MALIBU CITY HALL — Emotions ran high in Malibu City Hall Thursday as parents argued both sides of a policy change for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District that could significantly impact which classes are offered in schools.
CITY HALL — The City Council signed off on a plan to walk its sustainability talk Tuesday when it accepted the Strategy for a Sustainable Local Economy, a policy meant to “green” all aspects of the business environment in the city by the sea.
CITY HALL — Lighting. Traffic. Parking. It sounds like a laundry list of resident concerns, but a presentation by Santa Monica’s four Business Improvement Districts before the City Council Tuesday hit all of the same notes, underscoring the tight relationship between quality of life for citizens and
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OCEAN AVE — Independent filmmakers and distributors are circulating an online petition expressing their opposition to a proposed move of the American Film Market from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles in 2013.
MALIBU — The Board of Education is expected to take up the contentious issue of district-wide fundraising at its meeting tonight in Malibu, and representatives of various school groups are already lining up for and against the measure.
CLOVERFIELD BLVD — Officials with Santa Monica-based Goldline International, Inc., one of the nation’s largest dealers of precious metals, said Wednesday they will vigorously contest a criminal complaint filed by the City Attorney’s Office.
Santa Monica Police officers, in conjunction with the DEA, collected 160 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs over four hours Saturday.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — The Santa Monica Police Department has been awarded a traffic safety grant to fund a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on local roadways.
CITY HALL — The owner of Village Trailer Park agreed to hold off on the demolition of 10 uninhabited trailers Wednesday so that the City Council will have the opportunity to discuss the matter at its meeting next week.
Community members tired of packing their concerns into two-minute speeches at 1 a.m. every other Tuesday at City Council meetings will get a more informal chance to let municipal staff know what’s up at the annual “Can We Talk?” meetings, beginning Thursday.
CITY HALL — Attorneys with City Hall’s Consumer Protection Unit said Tuesday they have filed criminal charges against Santa Monica-based Goldline International for allegedly using conservative spokespeople such as Fox News’ Glenn Beck in a “bait-and-switch” operation to sell overpriced gold coins.
