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.
In honor of England’s Prince William and Duchess Catherine’s visit to SoCal, several local businesses are punching up their services to give customers a royal experience this weekend.
CITY HALL — Lionsgate, the independent entertainment house responsible for hits like “Mad Men,” and Academy-Award winner “Crash,” took a step toward remaining in Santa Monica for the long haul when planning commissioners Wednesday night gave hesitant approval to a development agreement that would pu
WILSHIRE BLVD — Purchase an order of fried chicken and waffle sliders and help a man pay for a much-needed bone marrow transplant. The owners of SOUTH, a Wilshire Boulevard eatery serving up authentic Southern food and classic cocktails and beers, will be hosting a fundraiser Saturday, July 9, for D
DOWNTOWN — A Santa Monica man already accused of killing actor Ashton Kutcher’s former girlfriend and another woman was charged in an arrest warrant late Wednesday in the 1993 brutal stabbing death of a Chicago-area teen.
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation is working with Culver City to fund a program that aims to install rain barrels in 500 homes in its first year.
LOS ANGELES — They’re arguably the world’s most famous couple. They just got married in April in a fairy tale wedding, and now Britain’s Prince William and the former Kate Middleton are coming to California for a long weekend to keep their honeymoon going — and hype British trade and film interests.
SM BEACH — While Southern California’s beaches offer seemingly easy access to the Pacific and ample days in the sun for boogie boarding, surfing and other water sports, the nearby offerings aren’t so easily available for some area kids.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — Kathleen Rawson, CEO of Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., the new incarnation of Bayside District Corp., was in the middle of a speech Wednesday morning about the new name and logo for the popular shopping destination, and the agency that helps City Hall promote it, when somethin
CityTV 16, Santa Monica’s public access channel, took home three first-place trophies at the annual STAR Awards, presented by the States of California and Nevada of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
SAMOHI — A Los Angeles-based civil rights group filed a complaint with the Department of Justice Wednesday against a Santa Monica wrestling coach and two student athletes allegedly involved in a racial incident against a black student on the Santa Monica High School campus.
Santa Monica Pier’s Pacific Park is offering all San Fernando Valley residents up to 53 hours of free rides during Carmageddon weekend. From July 16 to 17, the 405 Freeway will be closed for the removal of the historic Mulholland Drive bridge.
