LOS ANGELES — They might not know his name but the millions of visitors annually lured to California’s 1,100 miles of coastline are no doubt familiar with his work.
SM BAY — A $5,000 reward was offered Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever fatally shot a sea lion in the Santa Monica Bay a week ago.
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is seeking applicants for the Personnel Commission, which has a vacancy come Dec. 1, 2011. The Personnel Commission is the body that selects and promotes all non-teaching employees in the SMMUSD, using the “merit system,” a combination of interviews an
WILSHIRE BLVD — Local sports bar The Shack, home to many Phillies fans, successfully raised an estimated $7,500 for injured Giants fan Bryan Stow. Stow, a paramedic and father of two, was severely beaten at the Dodgers home opener in late March and remains hospitalized.
DOWNTOWN — Members of bike activist group Santa Monica Spoke got the first peek at City Hall’s draft plan for bicycle facilities and improvements across the next two decades, and, for the most part, they seemed pleased.
Paul Casey, senior service planner for the Big Blue Bus, was awarded the Swedish-American Bicentennial Fellowship for his professional work and accomplishments at the BBB.
Santa Monica’s streetscapes might be changing soon; city officials are determining replacement species for diseased or damaged street trees and want residents’ input.
This Twilight Dance Series guide has been created as a partnership between the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation and the Santa Monica Daily Press.
CITYWIDE — The sound of a popping cork is music to many people’s ears, but it means something different to Matt Hughes. Hughes is the director of ReCork, a nonprofit organization that collects used wine corks and repurposes them to make shoes with the help of the Vancouver-based shoe maker Sole.
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.
CITY HALL — Usually, members of the City Council take a break from their bi-monthly civic duties in the month of August for some R&R. Not this year. The council will convene an extra meeting today to hear a first reading of an ordinance that authorizes City Hall to pay over $33 million to the state
WILSHIRE BLVD — Santa Monica sports enthusiasts are rallying behind Bryan Stow, a paramedic and Giants fan who is hospitalized with a brain injury after being beaten at Dodger Stadium several months ago.
