MAIN LIBRARY — The Santa Monica City Council ended a long-standing practice of sending council members to board and commission meetings for fear of prompting litigation at its retreat Sunday.
SM BEACH — Almost 300 volunteers gathered here to pick up trash with their favorite Dodgers baseball stars Tuesday. The clean up was part of the Dodgers Community Caravan, a two-day event that connects Dodgers players and their fans in community service activities.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica police officers questioned the driver of the Camaro believed to have been involved in the deadly crash that killed a Santa Monica resident early Saturday morning, but he was not immediately arrested.
SMMUSD HDQTRS — A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge last week granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the school district from releasing to parents personnel records of a Santa Monica High School teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — Over 100 hopeful singles gathered on the world’s largest red couch to participate in an unusual Valentine’s Day activity on Third Street Promenade Monday — speed dating.
DOWNTOWN — Santa Monica’s mayor will continue to be selected by the City Council after a motion to allow voters more influence failed to gain support Sunday from a majority of those currently sitting on the dais.
Dear EarthTalk: In his recent State of the Union Address, President Obama called for a million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015. How likely is it that we’ll attain that goal? Jerry Mitlitski, Salem, Ore.
PROMENADE — Looking for a few good laughs? There just so happens to be a spot in Santa Monica whose eclectic improvisational teams will do their very best to help bring a smile to your face.
MID-CITY – a 23-year-old motorist was killed Saturday as he raced another car on Wilshire Boulevard near 20th Street and drove into several news racks and a palm tree, Santa Monica police said.
MAIN LIBRARY — Members of the City Council will meet with city staff on Sunday to discuss different ways to select the mayor and decide whether or not to have council members continue to serve as liaisons to city commissions.
Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the second and final reading of ordinances approved by the City Council. Second readings are generally held without public comment, although the issues have been discussed, often at length, during prior City Council meetings.
DOWNTOWN — What’s not to love about Paris? It has fabulous food, unbelievable clothing, all those iconic landmarks — the Louvre, Eiffel Tower and the Champs Élysées — and of course, that deliciously romantic language.
