CITY HALL — Architect Hank Koning tendered his resignation to the Planning Commission Wednesday, citing a need to focus on his business. Koning’s firm, Koning Eizenberg Architecture, specializes in large, urban projects, and his position on the Planning Commission warded off potential clients, he sa
BOSTON — A newspaper’s revelation that the tipster who led the FBI to notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is a former Miss Iceland is raising concerns about her safety and whether the leak might discourage people from coming forward in other high-profile cases.
The iconic Santa Monica Pier is already home to the world’s first solar-powered Ferris wheel. It now can add the world’s first wind-operated amusement park game to the list.
CITYWIDE — Six years ago, former Santa Monica resident Randi Swersky received a phone call that changed her life. Her kidney and liver were both failing, and she’d been struck by quadruple pneumonia.
LOS ANGELES — A nonprofit think tank has removed a study from its website that said crime increased near medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles after they were closed.
CITY HALL — The long-delayed Civic Center Village housing project narrowly skirted another stumbling block Tuesday when three City Council members dug in their heels over a provision requested by the developer to extend the term of the land lease 50 years past its original expiration date.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed two bills authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica), both focused on improving academic standards and programs.
CITY HALL — The ideals of historic preservation have been pitted against principles of design aesthetic by an appeal of a Landmarks Commission vote to alter the look of the future Town Hall Square Park in front of City Hall.
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.
DISTRICTWIDE — A nonprofit organization established in memory of a former Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District student aims at increasing access to specialized tutors for students with learning challenges.
DOWNTOWN — A former Icelandic beauty queen and actress collected the $2-million reward for turning in Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime girlfriend to the FBI, the Boston Globe is reporting.
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