DOWNTOWN — The American Film Market, one of the world’s largest gatherings of independent filmmakers and distributors, will remain in Santa Monica through 2017, according to the Independent Film & Television Alliance.
CITY HALL — The City Council voted Tuesday to ask the owner of an embattled trailer park to sell his property, a potentially expensive proposition that would kill off planned city projects and that the trailer park ownership team has not considered in the past.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Two juveniles responsible for what has been described as a racial incident at Santa Monica High School this spring are enrolling in an diversion program meant to keep kids from turning into career criminals.
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL — In its history, Bergamot Station has been a rail stop and an international art destination. By 2015, the iconic site will have to be both, and planners are running into a mix of opinions within the community on how to do that and make the arts center an economically viable en
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 — A letter released by City Hall Wednesday revealed concerns held by top city staff that some airport commissioners have crossed the line between “dispassionate policy advisors” to the City Council and neighborhood activists set on influencing the future of Santa Monica Airport.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica police are confident they have arrested the man responsible for the attempted kidnapping Sunday of a 17-year-old girl as she walked along Pico Boulevard.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 16-year-old Samohi student was able to speak to police investigators Wednesday afternoon for the first time since he was shot multiple times in the upper torso on Tuesday.
OCEAN AVENUE — Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” will swarm Santa Monica in January, unleashing the hidden world of insects underneath the troupe’s iconic blue-and-gold big top, a scene brought together by the show’s insightful designer and first female director.