to the Santa Monica History Museum.
