CITY HALL — Santa Monica’s Redevelopment Agency currently spends approximately $3.8 million on personnel, a cost which may have to be partially borne by City Hall after the agency goes defunct on Feb.
MAIN LIBRARY — For the 10th anniversary of Santa Monica Citywide Reads, the community reading program that encourages residents to read and discuss the same novel, Raymond Chandler’s classic work of crime fiction “The Lady in the Lake” was selected for its historical ties to the Los Angeles area.
COLORADO AVE — Movie and TV studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is creating a Hollywood powerhouse focused on young adult audiences with its purchase of Summit Entertainment, maker of the teen hit “Twilight” series, for $412.
Santa Monica College basketball is coming to CityTV in a first-time airing of the school’s hoops games. Both men’s and women’s games will be broadcast starting today at 7 p.
MALIBU — Members of the powerful California Coastal Commission took the unusual step Thursday of visiting several exclusive beaches, including some that lack proper public access to the shore.
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.
SAMOHI — A series of fights involving students from Santa Monica High School has resulted in suspensions and a stepped-up police presence near campus, officials say.
The Montana Avenue Branch Library will close Monday, Jan. 16 through Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, for interior improvements. The branch will reopen with new carpeting and paint; new shelving for adult books and media collections; a new configuration for the adult computers; added book displays; a more eff
GRANT ELEMENTARY — “It would be good to get a photographer down here as soon as possible.” That can be an ominous statement, but coming from Alan Friedenberg, it was welcome news.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two Arizona men facing attempted murder charges for the brutal beating of a Santa Monica resident in September are expected to be booked at the Santa Monica Jail today after losing their battle to block extradition, authorities said.
CITY HALL — Steps taken to slash City Hall’s projected five-year budget deficit could be derailed by uncertainties resulting from the recent California Supreme Court decision to end redevelopment agencies in the state, city officials said.
LINCOLN BLVD — How do you think you would like going red? That was the question that Lucie Doughty posed to Leslie, a client at Chrysalis, a Santa Monica-based nonprofit that helps homeless get past addiction and find employment.
