DOWNTOWN O’Neill surf shop has partnered up with Heal the Bay to offer an exclusive T-shirt with proceeds going to the environmental watchdog based in Santa Monica.
SUNSET PARK — Parents gathered at Will Rogers Thursday night to hear Principal Steven Richardson dispel their fears about news that their chosen elementary school had failed to meet requirements set forth by the federal government for school funding.
LOS ANGELES— A magnitude-4.2 earthquake and aftershocks rattled nerves across the Los Angeles region Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
CITY HALL — David Martin is “acting” planning director no more. City Manager Rod Gould announced Thursday that Martin would be taking over as the official Planning Director after proving his ability to lead the department over the preceding 10 weeks since his predecessor, Eileen Fogarty, retired.
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.
DOWNTOWN — A former Department of Motor Vehicles employee who worked in the Santa Monica field office for six years was arrested Wednesday along with another employee on multiple counts of criminal misconduct for allegedly processing and selling unauthorized driver’s licenses.
DOWNTOWN — The Exposition Light Rail line. California Incline. Palisades Garden Walk. Civic Auditorium renovations. Santa Monica High School’s new field.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District posted gains in a state indicator used to evaluate schools’ progress from year to year, but more than half of campuses — 10 of 17 — failed to achieve standards set by the federal government.
The Ocean Park Cafe is inviting Santa Monicans to chow down on a pancake breakfast Labor Day weekend, with 100 percent of proceeds going to support local restaurateur Fred Deni’s Culinary Arts After-School Program at the Santa Monica Police Activities League.
Bolstering her bid to fill California’s new vacant 50th Assembly seat, veteran nonprofit executive Torie Osborn this week secured the backing of one of California’s most powerful unions, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 18.
CITYWIDE — It’s official. The long-awaited — or dreaded — plastic bag ban passed by the City Council in January takes effect today, whether you’re ready or not.
This Twilight Dance Series guide has been created as a partnership between the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation and the Santa Monica Daily Press.
