NOMA — The last thing Daniella Kuhn wants to do is demolish three people’s homes, but, through a quirk of the zoning code, it may be the only way for her to legally expand her own living space, unless City Hall takes action.
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DISTRICTWIDE — The vast majority of the money raised by school-site Parent Teacher Associations gets spent on staff, either for special programs, like the arts, or teacher aides.
CITY HALL — An organization dedicated to establishing a Santa Monica dog beach where canines can scamper in the sand without a leash have been thrown a bone.
CITY HALL — A discussion about a long-awaited development at the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway revealed issues facing the future of development both in Downtown and the remainder of the city.
WILL ROGERS — “Kiss the pig! Kiss the pig!” The repetitive chant rang across the blacktop at the Will Rogers Learning Community Friday morning over the poppy-dance strains of Eifel 65’s “Blue.
SM BAY — The California State Water Resources Control Board decided not to decide. On Oct. 18, the board was going to determine the fate of areas across California’s coastline that have been protected from harmful discharges by the California Ocean Plan since 1983.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — Less than two years ago, Andy Grammer was just another performer on the Third Street Promenade, dreaming of making it big while singing to locals and tourists.
CITYWIDE — Several months ago, Maxi Vilimbrozyna, a Santa Monica High School alum and current freshman at UCLA, agreed to be a poster child for the single-use plastic bag ban in Santa Monica.
PALISADES PARK — A man Thursday jumped off the Palisades bluffs in a suicide attempt, forcing police to close a portion of Pacific Coast Highway so they could rescue him, authorities said.
CITY HALL — Californians are encouraged to be prepared for flash disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis, but are they ready to adapt to something more permanent? That was the question taken on by the State Senate Select Committee on the Environment, the Economy and Climate Change Thursday when it m
CITYWIDE — A proposal to allow up to four alternative fuel vehicle showrooms on the Third Street Promenade hit a speed bump Wednesday at the Planning Commission with commissioners split on whether the idea was acceptable or a few bolts short.
