CITY HALL — In February, amid discussions of raising city fees on everything from adult recreation leagues to municipal swimming pool admission, Councilmember Bobby Shriver called out what he felt was the “800-pound gorilla in the room.
CITYWIDE — As the State Assembly’s legislative session pulled to a close, a flurry of bills bearing Assemblywoman Julia Brownley’s (D-Santa Monica) name flew through the halls of the legislature.
SM COURTHOUSE — A judge on Wednesday ordered a man accused of showing up at Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances and leaving gifts at her house to stay away from the actress for the next two years.
WESTSIDE — Only in Los Angeles could a weekend freeway closure be compared to the end of the world. Authorities will close Interstate 405 to do road work in July, and they took the step Monday of issuing a dire warning a full month ahead of time because of the potential traffic nightmare it could ca
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is honoring Special Olympics athletes, emergency response members and volunteers this Thursday by giving them free tickets for unlimited rides throughout the amusement park.
Santa Monica High School’s orchestra program proved once again why it is considered one of the nation’s best, with the Samohi Philharmonic Orchestra taking first place and a gold rating in the full orchestra category at the San Francisco Bay Area Heritage Music Festival on May 31.
MAIN STREET — TOMS Shoes, a Santa Monica-based company that provides footwear to underprivileged children in foreign countries, announced Tuesday that it will expand both its product line and charity to fight another global health problem — blindness.
FOURTH STREET — Monday night, in front of an audience of family, friends, faculty and administrators, 15 high school seniors walked across a stage at the Doubletree Hotel to mark the end of a grueling academic career.
CITYWIDE — In response to the rising backlash against a proposed initiative that would have made circumcision for minors a criminal act, the main proponent of the measure announced her intention to withdraw the measure Monday.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — All 10 nurses currently working in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will keep their jobs for the 2011-12 school year, although the details of what kind of support staff they will have haven’t been worked out.
SUNSET PARK — Nadine Watt will step into the role of president at Watt Companies, one of the largest owners, developers and managers of commercial real estate in the Western United States, it was announced Monday.
Vintage Hollywood Foundation will hold its annual wine and food event Saturday, June 11 at a private home in the Pacific Palisades. Homeless services provider OPCC will be the primary beneficiary of the fundraiser.
