Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas.
PALISADES PARK — A coalition of Christian churches has launched an online petition to try and win back the right to display 14 scenes from the nativity story at Palisades Park after losing a lottery for the spaces to a group of atheists from outside Santa Monica.
DOWNTOWN — Desperate for cash and facing possible eviction, officials with the Santa Monica Playhouse, a performing arts venue that has called the city by the sea its home for more than 50 years, are asking for help to the tune of $15,000.
CITYWIDE — Santa Monica-based environmental watchdog Heal the Bay is encouraging residents across Los Angeles County to go a day without a bag Thursday as part of its effort to spread the word about the dangers of using plastic bags.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica’s reputation for being a hot spot for technology and entertainment businesses received a boost with the reported $90 million purchase of five “creative” office buildings by a Houston-based real estate investment firm.
MALIBU HIGH SCHOOL — School may be about reading, writing and arithmetic, but learning comprises much more. A Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District seventh grade history class at Malibu High took that lesson to heart, gathering up hundreds of pounds of clothing, shoes, school supplies and medi
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PALISADES PARK — For a game that is far from familiar for most Santa Monicans, Mark Greenberg and his boules are starting to attract some attention. It’s Friday morning in Palisades Park and with the iconic Santa Monica Pier providing the perfect backdrop, pairs of tourists and locals in the middle
CITY HALL — The Third Street Promenade is home to a diverse selection of restaurants and some of the nation’s most popular retailers. Soon it could be home to car dealerships as well.
BERGAMOT STATION — This Sunday will be Black Friday for art collectors as Bergamot Station, Santa Monica’s seminal visual arts institution, plays host to “The Popular Art Auction,” featuring works from the likes of Jim Evans, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol.
OCEAN AVENUE — A coalition of 13 churches will open a truncated version of their annual holiday display Sunday with an impassioned plea to City Hall to restore 11 pieces of prize real estate that were snatched up by a group of activist atheists.
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.
