MAIN STREET — For the last 18 months, Frank Strauss, owner of the Fedora Primo hat shop on Pier Avenue just off of Main Street, has put out a rack of hats and a small sign to attract business into his store.
SMO — Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom will begin his bid for the State Assembly, District 41 with a fundraiser at the Santa Monica Art Studios on June 5.
CITYWIDE — Few could argue that City Hall and the multitude of nonprofits that function here ignore the needs of the youngest members of the community.
OCEAN AVE — A former Ford model and trainer at Gold’s Gym in Venice was taken off life support and died Thursday morning after suffering critical injuries when she was hit by a tourist while riding her motorcycle on Ocean Avenue, police said.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — Public schools here are excelling in preparing students of color for college, but are failing to make significant progress in closing the achievement gap that exists between white and minority students, according to a report released last month by an educational advocacy group.
CITY HALL — Santa Monica police Chief Tim Jackman released an update on the department’s progress in reviewing its investigation and reporting standards in the wake of a botched probe of a school board member accused of child endangerment.
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.
CITY HALL — Big Blue Bus officials revealed the first of three rounds of proposed changes to remove inefficiencies and get the system ready for the arrival of light rail and the thousands of new passengers it expects within the next three years.
CITY HALL — The City Council got more than it bargained for in a study session on homelessness Tuesday when Human Services officials suggested it might be time to end a long-standing relationship with a coalition of homeless service providers in Los Angeles County.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — School board members voted unanimously Monday night to hire Sandra Lyon as the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s new superintendent.
CIVIC CENTER — Exposition Construction Authority and design-builder Skanska/Rados representatives played to a packed crowd at the Civic Center Monday night to describe the project and elicit community input for the second phase of the Expo Light Rail line, which will terminate in Santa Monica.
Santa Monica-based Meals on Wheels West, which provides food and services for those confined to their home because of a disability, has a chance to win a free car from Toyota as part of the car company’s “100 Cars for Good” program.
